It's Looking like a Plaid Christmas!
Relax for the Holidays
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It's Looking like a Plaid Christmas!Yes, lately I have been absolutely Mad about Plaid. From my phone case, to my work bag, my Holiday decor and my winter coat, it's all plaid this year. If you grabbing a small accessory for some one this holiday season, make sure to grab it in plaid. When accessorizing yourself, for parties and holiday events, go for the plaid. With the reemergence of 90's fashion plaid is very hot at the moment. And what a better way to stay cozy and warm this Holiday! Relax for the HolidaysThe experience when I get a massage from Chris is so zen that I don't even know what to say. He's the best! Extremely professional, great place and location, and better yet, great prices. You can't beat a full hour massage for $45. Check out his website and prices and give yourself or someone you love the gift of relaxation this Holiday!
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Holiday EnvyAs someone that suffers from hypothyroidism, I now the struggle of dealing with thing brittle nails and hair all too well. This Matte Nail Strengthener by OPI Nail Envy does just the trick. It goes on clear and matte so it doesn't look like your wearing anything and it strengthens your nails and lets them grow. For about $8 bucks a bottle, it's totally worth it. You can also use it as a top coat over any nail polish to mattify it and an strength to your nail. Do you See What I See?I have to admit that I was kinda addicted to this Favorite Thing for a while there. Warby Parker eyewear has a lot of great things going on for it. Let me first tell you about the try on at home option. Even at the optical store, where there are tons of glasses to try on, I feel like you don't really get to try on glasses. There are some you would never try cuz you don't want to be seen taking that risk, the safe ones you try on for a bit, but still not enough, and then comes the pushy sales person. In the end you bought a pair of glasses that you maybe tried on for a couple of minutes and thats pushing it. With Warby Parker, they send you up to five pairs of glasses that you get to try on in the privacy of your own home for free (shipping both ways is free too) for five days. So you get to try on those glasses that you love but your not sure what they will look like on you, and you get to wear out your glasses over five days for feedback, and to test comfort and usability. At the end of five days when you've made your choice you send them all back and ordered the pair you liked. If you didn't like a pair, you can order five new pairs to try-on. You can do this over and over until you find he perfect pair (or two). The best part, once you find the perfect pair, you can order their glasses for $95 (acetate frames, single-prescription). It's definitely way cheaper than buying glasses at the optical store, even with insurance. If you wear glasses, definitely check them out.
My Favorite Thing No. 15 is Skulls and Roses for Men by Christian Audigier. I love skulls and this cologne happened to catch my attention because their was a skull on the box. You can imagine my delight when I realized that the bottle itself was a skull and that I loved the fragrance as well. I have been wearing this for about a month and I receive compliments about it almost on a daily basis. Its a clean, intoxicating scent, strong, but not over bearing or over powerful. Featured notes include: Bergamot, Violet, Sandalwood, Amber. While I just bought a bottle, I really hope that someone gets me another one this Holiday season. It can be a little difficult to find. Target carries the smaller version (bottle is not shaped like a skull) of around $22. I found the larger bottle at the center kiosk at La Plaza Mall just outside the Disney Story for $55. You can also find it on Amazon for around $55.
Warmest WishesThis morning it finally felt like sweater weather. As we know in the RGV, the days to wear fall and winter apparel are limited. Take advantage of crisp and cool days to wear your favorite scarf. Keep it trendy by choosing an infinity scarf. A few years ago they were difficult to find anywhere and now everyone has them. I actually just saw some cute ones in the $3 bin at Target. If you want something comely unique, check out Etsy.com for that perfect scarf to either give or get for your self.
Christmas Cookies for the Rest of Us!Today's Favorite Thing also happens to be one of my Favorite Persons! She's a dear friend of mine and my go to baker & cookie/cake decorator. She's got an eye for design and pays meticulous attention to details. If you want something that going to look professional and gorgeous, then look to The Flour Girl. And to top it off, her baked goods taste even better than the look.
