I had a great Thanksgiving. Typically we eat out at a restaurant so that way we don't have to argue over who does the dishes. It's tradition for us to have an earlier meal so that way we can go see a movie and then I go wait in line at the stores. Wellllllll. This year I have a baby. Last year we went to this lovely restaurant with delicious food, none of which I could eat. Pregnancy. Bleh. I didn't really want to bring my baby to a restaurant where she would cry, fling food and laugh uproariously at my hilarious jokes (faces). Somehow this turned into me hosting Thanksgiving at my house.
Mmmmmmm Pie. I would like to mention that I technically hosted Thanksgiving, and while I contributed to several dishes (I chop a mean pecan) I didn't technically cook any of the dishes. Nonetheless, it was very stressful. I don't know that I will do it again. I was originally joking, but next year we are doing Boston Market. Especially since my dishwasher BROKE the day after Thanksgiving. We had to hand wash everything. It was a total pain.
Family time is wonderful. My baby sister was in town and she gave Madeline an early Chanukah gift. You can tell she loved it!
It was so nice to spend her first Thanksgiving at home. She got her first taste of cranberries. She's not really a fan, but that's ok. Next year she can try some turkey!
One of my favorite things about this holiday season is Black Friday. I made out like a bandit this year. One thing I do have to say.. I think this will be the last time I wait in line. A lot of stores had the same deals online. I found that I was texting my family the whole time, wondering what they were doing. Anyways... let's move on to my haul!!!
So The Body Shop is one of my favorite stores. I feel like the products are a higher quality than Bath and Body Works and the scents aren't as.... I guess cheap? Don't get me wrong, I have my fair share of Bath and Body Works lotions and I enjoy them for what they are.
This was one of the best deals I've seen for The Body Shop. They were selling all of their body butters for $11. I bought three of my favorite scents. I bought Grapefruit, Mango and Shea Nut.
They also had a deal where if you spent $30 you could buy a canvas tote filled with full size products for $30. Here's what it came with.
- A super soft loufa
- Satsuma Body Sorbet
- Honeymania Bubble Bath Melt
- Shea Shower Cream
- Coconut Body Butter
- Honeymania Soap
- Vitamin E Moisture Cream
- Hemp Hand Protector
- Satsuma Body Polish
The thing that I appreciated about this deal was that all of the products in the tote were full size. The tote itself is a super high quality tote with a really cute design. It says "You're a lash battling, blush blending, colour popping, , eye defining, utterly unique beauty." Damn straight.
So I obviously had to pick some stuff up from Sephora. There were a couple of things that I needed to stock up on. My beauty blender was trashed. I needed a new one. If you don't have a Beauty Blender, you need one. It's worth every penny.
I also got the Smashbox Santigolden Age eye shadow collage. This is totally taking me out of my comfort zone. The colors are super pigmented. I'm sure I will do more of a review when I have time to play with it more.
I received the Clinique Black Honey Wardrobe as an early Hanukkah gift from my Dad. I am totally obsessed. I will definitely be doing swatches on this bad boy. UGH. SO PIGMENTED.
Most of my other purchases were clothes. Next week I will have a blog on plus size fashion, I'll post my goodies there. I went to Old Navy for clothes for myself and my family. I must say, the baby clothes are so adorable. I also picked up some clothes from Modcloth and the Children's Place.
UPDATE:
I just got a fun little package!!!!!! I love receiving packages, especially when I forgot I even ordered them.
I bought this Too Faced Natural at Night palette. With it came three deluxe samples including the Primed and Poreless powder, Perfect Eyes waterproof eyeliner and the Glow To Go bronzer and brush.
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