The Ultimate Gift Guide

Happy Monday Foxy Friends! I hope you all had a great weekend. I know we had a very lazy one, which is exactly what we needed! Mr. has been gone for two weeks and boy did we miss him! He almost didn't get home too, snow and all, but caught a flight out at 2am! Crazy pants, but he made it, and finally got home around 5:30am on Saturday morning, talk about crazy travel.

Anyway, I'm linking up with The Blended Blog with my Ultimate Holiday gift guide. I've been doing gift guides here and there the last month or so, so I'm putting them all in one place. Link up your gift guides over on The Blended Blog. We're also doing home tours, so home tours and gift guide link up. It will be open for two weeks!

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We are all about education toys for the kids. I think these are all great picks. Check out the post here.

Here are my favorite gifts to give everyone right now, when I can't think of something to give someone, these are my default gifts.

Click here for the complete guide.

You all know how much I love make up, so if you have a make up lover in your family, get these things and she'll be one happy girl!

1. Make Up Mirror 2. Ulta Beauty Box 3. MAC Highligher 4. Too Faced Blush Palette 5. Jacyln Hill Palette 6. EcoTools Brush Set 7. Tartiest Lip Paint 8. Stila All Day Liquid Lipstick 9. Tarte Eyeliner 10.  Mascara 

Guys are seriously so hard to shope for, here are 10 ideas that might be a little outside of the box to get your man.

1. electric smoker and smoking chips! 2.  leather jacket or faux leather jacket 3. t- shirt and long sleeve tee 4.  pajama pants 5. Amazon Echo or Amazon Dot 6. Bose speaker or headphones 7. Programmable Thermostat 8. Portable Car jump Jumper 9. Portable Compressor 10.  Watch in silver, gold, and black.


And last Stocking Stuffers!

1. Nailpolish, Top Coat, Nail File 2. Brush Cleaner 3. Liquid Brush Cleaner 4. Too Faced Eye Shadow Primer 5. EcoTools Eye Brush Set 

1. Chocolates 2.  Hot Sauce 3. Car Notes 4. grilling mat 5. scalp massager 

1.  Glitter Paint 2.  Uno 3. Notepad 4.slinky 5. Right Middle Left Game 

Best Stocking Stuffers For The Family

Happy Friday Foxy Friends! Today is Day 9 of the 12 days of Blogmas! We're talking about stocking stuffers. I know sometimes it's so hard to find something for everyone, but I'm here to share what you should be getting everyone for their stockings.

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We'll start with the ladies...here are 5 stocking stuffers for the woman in your life.

1. Nailpolish, Top Coat, Nail File - All ladies love some good nail polish. You can't go wrong with Essie and the Seche Vite top coat...man that stuff works wonders, makes my home done manicure look like the real deal, plus it's quick drying too!

2. Brush Cleaner - I've always wanted one of these, and at $4.99 it makes for the perfect stocking stuffer.

3. Liquid Brush Cleaner - Clean brushes, nothing is better, I pretty much clean mine after every use...mostly because I only have one set of brushes I like, so if I don't wash them, I don't get a good eye look the next time. But having a brush cleaner is always nice.

4. Too Faced Eye Shadow Primer - My favorite eye primer of all time. End of story.

5. EcoTools Eye Brush Set - I love that this is for eyes only. And you can't beat the price, makes for a great stocking stuffer!

So there you have it 15 ideas for gifts for the beauty lover in your life! Plus most of these things goes over $38 so win in my book, the mirror is $102, but worth every penny. Now to get Mr. to buy it for me for Christmas...Hey Mr. are you listening?

And for the men, gotta put something in there for the men, why are they so hard to shop for?!

1. Mr. loves, I mean LOVES these chocolates. His mom brings them every time she visits, and we pretty much demolish it within a week. So dang good.
2. If anyone you love, loves hot sauce, you have to try this one. Mr. loves it and so do all of the guys at work.
3. Oh my gosh I need these in MY life...while I might not use the profanity cards, the other ones, heck ya!

4. I've never heard of this, but while looking around, how cool is this grilling mat? Something unique and it fits in a stocking, perfect.

5. Nothing says love like a scalp massager right?

Last, but not least, the kids. Cause they need more stuff right? hehe.

