Christmas Stocking Stuffer Picks 2011, beauty favorites

By April MacIntyre Dec 3, 2011, 7:08 GMT

A great gift for Goth girls or Betty Page retro fashion look fans; Crimson Cream Rouge is old school makeup in new formulation that doubles as cheek and lip color.

Filling the stockings for the holidays is one of the most gratifying and pleasurable endeavors; you can really hone in and find the important little things that make life worth living, and surprise people with your thoughtfulness in a small, targeted useful gift.

The stocking can hold a book, gift card, candy, fruit, fragrance and socks and hopefully with our suggestions, you can stay within a budget too.

Here are some affordable beauty treasured finds that will stoke any lady who receives them. Tuck these in with the bars of chocolate, oranges and new socks! 

Take us shopping with you for the 2nd instalment of Christmas Stocking Stuffer Picks 2011, best in beauty favorites (Here is the first).

Skintimate Signature Scents Moisturizing Shave Gels
www.skintimate.com

7 ounces-Under $3

All around nice product to use instead of soap in the shower. The Skintimate line is a moisture-rich lotionized gel with vitamins and antioxidants to replenish skin's natural moisture for superior leg-razor interaction that glides and leave skin soft and touchable after a shower. My favorite of the five selections is their Sensitive skin formula, with a unique combination of antioxidant vitamin E and aloe, helps shave even the most sensitive skin, and is a light pink lotionized gel. Smells great, excellent stocking stuffer for older girls and college students in the house.

Schick Quattro For Women Aloe & Duo-Vitamin Complex Disposable Razors
Aloe & Duo-Vitamin Complex™
www.quattroforwomen.com

The group of shavers for women average under $10 and cover the spectrum from disposable to refillable cartridges. Schick Quattro For Women is an ergonomically redesigned handle that is thicker, more grippable and boasts a compact pivoting head.

The Schick Quattro Trimstyle allows you to shave and trim bikini line, with a dual-head containing four ultra-thin blades. The waterproof battery powered trimmer can be used in the shower too. Three settings and a removable comb allow you to customize the hair length. Under $11.

Classic stocking stuffer item for men and women, these are the best low cost shavers for women hands down.

SKINN Tint & Shine Luscious Lip Stain & Gloss Set
(0.18 oz each) & gloss (0.16 oz each) sticks.
http://skinn.com/

Rose pink Ciao Bella and berry plum Villa Rosa are the new duo lip stain and gloss duos from Dimitri James, whose line has been reviewed before here on Monsters and Critics.

Perfect for winter holidays in sunny climes, where you want to have a bit of glamour poolside but don't want the weight of traditional lipstick or gloss, the double-ended lip stain & gloss stick have aloe and vitamin E for moisturizing and conditioning. The tint is waterproof and smudge proof. The Gloss is a long wearing formula that looks wet and doesn't budge.

Apply the stain gently onto lips, allowing it to dry for a few seconds. Follow with the gloss and apply until desired shine is achieved.

Ciao Bella stain is a flirty fuscia lip potion looks almost neon in the bottle, but this electric color goes on airy, as if you’ve taken a bite of a juicy strawberry.  Top off the look with the super slick and sparkly gloss.  Worn on its own, the glaze is a ‘60’s siren pale pink; add over the stain for instant shine and glam.

Villa Rosa is great for winter makeup looks, a shimmery, sheer burgundy tint on my lips. Best part: the stain doesn’t dry out the lips, but actually moisturizes throughout the day thanks to the water-base and alcohol-free dye. In the tube, the vino-huedstain goes on much lighter than it looks. 

Great gift for people who complain about eating off their lipstick, or have lip color bleed issues and feathering dilemmas. $18.

Bésame Cosmetics - Crimson Cream Rouge
http://www.besamecosmetics.com/

A great gift for Goth girls or Betty Page retro fashion look fans; Crimson Cream Rouge is old school makeup in new formulation that doubles as cheek and lip color.

This vintage looking recyclable tin contains a one color fits all sheer rosy cheeks and lips concentrated cream will give you a natural flush. Only the smallest amount is needed.

Apply with your fingertips to lips and cheeks. Bésame Cosmetics' high standard of uses the finest quality ingredients such as olive, grape seed and jojoba oils for moisture and antioxidant properties, vitamin E, kaolin clay and a natural cherry flavor. Crimson Rouge is proudly manufactured in the USA.

April MacIntyre is Monsters and Critics' smallscreen and people/celebrity editor who loves to visit and celebrate small American companies when she can. You can contact her on Twitter