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The Best Holiday Gifts You Can Get from Sephora

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For the person in your life who’s never missed a night of taking their makeup off, is constantly referencing the latest BeautyTok trend, or says they have “errands to run” when they’re just getting an iced coffee and going to Sephora, there’s nothing more exciting to unwrap during the holiday season than something beauty-related. Makeup, skincare, the year’s hottest hair tool, a cult-favorite scent—when it comes to beauty gifts, you simply can’t lose.

Whether you’re buying for your mom, sister, friend, or even dad whose skin needs some post-holiday TLC—hey, dads need self-care too! —Sephora has the perfect gift for everyone on your nice list.

The best bag to see under the tree? One with horizontal black-and-white stripes. With these gifts from Sephora, you’ll be given the unanimous title of “2023’s Best Gift-Giver” by everyone you shopped for.

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The Best Sephora Gifts of 2023

Our one-stop-shop to pick up gifts for our favorite beauty gurus during the holiday season is—to no one’s surprise—Sephora. From once-a-year gift sets to the latest viral blush, it’d be hard to find something on the shelves that our giftee wouldn’t love.

SEPHORA COLLECTION 

At-Home Spa Set

This six-piece spa set features a mini face roller, a mini gua sha, a mini cooling globe for under the eyes, a pair of reusable eye patches, a headband, and a dry brush.

RARE BEAUTY 

Mini Blush & Glow Set

If there’s one universal truth in the makeup world, it’s that it’d be near-impossible to go through an entire tube of Rare Beauty’s ultra-pigmented, cult-favorite liquid blush. This mini set has two mini liquid blushes and two mini liquid highlighters for glowing, flushed cheeks that’ll last for the foreseeable future.

HOURGLASS 

Cheek Palette

Hourglass’s limited-edition Ambient Lighting palettes include six of their one-of-a-kind powders to bronze, blush, highlight, and set makeup for a glowing, airbrushed complexion.

GLOW RECIPE 

Fruit Babies Bestsellers Kit

Glow Recipe is known for its Plum Plump hyaluronic acid cream, watermelon niacinamide drops, and avocado moisturizer—all of which and more can be found in this five-piece set.

MAKEUP BY MARIO 

Ethereal Eyes Eyeshadow Palette

This palette sold out almost instantly last holiday season but is back by popular demand to give more people the opportunity to own what’s been deemed “the perfect eyeshadow palette” by TikTok.

CHARLOTTE TILBURY 

Pillow Talk Lip & Cheek Set

This four-piece set is a Pillow Talk lover’s dream, boasting three lip products and one highlighter in the beloved, universally flattering nude-pink shade.

DYSON 

Special Edition Airwrap

The ultimate beauty gift, the Dyson Air wrap gives salon-quality blowouts with little-to-no effort—regardless of how good the user is at doing hair. This set comes with all of the attachments for the perfect blowouts and curls, every time.

SEPHORA FAVORITES 

Holiday Sparkly Clean Beauty Kit

Not sure what product to buy for the beauty lover in your life? Pick out this six-piece set of clean beauty favorites, including four full-size products from Saie, Merit, and Kosas.

SHANI DARDEN SKINCARE 

Signature Peel

This award-winning set of two-step peels gives you the results of a chemical peel at home, leaving you with brightened, smoother skin—minus the downtime.

SAIE 

Glowy Super Gel Illuminator Set

Gift the gift of glow with this two-piece set of Saie’s best-selling illuminator gel, complete with a limited-edition shade for a just-got-back-from-vacation complexion.

PHLUR

 Father Figure Perfume

First, there was Phlur’s viral “Missing Person” scent, and now there’s Father Figure, a new warm scent with notes of fig, jasmine, and sandalwood, making for the perfect cool-weather fragrance.

SUMMER FRIDAYS 

The Skincare Set

This four-piece set spotlights some of Summer Friday’s most beloved products, from their award-winning Jet Lag mask to their cult-favorite Lip Butter Balm.

DIOR 

Rosy Glow Blush

At long last, Dior’s viral Rosy Glow blush has been released in four new stunning shades, including this soft-pink rosewood color that the internet can’t get enough of.

BEAUTY BLENDER 

Sponge and Cleaner Set

There’s nobody who couldn’t use an extra beauty blender in their stash, and this six-piece set includes three of the sponges, plus solid cleansers and a silicone scrub mat to keep them clean.

