The following are BCB’s top five picks for those of you doing some green holiday shopping for the eco-chic.  All of these brands promote natural and organic ingredients as well as methods to help protect our environment.  They are lines that I personally trust and truly enjoy.  And to top it off, they can all be found at my favorite one-stop-shop…  Sephora!  So sit back and take awe in some of these gorgeously green sets.

Caudalie Spa In A Bag

Korres Yoghurt Regimen Kit

Carol’s Daughter Tui Hair Set

Jurlique Hand Cream Trio

Caudalie (yes they are on here twice for a reason! <3) My Caudalie Must Have Set

Until next time my green beauty queens…  xoxo

For those of you that are new to the brand Philosophy, this is the perfect starter set for you.  It is an effective skincare line and comes at a completely affordable price.  This set includes Philosophy’s best-selling skincare products all designed to promote radiantly clear and smooth skin.  And coming in fairly large sizes, The Miracle Worker will last long enough for you to see real results.  I highly recommend it to those of you looking to try a new line but don’t want to spend a ton on purchasing an entire skincare regimen.

The Miracle Worker contains:

• 8 oz Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleanser
• 8 oz The Microdelivery Exfoliating Wash
• 2 oz Hope In A Jar
• 0.5 oz Hope In a Tube
• 1 oz The Microdelivery Peel Crystals
• 1 oz The Microdelivery Peel Gel

Do any of you use Philosophy products?  I’m a huge fan of their body care line and especially their holiday sets. Check out my previous post on another Philosophy holiday gift set I’m definitely picking up!    And head over to Sephora.com to see more from their holiday collections.

Until next time girls and boys…  xoxo

Hey babes!  So lately I’ve been trying to be strong and steer clear of the M.A.C. cosmetics counters because the pockets are hurtin’ a little bit right now.  Plus, I’ve been dying over their holiday collection Magic, Mirth and Mischief since it’s release earlier last month.  If you have not checked out these sets, you absolutely MUST!  The entire collection is so much fun and really quite worth it if you’re looking to boost up your M.A.C. assortment of cosmetics.  Many of the sets contain miniature sizes of permanent shades and re-promotes that most of us will find much more affordable now that they are in a set.  Here are a few of the items I have chosen to be on MY wish list:

To view the entire collection, head to maccosmetics.com or visit your local M.A.C. counter at Nordstrom.

Until next time babes…  xoxo

Hey gals!  Check out yet another holiday gift set this time from L’Occitane, one of my favorite eco-beauty brands.  This Hand Cream Bouquet is a limited edition set of six delicately scented hand creams featuring four different scents of timeless African flowers: Acacia, Frangipani, Ylang Ylang, and Rosebud.  This set also includes two of L’Occitane’s famous shea butter hand creams packaged in the perfect holiday gift giving box.  That’s six 10z tubes of delectable hand creams all for only $45!  So give the entire bouquet as a single memorable gift or hand them out individually and share a little bit of the heart of Africa with your friends. Either way you’re sure to make someone happy!

Head on over to www.loccitane.com to check out more from L’Occitane’s 2009 holiday boutique.  xoxo

I wanted to talk today about my favorite brand for holiday gift giving (and of course gift receiving ).  Every year Philosophy always comes out with the most delicious flavors of body products you will ever come across HANDS DOWN!  And their holiday gift sets are always so much fun and make the perfect stocking stuffers that you just can’t say no to them… or in this case “Bah humbug” to them.

This year Philosophy has come out with a trio of fireside-inspired shower and bath products called The Winter Escape.  This set comes with a new flavorful scent called Peppermint Hot Cocoa, which can be used as a shampoo, shower gel, or bubble bath.  It smells so yummy and so real that you’ll literally want to drink it!  And of course they couldn’t serve you up some peppermint hot cocoa without marshmallows so included in the set is a Marshmallow Body Souffle and Marshmallow Flavored Lip Shine.  Now I know you can’t honestly tell me you aren’t just drooling over this entire set.  I know I am! 

Stay tuned to Big City Beauty for more holiday gift sets you’re sure to fall for.  Happy Holidays everyone!

Until next time ladies…  xoxo