Here Come the Holidays - Gift Ideas and Giveaways for the 2008 Season

Young Nails is wrapping its Lomasi Lotions and body creams into convenient, holiday-sized packages for the upcoming season. The packs contain 20 individual lotions or creams, and contain all of the scents in the line; Cucumber Aloe, Ginger Lime, Ivory Blossom, Pomegranate, and Mango Coconut.

What better way to treat a special someone this holiday season than with Jessica's Sweet Treats holiday polish. From a crimson shimmer to a royal glow, these polishes are sure to cause sparks under the mistletoe. Colors include Chocolate Truffles, Rose Bouquet, and Champagne

Have yourself a merry little holiday season with Color Club's Jingle Bling Collection. The four festive red and glitter polish shades make perfect stocking stuffers. Colors include Cadillac Red, Brr- Red, Ruby Slippers, and Silver Glitter.

Nubar's Skin Essential Lotions are packaged into a six-pack of 2-oz. bottles to make a perfect stocking stuffer. The aromatherapy hydrating lotions come in six formulas: Island Breeze, Hypnotic, Vanilla Passion, Delicious Pear, Pomegranate Delight, and Euphoria.

Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Duri Cosmetics has a special Holiday Polish line. The shades feature the lush colors of winter, and include Dirty Dancing, Rock ’N Roll, Night Before Christmas, Masquerade, and Toreador.

PNI's Shorties Mini-Files are extremely comfortable to use and make great stocking stuffers or client favors for the holidays. Small enough to fit conveniently in a purse, make-up bag, or manicure kit, the Mini-Files are durable and long-lasting.

Include Depileve's Intimate Folisan in your holiday goodie bag this season to help kick start your retail business for the New Year. The convenient pack of six Folisan bottles helps get rid of red bumps and ingrown hairs after waxing and shaving. When used daily, it is a preventative maintenance product that helps keep skin exfoliated and clear.

'Tis the season for well-groomed brows, and Tweezerman makes it stylish and fun with its new Mini Slant Holiday Tweezer collection. Available in three festive shades — blue, red, and green — and adorned with a snowflake or star motif, the new collection is the perfect gift.

Add a special touch to your services this holiday season with Cuccio Naturale's Body Butters, now available in mini sizes. These little presents come in flavors Pomegranate & Fig, Papaya & Guava, Milk & Honey, and Tuscan Citrus Herb. The 10cc sizes can be resealed and carried in evening bags.

Backscratchers has a special Holiday Package that contains 48 of its 3-Way Mini File and Buffer. The file has three sides — to remove ridges, smooth, and shine. Backscratchers also has a Holiday Nail Enhancement Travel Kit, with Emergency Stikr Nail Glue, Nail Radiance Cuticle Oil, a Cuticle Pusher, and one 3-Way File.

Linden Leaves' Hand Therapy Treatment Gift Set includes a nourishing hand cream in either Tuberose or Linden Blossom, and high-quality white gloves for an overnight treatment that soothes tired hands. The gloves are made of natural cotton and allow hands to “breathe” while they soak in the moisture from the cream.

Estelina has three festive collections this year; the Stocking Stuffer Special has 24, 2.5 oz. lotions in a fun net stocking. The Satin Skin Scents come in the Halloween/ Thanksgiving flavors of Apple Cinnamon and Pumpkin Spice and the Christmas flavors are Gingerbread, Cranberry, and White Christmas.

Poshe's Holiday Fishbowls contain mini-sized bottles of anti-microbial cuticle oil and fast drying top coats, and make for great holiday gifts. Each bowl contains 24 bottles, and both the oil and top coat are formaldehyde and toluene free.

VB Cosmetics is packaging its Abrione Chakra Masques in a special eight-pack roll. The masques can be used on the face as well as the hands and feet, and are labeled Red Root, Orange Sacral, Yellow Solar Plexus, Emerald Heart, Blue Throat, Indigo Third Eye, and Amethyst Crown.

Kami has a collection of Holiday Nail Art Kits, with decals of Christmas trees, snowmen, bells, and snowflakes. The kit also includes holiday glitter in gold, green, red, silver, and white.

SpaRitual has a few different packages for the holidays this year. The SpaRitual Give the Good Life Holiday tote has a fragance mist, massage oil, moisturizing lotion, and a convenient travel bag. The Mind Body Spirit Travel Set contains four organic moisturizing lotions, and the Spice of Life Nail Lacquer Duo contains Spice of Life and Gold Digger Nail Lacquers.

Ram Products has a special kit of 1010 files that can be gift wrapped. The four files are ergonomically designed for efficiency and comfort, and come in assorted shapes and sizes to effectively file every callused surface of the foot.

Orly has a new three-polish holiday collection, Masquerade, along with two special On the Go Essential Kits and two Stocking Stuffer Packages with two polishes each of the Gem Line and the Q French. The Go Essential Kits have one polish, one moisturizer, and one Flash-Dry Shine Drops.

Beech Sandals is offering its YogaSandals with a convenient tote bag, ankle socks, and charms to attach to the sandals. The sandals have toe separators to promote better balance and straightened toes, and the tote makes it convenient to carry them to the salon or yoga studio.

Spilo's holiday Themed File Cattys come in six fun designs that are perfect "thank you" gifts for loyal clients. The files come with their own cases to stay clean and protect them when they're carried in a purse, backpack, or gym bag.

Fingerpaints has a new Holiday Polish Collection. The festive colors include Butterscotch Cookie, Spun Sugar, Maroon Macaroon, Red Marzipan, Black Gumdrop and Shiny Red Apple.

Feet First Spa has three holiday packages; a Holiday Santa Boot filled with Callus Remover Drops and Pumice Bars, a Holiday Wand Cello Gift Bag, with a Pummz Wand, Callus Remover, and Nail File; a Holiday Organza Full-Size, with an 8-oz. Sugar Scrub, 8-oz. Conditioning Scrub, Buffing Pad, and Scrub Gloves.

Spread holiday cheer and ring in the New Year with seasonally fragranced Scentsations and adorable miniature-sized treatments from CND. The Scentsation Winterberry Hand and Body Lotion will stave off parched winter skin, and the mini bottles of nail nourishing SolarOil fit into any carry-on.

Nail Tek has a new Holiday Swarovski Crystal File, adorned with festive rhinestones in holiday colors. Nail Tek has two natural nail kits for the holidays, Defense Renewal and Nail Solutions, each with hydrating formulas, plus Nail Tek is offering its Hydration Therapy Line in the Radiant Results Trio Package.

OPI has a few different packages for this year’s holidays. Holiday in Toyland is a polish line with 12 festive lacquers — six reds, and six dark and neutral tones. OPI also has two special packages, “I’ve Been Naughty” and “I’ve Been Nice,” that come with two polishes and a complimentary purse. The “Joys and Toys” package rounds out the holiday specials, featuring two polishes and a free bracelet.

Soft Touch's happy Holiday 3-Way buffers come in a convenient 10-pack and make perfect stocking stuffers.