If you looking for something unique to give away for the Holidays, or if you want a dessert that looks like it came right out of a magazine, or better yet, a Pinterest Board, check out her Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/TheFlourGirl/ By the way did I mention that she makes macaroons? And, don't forget to ask about her specialty and my favorite... Lavender Icing. Book soon, cuz she fills fasts. Nothing Bundt DeliciousWhat can I say... I love cake! And Nothing Bundt Cakes offers some of the tastiest, moistest cakes I've ever eaten. My favorite hands down has to be the Whit Chocolate Raspberry, but honestly every single flavor is just amazing. Pick up a Pumpkin Spice for your Thanksgiving celebrations; they will only be available until Nov. 30th. For the holidays, consider ordering Bundtlets as gifts for coworkers and cake lovers, or take a dozen Bundtinis to an office social, or a small get together. Nothing Bundt Cakes is simple, classic, and unique. Stop buy for a free sample. I'm sure you will leave with something.
Creaseless Hair Ties - Painless Gift GivingOne other thing my Curly Hair Adventure has taught me is creative ways to get the hair out of your face. The point of growing out your hair is the length but sometimes you just want it temporarily up and out of your face or off of your neck. For that, my favorite thing is Creaseless Hair Ties. Basically its a strip of elastic with the ends tied in a knot - were not talking futuristic here. The reason I like them is that they are much more gentle on the hair, their called ceaseless for a reason (they leave a smaller much less noticeable indentation in your hair), they also slip on the wrist and look much better than a generic hair tie, and they come in lots of fun print and patterns. If you buy them retail, they are crazy expensive, but if you buy the elastic by the yard and DIY they're super inexpensive and you can personalize them as gifts. I myself am giving a set of Holiday themed Creaseless Hair Ties to all my long-haired friends (I'll add a pic on a later date).
Check out PeakBloom on Etsy for a wide selection of elastic. https://www.etsy.com/shop/PeakBloom?ref=l2-shopheader-name The Works for the HolidaysSo I was going to hold off a little before posting about this Favorite Thing, but apparently they're not waiting so why should I. Bath & Body Works is my No.10 Favorite Thing to give and get. For starters, BBW just gets it right. The products are high quality and smell pretty delicious. They have more than enough scents, so there's always something that will meet everyone's tastes. Then there's the packaging, it's always being updates so it feels fresh and current; you may have given or gotten that exact same product in the past, but it looks new so it feels new. Most importantly however, BBW is a savvy shopper's heaven. Many times when your using a coupon or shopping with a budget in mind, you feel like you really aren't getting the best thats out there, or that your settling for something that you really didn't want in the first place. At BBW everything goes on sale at some point, with little exclusions, and with great deals. Moreover, if your a regular customer, you should always have a buy $30 save $10 coupon handy. Yes, I'm sure that the original prices are grossly overmarked, but if you shop the sales and wait for the right time to buy certain items, you really do get a great bargain and a good product for your buck. I assume, the BBW counts on the fact that most shoppers aren't too savvy, or that impulse buys will get you in the end, but the trick is to be patient and to plan out your purchases.
Some of their popular deals to look out for include: 2 for $20/$22/$24 Tree Wick Candles 4 for $12, 5 for $18, or 7 for $24 Hand Soaps Buy 3 Get 2/3 Free Signature Body Care Buy 5 for $25 Signature Body Care The trick is to use the sale and the buy $30 save $10 coupon at the same time. One of the best things about BBW sales is that the discount continues even after the advertised amount. So lets say you buy 7 Hand Soaps for $24, or roughly $3.40 a soap (original price $6.50), if you keep buying soap, no. 8, & 9 will also cost $3.40 - you don't have to buy just 7 or in increments of 7 to save. So if you buy 9 soaps at roughly $31 dollars and apply the $30 save $10 coupon your really buying 9 soaps at $21 or $2.33 a soap, a saving of $4.17 a soap. The same applies with all their sales. Rarely, if ever, do they give you a limit and you can always stack a coupon over a sale. Definitely check out BBW for their sales, promotions, and coupons this Holiday Season. You'll be giving something they actually use and like, and saving money in the log run. T-Shirts, Music, and a Book, Oh My!Sorry I didn't post any new Favorite Things over the last three days, my photo editing software crashed on Wednesday and I just got everything up and running again late last night. I decided to catch up but sharing Favorite Things No. 7, 8, & 9 all in one post.
