It's only been a week since Santa came and went yet I'm still cleaning up remnants of the holiday season. While we are settling in or mainly trying to get our footing into the New Year, I wanted to share some gifts while it's fresh on my mind. Now granted, I played my own Santa for some of these gifts, lol and I'll link and notate if they're available becuz its now what we call Gift Card Season hahaha so in case you needed some recommendations on how n where to spend...I'm ya gal.
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My morning and/or night routine is important to my well-being. I love candles-preferably SOY ONLY:
Elevated Scentz stays in rotation. Homebody scent was a re-up (I also have the diffused oil and room spray). It's a fresh clean scent I like to linger in the morning or middle of the day.
Hanifa is a staple in the fashion community and she's added products to her "At Home" section to extend style to our santcuary. This recommendation came by way of Candice O' Beauty so I knew it would be good. I've come to learn, I'm a candle snob so for someone to recommend sometihng outside of my holy grails I'm leery esp to blindly buy! These are currently on sale and I'm grabbing MORE!! I've been burning them for 2-4 hrs since I got them from the Black Friday sale and each burn gets better and better. It's a beautiful dance between vanilla, mandarin and jasmine that makes this scent soooo sexy. I burn it as the sun goes down to set the vibe n whether in my living room or smaller spaces like my bathroom; its very fragrant. Last but not least, I'm picky with my body ;) and I don't play about my butters.
Cream Blends is my favorite becuz its very mosturizing and thick. I use it more in the winter time. The bad news is...in 2023 she discontinued the majority of her scents and every few months or so she brings em back so the restock of scents are far n few in between so when a sale pops up...I gotta act fast. Michigan Cedar is like the butter version of "Mahogany Teakwood"and I like to use it when I layer perfumes in the families of ouds n vanilla. It's a good unisex type scent.
I'm convinced Nordies is my North Pole
My mama always knows what to get me...Nordy Gift Cards, lol. I played Santa with some nordy notes since Nov to gift myself n toss under the tree. Here's the haul:
This was a lucky buy becuz its very RARE that limited time sales hit for Jo Malone LE scents. I didn't even know this was out but blindly ordered it becuz well...rose-duuuh! This is the prettiest richest rose that dries down to a soft petal but what surprised me is the hint of coffee and amber which gives it a unique and mature scent.
I do love me some Kate Spade and her novelty collections tickle my quirky side. After the Poconos, we stopped at the nearby outlets before home and I did a good job with not getting too much so I had to grab this NYC Big Apple Universal Laptop Sleeve in which I'll use as a clutch ;) and grabbed matching earrings.
Now if you've been here long enuff, you'd know what I'll be wearing this one with :D I grabbed this Peanuts exclusive sweatshirt from a novelty store called Box Lunch that'll capture ur heart and have u reliving ur childhood memories with character faves. Yes, I'll be adding this to my Good Grief Couture.
I hope everyone gets to experience grabbing Shop Khoi pieces to fall in love with this brand as much as I have. My collection of Khoi's been growing since she debut'd and the uality doesn't miss. These have been reasonably priced and the designs just don't compare to what's out here on the market. The star of the brand overall would have to be the customer service. There's been more than one occasion where sold out pieces such as this brooch above has been SOLD OUT and I take a chance to reach out becuz "you have not cuz u ask not" (as I've learned from Janelle) only to miraciously find out theres ONE found cuz it must've been hiding from others to be found for meeeee!! From the time you browse her website to deciding what to order and making the full commitment to purchase the anticipation to receive it in the mail is like waiting for your favorite meal to be served. The unboxing of it all to reveal the order in top notch packaging makes the whole ride one big beautiful encounter. I'm exoecting the bag I pre-ordered last November to arrive-EEEK!!
I hope you've enjoyed my Christmas Haul. You'll definitely see them in its full glory when I take them out for a spin. I had a great holiday season and grateful for all my Santa's :D Until the next haul...happy shopping or well...browsing!
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