Holiday Shopping - Budget Buys for the Beauty Diva

Savvy Beauty Buys - Hair

1. Being a diva means looking your best from head to toe. Help the beauty diva keep her locks looking luscious with Ojon Restorative Hair Treatment. It works on dry and damaged hair or healthy hair in need of some extra shine. She can use it as a leave-in conditioner in addition to her daily hair care routine. - $50.00

2. Every diva needs to look her best while sweating it out at the gym. The Bumble & Bumble Bandball is a fun, more functional version of a rubber band ball that's perfect for a beauty diva's holiday stocking. It includes 100 hair ties, so she'll have plenty of help keeping her hair up and looking fabulous on the treadmill! - $20.00

3. HealthySexyHair Pumpkin Puree is a deep-conditioning masque that's used once per week to heal damaged hair. Apply it immediately after shampooing and let it set for about five minutes. This mask is for the beauty diva that dyes her hair because it restores natural shine and health. - $27.00

4. Sometimes there is not enough time in the day to freshen up and for those moments there's still a way for a beauty diva to look her best. Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo is a powder that absorbs oil and excess hair product. It leaves hair looking fresh, voluminous and perfectly styled. - $11.00 (1oz.) or $19.00 (2.5oz)

5. Give the It's a 10 hair mask to the beauty diva that wants - or needs - advanced treatment on her tresses. It's a 10 detangles, nourishes, defrizzes, softens, smooths, stops breakage, and enhances the body of hair. Pick up the shampoo and conditioner to make your own It's a 10 hair care gift pack. - $20.00

Savvy Beauty Buys - Skin

1. Hubby or beau can't go wrong with the LUSH Strawberry Feels Forever massage bar. It's hand-made from organic strawberries and melts right on to dry skin. Grab your diva and some candles, and then treat her to a massage. It also makes a great post-shower or bath moisturizer. - $9.00

2. The Gingerbread Man from philosophy is a guilt-free treat that will bring holiday cheer to the bathroom. It's a 3-in-1 bubble bath, shower gel and shampoo that smells just like baking gingerbread. Buy it alone or pair it with the philosophy Gingerbread House. - $16.00 / $30.00 for gift set

3. Beauty divas agree that the perfect primer can do wonders for makeup application. Try the DHC Velvet Skin Coat. It blurs fine lines, erases pores and smoothes skin for a younger, flawless look. Best of all, It's not sticky or greasy, applies easily, and keeps makeup from smudging. - $21.00 at DHCcare.com

4. Get the Mary Kat Satin Hands pampering set for a beauty diva that loves lotions and skin care systems. The set conditions, cleanses, exfoliates and smoothes dry and cracked hands. It includes a hand scrub and two creams. - $28.00

5. LUSH Honey Bee Bath Bombs - or any LUSH bath bombs, for that matter - are the perfect gift for all your girlfriends. The Honey Bee bath bomb contains aloe vera and smells like orange honey. It's a soothing treat that will leave every lady feeling and smelling great! - $6.00

Savvy Beauty Buys - Makeup

1. Perfecting a lip pucker is important to every diva. After all, she needs to be prepared to turn that frog in to a prince at any time! BeautiControl Lip Apeel is the best product for the job. It's a lip mask and balm that exfoliates, softens and hydrates lips. - $7.50

2. Dermablend Quick Fix concealer belongs in every beauty diva's purse. It comes in a tube - just like lipstick - so it's easy to keep on hand for beauty emergencies. Dermablend Quick Fix is creamy and doesn't look fake or cakey on skin. It's perfect for touch ups or as a primary concealer to hide blemishes and dark circles. - $18.00

3. The beauty diva in training can hone her primping skills with the help of the BareEscentuals Starter Kit. The eight piece set comes in several hues to match a diva's individual skin tone, and the how-to DVD explains makeup blending and application in an easy-to-follow process. $45.00-$60.00 depending on shade

4. Tube mascara is the next big thing in beauty, so blinc Kiss Me mascara is sure to be a hit with your beauty diva. The mascara creates tiny "tubes" around eyelashes that give a full, luscious, and nearly permanent look all day long. The tubes pull off eyelashes at the end of the day, no makeup remover needed! - $19.00

5. If the beauty diva you know wants richer, fuller lips, then have her try DuWop Lip Venom. The transparent gloss contains oils that stimulate circulation in the lips and cause a natural plumpness. It's called lip venom for a reason, though, and does sting slightly on application. Still, most beauty divas love it. - $16.00

Savvy Beauty Buys - Styling Tools & Products

1. Shaving is more efficient and faster with the Panasonic Close Curves Wet/Dry razor. It bends and pivots to give a close, clean shave. The beauty diva can use it dry for quick touch ups or lathered up in the shower. A bikini trimmer is included for a gentler, safer shave. - $32.00

2. The morning is one time when prepping for the day can take a while. Help the beauty diva save time by giving her a Conair Hot Air Curling Combo brush. Hot air vents make it fast to dry and style hair simultaneously and changing between a brush and a curler is a cinch. - $24.00

3. The beauty diva that uses flat or curling irons and hair dryers needs to protect her hair from heat damage. That's where Frederic Fekkai Glossing Cream can help. It's a leave-in cream that's not greasy and absorbs easily in to wet or dry hair. The glossing cream controls frizz and softens and protects hair. -$20.00

4. Fly-aways and frizz caused by humidity and heat don't have to be a nightmare for a beauty diva anymore. Make the Ouidad Climate Control gel a staple in her beauty routine. It blocks out humidity and maintains the stylish look that she worked so hard to create. - $24.00

5. SPLURGE: If you have some extra cash this holiday season and you want to spend it on your beauty diva, then use it to buy her a Chi Flat Iron. This flat iron leaves hair soft and silky instead of dry and can create multiple ‘dos, including curly, flipped or straight. - $135.00