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I’ve got another Nordstrom Beauty post today, and I’m SO PUMPED!
Today is all about HOLIDAY BEAUTY SETS!
I always love the holiday beauty sets at Nordstrom, but while looking online at Nordstrom over the past several weeks, I was having trouble finding any. I was bummed and thought they had fallen short this year. BUT THEN I WENT IN STORE LAST WEEK. AND Y’ALL! All of their sets are DARLING!
It seems that the online pictures don’t always do a great job at sharing the fact that it’s a holiday set that’s packaged up all cute, but going in store definitely proved otherwise. I went a little bit crazy scooping up what I thought were the best sets to share with y’all.
Beauty sets like the ones I’m highlighting today are EXCELLENT gifts for so many reasons, but especially because they are one size fits all! You don’t have to wonder if the item is going to fit, and you can pretty much guarantee sets like this will be a hit for most people on your list.
As you can see, I might have gone a bit holiday gift set crazy. What can I say, I was feeling festive, and I wanted to share several options.
And seriously, look how beautiful the packaging is. (All of these pieces are linked and highlighted below.)
Click HERE for some great stocking stuffers.
Click HERE for all of their holiday beauty sets.
Click HERE for UNDER $25 options.
Click HERE for UNDER $50 options.
Click HERE for UNDER $100 options.
Need a gift for a man in your life? Click HERE for Men’s grooming and cologne gift sets.
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HOLIDAY GIFT SETS
First of all, this Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Set is GORGEOEUS. The products come in this big box (I added the bow) and the presentation is so beautiful. I can’t think of one lady on my Christmas list that wouldn’t absolutely love to receive this stunning boxed set.
Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Set
This is what you see when you open the box.
This set includes the Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads that I already use AND LOVE. And it also includes the Resurfacing Facial Wash that I’m excited to try!
Several influencers I follow (and trust) have been recommending these Resurfacing Pads for years. I was always interested when they would sing their praises, but I had some similar pads from a different product line that I loved that kept me from trying the Elemis pads. Well, when the Elemis pads went on sale back in March, I finally tried them and instantly fell in love. Now I use my other pads several nights a week and still use and love them, but I have started using the Elemis pads each morning. They wake up my face, they get off every little bit of skincare from the night before and any oils that might have accumulated overnight, and they just leave me feeling incredibly refreshed. After using them I moisturize, apply sunscreen, and then apply makeup as normal.
Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Set
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This Clarins Advent Calendar is next level and also makes a gorgeous gift.
It contains 12 super popular Clarins products. This really is a PERFECT gift for the beauty lover!
PRODUCTS INSIDE CALENDAR… Beauty Flash Balm: A day cream that can be used as a mask to nourish the skin. / Hand & Nail Treatment Cream: An emollient-rich treatment formulated with soothing plant extracts that comforts dry, chapped and irritated skin. / Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch: A must-have makeup primer that fills in fine lines, wrinkles and enlarged pores. / Hydra-Essentiel Moisture Replenishing Lip Balm: A soothing lip balm formulated to intensely nourish, hydrate, soothe and protect lips. / SOS Primer: A lightweight makeup primer that offers six solutions for any beauty concern, plus skin care benefits. / SOS Hydra Refreshing Mask: A super-quenching 10-minute face mask for dehydrated skin that visibly smoothes fine lines, soothes irritations and revives radiance. / Wonder Perfect Mascara: A four-dimensional mascara that curls, defines, lengthens and volumizes for a captivating, wide-eyed look. / Cleansing Micellar Water: A refreshing micellar water that provides a gentle cleansing experience, dissolving light makeup and pollutants. / Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser: A creamy, rinse-off, soothing facial cleanser that gently dissolves impurities, makeup and pollution for gentle yet effective cleaning. / Lip Comfort Oil in 04 Pitaya: A lip oil that offers bright color and 3D shine thanks to its combination of intense pigments and highly concentrated fine shimmer. / Moisture-Rich Body Lotion: A newly reformulated, ultra-nourishing body lotion with 88% natural ingredients that soothes rough, dry, tight skin with a cocoon of lasting moisture. / A Total Eye Lift Concentrate Eye Cream: A powerful eye concentrate that takes on everything standing in your way of total eye radiance.
How much fun to open up a little drawer to see what fun beauty surprise you get that day!
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This Gucci Lipstick Trio is a total luxury gift for the lady that has everything. It comes in this pretty green Gucci box, and the lipstick cases are beautiful.
And look how pretty the colors are!
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Want a great gift for only $20? This Origins Mask Starter Set has excellent reviews and contains 5 of their popular masks.
