Fabulous Gift Ideas

1.  Peter Thomas Roth Mask-o-holic kit - I can't believe this only costs $75 (!!!!)  You may think it's steep, but it's actually a great deal - all 5 would normally cost $206.  This collection features five of Peter Thomas Roth's most popular masks to detoxify, repair, polish, and hydrate.  It includes the following: the Cucumber Gel Mask, the Rose Stem Cell Bio-Repair Gel Mask, the Pumpkin Enzyme Mask, the 24k Gold Pure Luxury Lift & Firm Mask, and the Irish Moor Mud Purifiying Black Mask. Run, don't walk, because this is limited edition, and you're getting a lot of bang for your buck.

2.  June Jacobs Green Tea Shower Gel - Love, love, LOVE anything June Jacobs, but green tea and cucumber is by far my favorite scent.  For $30, you're basically gifting someone an at-home spa experience.  White, red and green tea extracts along with goji berry, pomegranate and grapeseed extracts help neutralize free radicals and protect skin from premature aging.

3.  Make up Forever artist palette - For $59, you're getting a $221 value.  This is a limited edition palette feature Make Up Forever's coveted Artist Shadows that are conveniently arranged in five easy-to-apply color trios from soft neutrals to bold shades.  As a bonus, they also throw in a step-by-step guide! 

4.  Laura Geller Color Luster Lip Gloss collection - Obsessed with this set.  This four-piece collection  - another great deal because it's a $76 value - makes a lovely gift or stocking stuffer for the beauty buff.  For $25, you get full sized lip glosses in peach glaze (nude), candy apple (bright red), toasty delight (copper), and pink sprinkles (bright fuchsia).  These shades are perfect for the holidays because they sparkle like whoa! Note: the fine glitter is pretty and tasteful.

5.  Bliss softening socks - Oh how I love bliss.  These socks are seriously magical!  You get about 50 uses out of 'em, and they leave your feet super smooth!  They're lined with a special polymer gel, which envelops dry skin and force-feeds moisture when activated by body heat. It treats rough feet with heat-released jojoba oil, olive oil, ceramides, and vitamin e.

Holiday Glam: The Kimono Dress

I'm all about glam today on SS.  I dressed up for you guys because I wanted to show y'all my new dress from ASOS.  This stunning gown is currently on sale for $59 HERE; it was originally $99 so it's obviously a steal.  I personally can't wait to whip this baby out for concerts!  It's made of a slinky knit fabric that feels like butter.  The v-plunge neckline and thigh-high split ooze sexy, but I promise you'll still look like a class act.  The aforementioned features are risque but tasteful.

In case you were wondering, care is a piece of cake.  It's machine washable so you don't have to worry about dry cleaning.  FYI, the dress is more or less true to size - I'm wearing a US 2 - but I recommend sizing down if in question because the piece is stretchy.  Plus, you can kind of control the fit with the belted tie waist.

I wanted to highlight my neckline so I paired the dress with a stunning choker.  This necklace is from Isharya, a fabulous Indian brand founded by sister-in-laws Fauri and Radhika Tandon.  If you're a fan of costume jewelry, I highly recommend browsing their collection.  Unfortunately, this particular piece is no longer available online, but there are a ton of other wonderful options available online HERE.

One last shot for you guys before I leave you!  I felt weird standing with my right arm extended, but I wanted to show you the bell sleeve.  Isn't it a lovely touch?  Everything about this dress is a do IMO.

Donde: The best way to take care of last minute holiday shopping

I'm super excited to tell you guys all about my current fave app today on SS.  The Donde fashion shopping app simplifies EVERYTHING, seriously facilitating last minute holiday shopping. Quickly search for women's clothing, shoes and handbags from your fave retailers all in one place! Just tap the type of products, cuts, prints and colors you're looking for, and Donde will display a bunch of options that fit your criteria (search query pictured below).  They pull up a bunch of different styles (classic, retro, boho, etc.) for your viewing pleasure.  You can also filter by sales, prices, brands, and "free shipping only."  For your info, they search famous designers and retailers including Banana Republic, Bloomingdale's, Forever 21, Free People, Gucci, J. Crew, Macy's, Nasty Gal, Net-a-Porter, Nordstrom, Rent The Runway, Revolve, ShopBop, Shoptiques, Target, Topshop, Tory Burch, Yoox, Zappos, Zara, and more.  Whether you're shopping the athleisure trend or looking for office attire, cocktail dresses, formal dresses, red carpet looks, you'll be able to find it in seconds on Donde Fashion.

As a plus, Donde Fashion finds coupons for you!  You can search by store in their Sale Alert Center or save items to your wishlist and be notified later (!!!!) I find the latter particularly exciting - hence the exclamation points - because I'm always waiting for pieces to go on sale.  I rarely pay full price for anything because I think it's a waste of moolah.  I'm sure you guys know this already though.  I usually just splurge on designer handbags because, well, they don't really ever go on sale, ha. Additionally, as of December 15th, Donde Fashion is launching its Universal Shopping Cart which allows users to add products from different retailers from their shopping cart and only submit payment and shipping information once!