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Top Ten Beauty Gadgets For Gifts

Holidays are a great time to give beauty gadgets and higher end tech items as gifts. Technological advances in beauty have been huge the past few years, resulting in many interesting and unique items that many women would love to have, but might forgo buying for themselves because the items seem like a splurge. Thus, beauty gadgets make perfect gifts-they are interesting, unique, fun and make you, as the gift giver, stand out from the crowd.

 

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Here are our top beauty gadgets for gifts this holiday season. Or, if you simply want to know our opinion on the best beauty gadgets to consider buying this list is for you!

(1) Tria Laser: Home laser hair removal costs a small fortune at the salon, but is now very affordable at home. For women who are best suited for it (people with lighter skin and darker hair) it also is highly effective. I know so many women who want a Tria that you really can’t go wrong with this one. One important caution. Laser hair removal cannot be performed on medium or darker skin tones. If your recipient has medium or dark skin, look to the eGlide further down on this list instead. Want to know more? Read our full guide: Home Laser Hair Removal.

(2) Ott Lite Makeup Mirror: This is the best makeup mirror a woman can have. The lighted mirror provides the perfect type of light for makeup application and is highly adjustable. The OttLite also has an attractive and unique appearance, making it much preferable over other lighted mirrors on the market. Trust me, any woman would love this mirror! Learn more here: Ott Lite Makeup Mirror Review.

(3) Clarisonic: Sonic skin cleansing does wonders for the complexion and is great for overall exfoliation. The Clarisonic is the most popular tool of choice in sonic cleansing and is adored by women who own one. Looking to save money? The Skinsonic is a more affordable similar product for those on a budget. Want to learn more? Read our guide: Home Microdermabrasion.

(4) Baby Quasar: Baby Quasar is the leader in LED skin therapy devices. For women with oily skin or acne, a blue light device can be an incredible skin saving gift. For the spa loving woman with anti-aging concerns a red light will be a welcome item. To learn more, see our previous article on Home Light Therapy.

(5) Whitening Lightening Tooth Lightening Pen: This unique new tooth whitening product is a compact, easy to use pen that whitens teeth without the mess of using strips or trays and without causing sensitivity. It also freshens breath. Just paint on the lightener and go! Definitely a neat and interesting gift.

(6) Lasertron Hair Growth System: Laser combs and brushes are some of the most interesting new developments in hair growth, especially for thickening hair. This system offers a brush over a comb, which makes it particularly nice for women, but men will love this one too.

(7) Verseo eGlide: The eGlide offers permanent hair removal without the use of lasers, making it perfect for those who cannot use a laser because they have darker skin. Unlike a laser, the eGlide can also be used on facial hair. However, for those with lighter skin and for use on the legs, we prefer the Tria Laser, number one in our list. For more on the eGlide, see our Verseo eGlide review.

(8) Personal Microderm: The personal microderm provides home microdermabrasion at a fraction of the cost of similar spa services. the device is easy to use and leave skin feeling soft and looking fresh. Perfect for women who love to their own home facials. Want to learn more? See our at home microdermabrasion guide linked above.

(9) Glo Brilliant Tooth Whitening System: The Glo tooth whitening device lightens teeth without messy gels and promises to do so without sensitivity. To learn more, read our Glo Brilliant Tooth Whitening Review.

(10) Pressure Leg Massager: This compression leg massager feels incredible and provides a great way to improve circulation and get a relaxing leg massage at home. Buy two for the most comfort and spa-like experience! Conveniently, they often are offered at half price for that purpose.

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Black Friday Beauty Deals and Cyber Monday Sales

Below are what I think are some of the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals to come through my inbox. I am not listing everything since plenty of places have free shipping (just about everyone will do some sort of shipping offer over the holiday weekend) and others have sales but nothing super outstanding. so I left those out. Here are ones that really caught my eye.

Elizabeth Arden: Get the 33-Piece Holiday Blockbuster Color Collection (a $350 value) for $45 with any $27.50 or over purchase at Elizabeth Arden. Good through 11/30. Also get free shipping and 25% off on Black Friday with coupon code BF2.

Folica.com. Receive $25 off plus Free Shipping on orders over $75. Enter NOV25 at checkout. Good 11/23-11/29.

Beauty.com has a free special limited edition Erickson Beamon makeup bag full of beauty samples. Free with $100 purchase on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2011 while supplies last.

Stila brings the Stila warehouse sale online begging Cyber Monday and running through Friday, December 2, 2001, with up to 80% off of some items.

