Check Out These Very Merry Holiday Gift Ideas — As Seen On CBS Austin’s “We Are Austin”

We’ve gobbled ’til we wobbled, so now it’s time to deck the halls and get ready for Santa to come to town! If you’re ready to start checking off folks on your holiday shopping list, you’ll love some of the gift suggestions I shared on CBS Austin’s “We Are Austin” this morning.

Click here to check out the segment and keep on reading for the scoop on all the goodies seen on air:

OLAY REGENERIST VITAMIN C + PEPTIDE 24 HYDRATING MOISTURIZER

Is there someone in your life who brightens your days so much you think of them as sunshine personified? Well, help them achieve a complexion that’s as bright and beautiful as their personality. To do so, pick up the new Olay Regenerist Vitamin C + Peptide 24 Hydrating Moisturizer, a lightweight and non-greasy facial moisturizer formulated with dermatologist-approved ingredients like vitamin C, vitamin B3 and lactic acid to brighten dull skin instantly, help even out skin tone and smooth skin’s texture — all while providing 24-hour hydration. This luminosity-amplifying moisturizer is under $30 at Olay.com or you can contact your local retailer for curbside pick-up.

But wait! Since yesterday kicked off a week of not-to-miss online deals for holiday shoppers, Olay has offered up its own special offer that will be sure to bring some major smiles. When you spend $150 on skincare products at Olay.com, you’ll get a free Juicy Couture tracksuit in a sunny yellow color that has the phrase “Face Anything” emblazoned on one side. The softer-than-angel-wings fabric will keep you feeling cozy, and you’ll look stylish whether you’re running errands or lounging at home. Plus, the tracksuit was custom-made for Olay, so you won’t find it anywhere else!

NEOSTRATA AWARD WINNERS GIFT SET

Give your loved ones the best of the best — quite literally — with the NeoStrata Award Winners Gift Set ($158 at NeoStrata.com), which incorporates three of the brand’s award-winning products that ensure skin remains hydrated, lifted and glowing.

Each product in the set is a treat in and of itself but, together, they’re an absolute dream team. First, the set includes a full-size bottle of the Resurface Foaming Glycolic Wash, an advanced facial cleanser formulated with glycolic acid to gently exfoliate skin and unclog pores. What makes this cleanser particularly noteworthy is that it features a smart delivery system to ensure skin is thoroughly cleansed and purified while minimizing irritation. Next, the set features a full-size bottle of the Active Triple Firming Neck Cream, which helps to minimize aging signs in the neck and décolletage (areas that, much to our chagrin, often reveal our true age). Thankfully, with this neck cream, the delicate skin along the neck and décolletage can appear firmer, lifted, and more even toned.  Finally, the set contains a 3-pack of the Restore Pure Hyaluronic Biocelluose Mask. Each mask is derived from nourishing coconut water and infused with 0.15% hyaluronic acid to replenish skin’s moisture, plus the biocellulose material has a flexible and malleable feel so that it adheres to the skin seamlessly and stays in place.

Through the end of the day today, November 30th, you can enjoy 40% off site-wide and free shipping at NeoStrata.com, so head over there now!

GOODHABIT GLOW GETTER KIT

‘Tis the season of twinkly lights, glistening silver bells, shiny ornaments, and all things bright and beautiful. So what better time than the present to give dull and lackluster skin an instant glow-up? With the goodhabit Glow Getter Kit ($75 at goodhabitskin.com), you can kick your skin’s luminosity up a notch — it’s like turning on a light switch!

The set includes the new Glow On Enzyme Mask, a radiance-boosting, enzymatic, exfoliating mask loaded with natural fruit enzymes, AHAs and skin-replenishing oils. The mask includes lactic acid and malic acid, both alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) known to slough away dead surface skin cells and build-up to reveal smoother and more radiant skin. It also incorporates skin-brightening grapefruit seed, pineapple, and jackfruit extracts, as well as botanicals like fatty acid-rich prickly pear seed oil to boost collagen production and cell regeneration, and apricot kernel oil, avocado oil, and sunflower seed oil to hydrate, condition and smooth skin.

In addition to the mask, the kit includes the beloved goodhabit Texture Magic Exfoliating Toner, a powerful but gentle exfoliator that helps to minimize pores, refine skin’s texture and reveal more luminous skin. The toner’s formula has an ideal pH of 3.7 to ensures that even those with extra sensitive skin can use the product without experiencing any redness or irritation. It’s formulated with an 8% acid blend of AHAs (lactic, malic, phytic, and citric acids), BHAs (salicylic acid), and PHAs (gluconolactone acid) that work together to buff away dead and dull surface skin cells, remove deep-dwelling dirt and impurities from pores, fight acne-causing bacteria, and leave skin smoother, clearer, and brighter. It also contains niacinamide (vitamin B3) to soothe and hydrate skin, along with the brand’s proprietary BLU 5 technology which is designed to neutralize and prevent skin damage from blue light exposure.

