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    5 Favorite Fashion Books to Give as Gifts for Christmas 2020

    For many years, I collect fashion books. Some of them are for specific collections or fashion houses, others are about fashion styles from specific time periods. Some are coffee table books while others are actually textbooks that are used by…

    By essieofwho December 9, 2020
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    Movie Review- Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1970)

    On Friday, November 27, 2020, ABC stations aired the Christmas classic movie/TV show Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town. 2020 marks the 50th Anniversary of the movie so it was very special and important for me to see it. Since…

    By essieofwho December 8, 2020
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    Movie Review- Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)

    Way back in July, Walmart had Christmas movies for sale for Christmas in July. After browsing the movies, I found a few that I wanted, but the one I wanted to see the most is Mrs. Santa Claus. Mrs. Santa…

    By essieofwho December 7, 2020
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    Movie Review: Holiday Inn (Broadway 2016 Pro Shot Version)

    In a previous Blogmas post, I reviewed the 1942 movie Holiday Inn. In 2016, a theater musical version of the movie premiered on Broadway. In the 75th Anniversary edition DVD set I purchased of Holiday Inn, a pro shot version…

    By essieofwho December 6, 2020
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    Movie Review: Holiday Inn (1942)

    When I began preparing for this year’s Blogmas, I decided to focus on reviewing movies in order to have post already prepared and scheduled without worrying about writing a new post every day. One of the movies I debated if…

    By essieofwho December 5, 2020
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2020,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: Hallmark Channel’s Christmas at Dollywood (2019)

    Last year, while on a visit to one of my friend’s home, we talked about Hallmark Channel Christmas movies. We talked about how silly and ridiculous many of them are as well as some of our favorites. One of my…

    By essieofwho December 4, 2020
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    Top 5 Weirdest Christmas Presents I Ever Asked For

    In November, while talking to my friends, they began to joke about all the weird things they asked for as presents over the years. I, of course, am no exception. In fact, the reason why this conversation started was because…

    By essieofwho December 2, 2020
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    Favorite Walmart Christmas Tree Ornaments for 2020

    After shopping at Walmart’s Christmas section for the past few weeks, I found a few Christmas tree ornaments that stood out to me and quickly became my favorites. Although it’s still November, I wanted to share some photographs of my…

    By essieofwho November 20, 2020
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    Too Faced Holiday 2020 Gift Sets at Ulta Beauty- Part 1

    In October, I went to Ulta Beauty to look at the new Too Faced holiday gift sets for 2020. I tried many times over in September to look at the gift sets in store, but the store didn’t get any…

    By essieofwho November 16, 2020
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