Target: Target has so many deals going on that they are too much to list here. Instead, hit the into link, which goes to their deals page to see updates, or see our full post on the Target Black Friday deals and sales.

YSL: Receive 20% off plus Free Shipping on any order with Code CYBER at checkout. Valid 11/22-11/26. Also, receive 20% off plus FREE shipping on every order, plus spend $100 or more and get a free gift with Code MONDAY at checkout. Offer Valid 11/28-11/30.

Clarisonic:  Cyber Monday Exclusive Offer: 20% Off Skin Care Pairs & Gift Bundles with coupon code CYBER20

E.L.F.: Free shipping, plus buy one get one 50% off when you spend $30 or more using coupon code BLKFRI 11/24-11/26 and save up to $100.  Also, get 50% off this Cyber Monday with all orders over $25. Use code 50WIDE from 11/27-11/29 and save up to $100.

Drugstore.com: Get up to 80% off select Conair hair , and get RapidLash Eyelash Enhancing Serum for $24.95. Offers end 11/28/2011. For new customers: spend $50 and get free shipping + a $100 Restaurant.com gift code! Or spend $25  and get free shipping + a $50 Restaurant.com gift code! Offers end 01/01/2011. Those are pretty nice new customer deals!

Benefit Cosmetics: There are various free shipping specials, including international shipping, plus, Get a free high beam mini with $35 order with code HLDYMINI at checkout. Or, get a free full-size thrrrob with $90 order and code HRTTHROB at checkout. Offers valid 11/22 - 11/28 11:59p PST.

Miche Handbags: LOVE Miche bags and interchangeable shells and this is a great deal! From Monday, November 28 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time to Monday, November 28 at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time, a list of specially-selected Shells will be offered to customers at 50% off. The sale Shells will be limited and ONLY while supplies last.

Just in: Verseo.com Cyber Monday - 35% OFF all orders over. Coupon Code: cyber35 Biggest deal of the year!

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How Did Black Friday Come About?

Well before it was the name of a busy pre-Christmas shopping day, the term Black Friday was used to describe a number of tragic and unfortunate events the happened to take place notoriously on Fridays. Interestingly, the first recorded instance of Black Friday was in regard to a financial incident rather than a disaster or invasion.

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Gold Panic - 1869

Called the Gould-Fisk Scandal and it took place during Ulysses S. Grant’s presidency during the Reconstruction era. A couple of speculators conspired to drive the price of gold upwards, causing a panic in the New York Gold Exchange as well as America’s financial sector. As the scandal was investigated, the president as well as many of his close advisors were implicated as being directly or indirectly involved with trying to manipulate the gold market.

Philadelphia - 1966

Philadelphia newspapers started referring to the Friday after Thanksgiving as Black Friday when police started noticing increased traffic and congestion problems with the increase in shoppers on the streets. That Friday also coincided with the surge of visitors attending the Army-Navy football game that Saturday. While retailers were happy for the extra business and holiday traffic, civil servants and police forces were stretched thin as the crowds flooded streets and sidewalks. Black Friday carried a negative connotation as it referred to the extra problems and incidents the local police had to deal with because of the extra crowds.

Retailers Nationwide - 1980s

Store owners traditionally followed an unwritten rule and did not release their holiday product line until after Thanksgiving which officially marked the start of the holiday shopping season. And as they built up the release of the post-Thanksgiving product, consumers responded by flocking to stores in an attempt to get their holiday shopping started early. The only thing that kept retailers from really capitalizing on this consumer trend was the perception of Black Friday as an unruly, negative event because of its historical significance.

So retailers hit up on a genius idea: tie Black Friday into the profits generated by increased sales. When accountants track the revenue and profits of a business, that business is said to be “in the red” when in debt and “in the black” when making a profit. Retailers started to spin the idea of Black Friday as the day when businesses go from the red to the black with the start of the holiday shopping season and increased profits. This repurposing of an otherwise ominous term made the day after Thanksgiving seem to consumers to be not only a day to get exclusive Black Friday deals but also to help the economy and support local businesses. While it doesn’t make much sense that a business could remain open with staying red three quarters of the year, the terminology and appearance of logic was enough to retake the term Black Friday and give it a positive connotation in the eyes of American consumers.

Author: Analise Marcus can think of no better way to walk off a Thanksgiving turkey dinner than with a Black Friday shopping spree.  She is always on the lookout for Black Friday deals from all kinds of retailers both in stores and online.

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