And here’s a clever detail: the set also includes 4 hair clips so you can secure your strands while masking and exfoliating!

SHAZ & KIKS ESSENTIAL STEP 1 DUO SET

At its core, the holiday season is about spreading love and cheer, about making memories with our families and friends, about putting smiles on other’s faces and making the world a kinder place. Many of these principles are an integral part of Shaz & Kiks, an Ayurvedic-inspired haircare brand built on a love of family, tradition, cultural history, and community. Shaz & Kiks was founded by two sisters who wanted to celebrate their Indian heritage by creating a modern, holistic, plant-based, vegan haircare line inspired by ancient Indian beauty rituals. As children, the sisters would spend their summers in India and look on in awe as their grandmother whipped up beauty concoctions using natural ingredients from her kitchen and garden. Each beauty potion was rooted in ancient beauty wisdom handed down from one generation of Indian women to the next. Shaz & Kiks, then, is a homage to the sisters’ heritage, to their cultural history, and to their own family. You can practically feel the love that goes into developing each product — from the ingredients hand-picked for each formula to the stunning artwork adorning the packaging.

This holiday season, you can gift some Shaz & Kiks goodness to a loved one by choosing one of the brand’s stunning sets. One great option is the Shaz & Kiks Essential Step 1 Duo Set ($75 at ShazandKiks.com), which includes the Back To Your Roots Prewash and the Home-Combing Queen Neem Wood Comb.

The Back to Your Roots Prewash is a multi-tasking, creamy, plant-based hair mask formulated with 20 nutrient-rich Indian herbs, oils and flowers to nourish strands, balance the scalp and strengthen hair. Among the ingredients, you’ll find neem oil (which has antibacterial properties and helps to balance the scalp), amla extract and tamarind extract (both of which strengthen strands and supports hair growth), tumeric root oil (which has anti-inflammatory benefits and helps to treat scalp conditions ranging from dryness to dandruff), coconut oil (which hydrates and softens strands while boosting shine and fending off frizz), and reetha oil (to fight dandruff and reduce hair loss).

To use, apply a scoop of the Prewash to dry hair, starting at the scalp and massaging the product therein. Next, take another scoop and apply it to the strands, from root to tip. Once you’ve coated your strands with the product, let it sit for at least 20 minutes before jumping in the shower and rinsing off. You can then follow with your normal cleanser and conditioner.

There are two Prewash options available: one for Fine, Thin To Medium Hair and another for Dry, Frizzy or Curly Hair.

To complete the duo, there’s a lovely handmade Neem Wood Comb that will become an integral part of your quest for healthy hair. Neem wood has antimicrobial properties, so the comb will help to keep the scalp clean and flake-free. Moreover, the comb helps to distribute natural oils from your scalp all the way down your strands, which is key in order to enjoy soft, smooth, resilient, healthy hair. And, of course, when combing the hair near the roots, you’ll be helping to increase blood flow along the scalp, which will help get oxygen and nutrients to hair follicles more effectively.

BEACHWAVER HOLIDAY GLITTER COLLECTION

The holidays are a magical time, so it’s the perfect opportunity to facilitate a hair styling fantasy — and, of course, you’ll need the perfect magic wand to achieve this spellbinding hairstyle. Enter the Beachwaver, a revolutionary, automatic rotating curling iron invented by celebrity hairstylist Sarah Potempa that’s an absolute life-changer.

The Beachwaver has won over 50 beauty awards, and it’s a viral sensation on TikTok. Why? Well, it makes curling your hair simple and intuitive: no more struggling to perfectly wrap each strand around the barrel, no more uneven curls, and no more burning your fingers and neck while styling strands (yes, we’ve all been there!). To use the Beachwaver, you simply secure a section of your hair, towards the ends, tucking it under the built-in clip, then press the arrow in the direction you want to curl your hair (one button features an arrow pointing to the right and another an arrow pointing the left). Once you press the button in the desired direction, the barrel will rotate accordingly! Once ready, you simply release the strand and behold the gorgeous curl created.

For holiday, the Beachwaver B1, which features a 1″ barrel, is available in a Pink Glitter and a Black Glitter design. So glam! Each one is $119 at Beachwaver.com.