– Clear Improvement™ Active Charcoal Mask to Clear Pores (0.5 oz.): A purifying charcoal mask that helps unclog pores for a perfectly pure look.
– Clear Improvement™ Charcoal Honey Mask to Purify & Nourish (0.5 oz.): A gentle purifying mask that deeply detoxes while nourishing skin, leaving it feeling clean, clear and conditioned.
– Drink Up™ Intensive Overnight Hydrating Face Mask with Avocado & Glacier Water (0.5 oz.): An ultramoisturizing sleeping mask that instantly floods skin with moisture and keeps skin soft, smooth and hydrated for 72 hours.
– Out of Trouble™ 10 Minute Mask to Rescue Problem Skin (0.5 oz): A mask ideal for those times when skin is too slick or more pressing problems start to pop up.
– Original Skin™ Retexturizing Mask with Rose Clay (0.5 oz.): A rose clay mask that deep cleans, retexturizes skin and perfects your pores for a naturally flawless look.
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This limited-edition trio of holiday-themed natural sugar scrubs will help reveal softer, brighter and more even-looking skin! This set includes the following:
– So Chocolate Peppermint Exfoliating Sugar Scrub (1.76 oz.)
– So Gingerbread Exfoliating Sugar Scrub (1.76 oz.)
– So Sugar Plum Exfoliating Sugar Scrub (1.76 oz.)
With three full size products in this set, you could gift the entire set to one lucky lady, or you could separate the products out and they would make great stocking stuffers. I would like to receive this set, but I also think it would be super cute for a teen girl. The packaging is whimsical and fun.
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Okay, ladies.
I LOVE THIS SET, and it’s such an incredible deal.
These glosses are HIGH shine (y’all know I love a shiny lip), super moisturizing, and “starlight” and “sugarplum” are both so pretty! It says these are “mini” glosses, but I don’t consider them to be mini at all. I wore them to my friend’s birthday party this weekend, and they felt and looked great all night long. I like them so much in fact that I’m actually considering buying a couple of extra to last me a good long while. (I got a MAC lipstick holiday set a couple of years ago, but the colors never came back, and I miss them.) A $56 value, this set is ONLY $28!
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These mini perfumes are perfect for travel, and I like keeping one in my makeup bag at all times for when I need a little refresh. This set sold out last year pretty quickly, so grab it before it’s gone! It’s a total steal at $24, and it’s a great way to try out several of the most popular Tocca scents. Erika gave this to me once (I think it was maybe at a Favorite Things party), and I loved it! It was so fun trying out all of the scents, and I definitely found some personal favorites. After I loved receiving it so much, I’ve given the set several times as a gift as well.
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The Burberry Her scent is my absolute favorite scent right now. My friend Ralonda introduced me to it one day when she got in my car and I couldn’t get over how amazing she smelled! I bought the full-size perfume that day, but I think these little perfumes are adorable.
There’s also a great Her set HERE that includes a full-size perfume, a lotion, and a travel perfume.
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Do you need a little something for your man for Christmas? This Kiehl’s Men’s Energizing Essentials Set includes everything he needs to cleanse, moisturize and exfoliate his face. This will be under the tree for Chris for sure.\
Click HERE for other men’s grooming and cologne gift sets.
Kiehl’s Men’s Energizing Essentials Set
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I saw an influencer singing the praises of the Westman Atelier cheek balm on ig several weeks ago, so when I saw this set, it flew into my cart! How To Use: Apply Baby Cheeks Blush Stick directly to cheeks or use fingers to dab onto cheeks or lips and gently blend. Wear the Liquid Lip Balm alone or layer over lipstick to add shine without stickiness.
I hear that cream blushes like this are supposed to be so much better for mature skin than powder blushes, so my mature skin definitely need to try it out.
Westman Atelier Squeaky and Cheeky Duo
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I don’t use hand cream, but my mom loves hand cream, so I grabbed this set for her! The cream is thick, rich, and incredibly hydrating.
L’Occitane Limited Edition Hand Cream Set
The little tubes are so easy to just throw in your purse, in your nightstand drawer, etc. And the packaging is just so so pretty!
L’Occitane Limited Edition Hand Cream Set
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Just look how pretty all of the packaging is! And because it’s a gift set, you’re spending less than what the products would retail for individually AND you’re getting the benefit of the gorgeous presentation.
