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5 Gift Ideas for New Travelers

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Small Purses and Trying to Find The Perfect One

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Favorite Luxury Fashion Houses

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  • Beauty,  Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  Fragrance,  Marc Jacobs

    Marc Jacobs x Murakami Daisy Fragrance Collection

    I’m currently publishing many post about Christmas for Blogmas, but I felt the need to publish at least one post that isn’t Christmas related this year. Recently, I was reminded that Marc Jacobs released a fragrance series in collaboration with…

    By essieofwho December 10, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor

    Lenox 2024 Snow Fantasies Snowflake Ornament Feature

    Last year, I decided to purchase myself new ornaments from Lenox. Lenox’s ornament can be quite expensive, but my favorites are their more affordable line of ornaments. Last year, they would cost around $20 USD with tax per ornament, but…

    By essieofwho December 9, 2025
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Fragrance,  Holidays

    Victoria’s Secret Bombshell Gold Holiday 2020 Perfume Review

    Earlier this year, I was cleaning out and organizing my holiday decor. In one of the boxes, I found something completely unexpected: A bottle of perfume. Not just any perfume, a limited holiday release perfume. The perfume is Victoria’s Secret…

    By essieofwho December 8, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: A Merry Scottish Christmas (2023)

    Every Christmas season, Hallmark releases many Christmas themed romance movies. In most recent years, I felt overwhelmed by the amount of movies Hallmark releases ever holiday season. For the most part, I like them, but I don’t really love them.…

    By essieofwho December 7, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: Hats Off To Christmas! (2013)

    The early to mid 2010’s was the time when I would watch the Hallmark Channel movies the most. I looked forward to every holiday season when new movies would be released. In 2013, one of the movies I was excited…

    By essieofwho December 6, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: Let It Snow (2013)

    Last fall, I began to binge watch Hallmark movies that were available to watch for free with ads. I had multiple movies to pick from including some of Hallmark’s famous Christmas romances. For the most part I remember watching most…

    By essieofwho December 5, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor

    5 Christmas Gift Ideas for New House Owners

    Moving to a new house, apartment, or on your own for the first time is both a stressful and exciting time. Especially during the holiday season. Thinking about moving during this time of the year inspired me to create a…

    By essieofwho December 4, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  Books,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle

    Young Queens Collection: The Curious Crown by Megan Hess Book Review

    Every year, I hear about all the Christmas themed books that people need to read. I personally don’t like to read Christmas themed novels near Christmas, but I love to read Christmas themed children’s book! I think it is a…

    By essieofwho December 3, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor

    Swarovski 2017 Annual Star Christmas Ornament Feature

    Last year, I decided to not purchase ornaments from Hallmark. I didn’t feel really inspired by the 2024 collection, so I decided to spend any allocated ornament money on other ornaments… or anything else I want/need to buy that year.…

    By essieofwho December 2, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Personal & Comentary

    Christmas 2025 and My Ups and Downs With This Holiday Season

    It’s December 1st, which means it’s time for Blogmas to begin on this blog. Sadly, this year I haven’t really been feeling excited about the holiday season. This has been going on for several years, but this year has been…

    By essieofwho December 1, 2025
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