For the next 48 hours, use code WEAREAUSTIN to enjoy 20% off site-wide at Beachwaver.com

DECK OF SCARLET SLEIGH ALL DAY LIP OIL SET

The holiday season is full of kisses — those you exchange when standing under the mistletoe, those you share at midnight on New Year’s Eve amidst a flurry of confetti, and those you plant on your beloved’s cheek and pout as you cuddle watching holiday movies.

For lips that have an irresistible, come-hither effect, check out the Deck of Scarlet Sleigh All Day Lip Oil Set ($97 at DeckofScarlet.com), which includes five of the boldest shades of Deck of Scarlet’s best-selling Threeway Solid Lip Oil:  Scarlet Passion, Merlot Moves, Bordeaux Baby, Purple Reign, and Cocoa Spice. Check out swatches of all five shades:

Each lip oil features a hybrid formula that combines attributes of a lip color, gloss, and oil so that each one delivers a pigmented finish and a glass-like shine while nourishing and hydrating lips via skin-loving ingredients like hyaluronic acid, as well as watermelon, carrot, and cucumber oils.

The set not only includes these five must-have lip colors, but a travel-friendly makeup bag in which to house these and all your other beauty essentials.

KUSSHI SIGNATURE MAKEUP BAG & SIGNATURE FULL SET

We clean our bedrooms, our cars, and our closets, but how often do we deep clean our makeup bags? And when we do, isn’t it the most tedious and laborious job ever? Well, it doesn’t have to be! To keep your beauty essentials organized in a clean and sanitary environment, look to KUSSHI’s makeup bags. KUSSHI’s bags are not only fashionable and functional, but they’re designed to prioritize cleanliness — so much so that they feature removable liners that not only boast antimicrobial properties but are also machine washable.

The KUSSHI Signature Makeup Bag ($69 at KUSSHI.com) is the perfect makeup bag, and it’s available in a ton of gorgeous color combos, such as the Black/Emerald combination shown above. The bag has zippers on three sides, so you can easily view the inside of your bag and scan all of its contents rather than scavenge blindly (as is the case with so many bags that wind up becoming black holes!). Moreover, it features a wide base that allows the bag to stand up on its own — a major asset when you’re touching up your makeup in a public restroom or in front of a hallway mirror!  The bag’s inside features 2 mesh pockets on one side that are perfect for storing small items like sponges and lash curlers, and it features a zippered pocket on the opposite side.

The Signature Makeup Bag is available with fabric, leather or vegan leather exteriors. All feature removable linings that are machine washable, and the fabric bags are 100% machine washable so that, once your bag starts looking a little dingy, you can just throw it in with your next load. Easy breezy!

If you want to step up your organization game even more, check out the Signature Full Set ($129 at KUSSHI.com), which includes the aforementioned makeup bag, as well as a Pocket Organizer and a Clutch Cover.

The Pocket Organizer features four slots in which you can store makeup bags and other small items like tampons, toothbrushes, lip liners, and eye pencils, as well as a large pocket in which you ca stash eyeshadow palettes, hair elastics, and more. The best part? The Pocket Organizer snaps right into the Signature Makeup Bag, so you can add it as needed.

And, to go from day to night, you can simply remove the Pocket Organizer from your Signature Makeup Bag and snap it into your Clutch Cover, then fold and get ready to hit the town!

Check out all the options at KUSSHI.com

BETTER BATTERY CO.

We’ve all been there: our remote control suddenly dies, our smoke detectors start blaring, or our kid’s new toy needs batteries, and we start rummaging through desk drawers and closet shelves, only to discover we have no extra batteries. Well, with Better Battery Co. you’ll never run out of batteries again, plus you’ll be making the most eco-friendly choice available.

Better Battery Co. is a new subscription brand that produces the world’s first and only certified carbon-neutral alkaline batteries. Each Better Battery Box includes an assortment of popular household battery sizes such as AA, AAA and 9V, and, when you subscribe, you can select whether you want to receive a new box every 4, 6 or 12 months. Shipping is free and the brand offers a built-in recycling program that ensures depleted batteries are safely collected and shipped to a recycling facility – all at no additional cost. To recycle the batteries, all you need to do is place the depleted batteries inside the original subscription box, tuck the box inside the poly mauler included in your original shipment, print the shipping label from BetterBattery.co, and drop everything off at your nearest Fed Ex store.

In addition, Better Battery Co. recycles the cardboard and plastics used in the packaging, so they’ve truly committed to implementing the most eco-friendly practices possible.

Visit BetterBattery.co and gift your loved ones a better way to power their lives.