Merry Christmas! I hope everyone is having a joyous day. I honestly had no intentions of buying much for myself this holiday season but once those sales emails started rolling into my inbox I just couldn’t resist. So to get back in the spirit of bringing this blog back to life I decided I’d share a mini haul of some of the items I bought.
I’ve been in search of an everyday bag that was small, fashionable and could hold my daily essentials. I grabbed this black Calvin Klein bag from Macys online during their Black Friday sale. The red bag is by Coach which I purchased from their online outlet, also for a great price. I’ve always wanted a cute red bag and this one is perfection. Both bags are leather and I love the quilted look and crossbody straps.
I’m serious about skincare these days and I had a $15 Sephora coupon to spend so I figured what better time to restock my absolute favorite. ExfoliKate by Kate Somerville is an essential part of my skin routine and it’s truly the only face scrub I will ever use. Seriously, if you haven’t tried this then do yourself a favor and pick up a free sample at Sephora – I promise it’ll change your life 🙂 I also had a bunch of Sephora Insider points piled up so I used them on a free deluxe gift. I chose the Argan Oil set by Josie Maran, I can’t wait to try it.
I love cooking, especially during the holidays. I’ve had these cookbooks by Kelis, Ayesha Curry and Chrissy Teigen sitting in my Amazon cart for quite some time so I decided to finally go ahead and purchase them. I also added my fave Around The Way Girl Taraji’s book to the mix. I can’t wait to try some new recipes (which I will share here) and catch up on some good reading.