Holiday Beauty Gift Guide 2016: Josie Maran Holiday Gift Sets!

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Holiday Gift Guide 2016:

The Holiday Season is almost upon us! So, it is time for me to launch my Holiday Beauty Gift Guide 2016! My Holiday Beauty Gift Guide is a series of posts highlighting some of the best holiday sets, assortments, and offerings in the beauty world for this year. I am excited to give ya'll the scoop on some awesome products and deals!

Josie Maran Holiday Sets:

Josie Maran Cosmetics has a fantastic lineup of Holiday Sets this year. It can be tricky buying skincare for other people. However, I think that any of these sets from Josie Maran would work for just about anyone on your list. Sure, skincare is tricky...but, Argan oil is so universal. It works for just about every skin type. Plus, you can never go wrong with items like body butters and body scrubs. So, lets dive in! I am going to give the the lowdown on each set. 

To find out more about each of these awesome Holiday Sets from Josie Maran, please click "read more" below! :)

Physician's Formula NEW Argan Wear: Argan Oil, Argan Oil Blush, and Argan Wear BB Cream

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Argan Oil has been cropping up everywhere in products lately! From oils, to skincare, to body care, and now even in makeup, Argan Oil is everywhere! I am really a fan of argan oil. Especially for facial skincare. So, I am always curious to try products with this amazing oil in the formula. Argan Oil makeup? What a great way to layer in some extra benefits to your skin while applying makeup!

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Argan Oil has been used for centuries for hair, face, and body. This oil from Morocco can smooth and moisturize and condition your skin, work on fine lines, and give you a lovely glow without feeling at all greasy.

From this new Argan Wear Collection from Physician's Formula, I tried out the NEW Argan Wear Ultra-Nourishing Argan Oil, the NEW Argan Wear Ultra-Nourishing Argan Oil BB Cream, and the NEW Argan Wear Ultra-Nourishing Argan Oil Blush in Exotic Blushing Glow Rose. To find out more details about these amazing products, please click "read more" below!

My Home Spa: The Body Shop's Wild Argan Oil Bath & Body Collection

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I am a bath person. Especially this time of year! Nothing beats a soak in the tub for a little bit of relaxation before bed. While I will fully admit that many times I am too tired in the evening for a bath. When I do motivate to take one, I am never sorry! Using decadent bath and body products is my little treat to myself. This is how I indulge and self-pamper. So, I just love exploring new bath and body products...such great bath motivation! ;) 

The Body Shop is one of my long-time favorite stores. It has long been a go-to for me for not only bath products but also skincare, makeup, and fragrance! So, I am super excited to try out their new Wild Argan Oil product range! 

Fair Trade Argan Oil:
Argan Oil has been used for centuries in Morocco. It is their beauty secret for conditioned hair and fabulous skin.

The Harvest: 
Even the process of extracting the Argan oil is an age-old tradition. First, the fruits are sun-dried and then the nuts are hand-cracked open. Then the kernals are pressed and are slowly filtered over 48 hours to extract the purest oil possible for the Body Shop's products. The result? A truly high-quality Argan oil goes into the products!

The Body Shop uses Fair-Trade organic Argan oil hand- harvested by Berber tribe women in Southeast Morocco (the remote Atlas Mountains). This trade supports rural agricultural communities in Morocco rather than using large city factories. This partnership is through the Tangarine Cooperative which strives to raise the standard of living for the Berber women in Morocco. Pretty cool, right?

The Body Shop Wild Argan Line:

The Body Shop's Wild Argan Oil line:
This line has such a beautiful and unique scent! The Body Shop's Wild Argan scent is hard to describe: it is a soft and comforting scent. To me, the Wild Argan scent is rich and feminine with hints of almond and musk and a slight hint of powder. It is a scent that I really enjoy wearing. So much so that I wish that it came in a body mist or eau de toilette! I would totally wear this as my everyday fragrance!

I tried out a variety of products from the Body Shop's Wild Argan Oil Range. To find out more about each product and how I liked it, please click "read more" below! :)

Makeup Wars: Favorite Oils for Hair and Face

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It is time for another Makeup War! This time the Makeup Wars bloggers are sharing their favorite oils for both hair and skin! 

Read Makeup Wars: Find out what products Top Beauty Bloggers LOVE!

Before sharing my choices for favorite hair and face oils, let me tell you a little bit about Makeup Wars in general. The Makeup Wars Bloggers are a group of top beauty bloggers that publish coordinated bi-weekly posts. The Makeup Wars bloggers collectively pick topics to blog about (e.g., Top 10 Products, Beauty Pampering, etc). Then, we publish our posts at precisely the same time and link up through the graphic links and thumbnails at the top and bottom of our posts. It is always a big surprise to scroll through the links from the group to see what everyone picked! Every single time one of our Makeup Wars publishes, I literally scroll through all the Makeup Wars blog posts making shopping lists, lol!

Favorite Oils for Hair and Face with Nyakio, NUXE , NuMe

Oil for Hair and Skin???

Have you ventured into the hair/skin oil realm yet? As someone with temperamental combo-oily skin (I'm pregnant...so, super oily through t-zone), using oil on your hair or face seems counter-intuitive, right? Well, just put aside any of your preconceived notions on oil for now. Oils for your hair and face are really a great thing! 

Using oils on my hair was less of a leap for me. While my scalp gets a bit oily after a couple days between washings, my ends are very dry. So, as you can imagine, my hair just seems to "drink" in hair oils. They are actually just what my hair needs! Oils for my face? Now this was a leap of faith for me. I will admit that I am a novice at using face oils and have only tried a few. However, I do have one that I am currently really liking! Do you want to know what else is cool...many of the oils that I am already using for my hair...can also be used on the face! I love multi-purpose products! :)

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Pure Argan Oil from Maijan: Multi-Purpose Oil!

Have you discovered Argan Oil? know I am a bit "late to the party" with my discovery of Argan Oil, lol!

What is Argan Oil?

Argan Oil is a multi-purpose oil from Morocco. It has a long tradition of being used for protecting and moisturizing the skin and hair. It is a rare oil and it is naturally full of beauty-beneficial nutrients. Argan Oil naturally contains omega-6, Vitamin E, and antioxidants.

Now, you might be thinking "oil for my hair/skin: no way!" Well, I thought the same thing before exploring cosmetic oils. Years ago, my initial reaction to using oils was "Why would I want to make myself oily?" Well, it turns out, there are many cosmetic oils that are non-greasy and are really fabulous for your skin and hair.

My intro to using oils for skincare/haircare was actually Jojoba Oil. Now, if I want to be technical, Jojoba Oil is actually a liquid wax. But, you know what I mean. So, point being, once I started using oils on my skin, I realized how much I like them! So, as you can imagine, the more I read about the Argan Oil hype, I knew that I had to try Argan Oil for myself!

This review is for Maijan's Argan Oil. To find out more, please keep reading!