Sweet Stocking Stuffers for under 6

This year, my mother and sister's stockings were full of trios of peppermint Chapstick, C.O. Bigelow's rose salve, the new mini Vaselines, and Essence's volumizing eyelash powder.

Great Gift Ideas

For your mother:
Tocca Fragrance Set ($24, select Sephoras)
The set includes half-ounce bottles of Colette and Cleopatra, two of Tocca's most loved perfumes. 

For your sister:
Ulta Perfect Wink Eye Collection
(on sale for $19, regularly $30, select Ultas) The set includes a great variety of cosmetics, she's sure to fall in love with a few. Includes Lorac liquid liner, Urban Decay eyeliner in LSD, and mascaras by Calvin Klein, Benefit, Napoleon, and Pur Minerals.

For your best friend:
Urban Decay's Black Market eyeliner set (on sale for $24, regularly $36, select Ultas) is a great gift because it contains a variety of neutral eyeliners, along with a few bolder ones. 

For your coworker: Stila's lip gloss trio ($12, select Sephoras) contains three fun shades of lip gloss. It's an inexpensive but still thoughtful gift that will have your coworker thinking of you every time she reapplies. 

For your secretary: Baume Du Sourire's Smile Lip Balm ($13, select Sephoras) is a small but still thoughtful gift for pretty much any friendly acquaintance (female acquaintances, obv). I keep a few wrapped up in my purse this time of year, just in case. 

Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette

I decided to pick up Urban Decay's Naked 3 palette, since I have only ever heard good things about their previous two naked palettes. It cost 50 bucks, which seemed really excessive to me. I mean, it comes with a brush but so? What makes these palettes so great?
After trying this product, I am officially a supporter of the "naked" line. The shadows went on so smoothly, and really brightened up my eyes. The palette had a variety of shades (12), which all blended well together. The mirror in the case was really high-quality, as was the dual-ended brush. I will probably end up buying the other two naked palettes. If you're willing to part with the fifty dollars, then you will most likely fall in love with this product.