When I was a kid my mom used to give out bubblegum flavored toothpaste paired up with a toothbrush that had some cartoon or another on it to Trick or Treaters. I remember one year it was Wonder Woman and another year there were Snork toothbrushes. Yeah, the Snorks, who remembers that? There were also Strawberry Shortcake ones. Don’t worry, my mom’s treats never went over well but my dad was right behind her Halloween baggies filled with yummy snack sizes. Thanks dad for not ruining Halloween.

I’m a lot older now and I think I’ve turned into my mother because these Bath & Body Works Halloween Pocketbacs are terribly appealing to gift to Trick or Treaters.

Question is will they go over big or will they gain a sneer.

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I’m a really having hard time not overindulging in new fragrances lately. I admit I did buy Sarah Jessica Park’s new Stash fragrance, and the new McQueen perfume, and I’ve been going a little wild with Etsy Fall/Halloween fragrances, ugh…

Truly I hate this time of the year because some of my favorite indie and niche brands start releasing really great Fall themed items! For example, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab released the new Lilith Birthday Perfume Oils and soon after they’ll be launching their Halloweenies Perfume Oils.
This is hard.

So, here’s the deal, I’m putting us all on a fragrance ban. Don’t worry, you can still purchase from your fav indie brands but you aren’t allowed to purchase from mid-range fragrances.

Why?

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The Buxom Holiday 2016 Collection let loose today along with it a new limited edition Stone Cold Babe Eyeshadow Palette that pays home to 12 shades of delicious Buxom Eyeshadow Bar Eyeshadows! And let’s not forget there are new gloss sets to choose from as well like the 6 Degrees of Sexy Plumping Lip Set and Buxom Freezes Over Mini Lip Collection.

I’m excited.

How about?

Let’s take a closer look at Buxom Holiday 2016.

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If you go back through your makeup past what’s the most exciting makeup release you can remember? Nowadays, Holiday Makeup Collections are cookie cutter versions of each other. Each year brands release a slew of existing gift sets but sadly, if you’re a long standing makeup fan they likely don’t excite you as much as they once did. When did the magic go out of Holiday makeup? Are we burned out? Or are brands just churning out the same old humdrum makeup collections that fail to appeal to us.

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So, I happen to really love unique, niche fragrances. I’m always looking for something different and special. You might even call me a fragrance snob. But I’ll be the first to admit, I have a different love of Victoria’s Secret perfumes.

When I was in the 8th Grade and still pretty naive I remember my friend Christine got a bottle of Heavenly for Christmas (she also got a bunch of other rather “mature” stuff like a Fido Dido hoodie, an Interview with a Vampire Box Sex, etc..). I recall being amazed by the fragrance gift, as was my other friend, at the time. I think we were both in awe of such teenage-like gifts. Especially a perfume from Victoria’s Secret.

Needless to say, in some aspects, this was a turning point for me and the start of a long love affair with VS.

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