No. 7: T-shirts are definitely one of my Favorite Things to shop for and get. I, as so many millennials do, love graphic t-shirts, and as many as are available in stores nowadays, it can still be a challenge o find that perfect graphic t-shirt to get for someone. I recently have found this website that has become my go to place for finding unique graphic t-shirts. The premiss of Design by Hümans is that anyone can upload and sell their t-shirt designs, and if someone likes to and wants to order your design, they can. As you can imagine, this allows for a huge opportunity for customization and uniqueness. You name it, you can search for it. Best yet, it lets you choose the color of t-shirt to place the design on. I hate it when I find a cool t-shirt design and its on a green shirt or yellow t-shirt; I hate to wear green or yellow. Here I can always make sure the designs I like are in my go-to navy or charcoal. The shirts sell for $25, but the fabric is super soft and comfortable, they hold up extremely well in the wash, and it is safe to bet that no one else you bump into will have your t-shirt. At the moment, they have some really cool Star Wars designs. This is where I'll be getting my shirt for when we go watch The Force Awakens. No. 8: Wonder is book that was given to us by our boss at work. It was an amazing read, and I read over the span of two days on a recent trip to San Antonio. I don't want to give away too much of the plot, but this book is definitely a great read for any 4th - 5th grader. Even as an adult there is plenty to be learned from Little August, who just happens to look very different from everyone else. Pick it up as a must read for yourself, and then pass it along. No. 9: Lastly, I want to talk about Apple Music, but more specifically, Apple Music with Siri. Apple didn't invent the Monthly Music Subscription service, but as Apple usually does, when it decided to join in the mix, it just did it better. I had used Pandora and Spotify for years since both services were initially launched, and at first I felt like Pandora was able to put together some pretty good radio stations, but as I listened over the years, it felt really recycled. It was always the same songs and no matter what you started with and at least for me, it seems like kidz bop songs always ended up in the mix. Spotify on the other hand was cool, in that it let you create your own playlists. I loved that feature, but Spotify's apps are extremely buggy and usually I couldn't get it to play correctly in my car on the first try. Moreover, Spotify sucks at recommending new music and creating radio stations. Then came Apple Music. I tried it out expecting a very similar experience to Spotify, but I quickly realized it wasn't Apply Music, from the get go was just so much better at recommending music that I actually want to listen to. Depending of the time of day, it will offer different selections, and the playlist it recommends and curates seem designed just for me. The part I love though, is when you add Siri. Now when I drive in my car I don't have to search for playlists, or pick songs or anything like that. I simply push the home button on my car screen or say "Hey Siri" and can control everything from there. I can listen to any song or album from Apple Music's library by just asking for it. Or, I can just tell Siri that I want to listen to a certain genre, or Artist and right away he (yes, my Siri is a boy) puts together a 50 song playlist thats tailored to my taste. I love it and I can't imagine listening to music away other way again. If you haven't given Apple Music a try, you really are missing out. Jolly Old St. Ives...I don't claim to have perfect skin, but thankfully, I've never struggled with it either. For the most part my skin stays relatively clear. It can be a little on the oily side, but I've found that the less I mess with it, the better it is to me. I credit my clear skin to one product: St. Ives Apricot Scrub. Found at Target and most drug stores for under $4 a tube, St. Ives Apricot Scrub has been my go to face wash since high school. I keep a tube in the shower and its the only thing I ever use to wash my face. Scrub it on, working into areas that need extra exfoliation or that are black head prone, leave it on for a full minute and rinse it off. Thats it. Finish up with a toner and your skin is clean and clear and ready for the day. Theres a couple of products that I'll share with you later that I use for a deep cleanse or as a weekly treatment, but honestly, if I just use St, Ives I'll be just fine. I do recommend that you stick to the formula that's made for blemish & blackhead control. On occasion I've accidentally bought the wrong one and found that it doesn't work quite as well. The blemish & blackhead version comes with a mild dose of salicylic acid that is just enough to put a slight single in your face and get the job done. However, It does come in a few other varieties in case you feel that you need a different formula for your skin.
St. Ives Apricot Scrub is a practical gift that your friends and family will love after they try it. It definitely doesn't break the bank and it's a perfect stocking stuff. It's the perfect gift for teens, who usually haven't quite figured out the best way to care for their skin. Its easy to use, inexpensive, and gets the job done. Put your best face forward this Holiday with St. Ives Apricot Scrub! |
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