Like I said at the beginning of the post, I love to give these types of gifts! I think holiday beauty sets are actually genius to give because there’s no burden on me to know the sizing of the recipient, I don’t know any lady that doesn’t love beauty products, and I love to feel like I’m getting a deal (and these sets are total deals). Plus, the presentation is always so pretty that I’m just proud to gift it!
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GIFTS WITH PURCHASE
In addition to all of the above holiday sets being phenomenal deals, there are also TONS of FREE Gifts With Purchase happening at Nordstrom right now. Go check out what’s being offered!
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BLACK FRIDAY DEALS
And listen, if you have some time to browse, you need to click HERE for some EARLY BLACK FRIDAY DEALS that are already happening at Nordstrom.
I thought I would put out my first SANTA ALERTS of the season, all with items on BLACK FRIDAY DEAL at Nordstrom right now.
Y’all! My favorite throw in the world is on sale for just under $20! I promise you that this blanket makes an excellent gift for pretty much every single person on your list. Your college son? He’ll love it. Your grandma? It will be her favorite gift. Your 7-year-old daughter? She’ll never watch a movie without it. EVERYBODY LOVES THIS BLANKET. We own 5, and I’ve probably given 20 as gifts over the last several years. Yes, it’s that good.
I think the above throw is the best throw for your money, but I know some of you love Barefoot Dreams blankets. This one is on sale and comes in several colors.
Want something from Barefoot Dreams that’s more affordable. Check out these scrunchies.
Maybe your guy needs a new coat. This one is sharp.
Oh wait! I found something else from Barefoot Dreams! It’s a lightweight blardigan. This one is 40% OFF!
How much fun is this bright pink spinner carry-on. It has fantastic reviews, it’s 40% OFF, and it comes in a bright blue too.
If you’re an expectant mama, maybe you need to put this Nanit Smart Baby Monitor on your list. It has near perfect reviews, and it’s $100 OFF.
These are my favorite pajamas and they make an excellent gift.
Do you have a teen girl you are buying for? You know she would love these UGG slippers!
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NORDSTROM 2022 BEAUTY POST REVIEW
As I mentioned at the beginning of today’s post, I’ve done several beauty posts already this year.
Let’s take a walk down memory lane before you go…
The most popular one with y’all was definitely the one I did last month!
Click HERE for my Charlotte Tilbury Full Face Review! I had my makeup done by Sarah (a regional artist with Charlotte Tilbury), and I LOVED the results. I especially loved the change she made with my eye makeup, and I’ve continued with the products and her recommendations for how to apply the products. This post will tell you everything you need to know.
And click HERE for all of the Charlotte Tilbury sets that are available right now.
colorful hoop earrings / crewneck sweater / necklace set
Click HERE for the GET YOUR GLOW ON post.
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk lipstick / Juicy tubes lip gloss “hallucination” / Anastasia Diamond Gloss
Click HERE for the Let’s Talk About Eyes post. (Although I’m now using the new method in the Charlotte Tilbury post linked above!)
Click HERE for the post where I highlighted Lancome products.
Click HERE for some fun beauty finds.
Clarins Fix Make-Up / earrings / sweater / necklace
Click HERE for September’s makeup favorites where I talk about 3 different lipsticks. In the below pictures I’m wearing this lip liner (in “pillow talk medium”) with all of the lipsticks, and I’m wearing the Anastasia Diamond Gloss on top of all 3 colors. I ALWAYS wear a gloss with a lipstick, and this gloss gives me the extreme shine that I often desire without altering the color of the lipstick. The Anastasia Gloss is killer. It gives incredibly high shine with just the tiniest bit of a shimmer, but not too much shimmer, because I wear it every single day.
Sidenote: When I see my eye makeup like this it looks so harsh to me now! I’m so pleased with the newer and fresher look that I’m doing now!
sweater / earrings / heart necklace
lipsticks from left to right: Daisy Plum / Love Liberty / Pillow Talk
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That’s all for today, y’all! I hope this post was helpful and you were able to find a new product or two for your personal beauty arsenal!
A huge THANK YOU to Nordstrom and ShopStyle for sponsoring this post.
Shay Shull says
Sheaffer, I LOVE A HOLIDAY GIFT SET!! Seriously, I don’t think there is any better way to buy beauty 😉 .
Carly says
Curious to see your review of this new brand(Westman A.) cheek cream blush. I have used dozens various brands for years and love them, wont go back to powder blush. My favorite so far is Nars Orgasm in the cream stick versus powder. However always on the hunt for better. Laurie Geller made the BEST cheek pops(as she used to call them) and they were discontinued. So still hunting…
Sheaffer says
I’ll keep y’all posted for sure! Thanks, Carly! xoxo