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!

[ather]

@sister13  This is an amazing list! I can’t wait to see what you pick up! 

[sister13]

Thanks! Hard to wait until then, lol! And new things keep coming out!  @ather 

[Mellmars1185]

@sister13 Wonderful picks! Is the Huda Beauty Icy Nude palette new? It looks beautiful. I do not see it on the Canadian site. I have the Mario palette on my list. I also picked up the Danessa and Kosas blushes. I haven't had a chance to tey the Danessa ones yet. 

[sister13]

Oh nice! I will want to see Icy Nude in person, but I usually love the Huda palettes. But now with ND Roxa, and PMG, I may have to prioritize (easier said than done!) Enjoy your new blushes! @Mellmars1185 

[Mellmars1185]

@sister13 Thank you! There are so many beautiful new palettes. I can't wait to see what you chose!

[Mellmars1185]

 

Some items were inspired from my recent trip to Atlanta for Sephoria include:

K18 Biomimetic Hairscience AirWash™ Dry Shampoo @itsfi was talking about it and we got to try it out at the K18 booth. It was really lightweight. I loved the texture!

LYS Beauty Triple Fix Blurring and Hydrating Skin Tint Foundation Stick MN3 - I got shade matched at Sephoria. I love the stick blush and bronzer. I am excited to try out the foundation formula.

The 7 Virtues Candied Lychee Eau de Parfum Travel Spray 0.34 oz / 10ml eau de parfum spray - The brand was handing out beautiful ribbons with the scent and I could not stop smelling it. I used the ribbon on my luggage later 😊

Repurchases:

SEPHORA COLLECTION 4 Piece Facial Razor Set 4 pieces / set 

caliray Come Hell or High Water Clean Tubing Mascara Set 

Inspired:

MILK MAKEUP Hydro Grip + Glow Illuminating Primer with Light-Reflecting Pearls 1 oz / 30 mL - I saw this on an influencer and it was beautiful underneath makeup

DIOR Capture Dreamskin 1-Minute Mask 2.5 oz / 75 mL - inspired by itsfi and @Sunnysmom - I have heard great things and I can definitely justify a skincare purchase since I go through it often.

[curlychiquita]

I love your list, @Mellmars1185! I will love my caliray Come Hell or High Water Volumizing & Lengthening Tubing Mascara Set as my favorite mascara!

[Mellmars1185]

@curlychiquita Thank you! I have tried some different mascaras recently and I am missing my Caliray. It never let me down.

[Sunnysmom]

Such a good list @Mellmars1185 , I’m working on mine now!  Yup @itsfi got me going on the mask too! It’s so wonderful and I still can’t believe such a quick little mask can be so effective. I see and feel the soft glow all day! 🤩💞

[Mellmars1185]

@Sunnysmom Thank you! Hopefully the mask is still in stock when the sale arrives!

[ather]

@Mellmars1185  Great list! I’ve been dying to try K18 Biomimetic Hairscience AirWash™ Dry Shampoo also!! Keep me posted if you try it! 

[Mellmars1185]

@ather Thank you! I definitely will 😊

[sister13]

Great picks! I want to try that LYS foundation stick too - I took a picture of my color match, so I'll have to double check. I'm pretty sure my friend Laura purchased it online on the spot, haha. It looked so pretty! @Mellmars1185  

[Mellmars1185]

@sister13 I was instantly sold too! I am really liking the new Dior stick foundation. I brought it to Altanta. They are great to travel with!

[CynthieLu]

Beautiful list! @Mellmars1185 I can vote in favour of K18 Biomimetic Hairscience AirWash™ Dry Shampoo 💜 it's the best one I've ever used imo. 👌

Oooh Candied Lychee, is this a blind try or have you smelt it before? 

[Mellmars1185]

@CynthieLu You are not the first person who has made that comment about the K18. I am super excited to try it...not that I need another dry shampoo 😆. I smelled the Lychee perfume at SEPHORiA and it was really nice. It might just bring back memories of the event and I wouldn't mind that at all!

[CynthieLu]

Less is more with K18 😉  but it's just right up my alley, not too fussy and not heavily scented, but I find my hair just smells fresh after.

I love it for days I can't manage to do a wash. And that's handy!  @Mellmars1185 I hope you love it! 🩷

Sidenote, I just used a Rouge Reward to pick up DIOR Capture Dreamskin 1-Minute Mask 2.5 oz / 75 mL but I haven't used it yet. We're twinning a little bit from our BIC inspired buys. 😅

[Mellmars1185]

@CynthieLu Thanks for the feedback on the K18 - it sounds lovely. I would live my hair to last in between washes. I remember it felt lightweight on my fine hair (i only tried it once, but it left a great first impression). Oooh, congratulations on your rouge reward! What a lovely way to treat yourself! 💖

[totaylly]

Skinfix barrier+ Strengthening + Anti-aging Plump + Firm Trio with B-L3™ 

Kérastase Iconic Hair Heroes Gift Set: 8H Magic Night Serum & Mini Elixir Ultime Hair Oil 

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Heat Universal Lip Luminizer + Plumper 

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette 

can’t wait 🙂

[ather]

@totaylly  Great items! The Kérastase Elixir Ultime Refillable Hydrating Hair Oil is so good! 😊 

[Ericasmommy]

Love the hourglass dragon palette but I ordered mine on hourglass website and was able to pick the component I wanted so chose to put it in the evil eye 🧿 one.[