Presents for Primping: 17 Luxurious Beauty Gifts
For the makeup-hoarders, frequent spagoers, and obsessive perfume-testers, try one of these 17 lavish gifts — from eye-catching gold nail-polish to a hairbrush beautiful enough to be displayed out on the vanity. Click ahead to find those, plus lymphatic massages, butt-sculpting classes, peach-clementine-scented soaps, and much more.
*This article appears in the November 24, 2014 issue of New York Magazine.
Diorific Talons Limited-edition colors from Christian Dior that’ll zhuzh up any holiday-party look.
Fountain of Youth Water 750 ml. from the Florida spring where Ponce de León supposedly found the Fountain of Youth. Bottled the day it’s s...
Fountain of Youth Water 750 ml. from the Florida spring where Ponce de León supposedly found the Fountain of Youth. Bottled the day it’s shipped.
MacGyver Hair Clip Aside from keeping down flyaways, this clip also unsnaps to function as a wrench, screwdriver, and sharp cutting edge.
A Rosy Glow Tata Harper’s organic moisturizing tint gives lips and cheeks a perfect postcoital shine.
Soap From Maine These Mary Meyers soaps are made up north with scents to match, like peach-clementine and red currant.
A Bigger Butt ModelFit founder Justin Gelbland trains some of the most envied butts in the industry — from Candice Swanepoel to Irina Shayk to Ka...
A Bigger Butt ModelFit founder Justin Gelbland trains some of the most envied butts in the industry — from Candice Swanepoel to Irina Shayk to Karlie Kloss. The method includes, but is not limited to, lots of tiny squats.
Whole-Body Cryotherapy Briefly blast your loved one with -250-degree-F liquid nitrogen. WBC, used by athletes to alleviate aches and pains, is ca...
Whole-Body Cryotherapy Briefly blast your loved one with -250-degree-F liquid nitrogen. WBC, used by athletes to alleviate aches and pains, is catching on among Demi Moore types; the three-minute treatment is said to tighten collagen and increase metabolism.
Beautiful Brush Costs the same as in standard black, but the all-white Mason Pearson feels like even more of a luxury.
Rose-Gold Travel Brushes Jenny Patinkin’s eye, allover, and blender brushes have full-size heads on travel-size handles to maximize coverage whil...
Rose-Gold Travel Brushes Jenny Patinkin’s eye, allover, and blender brushes have full-size heads on travel-size handles to maximize coverage while minimizing suitcase real-estate.
9 Bright Lipsticks The collector’s edition of Marc Jacobs’s Kiss Pop lacquer comes in a shiny jewelry-box-like case.
Lymphatic Massage Discover the pleasures of lymphatic drainage in the comfort (and privacy) of your own home with Laure Seguin.
Diamond Whites If you’re not into gold teeth, dentist Emanuel Layliev gets them sparkling white using actual diamond dust.
Foxglove Fragrance Joya named its new scent after the once-ubiquitous 19th-century New York plant that’s now confined to Central Park’s Conservat...
Foxglove Fragrance Joya named its new scent after the once-ubiquitous 19th-century New York plant that’s now confined to Central Park’s Conservatory Garden. Salt-meadow-grass top notes, white-cedar bottom notes.
A Month of Looking Made-Up Drop-in makeup bar Rouge is offering this special package for those on whom the art of concealer and blush is lost.
Smile-Lines Eraser Stop not laughing: This cream-and-patch duo stimulates collagen. Sulwhasoo draws from Korean herbal medicine.
Gold Personal Massager It looks a little … suggestive, but the gold-leafed Akari massager from Tatcha is G-rated: It invigorates, releases tensio...
Gold Personal Massager It looks a little … suggestive, but the gold-leafed Akari massager from Tatcha is G-rated: It invigorates, releases tension, and detoxifies the skin, hot or cold.
Winston Churchill Scents These La Parfumerie Moderne fragrances have notes inspired by Sir Winston Churchill’s cigars and ’20s flappers sipping w...
Winston Churchill Scents These La Parfumerie Moderne fragrances have notes inspired by Sir Winston Churchill’s cigars and ’20s flappers sipping whiskey.
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