Category: Blogmas 2022

Bath and Body Works Iced Sugar Plum Shower Gel Review

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During the shopping trip to Bath and Body Works I featured in this post, I looked for a scent the store I shopped at didn’t have. Frustrated, and wondering what other product I can buy to qualify for the sale. During my search, I walked passed a section of body sprays and shower gels for a new Bath and Body Works Christmas scent, Iced Sugar Plum. I smelled a bottle of the shower gel and immediately loved it. I happily put it in my shopping bag and returned to searching for any more products I wanted to purchase that day. Continue reading “Bath and Body Works Iced Sugar Plum Shower Gel Review” →

Bath and Body Works Frosted Coconut Snowball Fragrance Mist Review

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Bath and Body Work’s 2022 holiday collection has, so far, been one of my all time favorites. There are so many scents that I tried and enjoyed! One of those scents is Frosted Coconut Snowball.

The scent’s name caught my eye while browsing at Bath and Body Works. I really loved the smell of it when I was in store. Even though I didn’t give it much thought, I still decided to purchase a fine fragrance mist bottle of the scent. Continue reading “Bath and Body Works Frosted Coconut Snowball Fragrance Mist Review” →

Bath and Body Works Dream Bright Shower Gel Review

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This year, Bath and Body Works released new Christmas scents that caught my eye. The most promoted and prominent scent they advertised this year is Dream Bright. It comes in a shower gel, fine fragrance mist, and a perfume. I wanted to buy one of the products in the scent this year. I originally wanted to buy a bottle of perfume, but I decided to be safe and buy a bottle of shower gel instead. Continue reading “Bath and Body Works Dream Bright Shower Gel Review” →

Morphe The More The Merrier Brush Set Review

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Morphe’s holiday collection is a must shop for me and this year I found two items I wanted: The 35XS No Silent Nights eye shadow pallet and The More the Merrier eye brush set. When I went to look for both at my closest Ulta Beauty, the eye shadow pallet was sold out. Fortunately, the eye brush set was not. So, I purchased it as a self gift.

I wanted write a review post about the brush set, but I wanted to wait to publish the post until December for Blogmas. Well, it’s December and finally time for my review post!

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Searching and Finding a Replacement for One of the First Christmas Tree Ornaments I Ever Purchased

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When I was about 18 to 19 years old, I decided to buy myself really nice, high end ornaments. I didn’t think I would use them right away, but I assumed that it would be one of my only chances to buy them and not feel guilty about it. Also, the Great Recession was starting to take hold, so the quality, availability, and price point of these ornaments would change sooner rather than later. This is why buying these ornaments was so important to me.

One of the first ornaments I purchased is a Lenox ornament. Its official name is Star of Bethlehem and was released in 2007. I purchased it because the shape is very attractive. I also knew it had 24K gold on it, so it fit into the category of ornaments I wanted to purchase.

Over the years, it became one of my favorite ornaments. It fit into any style I used to decorate and I loved looking at it. Even though I loved it, it was broken by a relative I took care of for many years.

This year marks six years since the relative passed away. Since I don’t need to worry about them breaking things, I decided to search for a replacement. Yet, it wasn’t easy. Continue reading “Searching and Finding a Replacement for One of the First Christmas Tree Ornaments I Ever Purchased” →

TV Show Review: Reindeer in Here (2022)

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On November 29, 2022, CBS aired Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Even though I owned the show on DVD, I watched this year’s broadcast due to an overwhelming need for Christmas nostalgic. After the show ended, a new, one hour show premiered on CBS. The show, called Reindeer in Here, was a new show for 2022. Since it was new, I decided to watch it. After watching it, I decided to write a review about it for Blogmas. Continue reading “TV Show Review: Reindeer in Here (2022)” →

TV Show Review: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)

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Every year for many decades, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer airs on TV. Since I was a little girl, I really enjoyed watching it. There were a few years when I didn’t want to watch it, but this year, I felt like I needed to watch it. On November 29, 2022, CBS aired the beloved Christmas special. Even though I own the show on DVD, I wanted to watch it on TV. I needed to watch it this way due to nostalgic reasons.

I wanted to write more posts about classic Christmas specials for Blogmas. Since I felt it was very important to watch Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer this year, I decided to write a review post this year. Continue reading “TV Show Review: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)” →

5 Gift Ideas for New Cooks

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Cooking for yourself is not easy and knowing what supplies to purchase are also not very easy as well. Since it is the holiday season, I wanted to write my top five gift ideas for new cooks. If you know someone who is new to cooking or owning their own place and needs new cooking utensils, then I hope this list provides you with inspiration! Continue reading “5 Gift Ideas for New Cooks” →

Bath and Body Works Christmas Body Care Haul- 2022

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In November, I went to Bath and Body Works to shop their 2022 Christmas collection. Earlier this year, I didn’t anticipate purchasing anything from their Christmas collection. After I saw what products they offered and what they would smell like, I decided to smell them in person before I purchased anything.

On the day I shopped at Bath and Body Works, there was a buy three get three free sale. Inspired by the sale, I decided to purchase anything that I liked and smelled good that day. Once I finished shopping, I had six products: Three shower gels and three fine fragrance mist.

Even though I purchased everything in November, I decided to wait until December and Blooms to write a haul post about everything I purchased. Continue reading “Bath and Body Works Christmas Body Care Haul- 2022” →

5 Fashion Coffee Table Books to Give as Gifts this Holiday Season

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It’s the time of the year when giving gifts are normal. This year, gift giving is more special due to the 2020 pandemic and the social distancing measures to limit the spread of it. Many people will be able to travel more freely than they have in two years, so this holiday season will be the most closet to what was normal in 2019.

Every year, I always love to buy myself a fashion coffee table book. Even though I could ask family and friends to give them to me, they are usually expensive and are hard to find on sale. Also, sometimes the books I think I love I actually hate. In a few cases, I hate them a lot. Because of this, I like to purchase these books for myself to avoid any problems or hurt feelings.

Over the years, I assembled a collection of fashion coffee table books. Some of the books I own are more universally appealing than others and a great gift for fashion lovers. Inspired by this, I decided to write a post about five fashion coffee table books that would make great gifts this season. For this post, I will limit myself to talking about five book only. All the books will be fashion focused, but some by cover a specific designer or fashion house while others will be about a specific person that is known as a fashion icon. Continue reading “5 Fashion Coffee Table Books to Give as Gifts this Holiday Season” →