Fabulous Over Forty – Where Beauty Is Ageless

Cyber Monday is the internet sister to Black Friday.  Once again for the holidays Aveda has put together some great gift sets in special packaging that benefits the people of Nepal.   Learn more here.

Aveda has a special offer for you, available only on Monday.  Get exclusive free shipping and a Be Curly™ Curl Enhancer sample with any order on Monday, Dec. 1st only. Click here to take advantage of the specials.

Below are a few of my favorite gift collections that they have put together this holiday season.

Every year Estée Lauder has beautiful collector compacts filled with either solid perfume or powder.   These are truly beautiful compacts to give or receive that you will keep for years.

This season’s featured fragrances include Estée Lauder Beautiful, Beyond
Paradise, pleasures, Pure White Linen, White Linen, Youth Dew and
newcomer, Sensuous. Powder compacts feature the universally wearable
Lucidity Pressed Powder and for the first time, Re-Nutriv Intensive Comfort
Pressed Powder.

These elaborate pieces include large, breathtaking crystals, dynamic moving parts, high attention to details and vibrant colors that customers have come to expect from the Estee Lauder compacts. Once again, celebrated American designer, Jay Strongwater, creates six fanciful designs boasting his magnificent enamel and stone work.

The compact at top is one that is created by Jay Stongwater as well as All The Buzz, $300 with Beautiful perfume shown below.   The Brilliant Leaves compact is $250, the adorable Candy Cane is $85 and filled with Pleasures perfume.

I remember as a little girl, my grandmother had a few beautiful compacts.  They were like jewelry for your vanity or handbag and these are like those timeless pieces she had, in fact, they could have even been from Estée Lauder.  Some of the compacts are exclusive only to Saks or Neimans and still others are available at all Estée Lauder counters, so be sure to check them out – there are many more beautiful ones to choose from that I am not showing here.

Happy Beautiful Holidays!

The winner of the Lancome giveaway is Sue!   Congratulations and thanks to all who entered.    I also want to thank all of my wonderful readers for your kind words and thoughtfulness during this difficult time of losing my mother.   It really is humbling to me all the kindness in the world.

Some day when I am more up to it, I will share with you a loving tribute to my mom.   Happy Birthday mom, I love you!

Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog is offering another Manic Monday giveaway. TwisTeD Silver Shower earrings will add that holiday je ne sai quoi to that holiday outfit.

Hot Beauty Health is giving one lucky reader a chance to win NARS Exclusive Lip Gloss Collection that includes five fabulous shades to wear this holiday season.

Beauty Junkies Unite discovers Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare and has an “experience”!

Viva Woman shares with you the benefits of the oil cleansing method.

Fabulous Over Forty has a Lancome nail polish giveaway, as well as other holiday gift guides.

Felicia at ThisThatBeauty is doing her own personal rendition of the MAC and HELLO KITTY collection. Check out Felicia’s HELLO KITTY Face of the Day.

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