Merry Christmas

I hope you all have enjoyed my past two months of holiday-beauty related posts. With my holiday of Chanukah already past, I am now gearing up to celebrate Christmas with my boyfriend and his family.

My boyfriend's livingroom.

My next few days will be full of dinners, gatherings, and a birthday celebration or two. Wishing you all a happy and healthy holiday, full of joy and happiness. Stay tuned for your regularly scheduled beauty programming, coming back your way next week.

Holiday Gift Guide- More for Hair Styling

Well folks, while the holiday posts are starting to wind down, I figured I would go for one last hurrah in the hair category and include some more quick holiday gift ideas, to prevent those hairy situations.

Last Minute Holiday Gifts-Beautify your Home with Casa di Francesca

Why should our pulse points be the only spots that we get to 'decorate' with delicious scents. It isn't only your body that has the potential for perfumed greatness, but the space all around you as well. All you need is a flat surface, and you can create your very own scent-sational getaway. On that note, Casa di Francesca brings a touch of beauty to the home with it's wonderful array of home fragrance diffusers.

Divine in both scent and simplicity, Casa di Francesca brings sophistication to a space, turning any room into a personal oasis.

You can find Casa di Francesca online, on their website. It makes a great gift for the scent lover in your life.


*A sample of this product was sent by PR for post consideration

Holiday Beauty Gift Guide- More to Stuff Your Stockings

For those of you still looking for some tidbits to stuff in those stockings, here are a couple of options, and all under $40!

Holiday Beauty Gift Guide- Pureology

Holiday season or not, can any of us afford to have anything less than fabulous hair? The answer to that one should be a resounding no. Offering up a fantastic array of products for those who rock hair color that they were not born with, Pureology goes one step further and puts everything in a pretty box that is too cute not to gift. With a fabulous array of such holiday giftable goodies for that mane person in your life, what more could a girl ask for?

Speaking of Dermalogica for the Holidays

Since I have already introduced you all to Demalogica, I wanted to squeeze in a post about a fabulous starter set they are offering for the holidays, as well as a very special deal.

Holiday Beauty Gift Guide- Make Up For Ever and Illamasqua

Of course I had to pair my two favorites in one post. It wouldn't be the holidays without showing some love to both Make Up For Ever and Illamasqua

Make Up For Ever

Best of Make Up For Ever Kit

Holiday Survival- Combat Wrinkles with M Lab Anti Aging Serum

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In 1513, explorer Juan Ponce de Leon set out to search for the fountain of youth. While he didn't find it in Florida, I do think I have found it here in the form of M Lab's Anti Aging Serum. Packed with the most potent, effective ingredients around, this serum is designed to kick wrinkles to the curb. It doesn't eliminate the stress of the season, but this serum will definitely ensure you don't show the signs of that stress, or your age.

Holiday Survival- De-Pale Yourself, and Sparkle and Shine this Holiday Season with St Tropez

"You make me feel like dancin'

Down on the Riviera

There's a town called Saint Tropez

Where a girl like you's a Pachanguera"

- Ricky Martin "Saint Tropez"

Latin lover extraordinaire Ricky Martin croons about a place called St Tropez that is clearly where its at, and who can really doubt him? Gorgeous beaches, exotic scenery, and beautifully bronzed people are a part of life. Here in NYC, its skyscrapers, yellow slush, and pale people as far as the eye can see. Sure, we can't all live in paradise, but that doesn't mean we can't have a taste of it with a splash of bronze against an otherwise pale backside... err backdrop. I introduced you all to the wonders of St Tropez's newest quick fix, the Wash Off Line, now lets stroll down a similar (but slightly different) venue. This holiday season, why not rock a defined, bronzed visage to go with that fabulously bronzed body of yours? I have recently discovered bronzing nirvana in the form of St Tropez's cosmetic line.

Holiday Survival- Travel Essentials with EcoTools by Alicia Silverstone

Because sometimes putting your boyfriend in the overhead rack isn't an option.

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Pack rats, holiday travelers, and lovers of pretty bags can rejoice, for EcoTools by Alicia Silverstone has got you covered with a brand new range of eco-friendly cosmetics bags that are not only great for holiday travels, but also make really cute (and useful) gifts for that pack rat in your life.