1. My kids love paint, and what kid doesn't want to add a little glitter paint to their lives?

2. Everyone loves a good game of Uno...this is the perfect stocking stuffer for your kids, hours of run.

3. How cool is this notepad. I know both of my kids will love this! 

4. I think a slinky is part of being a kid, and then getting it all tangled and trying to get it untagled, it's part of the kid code right?

5. My kids love this game, Right Middle Left, it really doesn't get any easier then this. When Mini Fox was 3 she played and LOVED it, and to tell you the truth it was fun for the adults too. 



Have a teen in your house? Take a look at Phyllis' list for stocking stuffers for teens

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Gifts She Really Wants

Hello Foxy Friends.  I hope you Americans had a good belly stuffing day of Thanks with family and friends. I'm back for day 3 of Blogmas! Today we're all sharing another gift guide. I decided since I have already done gifts for kids, favorite gifts to give,  beauty gifts for her, and gifts for him, I would share my gift list. I would be super happy with any of these things under the tree, hear that Mr., hint, hint!

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1. Ever since The Blended Blogs trip to Canada and half the group was wearing Adidas Superstars, I needed a pair too!

See what I mean, goes with so many outfits...the options are endless, I need these!

2. I have always strayed from long sweaters, but after seen a few vertically challenged fashion bloggers wearing them, I"m thinking I need to rethink my stance. I think this grey sweater would be a perfect start.

3. Is there anything better than being comfy when it's cold and rainy out. Why not be stylish too, this loose sweater meets all the criteria for being a perfect lazy, lounge-y day sweater.

4. I've owned a couple of pairs of this brand of pj's. They are so stinkin' soft, and so worth the price! I don't have any PJ's that look like this, so it would be the perfect edition to my growing collection.

5. I really want a soft box light to do product shoots and to light some of my YouTube videos. For under $100 I think this is a great deal and can help me shoot at night, instead of waiting for the weekends. With day lights savings time ending, I don't get much time to get stuff done!

6. I have wanted a Diva Ring Light for a while now. I figure I've wanted one the last year, it's not a phase and I should probably get it, that's how that works right? Again this will help with YouTube videos and with doing stuff at night. A whole new world if I can film at night.

7. Funny story about my hair dryer, when my sister and I shared a bathroom, and when she left for college we had to get another set of everything, since we shared everything.  I bought a travel size hair dryer...20+ years ago, and while it still works, it's not the best, and I know there is better out there. I have wanted another hair dryer for the last 5+ years but never found one I liked, but this travel hair dryer is PERFECT! I might have already bought it. It's on Ulta and Sephora's Black Friday sale for $99. Seems like a lot of money, but if you think about it, if I keep this one for another 20 years, that's only $5 a year...seems like a good deal to me....#girlmath

8. Now that we're out of the diaper bag phase (for a while now), I've been using my camel back packback, but I'm ready for a nicer looking backpack to carry around while I'm out with the kids. For under $50, I think this backpack would be perfect.

9. I saw this Eye Shadow Palette and I think I HAVE to have it. It has such pretty colors in it, colors which I don't already own, so that means even though I have 6 other palettes I need this one too, right?

10. I have a few friends with this Bootie, it looks so good on, and they say it's comfy...which means I need them to, plus I don't have anything in this particular color...and it's on sale. See them on my friend Shelly, don't they look fantastic?

Okay, so these are 10 things on my list of things I want for Christmas. What is on your list?

Don't forget to enter our giveaway for more than $1500 worth of stuff! Enter here.

Here are some other gift guides in case you want

Gift Guide for the Wine Lover
Best Personalized Gift Ideas
Christmas Gift Ideas for Young Moms

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10 Gifts for Him

Happy Tuesday! Coming back from a 4 day weekend  is always hard. In case you missed it yesterday, I'm starting 12 days of Blogmas (skipping some days for Thanksgiving this weekend), the first topic is gifts for Him. I previously did educational gifts for kids, and beauty gifts for her, so now I'm doing gifts for him.

I don't know about you, but I always have trouble buying gifts for my hubby/Dad/brother...and the list continues. What the heck do you get these guys? So here is my attempt of what to get those men in your life. Let's

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1. For the guy who loves grilling and wants to try and electric smoker try this one, it's more resaonably priced and he can figure out if he wants to upgrade to a more expensive one later. Don't forget the smoking chips!

