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!

[blackkitty2014]

Oh wow. Thx for mentioning this @curlychiquita . I have my eyes on this but keep forgetting. The bottle is gorgeous 

[WinglessOne]

Good to know, @curlychiquita ! Each time I see it in-store, I spray it on a test strip but not on my arm. As if I’m trying not to commit to it or something. 🤣 I think I’ll finally cave this year. 

[curlychiquita]

I have too many items on my list! Definitely need to decide among a few things. 😄 Maybe the group can help. 

Hair:

L'Oréal Professionnel Metal Detox Holiday Kit 

Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair!™ Deep Conditioning Hair Mask Limited Edition Vanilla Birthday Cake Sc... 

Moroccanoil Moroccanoil Treatment Purple Hair Oil for Blonde Hair 1.7 oz / 50 ml 

Skincare:

Augustinus Bader The Refillable Serum with TFC8® 1oz / 30mL 

La Mer The Rejuvenating Night Cream (Maybe?)

OLEHENRIKSEN Disco Duo Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Set (Maybe?)

Biossance Squalane + Caffeine Toning Body Cream 6 oz / 200 mL ( @CorgiMommy  )

Peace Out ZITmergency Acne Essentials Kit with Early Stage Dots, Acne Dots, Day Dots & Dark Spots Do... 

SEPHORA COLLECTION Nourishing & Repairing Foot Mask (Maybe?)

Makeup:

Gucci Luminous Matte Beauty Blush 10 Soft Peach (Maybe?)

Charlotte Tilbury Mini Exagger-eyes Volumizing and Curling Mascara Exagger-black 

Yves Saint Laurent Loveshine Nude Lipstick Duo Set (Maybe?)

Westman Atelier Mini Baby Cheeks Blush Trio (Maybe?)

Benefit Cosmetics Precisely, My Brow Tinted Eyebrow Wax Shade 3.5 

Beautyblender BEAUTYBLENDER® COSMO Essentials Set (Maybe?)

[Mellmars1185]

@curlychiquita Fun  list! Briogeo birthday cake?! Sounds amazing 🎂!

[faeriegirl]

Nice list @curlychiquita ! 

[Buootiful]

Yes, I do mean to enable, because I forgot about this one and will get it 🙂 :  OLEHENRIKSEN Disco Duo Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Set  😍😍It will help during winter and can be used as a night lip mask. The Pomegranate looks to be as tinted as the Lingonberry one from last year. Maybe a tiny bit less so but still mauvy/berry. @curlychiquita 

[Mellmars1185]

@Buootiful Fun set! I have the original one and it feels very nourishing on the lips. It will be great to have during the winter months. The tinted one will be pretty 💖

[curlychiquita]

Thanks for the review, @Buootiful, this makes me even more excited to get them! 

[CorgiMommy]

@curlychiquita you really need to try the Biossance Squalane + Caffeine Toning Body Cream 6 oz / 200 mL it is a product to use for healthy , smooth skin.  I love it!

[caitbird]

@curlychiquita  ooh, a vanilla birthday cake scented hair mask sounds so nice! 👀 😅

[curlychiquita]

Doesn’t it, @caitbird? I can’t wait to get it! 

[WinglessOne]

@curlychiquita  Not sure I can help narrow down your list, but now I’m seriously considering the birthday cake scented Briogeo mask. 😂 

[curlychiquita]

@WinglessOne Since I already like the original, I’m not letting the birthday cake go!

[curlychiquita]

The Bader serum is the refill but it erases my tag if I tag the actual refill. I don’t need both the Olehenricksen Peptide Lip Duo & the YSL Loveshine Duo but I can’t decide.

[danielledanielle]

Too many things @TeamBIC , too many...

Summer Fridays The Mini Neutrals Lip Butter Balm Set 

Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta® Daily Peel Vault 

LYS Beauty Triple Fix Blurring and Hydrating Skin Tint Foundation Stick 

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Swirl Twisted Lip Luminizer Fu$$y Flex 

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Shimmer N Spice Warm Cinnamon Shimmering Lip + Body Duo 

World of Chris Collins African Rooibos Eau de Parfum Travel Spray 0.3 oz / 7.5 ml eau de parfum spra... 

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm for Hydration & Shine Hot Cocoa - sheer warm chocolate

MAKE UP FOR EVER Mini Artist Color Pencil Lipliner & Eyeliner Kit 

Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin 4-Ever Flushed Lip and Cheek Set 

Restock

Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Mattifying Water Powder Serum with Niacinamide and Hyaluronic Acid... 

#Dr. Jart+ Vital Hydra Solution™ Water Cream Glow Moisturizer with Hyaluronic Acid 1.69 oz / 50 mL or, oohhhh tgus Dr. Jart+ Vital Hydra Solution™ Hyaluronic Acid Gift Set for Glowing Skin 

[Mellmars1185]

@danielledanielle Ooh funn list! I have never smelled Chris Collins perfume yet. I also keep missing him in person! The Fenty Fu$$y Flex is so pretty. It looks like candy!

[faeriegirl]

The DDG vault is a must @danielledanielle !

[danielledanielle]

That and the Peter Thomas Roth Eyes In The Sky 3-Piece Kit of Full Sizes , I wait on both of these alllllll year @faeriegirl 

[Buootiful]

Oh lordy, please don't tell me the World of Chris Collins African Rooibos Eau de Parfum Travel Spray 0.3 oz / 7.5 ml eau de parfum spra... smells like the Rooibos tea? If so, I will have to check this out @danielledanielle 

[danielledanielle]

Ugh, now I have to go home and smell my tea @Buootiful 🤣, but no, it's a really unique unisex scent.  It's somewhere between a green scent like #Jo Malone London Wood Sage & Sea Salt Cologne 3.4 oz / 100 mL Spray spray and a berry, nowhere near as earthy.  It also had a nice dry down, with decent sillage for 2-3 hours on skin.

[PrettyPaint]

@danielledanielle Fantastic list. I must confess I already purchased the DM cheek set. Couldn't resist.