The holidays are hands-down the perfect occasion to treat the nailcare lovers in your life with gifts that will help them showcase their hands and feet. From seasonally inspired new shades to kits designed to make hands and feet look their best, you are sure to nail the perfect present that will make any nailcare aficionado give you a high five.
Indulge in this honey-packed delight for silky-smooth feet. It includes the brand’s best-selling Honey Heel Glaze (Oprah's O-List foot serum made with sweet Texas honey), lightweight Honey Lavender Sea Salt Scrub, and Honey-Chai Steeped Milk Lotion (a spiced-milk infusion of organic coconut milk and sultry cardamom). Along with providing sweet-smelling soft feet, the purchase of this sampler saves the lives of animals, as any purchase from the FarmHouse Fresh site supports the brand’s on-site, non-profit animal sanctuary.
This specially curated holiday nail set includes four luxury classic nail shades—Michelle Our Mama, Ginzaholic, Dianna Boss, and Rub My Temple—along with a fast-dry Clearly Top Coat and Growth Green Tea Cuticle Oil to offer a complete manicure. Holiday Essentials was curated exclusively for Oprah’s Favorite Things 2020, and this 10-free limited-edition set is also vegan and cruelty free.
An ideal gift for those wanting to try something new with their next manicure, ManiMe stick-on gels offer one-of-a-kind nail art that’s fit to the recipient’s exact nail shape and size. This fun set offers the ultimate in customization with a $40 digital e-gift card to select their own styles, as well as a Miracle Base Coat, a Magic Cuticle Pen, and an Exclusive ManiMe Pouch. As an added bonus, these stick-ons are vegan and cruelty free.
This sublime set is perfect for trendsetters, early risers, and midnight-oil burners. It features four new Empowerment Collection mini-lacquers and Transform Ridge Filler. Colors include C.E.O., a full-coverage deep-wine red; Visionary, a semi-clear, blushed neutral crème; Ambitious, a magical blue layering glitter; and Self-Made, a full-coverage seasonal green with hints of blue. When applied with Dazzle Dry Nail Prep, Base Coat, and Top Coat, this long-wear lacquer air dries completely in five minutes and removes like regular polish, yet provides seven to 14 days of gel-like wear. It is also non-toxic, vegan, and non-yellowing with no harmful or reactive ingredients.
Offering the ultimate in pampering pedicure prep, from essential skincare to must-have professional-grade tools, this set contains everything you need to put your best foot forward. Included in the collection is a Foot Scrub, a Foot Balm, a Glass Foot File, Jelly Toe Separators, and Pink Illuminating Nail Concealer.
Offer the gift of choice with this nine-piece collection of full-coverage, versatile, and timeless colors that are guaranteed to steal the spotlight at any holiday party. Filled with sparkling shades infused with sensuous shimmer, the healthy, vegan, and award-winning treatment-enriched Gel Lab Pro Color delivers the gloss of a gel manicure without damaging the nail. Colors in the collection include Yummy, a full-coverage dirty-peach crème; Levitate, a full-coverage mauve with pink shimmer; Only Human, a tan crème; My Oh My, a lilac crème; Watermelon Sugar, a strawberry red with silver shimmer; Good As Hell, an iridescent shimmer; Ka Ching, a gold chrome; Savage, a chocolate with gold shimmer; and What’s Poppin, a punchy pink crème.
Olive & June Press On System (price varies based on selections)
An exciting new offering from the Beverly Hills-based brand is ideal for those who want gorgeous nails without the hassle. The set contains everything needed for perfect press-on application and removal, including a choice of press-on nails, a carry-all pouch, a straight-edge nail clipper, a dual-grit nail file, a salon-quality nail buffer, a gentle mani-cuticle pusher, Cuticle Serum, Nail Strengthener, and a removal kit. It’s an exciting package that offers endless manicures for every mood and style.
Momentary Wonders captures this season’s glamour with hyper-saturated plums, berries, and tons of shimmery finishes. The colors evoke the feeling of rich texture like velvet and satin with bold shimmery shades, and mirror-gilded hardware with shades of antique black gold and sheer gold shimmers.
Smith & Cult is giving the holidays a glow with three nail favorites—The Message, a dark metallic crimson; Sugarette, an opaque white-smoke hue infused with fine-grain shimmer that works for day or night; and Glass Souls, a silver glitter that is perfect to amp up the holiday vibe. The kit comes with three polishes, one plush velvety black S&C drawstring bag, and a Smith & Cult nail file.
Soften skin and slow the signs of aging with this two-product set that provides a facial-inspired treatment for the hands. It includes Citrus Cardamom Hand Serum and Hand Salve, which can be used together to make hands look and feel their best. This is one of several new curated duo kits for hand, body, and lymphatic health. Other kits include the Lymphatic Love Duo, which includes Body Salve and a Dry Body Brush, and the Go for the Glow Duo, which includes a Body Polish and a Body Crème.
Primal Elements Healthy Hands Kits ($12.99)
Keep hands feeling great with this travel-friendly collection that contains two-ounce bottles of liquid hand wash, moisturizing lotion, and a mist hand sanitizer (alcohol antiseptic 80 percent). Made with natural ingredients, the paraben-free sets are enclosed in this resealable zip-top pouch so they can be packed easily. Six scent blends are available: Pumpkin Spice, Aloha, Tahitian Vanilla, Island Oasis, Facets of the Sea, and Cocoa Cabana.
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Julie is the co-founder of Well Defined and a longtime influencer and advocate in the wellness world. Along with her work at Well Defined, she is an executive recruiter and marketing specialist for Hutchinson Consulting. She is also a consultant and content strategist for numerous wellness brands. She is the former editor-in-chief and publisher of American Spa and was named a 2019 Folio Top Woman in Media in the Industry Trailblazers category and a 2018 winner of ISPA’s Innovate Award. She is also a seasoned journalist, specializing in spa, travel, health, fitness, wellness, sustainability, and beauty. She has been published in Departures, ForbesTraveler.com, E! Online, Gayot.com, Insider’s Guide to Spas, Luxury Travel Advisor, Marin Magazine, Ocean Home, Smart Meetings, Spa Asia, and Travel Agent.
