What Women Want

jennifer ng

As the holiday season approaches, we here at GLOSS want to ease your holiday shopping headaches by cutting out the crap and bringing you the best of the best. Here is a shopping guide to must-haves for every gal on your list.

Your mom:

Laura Mercier Almond Coconut Milk Trio

The single most desired item on this list, you could repeat this purchase for everyone you love, and trust us ‑ you will love someone even more after smelling this delectable scent on them! This trio contains the Almond Coconut Milk Honey Bath with dipper, Almond Coconut Milk Candle, and the intoxicating Almond Coconut Milk Soufflé Body Crème. Available at Holt Renfrew

Your sister:

MAC Curiousitease gift sets

Choose from pigments, lip glasses, and eye pencils. If you can stop yourself from buying the whole collection for yourself, we promise your sister will be doing your laundry for a week. Available at MAC and select Bay stores.

Your girlfriend:

Juicy Couture Fragrance Set

A hands down favorite scent for this season, this set includes the 50ml spray, Caviar bath soak and Royal Body Crème to make every moment smell like couture. Available at the Bay.

Your daughter:

Stila Gift of Glaze

If she’s made Santa’s nice list, be sure to reward her with this one. This six-pack of glazes contains four of the best-selling lip glaze shades and two new colours just for this holiday season. Available at Holt Renfrew.

Your grandmother:

L’Occitane Shea Travel Treasures Set

If grandma’s never experienced the wonders of L’Occitane, this is the year you open her eyes to a whole new world. The set will give her just enough to ooh and ahh about without her lectures on the value of a dollar.