I couldn't resist. I tried, but then I saw a sweater that I had been wanting on massive discount and got nearly the entire order for what that sweater originally cost after added discounts and money back through eBates. I got a few things for myself and my husband for under $70 and I consider that a retail success. Because I just ordered these, most of them are still available online and possibly stores.
I love these posts. Probably because I am such a curious person. Show me what's in your handbag, your fridge, what's on your wishlist, what you got for your birthday...I love it all. Not only does it tell me more about you, but it almost always gives me future ideas or shows me something I didn't even know existed. I've gotten a handful of things, read books, or listened to music that I now love in recent years because you originally shared and talked about them. And I get a lot of messages showing me things that you think I will love based on what I have shared in the past. I love that!
With that said, if these types of posts are not your thing, I totally get it. I won't take it personally if you exit out of this post, but I hope you'll stick around for other topics I post about. :) So here are a few things I got for Christmas. I'm dubbing it the "Christmas of Beverages" and you'll find out why below!
In December, Maha from from Makeup by Maha Matar was my featured blogger. You can read that post and see other past featured blogs under the "blog of the month" label! Being my blog of the month gets you a designated blog post, a sidebar button, and a mention on my Twitter account. The sidebar button stays up all month long. I don't believe in necessarily making bloggers pay for advertising and I'd much rather show you blogs that I really enjoy reading. And I hope you end up enjoying them too!
The 2018 to 2019 is still messing with me. Three times it took me to save and label these pictures properly! December 2018 is what I was going for and it took me far too long to get that right. I'm pretty sure I started to label them "December 2019". Let's hope I don't have to date and sign any important papers for a little while...or at least until I have a calendar in front of me. Geez Louise!
I have my Instagram monthly round-up for you today. As always, if we are not following each other on there, I would love it if we did. Find me as wendybanner. I love getting to know people on there. It is extremely hard to grow on the platform these days and I love showing my support where I can. I certainly appreciate the support that I get from all of you. It is everything!
This is it, the final few days from my advent calendar this year. And I'm back to regularly scheduled programming after taking a nice holiday break. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday break, as well. I hope those of you that work retail survived with at least a few nerves left!
I'm still editing my Christmas gift pictures, but that post is coming for those of you that enjoy seeing them. I personally do! We still have one holiday dinner with friends coming up and then our decorations go away on January 6th. I'm not ready to say goodbye to the holidays! I know some people want it all gone the day after, but not me. I'm the type of person who you might find singing a Christmas carol any day of the year! Which type are you?
This post is short and sweet, seeing as there is only three days left to cover from my NYX Sugar Trip Advent Calendar. It's still available, but it doesn't appear to be on discount any longer. If you love the shades I've shared, I do believe it is worth the full price. I feel like I got more in product than my Benefit calendars from a few years ago and they were more expensive.
Hello 2019! May you be better than 2018. Please, please be better. I'm looking forward to seeing what the new year offers. I still can't believe how fast 2018 went. It wasn't my best year, so I'm pretty happy that it felt like it went by in a blink. I've already got my list of resolutions ready to focus on. I prefer to focus on attainable goals as my resolutions. Whatever your resolutions are, I wish you the best in accomplishing them!
Ending 2018 with my December favorites! I rank December as one of my favorite months. It's so festive, holds my favorite holiday, and it has both fall and winter. Also if the year sucks, it's comforting knowing a new one is right around the corner for a fresh start. Hard to believe that fresh start is tomorrow!
Here are my favorites from the month, full of reds, golds, and gingerbread. Yep, that pretty much sums up my whole month. I wanted to be covered in all of the above! Happy New Year's Eve! May you have a safe evening ringing in the new year. If you have already, Happy 2019!
I feel like I was just writing the 2017 post on this topic! This is a post all on the products that I've used the heck out of all year, not necessarily new to me. Some are even repeats from last year, because why change a good thing?
The only thing I can think of that I didn't include are concealers, but that's super easy because I pretty much stick to my HGs - MUFE Full Cover and Maybelline Age Rewind! Those don't really change, because I have yet to find anything that comes close to replacing them for me. I may venture away, but I always come back. Ya girl needs her concealer to feel human! What's your "I need it to feel human" product? Lipstick? Mascara?
Here are the beauty products that captured my love this year!
