The Glossiest Bridesmaid Gifts Money Can Buy

It's something that every girl uses, and every girl needs - it's true, lip gloss is great for any occasion, and it certainly looks fantastic in pictures! With that in mind, get each bridesmaid gifts she'll appreciate in the form of your favorite sparkling lip potion and a coordinating personalized cosmetics bag for that extra personal touch.

Just because this is easy as bridesmaid gifts go, that doesn't mean it's as simple as drugstore makeup and any old free-gift-with-purchase cosmetics bag. If you can, do a little recon by sneaking through your girls' purses, or simply asking if you can borrow some gloss for a quick touchup. Once you have a good idea of their favorite brand or the shades they tend to favor, get out to your favorite fine department store (it's your once-in-a-lifetime wedding - if now's not the time to splurge on Chanel lip gloss, then when, we ask you?) and start shopping!

This is where you need to keep in mind your own favorite glosses, to ensure that each gloss has the appropriate texture. If you're having an outdoor wedding, for example, you'll want to give bridesmaid gifts of glosses that are shiny enough to reflect the sunshine, but smooth enough to avoid stickiness should an unexpected wind come up! Make sure you know what hairstyles your girls are going for - if they're going for chic updos you can get away with shinier, wetter glosses, but if they're wearing their hair down, sacrifice shine for an appropriately-hued lip stain.

There's no hard and fast rule for picking what looks good on a person, so try and keep in mind what you've seen them wear before. If they shy away from sparkle, go for low-key shine or just the faintest trace of glitter. If your girls swing in the opposite direction, don't let that override your good taste - your wedding photos aren't the place for megawatt glitter or multi-hued sparkles. While you can hope that they'll wear their glossy bridesmaid gifts past the ceremony, you should still keep in mind that your wedding is the most important place they'll wear it!

When it comes to choosing the right hue, you'll probably want to select a color palette and go from there. Pinks, reds, plums, and neutrals are your best bet, and will cover most potential bridesmaid dress colors, just make sure you select one color spectrum and stick with it! You don't want one bridesmaid wearing candy-apple red and another wearing violet. Choose colors that work well with the bridesmaid dresses, and simply vary hues within the spectrum, so you can get a nice shimmery beige for the nature girl and more daring mocha for the fashionista. Even if you can't get glosses initialed, you can still make them into customized bridesmaid gifts in your own way!

The only thing left to do is present your bridesmaid gifts in style by packaging them in personalized cosmetics bags. If you've gone with a pink themed wedding, offer up the Shimmer and Stripes cosmetics bag as a fun way to carry around their lip gloss and other makeup essentials. For girls with a little more to carry, the Three Piece Terrycloth Cosmetics Bag Set has room enough for their glosses and more. Your bridesmaids will love their bridesmaid gifts, because they're not just wearable for every day, they're carefully selected for that special touch. Round that out with a cute cosmetics bag for bridesmaid gifts all your girls will love!