‘Tis the season (again?), and this year there are dozens of fun and festive beauty gifts to give and receive. Whether you need a new look for a New Year’s bash or are just looking for a pre-winter pick-me-up, it’s easy to feel great – or feel great just giving – with these new beauty finds.

Give the Gift of a Smile
Sephora has partnered with Operation Smile to create a special lip balm to benefit children worldwide. The net proceeds of the Operation Smile Lip Baume SPF 15 will benefit Operation Smile, a medical organization that provides reconstructive surgery and health care to children in developing countries with facial defects. To date, Operation Smile has treated more than 70,000 children and young adults in 21 developing countries and throughout the United States. For more information, call 1-888-OP SMILE or visit www.operationsmile.com. The Shimmering Lip Baume costs just $5 and is available at all Sephora stores and online at www.sephora.com.

Merry and Mod
If you’ve seen the latest women’s fashion magazines, ‘60s Mod is back in style with geometric angles and block colors, especially white. Alchemy Cosmetics allows you to capture that trend with new makeup that gives you a blast-from-the-past look that still is pretty. Try Monk’s Pepper Eyeshadow, a metallic-cocoa colored shade; Marshmallow Eyeshadow, a shimmery white; or Angelica Lipstick, a sheer, iridescent white lipstick. The products are available online at www.alchemycosmetics.com, at select Sephora stores and at select boutiques nationwide.

Body and Soul Lip Glow
Honolulu-based Body and Soul, famous for ‘40s and ‘50s-inspired makeup palettes and packaging, offers a new D’Lites lip glow four-color palette for the holidays that comes with an application brush and a glamorous silver compact. It also includes Body and Soul Lip Glow (a soft, non-gooey lip gloss) in cognac, rose, nude and mauve colors. It's available online at www.sephora.com.

Sweet Treats for Skin
A great way to warm up someone’s holiday is with Hawaiian body products in exotic scents from Joey New York. The Coconut Oil Body Moisturizer contains both coconut oil and the coveted Hawaiian Kukui Nut Oil to hydrate dry winter skin. Or try the Hawaiian Pineapple Hand, Elbow and Foot Cream which blends Hawaiian pineapple, coconut oil and brown sugar to exfoliate and soothe hands, elbows and feet. Lastly, the White Chocolate Body Shimmer is a lightweight, non-greasy body oil that leaves a glowing finish but no mess. It's available at select stores such as Barney’s and Sephora or by calling 1-800-563-9691.

BeneFit Cosmetics Gift Sets
San Francisco-based BeneFit Cosmetics has put together two adorable and luxurious gift sets great for your favorite co-worker, your sister or your best friend. For a shimmery look, The Perk-Me-Up Kit includes the best-selling Dandelion ballerina-pink sheer powder to “take your complexion from dull to darling in an instant,” as well as the High Beam pink pearl liquid highlighter to give your cheeks a dewy finish. Top it all off with a little Crystal Gloss on the lips and you’re ready to go!

Or if you have someone in mind who loves a bath and everything that comes with it, you might want to consider BeneFit’s Bathina’s Bathing Set which includes Enchanting Beauty Bubbles, Sweet Satin Shave and Sandal Scandal for soft, smooth feet. A great gift for your favorite women! The gift sets are available at www.benefitcosmetics.com and select department stores.

Twinkle and Glitter
Bloom introduces the Shine On color collection for a festive face. It features lip glosses, sheer color creams and eyeshadows in two new colors: Twinkle and Glitter. Twinkle is a soft brown tone with a hint of shimmer. As an eye shadow, Twinkle creates a delicate look that is perfect for highlighting the brow bone or inner eye. The Sheer Color Cream in Twinkle also works as a subtle highlighter for an all-over glow. Glitter is a pretty shade of pink with specks of metallic glitter for delicate, yet noticeable color. The Glitter Lip Gloss looks amazing on top of a rose or mauve lipstick or lip pencil. The Glitter Sheer Color Cream adds a perfect rosy flush to cheeks with added shimmer. Lastly, the Glitter Eye Shadow (which appears hot pink in the container) actually glides on sheer and is a pretty accent to other neutral eye colors. They are available at select Sephora and Nordstrom stores and online at www.bloomcosmetics.com.

European “Breakfast for the Skin”
If you’re looking for a special splurge for your sister, mom or best friend try “breakfast for the skin” from Paris-based Academie Scientifique De Beauté. Soin Sublimateur du Teint is a tinted complexion-enhancing product that revitalizes and revives the complexion, giving the skin a “rediscovered healthy glow.” It contains the extract of sweet oranges to help increase melanin and give a subtle “tan” and warm glow to the skin. It also is designed to soften wrinkles and small lines and strengthen the supporting tissue in the face. Academie products are sold in spas and salons across the country. To find the location closest to you, call 800-323-6984 or visit www.skinacademie.com.

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