Gift Guide // The Beauty Queen

Show of hands, who compulsively watches makeup tutorials– did you raise your hand? I did. It’s still raised, because I adore makeup tutorials, followed by a quick selfie and/or Snapchat to show my makeup transformation to friends and family, and finally a group text detailing my newest makeup obsessions. While I don’t shop for cosmetics nearly as much I used to, I continue to narrow it down to essentials (ha!). If you have a beauty nut in your life, surprise them with some makeup must-haves to complete or add to their collection. Foundation, concealer and blushes are too difficult to purchase for someone else (unless you’re a trained professional), skip those, and move on to universally flattering shades and tools. I like to think of this gift guide as the desert island essentials: if you were lucky enough to rescue your makeup bag, you would find these twelve must-haves inside. Happy holidays!

1. Nars Heat Wave || $26

2. MAC Prep + Prime Extended Eye Base || $22

3. Makeup Forever Diamond Powder in Champagne || $25

4. Tarte Bamboo Foundation Brush || $32

5. Tarte Bamboo Contour Brush || $32

6. RMS Lip2Cheek in Beloved || $36

7. House of Lashes Bambie || $9

8. Eyeko + Alexa Chung Eye Do Mascara || $26

9. Charlotte Tilbury Makeup Bag || $35

10. Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit || $50

11. Charlotte Tilbury Feline Flick Eye Pen || $29

12. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Crayon in Grandma || $16