Beauty Christmas Gifts under $20!

Christmas on a budget can be tough, but it is totally doable! Here are a few of my favorite gifts for beauty lovers under $20.

• Birchbox or Sephora Play! Subscription ($10 per month): If you want to give the gift that keeps on giving, then get them a monthly subscription box! You can customize for how many months, and they will get so many beauty treasures! I prefer Sephora Play! but they have a waitlist, so if you’re not down to wait, then Birchbox is always a good deal.
• TONYMOLY I’m Real Sheet Masks ($10 for 11): I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again…Look at Amazon for amazing deals on beauty products! This sheet masks are so great (and I’m a Korean beauty junkie), and would make the perfect stocking stuffer. They sell these at Ulta for like $4 each, so the set looks way more expensive than it actually is!
• Elizavecca Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask ($10): This mask has been all over the internet lately, and makes a fun gift! You get a lot of mask for the price.
• Carli Bybel 14 Color Eyeshadow and Highlighter Palette ($14.50): If you’re a beauty junkie, then you probably watch YouTube makeup tutorials. If you watch YouTube makeup tutorials, then you probably know who Carli Bybel is. If you know who Carli Bybel is, then you know her eyeshadow and highlighter game is on point. At this price point, you can’t go wrong! A great gift for a beauty newbie just getting in the game.
• Formula X – X in the City Nail Polish Set (10 minis for $18.25): I mean, what a great deal! All of the colors are totally wearable, and there are tons of metallics which are hella on trend right now.
• MAC Nutcracker Sweet Essential Brush Kit (On sale for $19.50): These brushes are obviously useful but they are also super cute and festive! Love the bag they come in. This set is usually $35, but currently on sale for $19.50 so you better grab it fast!
• Becca Glow on the Go Shimmering Skin Perfector Moonstone Set ($20): This is a downright steal for the price! Plus every beauty lover knows that Becca highlighters are the TRUTH.
• Tory Burch Mini Perfume Duo ($20): The cutest packaging! This set would look amazing on a makeup vanity.

What are your favorite gifts to give under $20? Looking for suggestions! xoxoxo

Harry Potter Makeup Palettes are the stuff of my nerd dreams!

This link to a Bustle article on Harry Potter-Themed Makeup Palettes showed up in my newsfeed and I had to share! Makeup + Harry Potter = All of my fantasies combined into one! Unfortunately it’s not a reality yet, just a mockup on Reddit, but if someone could makes this happen (MAC, I’m looking at you!) I would be soooooo eternally grateful.

Accio Makeup!

September Beauty Wish List

September means I can officially start celebrating FALL! Is it just me, or have you guys been waiting for Autumn for weeks now?? I guess with kids going back to school (not that I have any!), it kind of signifies Fall in my head, and I want to start wearing boots and scarves and drinking PSL’s. Anyway, here’s my list of beauty products that I’m coveting in September:

• Too Faced Natural Matte Eye Palette ($36): After testing out this eye palette at a Sephora eye makeup class, I absolutely fell in loooove with it. The burnt orange color Strapless is so beautiful as a crease and would be PERFECT for my fall makeup routine.
• Stila All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner ($22): I feel like I’m the only girl in the world that doesn’t own a liquid eyeliner (I know right??). Now that I know how to do a basic winged eye, I need to get my hands on this Stila liquid eyeliner. Everyone I talk to says it’s the best, and it would look great with my new eye palette!
• MAC 217 Blending Brush ($25): You can’t have the perfect eye look without the right tools for the job! I am embarrassed to say that I’ve been using the brushes in my Naked2 Palette to apply my eye shadow, but I’m finally ready to invest in the right blending brush.
• MAC Matte Lipstick in Velvet Teddy ($17): I have been eyeing this nude lipstick for a while now, but Fall is the perfect time for matte, deep-toned beige lips, am I right?? NEED.