Bath and Body Works Holiday Gift Guide

Bath and Body Works is a great place to get your holiday shopping done all at once! It's been a long time since I shopped in-store, and it was a fun experience to get to know the new holiday assortment and discover new scents. As I picked up gifts for myself, I also grabbed a bunch for family. 

The 3-wick candles are at the top of my gift list, as well as the cleansing gel and foaming hand soaps, along with festive holders to pair them with. There are great gift under $20 including the Winter Candy Apple body wash, body cream and fine fragrance mist set, but it's also easy to create your own gift set. Don't forget to pick up stocking stuffers such as the PocketBac anti-bacterial hand gels + holders, hand cream and lip products (scrub, mask or lip gloss), all great for travel or to throw in your bag. With many promotions changing from week to week, it's great to mix and match products and fragrances. 

Some of the new fragrances this season include Woodlands (men's collection), Luminous and Northern Brights Eucalyptus & Pine. If you want to shop for holiday scents I recommend Winter Candy Apple, Bright Christmas Morning, Winterberry Ice, and Snowflakes and Cashmere. 

A must-have for me during the holidays are candles and hand soaps in a traditional pine fragrance and Bath and Body Works has a few options, including Tree Farm and Fresh Balsam which I both love. For year-round scents, check out Champagne Toast, Aromatherapy Lavender + Vanilla and Chasing Fireflies.

- Kim Weling

Nordstrom Beauty 2018 Holiday Gifts and Exclusives

MAC Shiny Pretty Things Goody Bag, now $29.63

Every time I get a glimpse of Nordstrom Beauty's gift sets and exclusives for the holiday season, they keep getting better every time! This season, Nordstrom Beauty has your favorite beauty brands and must-haves that you'll want to check out! 

Some of the exclusive festive offerings include Charlotte Tilbury, Diptyque, La Mer, MAC, Tom Ford, Jo Malone and more. You'll find everything from luxury sets to mini stocking stuffers across cosmetics, fragrance, skincare and men's grooming. There are plenty of gifts under $50, skincare sets and treats for yourself! These limited-edition offerings will be available at Nordstrom.com and Nordstrom stores.

While shopping, Nordstrom Beauty Stylists are on hand to help customers found the perfect mkaeup, skincare and fragrance products across all brands and counters. They can help you in-store, by phone at 1.800.7BEAUTY or online.

You can try almost any beauty product in-store before you buy it and if a sample is not readily available, once can always be made for you.  Nordstrom also always has free shipping and free returns!

Fresh Sugar Wanderlust Lip Set, $53 ($85 Value)

Lip treatment set to nourish, protect and tint

Winky Lux 

Deborah Lippman, Lanolips, Smashbox, Stila

Urban Decay

Charlotte Tilbury Stars-In-Your-Eyes Palette, $75

Yves Saint Laurent Mini Rouge Pur Couture Lipstick Set, $60

Mini limited-edition lipsticks in five stunning shades

MAC Shiny Pretty Things Lip Kit

Ten little lipsticks in a shiny pretty pink metallic box

Benefit Goodie Goodie Gorgeous Set, $29

Benefit Confection Cuties Set, $19 ($36 Value)

Benefit Triple Decker Decadence Set, $39 ($89 Value)

Anastasia Sultry Eyeshadow Palette, $45 

Includes 14 shades, from golden mattes to bronzy metallics

BECCA

Luxe It Up Mini Luxe Lip Color Set, $116.25 ($243 Value)

Trish McEvoy Portable Beauty Voyager Collection, $98

Trish McEvoy The Power of Makeup Planner Collection Holiday 2018, $250 ($520 Value)

Atelier Cologne 

Versace Bright Crystal Set, $99 ($168 Value)

Clé de Peau La Crème

La Mer

Kiehl's 

Jo Malone

Acqua di Parma

Jack Black Classic Shave Set, $39

Murdock London The Cologne Collection, $54

Antica Farmacista

- Kim Weling

Nordstrom Beauty Exclusives and Holiday Gifts 2017

The holidays are almost here! If you're like me, then you really haven't gotten to all of your holiday shopping yet. Nordstrom is my go-to for one-stop shopping and last-minute gifts, whether it's in-store or at nordstrom.com. I always make sure to celebrate the shopping season by picking up a few gifts for myself, too! What I love about Nordstrom Beauty is they have incredible exclusives and gift sets you won't find anywhere else, from all your favorite brands. 

Check out some of the exclusives and gift sets I previewed for the holiday season. Get a closer look at holiday products showcased at the Nordstrom Beauty Trend Show I attended at Garden State Plaza last month.

MAC Snow Ball Cool MINI Lipstick Set, $29.50 because you can never have too many lipsticks! The set comes packaged in a sequined statement bag with a disco ball attached.

MAC Snow Ball Red Lip Bag, $39.50 ($65.50 value)

For anyone that loves a red lip!

Bobbi Brown It's Your party Eye & Cheek Set, $75 ($103 value)

Charlotte Tilbury - Charlotte's Beauty Icons Set, $75

This is an amazing set for the price and a great gift that allows you to try a range of her products

Bijou Edition Rouge Dior Couture Lipstick Refill Set, $160

Shades inspired by the catwalk, plus a decorative bullet sized to fit all the lipstick refills in this set

Nars Mini Audacious Lipstick Coffret, $55

Space.NK.Apothecary Holiday Heroes Silver Edition Collection, $99 - a curated set with must-haves from coveted brands

Fresh Mask Wardrobe Collection

Fresh Sugar Lip Suite

A ton of fragrance set options including Tom Ford, Valentino and Jimmy Choo

Candle sets and diffusers from Antica Farmacista, Diptyque, Voluspa and NEST Fragrances

You'll definitely find a lot of stocking stuffers and mini gifts to hang on the Christmas tree too!

- Kim Weling