Holiday 2024 Shopping Advice Thread: What’s in Your Basket?

[TeamBIC]

It's tiiiiiiiime: the holiday season is upon us! ✨ And here in the Beauty Insider Community, we believe it’s never too early to start building that basket. 😉 This thread can serve as your destination for getting – and giving! – unbiased shopping advice all season long, whether you’re grabbing gifts for others, or just looking to scoop up a few beauty steals for yourself! Either way, you’ve come to the right place to swap beauty recs with your fellow Community members, show off what you’ve added to your basket so far, and get help making those hard purchase decisions… and don’t forget to share all your beautiful unboxings, swatches, and more! 🎁❄

Don’t be shy! Hit the reply button below. What are you adding to your basket this holiday season? Be sure to tag any products you mention using the “#” sign!

[Mellmars1185]

@redsoxshorty58 What a great time to restock your holy grail items!

[CorgiMommy]

@redsoxshorty58 great products

[CynthieLu]

This will be a hydrating haul @redsoxshorty58. 🩵

Have you tried these before?

[redsoxshorty58]

They're holy grails and repurchases!

[CynthieLu]

Aah that's lovely and the perfect way to shop the sale. 🛍️🩷 @redsoxshorty58 

[Titian06]

I haven't given this any thought.  I will restock

- Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Universal 

- Tatcha The Water Cream Oil-Free Pore Minimizing Refillable Moisturizer 2.5 oz / 75 mL 

- #Sephora daily brush cleaner

I'm also looking at hair sets, lipsticks, and perfume.

[ather]

@Titian06  Nice restocks! 

[Titian06]

Thanks, @ather !  We'll see what else ends up in my cart. 😄

[Mellmars1185]

@Titian06 How do you use the Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Universal ? I have it in a mini but have not tried it yet.

[Titian06]

@Mellmars1185 - I use it as a primer.  I use the spatula to scoop out enough to fill the spoon.  I pat it between my fingers to loosen it up a bit, then pat it on my face, especially my T-zone.  You can feel the texture of the product change from a balm to a powder-like feeling, that's when I know it's in place (only a couple of seconds).  It works fine with my foundations.

[CookieGirl1]

@Titian06 I'm looking at hair sets, too.  There are so many!  Do you have any specific ones in mind?

[Titian06]

@CookieGirl1- I'm looking at these sets:

- amika Play Your Strength Hair Repair Routine Set 

- Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair! Shampoo, Conditioner and Conditioning Mask Value Set 

- Briogeo Ultimate Hair Heroes Scalp Scrub Shampoo and Deep Conditioning Mask Value Set 

and these individual shampoos & conditioners:

- Davines LOVE Curl Enhancing Shampoo for Curly Hair 

- Davines LOVE Curl Enhancing Conditioner for Curly Hair 8.45 oz / 250 ml 

- Fenty Beauty by Rihanna The Rich One Moisture Repair Shampoo 10 oz / 300 ml 

- Fenty Beauty by Rihanna The Rich One Moisture Repair Conditioner for Fine to Medium Hair 10 oz / 300... 

[CookieGirl1]

@Titian06 I honestly LOVE all of the options!  It's hard to narrow it all down.

[CynthieLu]

You've got time to build your list @Titian06 😉 

What perfumes do you like, or are you drawn to anything special right now?

[Titian06]

@CynthieLu - I'm interested in the following:

- Maison Margiela 'REPLICA' Afternoon Delight Eau de Toilette with Vanilla & Sandalwood 

- NEST New York Vanilla Bourbon Eau de Parfum 1.7 oz / 50 ml eau de parfum spray 

- CHANEL CHANCE EAU FRAÎCHE Eau de Parfum Spray 

[Ericasmommy]

It’s definitely a great time to those fragrances. Im going to get Burberry goddess. 

[PrettyPaint]

Fun idea! I haven't actually planned my list yet, so all of these wonderful ideas will inspire me. I always get super excited about holiday sets, so I'm trying to decide whether I want to buy now (or wait and risk having them sell out).

I definitely want this 

Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta® Daily Peel Vault 

I also want some fragrance sets. 

KAYALI Vanilla Miniature Obsessions Perfume Set 

[ather]

@PrettyPaint  Both sets look amazing! 

[PrettyPaint]

@ather Yep - I definitely hope I don't miss out on them!

[Mellmars1185]

@PrettyPaint I feel the same way about holiday sets. To wait or not to wait. That is the question!

[PrettyPaint]

@Mellmars1185 Yep! The ones I would be super disappointed to miss out on I'm pretty much buying now it seems.