Category: Fangirl Lifestyle

5 Manga Series I Would Purchase Again If I Needed to Restart My Collection

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Over the years, I’ve watched and read social media content about different things a person would repurchase if they needed to restart their collection or restore what they lost for unforeseen reasons. Usually these lists serve as a way to talk about a person’s favorite items, what they wouldn’t buy again if given the chance, and why they made this decision.

I’ve seriously considered writing these posts for some time, but I didn’t. Whenever I would try writing these lists, I felt like I came off as conceded and, to me, it sounded more like I’m bragging about owning something instead of seriously talking about the items I own and if they are worth it or not. Sometimes I was far too harsh in my review of my writing. Sometimes I wasn’t.

So, in order to test the waters of this type of post, I decided to write one dedicated to the five manga series I would repurchase if I needed to restart my manga collection over again. Although I don’t talk much about reading manga online, I do enjoy reading it… sometimes. I’m very picky about my manga because they are more expensive than an average book and series can last for many years. This is why I need to really like the plot, art, stories, ect. or else I won’t bother owning it. (I made too many mistakes buying manga I hated over the years. This is my way of avoiding the mistakes of the past and not waisting money on things I really don’t like.)

Yet, there are still series that I don’t want to live without. They make me happy to read and I enjoy owning them… even if I don’t read them as frequently as I could. So, here are five manga series I would rebuy if I needed to start my collection over again.

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Gain x Wicked: For Good Fantabulous Floral Flings Laundry Detergent Review

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In 2025, the laundry detergent brand Gain, as well as many other brands, released collaboration collections to promote the movie, Wicked: For Good. The collection Gain released included a detergent and two in-wash scent boosters.

During a shopping trip to my favorite Walmart, I found the Gain collection for sale. It had the detergent and one of the two scent boosters. I debated if I wanted to buy them, but after shopping around the store some more, I decided to buy the detergent and scent boosters.

I originally planed on using the detergent and scent boosters and then write a review on this blog before the end of 2025. Unfortunately, things got in my way, causing me to delay using both the detergent and scent booster for my wash. Even though it is 2026, I wanted to talk about my experience using them in posts. As of the publishing of this post, the only product I was able to finish using is the detergent. Because of this, I want to talk about the detergent first.

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Favorite Pieces from The Devil Wears Prada 2 x Scoop Collection at Walmart

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The world premiere of the movie, The Devil Wears Prada 2, was on Monday, April 20, 2026. Due to the popularity of the first movie and the amount of time it took for the sequel to come to fruition, it looks like The Devil Wears Prada 2 will be a popular movie. Also, it looks like there will be merchandise inspired by the movie for fans to buy.

One of the tie-in collections and merchandise with The Devil Wears Prada 2 movie is with Walmart’s in-house clothing brand, Scoop. The collection includes clothing, shoes, jewelry, and accessories. The clothing has a business casual style and would be great for the office and going out after work.

After looking through the collection, I decided to pick my favorite pieces from the collection and show them in a post. As of the publishing of this post, some of the sizes and colors of the clothing are sold out. Keep this in mind before shopping for the pieces in this collection!

All product photographs used in this post are from the product listings on Walmart’s website. The photographs have been edited by me for this post. This post is not sponsored and all opinions are my own.

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Book Review: Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery by Rachel Ekstron Courage

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Last year, I purchased a novel called Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstron Courage. It is a cozy mystery inspired by the TV series Golden Girls. I am not a big fan of Golden Girls, but I know many people love the show. One of my friends is a fan of the show. They were really excited when they found out there would be a cozy mystery novel inspired by the show. I was happy for my friend, but I didn’t really think the book would be right for me. (After all, I’m not a big Golden Girls fan!)

After my friend read the book, they began to encourage me to buy the book and read it too. After listening to them describe the book, I began like the idea of the book, how it was written, and other parts of it. So, I decided to buy myself a copy of the novel and read it myself.

Before I read the whole book, I decided to try the cheesecake recipe in the book. I talked about it and if I liked it in a previous post. (You can read it here) Aside from talking about the cheesecake recipe, I didn’t talk about the actual novel. I have since read the book and decided to write a review post about it!

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Bath and Body Works’ 2026 Disney Princess Favorite Products

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Almost two weeks ago, Bath and Body Works released their Disney Princess Collection for 2026. They previously released a Disney Princess collection in 2025. Both collections have six scents inspired by six Disney Princesses. They include Belle, Tiana, Rapunzel, Aurora, Mulan, and Snow White. The 2026 collection has four new scents (Rapunzel, Aurora, Mulan, and Snow White) inspired by Princesses that were not a part of the 2025 collection. In addition to these four new scents, two previous scents (Belle and Tiana) from the 2025 collection were rereleased and a seventh scent (Life is a Fairy Tale) that was not inspired by a specific princess were released for the 2026 collection. The scents were available in multiple products and merchandise inspired by specific Princesses and the Disney Princess brand were released as well.

I wrote a post about the description of each of the fragrances in this year’s collection. (You can read it here) In this post, I wanted to share my favorite products in this collection. There are many things I like about this collection, so my list is long. Unfortunately, I decided to skip this collection and not purchase from it. Still, I enjoyed browsing it as was heavily tempted to buy several items from it!