NÉCESSAIRE 

Body Essentials Travel Set

This travel-size trio of skincare best-sellers will hydrate, cleanse, and replenish the skin for head-to-toe hydration—even in the dry winter months.

VOLUSPA 

Metallic Glow Candle Gift Set

This gift set features four stunning, warm candle scents that are perfect for the holiday season and beyond.

LANEIGE 

Midnight Minis Set

Beauty guru or not, they’ll love this set of the famous Laneige Lip Sleeping Masks, including berry, gummy bear, sweet candy, mint chocolate, and mango flavors.

SEPHORA FAVORITES 

Styling Sephora Favorites Kit

This hairstyling set of Sephora favorites has it all: From Amika’s Perk Up dry shampoo to the JVN Air Dry Cream to an Olaplex Reparative Styling Cream.

DYSON 

Supersonic Hair Dryer

The crème de la crème of hair dryers, the Dyson Supersonic dries hair faster, leaving behind more shine and less hair damage.

OUAI 

Detox Shampoo & Leave-In Conditioner Set

The set of haircare bestsellers meant for all hair types cleanses away dirt and oil with a detox shampoo, then locks in hydration with a leave-in conditioner, leaving behind silky, smooth strands.

FENTY BEAUTY 

Full-Size Gloss Bomb Trio

This trio of lip glosses leaves behind a hydrating shine that’s the cherry on top of every makeup look—plus, it comes with a set-exclusive shade, Pink Dragonfly.

COLOR WOW 

Dream Coat Duo Hair Set

Get them the gift of frizz-free, shiny hair with the beloved Dream Coat Anti-Frizz Treatment from Color Wow in both travel size and full size.

BREAD BEAUTY SUPPLY 

Mini Scrunchy Set

Made from a vegan-friendly satin material, these mini scrunchies won’t leave dents in your hair. They have just the right amount of stretch to hold your hair up or sit on your wrist.

SOL DE JANEIRO

 Brazilian Bum Bum Jet Set

Give them the gift of Sol de Janeiro’s bestselling Brazilian Bum Bum Cream Cheirosa ’62 scent with this travel set of Bum Bum cream, shower gel, and fragrance mist.

AQUIS 

Flip Hair-Drying Tool

If you’re sick of using super damaging heat products to dry your hair, look no further than this hair-drying tool, which uses water-wicking technology and luxe fabric to dry hair.

TOPICALS 

Under Eye Brightening & Clearing Eye Masks

These cooling hydrogel under-eye masks will fade the appearance of dark circles with caffeine, kojic acid, and arbutin to combat pigmentation and dark spots.

SEPHORA COLLECTION 

Silicone Scalp Massager

For the person in your life who loves everything showers, this plastic-free scalp massager will make their hair-washing routine a step more luxurious.

THE ORDINARY 

Hyaluronic Acid + B5 Hydrating Serum

Hyaluronic acid is a hydration essential for any skincare routine. This one from The Ordinary is formulated with B5 for multi-depth, enhanced hydration.

THE INKEY LIST 

Caffeine Eye Cream

This super-affordable eye cream is the perfect stocking stuffer for the beauty lover in your life, formulated with caffeine and peptides and proven to reduce puffiness and dark circles.

SUMMER FRIDAYS 

Lip Butter Balm

This long-lasting, glossy lip balm from Summer Fridays is a cult favorite for a reason. Made with shea and murumuru seed butter, this vegan balm is super hydrating.

This is the meaning of the red thread amulet tied to the wrist

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You may have seen someone wearing a red bracelet or just a red thread tied around their wrist, but do you know what this means?

According to Kabbalah, an esoteric discipline and school of thought of Jewish origin, the red thread absorbs negative energy, eliminates bad thoughts, and drives away people you don’t want to have in your social circle. It’s good for attracting positive energy and good thoughts as long as these are your intentions.

However, other cultures also use this red thread, since the color is a symbol of strength and serves to warn us when there is danger nearby, another of its qualities is to protect our aura, driving away negative energy and balancing our energy so that our body and soul are in harmony.

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How to use the red thread charm?

You can start wearing the red thread amulet at any time you decide, you must place it on your left wrist, and it should have 7 knots, which represent the spiritual worlds as well as the chakras of our body, always remember to have the intention of what you want to attract or move away.

When you are going to put on the thread, you should make sure that it is placed by someone who only wants good things for you, so it is best that you do not trust it to just anyone, look for someone you know and who wants the best for you.

