Eid Gift Guide Part 1 | Beauty Edition

Hello everyone, I hope you’re all doing fantastically. As it will be Eid in approximately two weeks I thought it was
an appropriate time to post a little gift guide or two for you all! Although these are titled with Eid they are great ideas for any occasion, be it birthdays or anniversarys, so I hope they’re useful to all my readers. Gift giving
is a Sunnah therefore is highly encouraged, plus we all like getting gifts so why not
shade the love? ^_^ Life is too short not to spread a bit of happiness. This guide will be for the ladies, so your sisters, mothers,
aunties, cousins and friends. I have linked everything I’m mentioning so have a click and check it out for yourself, also I’ve tried to get the best prices and any special offers on too.

The fist category is of course beauty (high-end)  so lets
begin…

The Ultimate Eid gift you could give a sister this month has
to be the Blame it on NARS cheeks palette! (£45) It’s a little
bit pricey but if you have the budget for it, or wish to combine it for their Eid
and birthday present, believe me any woman would be thrilled to own it. The
first cheek palette
which does not contain any of their iconic shades, including
Laguna – because I’m sure we all have at least one of those! It has Casino which is the ideal bronzer for medium/dark skintones a deeper highlight shade (satalite of love) as well as two limited edition blusher shades AND A MINI ITA BRUSH! Yes I do blame it on the NARS, cause mine arrived in the post today and I am overall very impressed. Whether for yourself or a loved one this is seriously one of the best gift anyone could give that’s make-up related.

I would always recommend Too Faced for their eyeshadow
palettes, they are creamy and pigmented, plus the colours work together
really well. I love both the Chocolate Bar (£39 normally £45) and the
Natural Eyes (£32) palettes. Similarly I think anything from
The Balm cosmetics always makes for a wonderful gift, the
packaging is adorable and the products are well worth the price, with
exceptional quality. The California driver licence palette (£16.50) is
one of my favourites, it’s about the size of a debit card so it’s super travel friendly and it contains brilliant
shades – I treated myself to this when I passed my driving test
and it’s like a little keepsake from that milestone, so if any of your loved
ones are planning on doing their test this could be the perfect little
encouragement hehe.

I think makeup brushes always make for wonderful gifts because anyone who wears makeup needs brushes, especially those who think they don’t. Brushes can change a girl’s life for real. The  Zoeva Rose Gold Brush Kits (£56.95) are so beautiful and the quality is on par with all
the top brush brands. I don’t personally own it but I know it would be an
amazing gift which would last a long time too! Also each brush technically costs £7 each which is generally cheaper than buying it individually plus you get a study clutch to keep them safe in.  If Zoeva isn’t in your budget I really recommend picking up one or two of the Real Techniques brush
kits which are great value for money. My personal favourite is Real Techniques Sam’s picks (£29.99)– reviewed here which contains 90% of brushes anyone could
need. Also the iconic Beautyblender (£13.95 normally £16.00) – to those who have not tried this, you may
think it is just a sponge, but no, no no no no it’s not. This is the queen of tools for
makeup application, you’ll find it hard to get a more flawless application with
any other brush and I truly believe every woman needs at least one in her
collection.

Anything Charlotte Tilbury looks swoonworthy, but
it’s quite a high end brand, so I recommend picking up some of her Lip Cheats (£16) to give as gifts because they’re somewhat affordable, at least in comparison to other high-end gifts. Pillow talk and Iconic Nude are the two that catch my eye.

Okay now on to the drugstore/highstreet and more budget alternatives because I know some of you are thinking…errr Iqra, the above is great and all but I’m a student and I do not have the budget for giving those out at gifts! Don’t worry guys… I did try to spread out the cost from around £16+ but fear not, the below are cheaper yet still good quality makeup gifts that would make awesome presents!

I love the Barry M Chisel Cheeks Contour Kit (£6.49) which I reviewed here and I think its perfect for anyone starting out in contouring, or anyone who’s looking for an affordable kit! It truly is a gem from the drugstore and affordable enough to buy a couple and spread the chiselled love tehe. Eyeshadow palettes always make great gifts and from the high-street I think Sleek Palettes (£7.99) and Makeup Revolution (£4-£8) have the absolute BEST quality that you could get for a budget price. Especially the I heart chocolate palette reviewed here which  is a great dupe to the chocolate bar one mentioned above! Barry M also make awesome Nail polishes (£3-£4) with so many shades and formulas to choose from and buying a trio with perhaps a neutral shade, bright shade and a dark shade would make a really nice gift. Sleek are also fantastic for blushers, have a browse of their blush-by-3s and single ones too! Very affordable compared to high-end, but without compromising on the quality so I’m certain Sleek items would be highly appreciated!

I wouldn’t recommend buying anyone foundations and concealers, because they’re very easy to get  wrong due to the different undertones and finishes, but I think lip products make great gifts. Some of the best you can get are the Rimmel Lipliners (£3-£4), Rimmel Lipsticks (£5-6) and Sleek Matte Me’s (£5) they’re affordable, generally comfortable to wear and come in a decent range of colours. Also with each of these brands, boots has little special offers such as free gifts when you spend over £10 or buy one get one half price making it the idea time to stock up for yourself and for gifts!

I always have a browse of the ASOS Beauty section because they normally have sales on and they also sell great little gift sets too. A good example is of this REN Glow and Go (£12) which has the 1 minute facial mask mask and the Glycolactic Radiance Mask, both of which work well with all skintypes and are from a brand that contains no parabens and are made from as natural ingredients as possible.

Another good idea is picking up a makeup bag and then filling it with a couple of things mentioned above. I think this is one of the best gifts you can give a girl – it’s somewhat personalised gift and so useful too!