Reunited with my Windy City family to share really fun Galentine’s Day Gift ideas. This show holds a special place in my heart because I started doing segments for them back in their first season 15 years ago, and I was their resident beauty expert. I felt right at home introducing new brands, last-minute gift ideas and even friend gifting trends to make your Galentine’s Day your best one yet. Scroll down to watch the segment and shop the gifts. Happy Celebrating!
- Perfect blowout: This is one of my get-ready beauty tricks for a girl’s night because it gives you a beautiful salon-quality blowout that’s way more affordable than going to the salon. I use this Marc Anthony Grow Long Anti-Frizz Shield Ultimate Blowout Spray because it’s great for straight and wavy hair. If you have curly or dryer hair, you want their new Curl to Straight Ultimate Blowout Spray. Both provide 450-degree heat protection and create a lightweight shield on your hair to repel humidity and frizz that lasts for 72 hours.
2. Sexy Skin: If she’s into beauty trends, she’ll love this Perfect One Skincare Trio because J Beauty is huge, and this J Beauty brand is the number one bestselling all-in-one skincare in Japan for eight consecutive years.
This trio includes the firming facial cream—this is next level. It contains 40 moisturizing agents including hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalene. Then there’s the firming body cream. Don’t forget to apply to your neck! And the bubble cream wash is one of my favorites because it leaves your skin smooth, soft, and comfortable.
Perfect One Japanese Skincare Trio; Price: $99.95
3. Makeup Bestie: Think of these new Revolution Beauty Powder Pops as you blur besties. The talc-free powder blurs pores and controls shine to keep your skin looking fresh and never flat. The formula also has Acai Berry and Hyaluronic Acid to hydrate and nourish. I’m obsessed with the cute packaging, too. Choose from 4 different shades:
Translucent: for all skin tones
Rose: for fair skin
Peach: for light to medium skin with golden or olive tones
Banana: for medium to tan skin with golden undertones
Revolution Beauty Powder Pops; $10
4. Find Your Sparkle: What’s Galentine’s Day without a little sparkle!? More women are gifting themselves jewelry as a declaration of empowerment, and this gorgeous jewelry is all from Angara, a family-run fine jewelry brand based in Los Angeles known for their craftsmanship and timeless designs. What’s really cool is you can customize each piece from the stone quality to the metal so it really feels like the jewelry was made just for you. Viewers can use code WINDYCITY for 12% off orders over $500, 15% off orders over $3,000. Shop at Angara.
5. Comfort for a Cause: Val, I know you love to workout, so I had to introduce you to my fave new athleisure brand Moorlow. It’s founded by 3 girlfriends, and all their pieces from dresses to leggings are designed to help women feel comfortable, confident, and put-together whether you’re heading to pickleball, running errands, or meeting friends for coffee. I also love their belief that movement is medicine, so with every purchase, the brand donates to brain-health education and research.
Where to Buy: Moorlow.com
6. Last-Minute Ladies: There’s a fun trend going on where instead of picking out a different gift for each friend, you get all of your friends the same thing. An easy way to do that is with these gifts from ACE Hardware. They have so many cool brands to choose from, and my personal picks are this adorable, pink Yeti water bottle and these cozy Warmies slippers and neckwrap which you can microwave or chill. Plus they’re filled with calming, dried lavender. The best part is that you can get these gifts in minutes. With ACE’s Ready in 15 service, you can order the gifts on their website, and they’ll be ready for pickup in 15 minutes. Or you can have them delivered through DoorDash.
ACE Hardware; Shop this Yeti; $35 Shop the cozy slippers; $35