If the thread breaks, it is because it has already absorbed a lot of negative energy, if it falls, leave it in the place where it has fallen or throw it away from your house and the places you frequent. If possible, replace the yarn with a new one and repeat the steps to use it.

You can reinforce your bracelet with accessories such as the Turkish eye, the hand of Fatima, or a saint, depending on your beliefs.

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Celebrities Wearing a Red Bracelet for Luck

Several of our favorite celebrities wear a red thread as an amulet, from Madonna to Macarena Achaga. We’ve also seen her on K-pop idol Taehyung, V of BTS, Ariana Grande, Angelina Jolie, Beyonce, Paris Hilton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Britney Spears, Demi Moore, Rihanna, and Katy Perry.

Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, David Beckham, Miranda Kerr, and Ashton Kutcher are just a few of the famous personalities who swear by the power of red string bracelets, believing in their ability to protect against negative energies and promote positive vibrations.

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Whether you choose to wear one for its spiritual significance or as a stylish accessory, red string bracelets have become an intriguing symbol of luck and protection in the celebrity world.

An All-Natural SEX POTION

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It’s giving … love potion. An all-natural concoction meant to help increase sex drive and sexual desires. Some may refer to it as black magic, but in pop culture today, love potions often drug people into a kind of aphrodisiac-fueled craze that subverts their free will. An herbalist explained making love potions is an ancient and innocent practice.

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“Make heart medicine on Fridays. In several ancient societies, Friday was associated with the “goddess of love“, like Venus, the herbalist said.

We discovered this steamy DIY project thanks to TikTok user @officialbettybee, who says to try it before sleeping with your partner. The secret to this “sex potion”? Cloves and honey are both aphrodisiacs and natural stimulants. 

The recipe also calls for oranges, which have an array of sexual benefits. They have a high concentration of vitamin C, boosting sex drive, and they release increased levels of the “love hormone” oxytocin, which heightens sexual arousal. For your male partners, cloves have been shown to increase male libido and treat premature ejaculation, meaning they last even longer in the bedroom. So next time you and your partner are looking for ways to spice things up, consider trying this DIY potion and go all night long. Read on for the full sexy recipe below. 

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Sex Potion Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

1 teaspoon clove powder or crushed whole cloves.
Hot water
1 orange
2 spoons honey

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Add hot water into a cup with the cloves or clove powder.
2. In a separate cup, squeeze the juice from the orange.
3. Combine your clove water with the orange juice (the water should still be steaming hot).
4. Add two spoonsful of honey to the combined mixture.
5. Drink and wait 5-10 minutes before sex.
6. Enjoy!

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Does traveling give you anxiety? Hypnotherapy can help you

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If you are one of those who do not have good experiences on airplanes when traveling, hypnotherapy may be one of your solutions.

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Having anxiety when traveling is completely normal. What is not good is that you fear being on a plane and your intrusive thoughts torture you for the 2, 5, or 10 hours that your flight lasts. If you have already tried meditation, breathing exercises, and even some medication, and nothing has worked for you, the answer may lie in hypnotherapy. We tell you what it is.

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What is hypnotherapy and how can it help you when traveling?

Hypnotherapy is a form of therapy that uses hypnosis as a tool to help people overcome emotional, psychological, or physical problems.

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Yes, it sounds like something they would do in a Disney movie, and although it is something similar, it does not involve witches or magical artifacts, and they will not force you to do something you do not want. This therapy consists of inducing a state of hypnotic trance in patients so that they relax deeply and generate greater concentration in their subconscious.

Therapists use verbal techniques (such as questions and reflections on important moments in patients’ lives) to help them solve their problems and leave their fears behind. The goal of this therapy is to explore the underlying causes of the problems. To leave a fear or experience behind, it is important to find memories and repressed emotions about a specific topic.

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Hypnotherapy and air travel

Your therapist can teach you to enter a state of hypnosis that will help you combat your anxiety when traveling. This practice can be a very good solution to your problems with airplanes since you will find a way to take control of your subconscious and not let it control you.

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Generally finding the real causes of why people are afraid of airplanes is not easy. You may think that they are superficial things however, many times it can go back to traumatic childhood experiences or even something they saw on television and do not remember.

If you think this may be the case for you, talk to your therapist about it and see if there is a chance to explore much more about this type of therapy.