2. I love a good leather jacket for a man, but if real leather isn't his thing then try this faux leather jacket, both have a great look.


3. This is Mr.'s favorite t- shirt and long sleeve tee, they are super soft and so comfortable to wear. These are actually the shirts he makes a point to wear when we go visit new borns, cause he says they are soft and cuddly and babies want to cuddle him because of it...and you know what? It works every time, he puts them to sleep in no time.

4. For those colder climate places these pajama pants are perfect.

5. We recently got the Amazon Echo and have been loving it. Love that you can link your shopping lists to it, and when you need something you say "Alexa put milk on the list" and she adds it to the list on my phone. So awesome. The Amazon Dot is a smaller version of it, it's pretty awesome too.

6. I have gotten Mr. Bose products a couple of times, I've gotten then speaker and the headphones they are always a good thing to get the guy who has everything. The sound is amazing, you can't beat it.

7. If you get the Amazon Echo or Dot, might as well get something to go with it, this Programmable Thermostat is pretty cool and can be programmed into your Amazon product.

8. Okay this one might seem silly but it TOTALLY works, saved us once and then a co-worker who was broken down, save him from having to wait for help. This Portable Car jump Jumper, really should be in everyones car. It can jump your car without having to have someone else do it for you. It also has some cables to charge your phones if you are even in a situation that you would need that.

9. Okay I admit I have this one in my car, you just never know when you'll need a Portable Compressor. I use it mainly for pumping up tires for bikes and strollers, and once I used it to inflate a blow up mattress.

10. I love these watches, I think they are so great for any guy. Mr. doesn't like watches but I know several men in my life that would love one of these. They come in silver, gold, and black.

Need more gift ideas? Check out the other ideas below:

Gift Ideas for the Busy Mom
Non Toy Christmas Gift Ideas for Toddlers
Gift Ideas For Her
Holiday Gift Guide: For The Breastfeeding Mama

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15 Beauty Gifts For Her

Hello Foxy Friends! Happy Tuesday! Today I'm bringing you another gift guide, today it's all about the make up lover in your life. Just go ahead and send this list to your significant other because you're going to want everything on this list! Let's get started.

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1. Make Up Mirror - Every lady needs a good make up mirror, after doing some research this is the one on my list. It's dual sided and has a dim-able light, which is the part that I really like. Plus it pivots 360°, so you can basically put this mirror at any angle.

2. Ulta Beauty Box - For those ladies that are relatively new to make up and just want to try a bit of everything, this is the box for you, has some great deluxe sized things, like the Stila eyeliner, a favorite that I have purchased several times.

3. MAC Highligher - I recently bought this when I was with a friend and oh my goodness, highlighter goodness. I am obsessed with this highlighter! I got the color Oh Darling and it is one of the best highlighters EVER!

4. Too Faced Blush Palette - I just love a good blush palette, while I haven't tried this one, this palette has such pretty colors in it.

5. Jacyln Hill Palette - My favorite palette right now. It has the best colors for Fall and you can do so many eye looks with it. It has the perfect amount of shimmers and mattes, you can't go wrong with this one! Plus you get so many colors for your money.

6. EcoTools Brush Set - This is a great brush set for a great price.

7. Tartiest Lip Paint - Love this lip paint, it stays on all day and isn't too drying. Such  pretty colors too, super rich.

8. Stila All Day Liquid Lipstick - Love Stila and while I haven't tried this particular one, these colors are so gorgeous, anyone would love to have this in their mix of colors.

9. Tarte Eyeliner - My friend got this for me for my birthday and WOW, it's amazing. The pigment is gorgeous and long lasting, and doesn't pick up a bunch of make up when I'm putting it over my eyes hadow. Plus the gel side, holy staying power. Must have!

10.  Mascara - While I usually wear fake lashes, I LOVE this mascara for extra volume and length. I think I've gone through 3 bottle since discovering it last year, yep that's how much I love it.

I figure le'ts surprise her with some awesome stocking stuffers too! Here are my top 5 things to put in her stocking this year.

1. Nailpolish, Top Coat, Nail File - All ladies love some good nail polish. You can't go wrong with Essie and the Seche Vite top coat...man that stuff works wonders, makes my home done manicure look like the real deal, plus it's quick drying too!

