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We Always Have a Million Shopping Tabs Open, But These Are 8 Gifts We’ll Actually Buy

As a kid, holiday shopping at our local mall was cause for excitement. These days, we haven’t been to a mall in ages—but we still love the thrill of discovering the best gifts. We just tend to do it online now, as our 25+ browser tabs can attest. What really convinces us to hit “buy now” on a gift is an ideal mixture of unique, functional and worth our hard-earned money. Which is why this year, we’re buying all our best gifts in one place: HSN.

HSN has a wide selection of categories—everything from home and beauty to electronics and culinary must-haves—that make gifting super easy. Not to mention, that just like the channel, HSN.com has exclusive pricing and video demonstrations that show you how the products work and function: a serious help when deciding between a 10-inch kids’ tablet or the 8-inch. Below are the gifts we’re buying this holiday season from HSN. You can close out all your other tabs now.

HSN Wet brush set 1
HSN/Paula Boudes for PureWow

1. Wet Brush 5-Piece Holiday Brush Set

Gift this cute set of detangling brushes to your niece, your sister, your BFF, or anyone who understands the hair snarl struggle. The exclusive, ultra-soft IntelliFlex bristles glide through tangles with ease, minimize breakage and damage, help reduce split ends and work for virtually all hair types. Plus, they come in three fun colors.

HSN Kitchen HQ juicer 1
HSN/Paula Boudes for PureWow

2. Kitchen HQ 2-Speed Power Juicer with Bottle

Give your loved one a jumpstart on their post-holiday detoxing with this power juicer. Two speeds process a variety of fruits and veggies for fresh juice every day, plus it’s easy to use, assemble and clean. And since it’s an HSN exclusive, it’s way more affordably priced than some of those other guys. Bonus: It comes with a BPA-free bottle for taking juice on the go.

HSN Beats
HSN/Paula Boudes for PureWow

3. Beats EP On-Ear Headphones with RemoteTalk In-Line Cable & Carry Pouch 

Whether you’re shopping for a Gen Zer or remote worker, a pair of top-notch headphones are always a good idea. Beats deliver pristine sound with a no-hassle, battery-free design, so you never have to worry about running out of juice. And with the included RemoteTalk cable, it’s easy to take calls hands-free. Choose from four different lightweight, stainless steel finishes to suit their style.

HSN Beekman lip balm
HSN/Paula Boudes for PureWow

4. Beekman 1802 Holiday Goat Milk Lip Balm 4-Piece Gift Set

Don’t forget the stocking stuffers! This sleek set of four nourishing lip balms comes in a sophisticated gift box, so the wrapping is already taken care of. (All you have to do is choose from three different scents.) Each balm contains vitamin-rich goat milk, shea butter, coconut oil, sunflower oil, vitamin E and other key ingredients to help smooth the appearance of lips.

HSN Improvements ice machine
HSN/Paula Boudes for PureWow

5. Improvements Compact Stainless Steel Ice Maker

Running out of ice can be a major party foul. Which is why your favorite hostess will love having this HSN-exclusive ice maker in their arsenal. In less than seven minutes, it makes either small or large ice cubes—up to 26 lbs. a day. (That’s a lot of ice!) All that ice-making power is housed in a compact unit, so they can carry it from the counter to the drink station with ease. Cheers!

HSN selfie stick
HSN/Paula Boudes for PureWow

6. Selfie Stick 2-Pack Tripod Bundle with Bluetooth Remote

This HSN-exclusive is the ideal gadget for your family gatherings, holidays, camping/hiking trips, graduations, live events or solo travels. It has a two-in-one design, so you can use it as an expandable selfie stick or on a compact, easy-to-carry tripod stand. A wireless removable Bluetooth remote allows you to take pictures close-up and long distance. There are three colors to choose from and it comes in a set of two, so you can gift one and keep the other.

HSN Too Faced brow wig 1
HSN/Paula Boudes for PureWow

7. Too Faced Superfine Brow Detailer & Brow Wig 2-Piece Set

This set from Too Faced will help both the beauty pro and the novice create the thick and defined brows they’ve always wanted. The brush-on extensions shape, thicken and groom with an innovative buildable hair fiber-gel formula, while the detailer delivers smooth, creamy color with precise strokes to help define and fill. The three shade options are waterproof, smudge-proof and boast 12-hour-long wear for beautiful, bold brows.

HSN Nutribullet
HSN/Paula Boudes for PureWow

8. Nutribullet EveryGrain Cooker

For the at-home cook short on time (aka pretty much all of us) this dinnertime savior will get you perfect results with the click of a button. The cooker has specialized presets for white and brown rice, quinoa and oats, plus a catch-all "grains" program for your more exotic types. It also features a steam function for other components of your meal—think: veggies or dumplings—and the Delay Start and Keep Warm functions let you prep according to your schedule. All this for well under a hundred dollars. Win, win, win.


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