2011 Nature of Beauty Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas

As I mentioned in our last blog post, we carry some excellent products that double as sure-to-please holiday gifts. But those are just a few of the many great gift ideas available at The Nature of Beauty. For the past month, I have been planning on writing a big ol' blog post listing My Favorite Things. Clearly, I kept putting it off.

If it makes you feel better, a Nature of Beauty Gift Guide isn't the only thing I'm guilty of putting off til the last minute: I have yet to purchase a single Christmas gift. For anyone. In the hopes I'm not alone, and you, too, haven't completed (or started) your holiday shopping, above is my Special 2011 Edition Last Minute Nature of Beauty Gift Guide, and below, I tell you a bit about why I think they are so awesome:


1. Jane Iredale Chocoholicks Lip Gloss Collection: With an avocado seed oil base, natural cocoa flavor, and beautiful mineral color, this unique collection the perfect gift for the makeup fanatic, as I'm pretty sure she doesn't have anything like it already. And at $35, it makes a great stocking stuffer.

2. Intelligent Nutrients Organic Evergreen Air Nutrition and Essential Oil Diffuser. Described, eloquently yet accurately, by one of my estheticians as "a f*cking Christmas Tree in a bottle," the Evergreen Air Nutrition is an impressive, 100% organic aroma that captures the essence of the holiday season, without any synthetic, headache-inducing fake-i-ness you associate with a trip to the local bed, bath, and...well, you know...store. The essential oil diffuser is handmade, battery powered, and perfect for diffusing all essential oil aromas, even if they smell nothing like the holidays.

3. Intelligent Nutrients Organic Hair Care & Styling Kit. Minneapolis-based Intelligent Nutrients has gone through quite the overhaul in the three years since it launched, reformulating just about every product in the original line. Treat your friends, family, and/or yourself to their current line-up of top-performing hair care with this adorable, holiday travel kit.

4. Tatcha Aburatorigami Evening Blotting Papers. Talk about a perfect stocking stuffer! Tatcha's latest addition, their clutch-friendly evening blotting papers, make for an elegant yet pragmatic addition to every single woman's beauty on-the-go essentials kit. We promise you - she'll love it.

5. Ursa Major Men's Skin Care Collection. This just in: Men benefit from high-quality natural and organic skin care just as much as women. They may act like they can't tell the difference between good and lousy skin care, but believe you me: introduce them to Ursa Major and they will thank you for it, even if they're not so great at expressing it out loud.

6. red flower himalayan larch room diffuser. It's been a while since I encountered a scent so intoxicating, so compelling, that I had to resist the urge to duct tape the bottle to my nose. But the minute red flower's limited edition holiday room diffuser arrived in the mail, I knew I had to have it near me at all times or my life would never be complete again. A perfect - and I mean, perfect - blend of woodsy, soothing, and sexy, red flower's himalayan larch room diffuser has received nothing but rave reviews from Nature of Beauty customers and staffers alike.

7. Zum for the Holidays. Oh, Zum, you wacky bunch of awesomeness. Need a fun, affordable gift, for..you know...anybody? Go with Zum, the universally likeable brand that always manages to create likeable, holiday-only soaps, aromas, and collections.

8. Couleur Caramel Holiday Collection 2011. I know, I know - I already listed this one in the last blog post. But honestly, I feel bad for all of you who can't come to the store in person and see just how stunningly beautiful this collection is. Can't get the entire collection? The mascara, eye pencils, lip balm, and eye shadow quad case are exceptionally stunning - the kind of products you might want to consider buying for yourself. 

9. Clarisonic Mia. Yup, another product we already mentioned, so I won't go on and on about it. But here's the thing: If I had to recommend only one thing to give to everyone on your Christmas list, the Clarisonic Mia is what I would recommend. So just give that some thought.

10. red flower NATURE skin care travel set. For the frequent jet-setter in your life, red flower's NATURE travel/trial kit is the perfect gift. Why? Because traveling all the time kind of sucks, and red flower's skin care collection is soothing, luxurious, and effective, all at once. The perfect way to begin - or end - a day away from the comforts of home.

But wait! Here's more: In honor all of you still wrapping up (pun intended) your holiday shopping for 2011, we're offering Free Priority Mail Shipping now through December 20th for our U.S. customers. Just use coupon code IAMLATE to receive your discount.