RI Beauty Expert: Last Minute Beauty Stocking Stuffers

RI Beauty Expert: Last Minute Beauty Stocking Stuffers

Beauty mavens know that some of the most delightful presents are those found in a Christmas stocking. But in order to make a great stocking stuffer, a gift has to be cute, small and above all, useful. Here are some that meet the criteria with a splash of joy and wonder thrown in:

Chic Scrubs

The cult brand Lalicious is all about temptingly beautiful skin achieved by using their inimitable sugar scrubs. The enchanting Facing Thayer boutique carries Lalicious’ Limited Edition Holiday Sugar Scrub Tower with three yummy scents: Creamy Eggnog, Hot Buttered Rum, and Peppermint Patti. The branded tower “tube” has a festive red Christmas ribbon too. Go on. Make her holiday. Facing Thayer, Providence

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Local Skin Care

No stocking should be without a lavish bar of soap. Shore Soap Company’s sea salt soaps moisturize the skin as they clean it bare. They’re made right here in Rhode Island and are natural and luxuriously creamy. Tuck one into the toe of her stocking but leave room for a bottle of emollient body lotion from their new Jack Frost line. Reminiscent of a walk in the woods on a snowy December day, the lotions contain natural oils for soothing wind­chapped skin. Newport

For the Bath

Everyone loves a cute snowman and Kohl’s charming little fizzy bath balls look just like Frosty and come three to a package. She’ll want to drop one in her pre­holiday dinner bath for soothing comfort. Buy two or three extra to trim the tree with as they make sweet little ornaments, too. Kohl’s, North Kingstown, Warwick, Smithfield

Rare Scents

Fragrances in petite packages make perfect stocking stuffers. Salt Boutique carries the captivating Illume Go Be Lovely perfumes in entrancing floral packaging. We love it because it’s portable beauty that will create an air about her. It’s stocking­worthy because it’s winsome, unique, and smells terrific. Salt, Tiverton Four Corners

More Ideas

When filling her stocking, look for beauty care items that are a little out of the ordinary. Remember this is the season for comfort and joy. None of the items listed are costly but bundled together in an old­fashioned stocking, they can create a little bit of magic.

Donna Macdonald is a freelance writer who enjoys covering topics of interest to women, especially fragrance, style, beauty. She has also written marketing material for a women's book that hit the New York Times Bestseller list and netted her an up close and personal discussion on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Donna currently writes her own personal blog, alovelyinconsequence.blogspot.com, where she also writes about issues close to a woman's heart. Donna believes that when a woman finds beauty in the world, she will find beauty in herself.