 

All the product photographs in this post are from Bath and Body Works’ official listings for each of the products. All the pricing information is also from the same listings as well. Not all the products mentioned in this post are available as of the publishing of this post.

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Bath and Body Works’ 2026 Disney Princess Scents and Scent Notes

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Over a week ago, Bath and Body Works released their 2026 Disney Princess Collection. This collection is the second collection in their Disney Princess line. The line, which was originally released in 2025, is a limited edition collection of scents and products inspired by Disney’s Princesses. Each line has six fragrances in it, with each scent inspired by a different princess.

This year, Bath and Body Works released a new collection inspired by the Disney Princesses. There are two returning scents from the 2025 collection and four new fragrances inspired by the Princesses. The four new Princesses in this collection are Aurora, Rapunzel, Mulan, and Snow White while the returning Princesses are Bell and Tiana. The four new Princess inspirations are different than the ones featured in the 2025 collection. There is also a seventh new scent in the collection called Life’s a Fairytale.

I’m late to the social media bandwagon for this collection (And a lot of other things as well) but I decided to write two posts about the collection: One that talks about the scents in the collection and one that talks about my favorite products in the collection. I think the scents are more important to talk about when deciding what to buy in the collection, so I’m going to start with that.

All the product photographs in this post are from Bath and Body Works’ official listings for the fine fragrance mists. The information about the fragrances are from the official listings for the fine fragrance mists. All the scents mentioned in this post are available as fine fragrance mists, diamond shimmer mist, body wash, ultimate hydration body cream, foaming hand soap, wallflower fragrance refill, 3-wick candle, single wick candle, PocketBac hand sanitizer, and lip gloss.

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The Sale of Warner Brothers, The CW, and Panic Buying My Favorite TV Shows on DVD

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The sale of Warner Brothers has been really huge news for quite some time. It isn’t every day a studio as large, well known, and is over 100 years old begins the process to sell it’s assets (Including the actual studios, catalogue, and more) and start to close it’s doors.

When I heard about it, it was just a small rumbling my friends heard about. Now, we know what they heard wasn’t a rumor and it was the truth. Yet, I began to wonder what would happen if Warner Brothers did close. What would happen to a lot of movies and TV shows I love? Will they still exist on DVD still or will they be available via streaming services only?

After thinking about this for months, I finally decided to star buying my favorite TV shows and movies on DVD.

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Bloomingdale’s x Wuthering Heights Collection Favorites

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Last month, I discovered that Bloomingdale’s has a new collaboration in their stores. This collaboration is with the movie Wuthering Heights and the studio releasing it, Warner Brothers. The movie, which will being it’s theatrical run on February 13, 2026, will star Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi and is inspired by the English novel by Emily Bronte. The collection is part of Bloomingdale’s pop up shop called The Carousel at Bloomingdale’s. The collection is available at Bloomingdale’s in store and online until February 22.

I haven’t thought about Wuthering Heights until the buzz around the 2026 movie started. (‘m not a big fan of the book, so I didn’t think I would see anything I would like in the collection. Much to my surprise, I did find things in the collection I really like! The pieces in the collection, which includes clothes, jewelry, fragrances, beauty products, and more, has a gothic look to it, yet it I think it is very wearable.

After browsing the collection, I decided to pick my favorite items in the collection and feature them in a post. Before I show my favorite items in the collection, I wanted to mention a few things. Bloomingdale’s is a luxury department store, so the prices will reflect that.  All the clothing and jewelry in this post are by the brand AQUA. The napkin rings are by Kim Seybert. And finally, all the product photographs in this post are from Bloomingdale’s website.

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Favorite Wicked: For Good Beauty & More at Ulta Beauty

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Wicked: For Good, the second and last movie in the movie series inspired by the musical Wicked, will be premiering in theaters this week. Just like with the previous movie, there are plenty of products inspired by the movie. Although there are many brands offering products inspired by the movies, Ulta Beauty has the most Wicked inspired beauty products.

While browsing the collection, I found many interesting products. Yet, there are some that stood out to me more than others. I wanted to share all the products I like the most, so I decided to compile all my favorites into one post with their names and prices. Some of the products in this post have already sold out, so please keep that in mind if you find something to purchase.

 

All the information and product photographs are from Ulta Beauty’s website.

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Peanuts x Ulta Beauty Complete Collection

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Ulta Beauty has been dropping a lot of new products over the past month. Many of the new products are for the holiday season. One of the collections that are not for the holidays is the Ulta Beauty Collection collaboration with Peanuts.

I’m a big fan of the Peanuts comic strip. I used to read it when I was little until it ended publication. Even though it ended 25 years ago, I still love anything Peanuts, especially Snoopy. When I discovered the Ulta Beauty Collection collaboration, I was happy to see what is available.

Even though the collection has been available for weeks, I wanted to show the whole collection in a post. My favorite items from this collection are Crew Caption Snoopy Plushy, Take the Crew With You Lip Balm Set, nail file and case set, tweezer and case, and Friends for Life Makeup Bag Set.

 

All the product photographs are from Ulta Beauty’s website.

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