Holiday Beauty Gift Guide- Skincare by Rodial

For this post, I am channeling my inner British glamazon to bring you a review of one of the UK's premier skincare brands, Rodial. A brills skincare brand that will leave your face looking ace, Rodial should clearly be your ticket to skin that is ab fab.

Holiday Beauty Gift Guide- Stocking Stuffers

We have covered a lot of gifts on Krasey's very own holiday beauty guide, and now its time to feature a few more. Allow me to take you through a couple of great sites and show you all some special little trinkets that would happily fill those stockings all hung by the chimney with care. Puppies are completely optional, promise.

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Holiday Beauty Gift Guide- Tarte

 

This holiday season, Tarte is offering up a wonderfully giftable collection of fifteen lipglosses that are meant to be divvied up and shared with friends. These make a great stocking stuffer if ever there was one.

Holiday Beauty Gift Guide- Napoleon Perdis

Another brand that has remained elusive up until recently, Napoleon Perdis has put forth a serious array of holiday goodies that is leaving me quite tempted to indulge.

Holiday Beauty Gift Guide- Philip B Hair Gift Set

This holiday season, volume-tastic hair luxury comes in the giftable form of Philip B's Full, Sexy Hair Collection. Designed to plump, cleanse, and thicken wimpy hair, this kit is everything a limp haired lady could ever want or need.

More Holiday Deals- Tarte and Philosophy

Sale time, yay! Check out these deals at Tarte and Philosophy:

From now until December 13th, score 40% off on your Tarte favorites with code FFDEC. Click the pic, and take thee online shopping!

Can a girl really ever have enough Philosophy shower gels? Nope, and now you don't have to deprive yourself of these treats.Starting today, and through to the 9th, you can get 3 scrumptious shower gels for $33 with code delicious. This gal loves a bargain, and I am finding it hard to resist this deal. Click the pic, and check out all the yummy shower gel goodness.

Who else is going shopping? ;)

Holiday Survival- Dermalogica Microzone for Your Skincare Quick Fix

If there was one word to describe my current state it would be frazzled. The holidays are in full swing, this we know already. Unfortunately, what you might not know is that life has dealt me a swift kick in the rear end, and I find myself dealing with several very upsetting things all at once. As a result of said stress, I am left with a forehead full of bumps, and skin that has at the very least gone semi-insane. Fortunately, I was given the opportunity to remedy the situation with a visit to Dermalogica in Soho for a press event. Known for their natural products, and educational approach to skin health, Dermalogica Soho offers up a haven for exceptional skincare quick fixes known as Microzone Treatments, that are designed to cater to the busy gal (or guy) who doesn't have the time (or money) for a full out skincare experience. Believe me when I say that I came to find that these twenty minute targeted treatments are the answer to my (and your) skincare prayers.

Holiday Beauty Gift Guide- Clarisonic Plus

Ever spend time trying to deep-cleanse your skin before going to bed, only to still feel kind of dirty afterward? For an effective, deep-down clean feeling, take a cue from this guy right here:

You've gotta push it into sonic mode with the Clarisonic Plus skincare system.

Holiday Survival- Battling Winter Dry Skin Woes

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At least in New York, synonymous with the holiday season is nasty, frigid, winter weather. To add to the stress that is already part of the holiday prep process, my skin tends to go insane and run dryer than the Sahara. Between high levels of dry, indoor heat, low air temperatures, low levels of moisture in the air, and lots of nasty wind, my skin gets introduced to the 3 dwarves twice removed- bumpy, itchy, and scaly. Having tried lots of different shmears, I am fairly confident that I have found the best weapons to slay my skin woes. Now, allow me to share them with all of you.

Holiday Survival- Nip Nail Problems in the Bud with Ms. Manicure

Nail emergencies can pop up anytime, anywhere. From ragged cuticles to wicked hangnails, it is imperative for one to be armed with the tools that will fix nail problems in a flash. Your toolkit for nails on the quick-and-easy comes in the form of Ms Manicure's retro-themed lineup, containing all the tools you will ever need from fingers to toes.

With Ms Manicure, nail problems are a thing of the past. Any way you buff, file, scrub, or polish it, these tools are essential to keeping your nails looking lovely.




*The products featured in this post were provided by PR as samples for post consideration. If you have any questions about the foregoing, please contact me at KraseyBeauty@gmail.com