What holiday gift (person, place, thing, experience, time, money...) will you give yourself this year? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Fenty Skin Shimmer N Spice Warm Cinnamon Shimmery Lip + Body Duo
This holiday gift from Fenty’s Holidaze Hustle Collection, gives you shimmer and spice and everything nice. Perfect for the holidays (and cold, drying winter weather) this duo contains Mini Butta Drop Whipped Oil Body Cream and Plush Puddin’ Intensive Recovery Lip Mask, available for a limited time infused with Warm Cinnamon scent and soft gold shimmer. ($36, FentySkin.com.)
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Buttah’s Customizable Skin Kit, choose from three skincare items. ($65, buttahskin.com.)
Tocca’s Crema Veloce Mini Hand Cream Set contains rich hand creams in Florence, Cleopatra and Colette scents. ($30, tocca.com.)
Pat McGrath Labs The Luminous Legends Collection
A gift that's perfect for the makeup maven (or to get yourself beat for the holidays). Pat McGrath Labs The Luminous Legends Collection’s Mega Eye Shadow Palette contains creamy soft matte and sparkling astral and metallic shades to make your eyes twinkle ($76, patmcgrath.com). Pair it with the Mini Mattetrance™ Lipstick Trio ($35), which features three shades in travel-friendly sizes: Elson, BeautySlayer and Fever Dream.
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Mraya Beauty Eyes and Cheeks Kit, available in six color palettes. ($62.57. mraya.co.)
Iconic London’s That Lit Look features four products for lush lashes and glowing skin. ($55, us.iconiclondon.com.)
Noir Lux Candle Bar Soy Candles
Candle lovers — stay lit! Noir Lux Candle Bar has candle collections created with 100-percent all-natural soy wax, 100-percent phthalate-free fragrance oils. They also feature wooden wicks (which burn longer and are eco-friendly). These are perfect for smoke-sensitive folks. Chose from holiday candles You Sleigh and Holly Berry. The winter collection features dnd (Do Not Disturb) and Bonfire & Chill, both with earthy fragrances. (10 oz candles are $32; noirluxcandleco.com.)
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Kindred Essence’s Christmas Wreath Holiday Soy Candle, (9 oz $27, etsy.com/shop/kindredessence.)
Carrière Frères Winter Collection features three scented candles to choose from: Winter Forest, Winter Fire and Winter Flower, comforting scents reminiscent of winter forests, cozy fireplaces and warm cups of tea. ($85, carrierefreres.com.)
Exalted Moon Wellness Spiritual Bath Duo
A perfect gift for the holidays and to bring in the New Year, Exalted Moon Wellness’ Spiritual Bath Duo contains Cleanse & Protect Spiritual Bath (that is said to cleanse low vibes and stagnant emotional energy) and Abundance Bath (to raise your vibration and attract love, wealth and all forms of abundance). Each bath is a blend of bath salts, anointing oils, herbs and flowers "infused" with Reiki and blessings to support your process of releasing the old and attracting the new. The Spiritual Bath is available in large (with two full-size packets, that can be used up to two times $29) and small (two single-use bath packets, $17 exaltedmoonwellness.com).
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Soulful Vibes Co’s Magnetism & Manifesting Spiritual Bath Soak, to help you manifest and attract your desires. ($30. soulfulvibesco.com.)
The Live Gently Holiday Gift Set from Gently Soap contains five vegan bar soaps, gentle enough for sensitive skin. ($60, gentlysoap.com.)
Actually Curious The Family Bundle
This bundle includes the Our Future and The Culture card game editions. Our Future Edition (ages 7+ and adult) helps young people discuss topics to foster connection and nature curious minds. The curated deck has 52 questions to offer discussion prompts at two levels — “light” to “deep,” covering friendship purpose, self-reflection, mental health, building community and more. The Culture Edition helps you find middle ground regardless of age, gender, background or political affiliation, with questions like “what’s a fad or trend you wish would make a comeback?” or “choose five musicians from history to make your ultimate super group.” ($50, actuallycurious.com.)
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Black Owned Games’ Words for the Culture, is a card game in which two teams compete and guess words from 90s pop culture to current day lingo. ($35.99, blackownedgames.com.)
Table Topics cards have conversation starters with thought promoting questions and topics. Try Family Gathering ($25) or Holiday Conversation Pack ($20, tabletopics.com.)
Melanated Culture Club Round Yoga Studio Wall Clock
Melanated Culture Club, with designs by Viola has beautifully illustrated items from totes, jigsaw puzzles, mugs, coasters, t-shirts and more. I love the Round Yoga Studio Wall Clock with an illustration of a serene sister seated in lotus position and surrounded by wildflowers. It is available in black, white and wooden base colors and black or white for the clock hands. ($38.95. melanatedcultureclub.etsy.com.)
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Ebonic Embrace Black Girl Meditation Print (Starts at $20.71, price depends on size and print material etsy.com/shop/ebonicembrace.)
Bring African vibes to the holiday table with Rochelle Porter’s Tribe Table Runner, ($59, rochelleporter.com.)
Shea Radiance Antioxidant Moisture Bundle
Shea Radiance’s Antioxidant Moisture Bundle makes a great gift for the winter months to combat moisture loss and nourish dry skin. The Moisture Bundle contains Lavender-scented African Black Soap Body Wash, Whipped Body Butter and Antioxidant Body Cream, and a Sisal Washcloth. ($87 shearadiance.com.)
You May Also Like: Elle Vie Body Butter’s Shea Body Bundle (available in three scents) contains four skin care products, plus loofah. ($66. myellevie.com.)
Juara’s Candlenut Body Cream (a personal favorite), an ultra-nourishing moisturizer makes a great stocking stuffer. ($38, juaraskincare.com.)
Wines by Mozel Wine Box
The Wines by Mozel Wine Box curated for the casual wine lover by sommelier Mozel Watson, contains three bottles of wine (one white, one red, and one sparkling) along with tasting notes, food recommendations. Also included is a copy of his book, The Harlem Wine God: Wine 101: Everything You Need to Know. ($110 winesbymozel.shop.)
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Black Girl Magic Wines Wine Down Gift Set (contains two bottles of wine (Magic Red Blend and Magic Rosé) and a gratitude journal. ($79.99, mcbridesisters.com.)
The Sip has various curated gift boxes for wine lovers. Sapere Gift Set contains P. Harrell Blanc de Noir, a blend of sustainably farmed pinot noir and chardonnay and The Sip Green Flute. ($40.95, thesip.com.)
What holiday gift (person, place, thing, experience, time, money...) will you give yourself this year? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
