(Discussion) Secret Santa 2013 is coming soon!

[utgal2004]

Really excited about Secret Santa!  I love shopping black friday sales for makeup goodies.  Last year I went a little nuts during sephora's sale, and then realized most of the people I need gifts for don't love makeup/beauty products like I do.  LOL, my brothers weren't really fans of getting lip balm.  So, it's super exciting to be able to shop the sales for someone who loves beauty stuff as much as I do.  

Since I'm new, it'd be pretty hard to stalk me right now.  Any suggestions on what I can do between now and Nov 1 so my assigned secret santa can learn more about me?  (Obviously, I still need to get 50 posts).

 

[dressupthedog]

i want someone to send me all of the hersey candy cane kisses in the world and girhadelli peppermint bark (if you haven't had this...go. please. buy it) but I'm trying to be good and sugary and dairy hurt my belly but theyre *such* quintessential christmas treats to me!!

I agree with this so much. Christmas just wouldn't be quite right to me without a little (okay a lot) of peppermint and chocolate.

 

[Sunflowercake]

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  yes you can..its easy to make, mix sugar, oil of your choice(i like almond,olive or coconut), and cocoa powder....ta da! chocolate lip scrub, the sugar loosens dead skin and it won't hurt you if you lick your lips!
Mmmmmh pretty sure I would eat it before it goes anywhere (; Just kidding but it sounds great! I have made a vanilla scrub before, fairly sismilar.

 

[lioness90]

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  Quote: Originally Posted by lioness90 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I have that same allergy! People think I'm being high maintenance when I say that I'm allergic to most cheap jewelry but I really am.
Me too! I wore some earrings from JCrew factory or something (they were SOOO CUTE) and my ears got all red and itchy. I haven't worn earrings since (maybe a year ago?) I hope my holes haven't closed up!

The same exact thing happens to me when I wear earrings that aren't stainless steel. I went several years without wearing earrings and my holes did close up. I got my ears re-pierced my first year of college.

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I have that same allergy! People think I'm being high maintenance when I say that I'm allergic to most cheap jewelry but I really am.
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Me too! I wore some earrings from JCrew factory or something (they were SOOO CUTE) and my ears got all red and itchy. I haven't worn earrings since (maybe a year ago?) I hope my holes haven't closed up!

I have two pairs of really nice diamond earrings (don't be too jealous: one pair is because my mom left them to me when she died, and the other pair is because my grandmother wanted to see me wearing hers before *she* died) -- and I sometimes have reactions to *those*. I'm talking platinum posts. Not Claire's quality. Still have my more-than-three-decades-old piercings sometimes unheal when I wear them. The weird thing is that this just started about eight years ago. No clue why. Interesting. I've never worn nice earrings and now I'm a little concerned. One way that I've found to prevent the irritation is painting the insides of fashion jewelry with clear nail polish. When I was younger, I had a pair of metal eyeglasses that made my face itchy. My mom painted the insides of the glasses with Sally Hansen top coat to stop the irritation (we were too poor for me to get another pair of glasses). I re-painted them with top coat every few days. I was so glad when I got a new pair of glasses a year later. 

 

[lioness90]

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i want someone to send me all of the hersey candy cane kisses in the world and girhadelli peppermint bark (if you haven't had this...go. please. buy it) but I'm trying to be good and sugary and dairy hurt my belly but theyre *such* quintessential christmas treats to me!!
I agree with this so much. Christmas just wouldn't be quite right to me without a little (okay a lot) of peppermint and chocolate.
I agree.

 

[Sunflowercake]

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There's a Ghirardelli outlet near by and they have pepper mint bark year round on super discount. I don't even care that it's "old" whenever I'm at that outlet I buy myself one square and the cashier just looks at me like I'm crazy.
That is exactly what is missing in our outlet malls: A ghiradelli outlet store.

 

[Donna529]

That is exactly what is missing in our outlet malls: A ghiradelli outlet store.

Agree but my waistline is better off

 

[Jac13]

Ghiradelli chocolate is good.  My Lil Lady will definitely be getting some "lagniappe" in her box.  Oh my, I think it is 14 days to go.

 

[Sheeeeeelby]

I totally forgot about peppermint bark! woohooo! That sounds amazing right now. Seriously one of my fave holiday treats!

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Well, just in case any of you get me...chocolate (and peppermint) of any kind is more than welcome /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />. haha. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I love holiday candy!

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Last year I made some really good peppermint bark, it was easy! Melt dark or milk chocolate chips, spread in a container, melt some white chocolate chips, mix in a bit of peppermint extract, spread over the first layer, and top with crushed peppermint candies! You can also mix crushed candies into the white chocolate too, if you like. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[nicepenguins]

So excited for this! I am doing both this and the nail one! It will feel really nice to give beauty presents to MUT ladies--I have very few women to shop for.

 

[jannie135]

Right now Godiva has Pumpkin Spice Bark... soooooooooo gooooooood

 

[yousoldtheworld]

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  Right now Godiva has Pumpkin Spice Bark... soooooooooo gooooooood

WHAT? Oh my...why would you tell me this? I AM ON A HUNT. I am all over pumpkin anything...eeeeeeeeeee.

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Quote: Originally Posted by nicepenguins /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  So excited for this! I am doing both this and the nail one! It will feel really nice to give beauty presents to MUT ladies--I have very few women to shop for.

I am, too! I have no women who actually like makeup to buy for. So I am doing SS, and also 2 mystery goodie bag exchanges with 2 ladies on here who can't do secret santa this year. So much excitement /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />.

 

[jannie135]

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WHAT? Oh my...why would you tell me this? I AM ON A HUNT. I am all over pumpkin anything...eeeeeeeeeee.
BECAUSE I CANNOT BE ALONE IN MY OBSESSION OVER THIS BARK!! MUAHAHAHA!
But seriously it's amazing. I don't remember if last year was the first time they had it... or if it was the year before. So good.

 

[meaganola]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jac13 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Ghiradelli chocolate is good.  My Lil Lady will definitely be getting some "lagniappe" in her box.  Oh my, I think it is 14 days to go.
The thing is that it's fourteen days to go until signups open -- but FOUR WEEKS until we get our assignments!

 

[jannie135]

I love mail/presents/packages/care packages/etc. I need pen pals. lol

 

[Tiffany27la]

I am, too! I have no women who actually like makeup to buy for. So I am doing SS, and also 2 mystery goodie bag exchanges with 2 ladies on here who can't do secret santa this year. So much excitement /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />.

Aww! I would love to do an extra goodie bag exchange with someone, too !! Hey ... That's an idea!

 

[Tiffany27la]

I love mail/presents/packages/care packages/etc. I need pen pals. lol