SHANI DARDEN HOLIDAY

Aesthetician to-the-A-list, Shani Darden, has a pretty simple gifting strategy: bestow upon loved-ones her very own favorite things. With a buzzy Beverly Hills studio that treats many a famous face, and a best-selling line of gentle-yet-powerful skin care staples (like the red carpet peel so popular we can hardly keep it in stock), Darden, to put it plainly, knows her stuff. Here, the complexion connoisseur’s discerning selection of holiday must-haves for herself (hint, hint) and those lucky enough to be on her gift list.