2. Brush Cleaner - I've always wanted one of these, and at $4.99 it makes for the perfect stocking stuffer.

3. Liquid Brush Cleaner - Clean brushes, nothing is better, I pretty much clean mine after every use...mostly because I only have one set of brushes I like, so if I don't wash them, I don't get a good eye look the next time. But having a brush cleaner is always nice.

4. Too Faced Eye Shadow Primer - My favorite eye primer of all time. End of story.

5. EcoTools Eye Brush Set - I love that this is for eyes only. And you can't beat the price, makes for a great stocking stuffer!

So there you have it 15 ideas for gifts for the beauty lover in your life! Plus most of these things goes over $38 so win in my book, the mirror is $102, but worth every penny. Now to get Mr. to buy it for me for Christmas...Hey Mr. are you listening?

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10 Favorite Gifts To Give

Happy Friday Foxy Friends! Today I'm linking up with Erin, I love this topic she picked out for 10 on the 10th. You know those gifts that you just keep giving people because they are just that good? Yep, I'm sharing my top 10 gifts I give people. So let's get started!

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Do I need to say anything more about the Barefoot Dreams circle cardigan? I think all the ladies in my life have one .

Then there are your girlfriends. Who you don't necessarily want to spend a ton of money on, but you want them to feel appreciated and loved. I give these things on repeat to my girlfriends, but make sure you keep track of who you give what to!

Nail kit - I pick out colors I think they'll like, add my favorite top coat and a nail file, perfect gift for all the ladies in my life.

Nailpolish
Top Coat 
Nail File 

Who doesn't love a good Eye Shadow Palette? This one has been my favorite this season and for $38 you can't beat it!

I almost always have these earrings on hand as well. They go on sale and I buy a few to have as gifts for my friends, although I might have to find a new go to since I've given these to 4 of my friends already!

I think a great clutch is great too. It's simple, not something they would use a ton, just for going out on the town probably, this Leopard Clutch (I actually bought this for my sister for her birthday, shee don't tell her it's in 10 days) is perfect for that. But if your friend isn't on the whole leopard is a neutral thing the White Cross Body and the Brown and Black Clutch will be perfect too.

Then there are couples that you have to give gifts to, or is that just me? But these are always on repeat with me too.

When giving a couple a gift I try to find things that they might not normally buy themselves. Like these cute cheese trays: Slate, Wood, or Tree Bark, all of these are super cute, but not sure if I would buy them myself, but I would love it if I got it as a gift!

Wine Accessories, who doesn't love wine accessories? Almost everyone drinks wine. Have you used this Vacuum Wine Stopper? We have one and have been using it for years! Helps to preserve that open bottle just an extra day or two...if it lasts that long, haha. The wine markers and the Aerator and Decantor are just fun. and the wine holder for luggage, how unexpected is that? Such a great idea, I know when I've traveled I just hoped and prayed that the wine bottle made it with my luggage and didn't break! I'm probably going to get this for my aunt and uncle.

Then there are the people in your life that are foodies, right? This olive oil and vinegar store is awesome! They have one local to me, and let me tell you when you try their 18 Year aged Balsamic vinegar, you will never go back to another one, EVER! Then they have all these different oils and vinegars for you to try. Some you didn't even know exisited, but are so yummy! They have a sampler you can get too, which is what I got my cousins last year and my brother and sister in law the year before. Great gift, and they do a great job with presentation. They ship, so get to it, go check them out, they are called Olive 41. Some of my other favorites: Infused Balsamic - more than 50 to chose from, Olive Oil- More than 15 to chose from, Infused Olive Oil - Over 50 to chose from.

I love this gift because who doesn't like a good Moscow Mule...actually I just had my first one a few weeks ago and it was delicious! But these mugs, super cute and something someone probably wouldn't buy for themselves. Moscow Mule Mugs 

Mr. is so hard to buy for, I've gotten him these over the years...actually the small Speaker, is super reasonable priced and comes in colors! What? Bose that comes in colors...crazy talk! You can't go wrong with some Bose headphones, these are the ones I use daily at work

So there you have it, my top 10 gifts I give people. I do try to cater gifts to what they will like, but I feel like all of these gifts are pretty universal and someone is bound to like them! Good luck shopping, are any of you done out there? I'm not even close!

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