Sure, matte makeup has its time and place, but a little gloss atop your eyelids, cheeks, or lips can create dimension and serve a serious lewk. If you dare to glisten — either at work, at a soiree, or just walking down the street — we recommend starting with one of the following makeup artist-approved glossy beauty picks.

If there's a queen of hand-drawn nail art, it might just be Hang Nguyen (aka @thehangedit). All of her designs are breathtaking — though her holiday nail art is especially on-point. From teensy-tiny ornaments rendered in minute detail to Santa hat-wearing penguins, her festive nail art designs are a real delight. Click through to see some of our favorites.

Fact: No scent screams the holidays quite like gingerbread. While the gingerbread latte is no longer on the menu at Starbucks (sob), you can still get your fix of this warm, gingery, cinnamon-y flavor in your beauty routine. It's the perfect time of year to break out the gingerbread-scented shower gels, body lotions, and even makeup and get in on the holiday cheer. Here are our favorite gingerbread beauty products to enjoy this very merry holiday season and beyond.

There are a few staple gifts that always please — and fragrances are definitely one of them. While you can always present your giftee with their signature EDP (aka eau de parfum), sometimes it's fun to introduce their nose to something new. These freshly-launched fragrance sets — which, bonus, really help maximize bang for your buck — are a great place to start.

Bangs never go out of style. It always seems a good idea to get them, right? They can make you look classic and chic at the same time, no matter what the current trend is. But unfortunately, we can't all be like K-pop idol Lisa of Blackpink, whose bangs stay in place even when she's doing the craziest choreography: Yours get windblown and cowlicky; they don't tend to behave.