(Discussion) Secret Santa 2013 is coming soon!

[makeitupasigo]

Quote: Originally Posted by JC327 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  So I am wondering if my SS would like to try brands available over here in Germany like Essence, Catrice, P2, Artdeco & Astor among others.
I don't know about other people on this forum but I absolutely love German makeup brands, especially essence. I love that brand and I only see it from time to time at Ulta.

 

[makeitupasigo]

Quote: Originally Posted by AmandaWarwick /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Ohh soo fun! Am I too late??
No! Please come join the party

 

[FunAtTheCircus]

Quote: Originally Posted by makeitupasigo /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  No! Please come join the party

Fun! I am just completing my 2nd swap. I'm swapping currently with someone from the UK. This is so much fun. I usually just do Secret Santa for salvation army.

 

[Dayo Steph]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tiffany27la /img/forum/go_quote.gif


LOL! I know, right ?? I can already see everyone opening up their gifts with cute homemade extras like scarfs and perfume..and then my poor SS would be like "Why are there broken popsicle sticks in my box??"
I wheel throw pottery, so it would be really cool to make a brush holder or something for someone and stick it in their box. Hmm.. I think I'll get on that  Btw, I don't sell pottery (yet) so there's no personal link or anything, but  if you want to see some of what I've made it's here  I'd love to see other's handicrafts!  http://www.flickr.com/photos/81836733@N00/sets/72157629797469029/

 

[Dayo Steph]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sheeeeeelby /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  oh my gosh, lush virgins! Lush is seriously amazing. I'm a HUGE lushie. Unfortunately I don't live near a store but I try my best to stop at a store whenever I am near one.

The mint julips lip scrub and honey trap lip balm is my faveeee!

All of their holiday items on Lush UK's site look amazing!!! 

I swear I travel by Lush store. I can always smell it from streets away. No joke, I was in Estonia on a work trip and I found Lush. I was in Croatia (for vacation) and found Lush. Of course in London you can find a Lush like every street.  My BFF lives in Scotland, so she's the one that turned me onto it, I was sooooo happy when we got a couple in Chicago.  I'd be happy to pair up with virgin Lushies since it's pretty easy for me to get to one after work.  The Macy's near me not only has a Lush, there's an internal  Inglot store, a Benefit brow bar, a Mac store, and upstairs a Sephora! It's like Makeup Mecca. 

 

[Dayo Steph]

Quote: Originally Posted by angismith /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  NARS is so very pigmented that I have to be VERY careful applying it so that I don't use TOO much and end up looking like a vampire! I have a navy blue, a grey, and a white eyeshadow, and NARS Orgasm and NARS ? . Just went and looked up the eyeshadow I want ... it is NARS Trio Douce France, but I can't seem to pull the trigger when it's over $40 for one item! Maybe at the end of next quarter, I will have more dollars back to apply to it!
I love love love Nars. The only way I can justify it is that because everything is so pigmented, it lasts extra long.  I'm really lusting after one of their purple extended wear eye liners. I have the green and the blue one, and they are the only pencils I can wear on my waterline that don't budge. I tried the UD 24 hour liners, and while they're great on my upper eye, they make my waterline itch horribly.  

 

[Jac13]

Quote: Originally Posted by makeitupasigo /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I don't know about other people on this forum but I absolutely love German makeup brands, especially essence. I love that brand and I only see it from time to time at Ulta.
I actually tried Essence.  I didn't realize it was a German brand.  I thought it was some knock off brand, lol.  It was pretty good though.

 

[Jac13]

Quote: Originally Posted by JC327 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I agree, its so hard not to go crazy over here.
I definitely have a sweet tooth.

 

[HHummel]

I'm so excited for this!! 

 

[jannie135]

Quote: Originally Posted by JC327 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  So I am wondering if my SS would like to try brands available over here in Germany like Essence, Catrice, P2, Artdeco & Astor among others.

Um I would totally want to be your UnSecret Santa if that's the case and we could just do a fun swap lolll 

Quote: Originally Posted by JC327 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  My friend got the  peppermint bark last year as one of my gifts and it was delicious. I want to try all the flavored M&M like mint  & coconut because  they don't sell them here. I cant ever get enough sweets. I am planning to send my secret santa German sweets   so hopefully she loves them.
I've learned so much about European chocolates and stuff since I work at Godiva. I know someone mentioned marzipan. I've had conversations with a lot of international customers who come by and I mention that I think marzipan is a very European flavor since a LOT of Americans who try it get shocked by the flavor and dislike it immediately. I thought it grew on me and I ended up liking it a lot, but it's not as popular in the states. Godiva has amazing peppermint bark that comes out around Thanksgiving. My Secret Santa will def. be getting chocolate lol

 

[jannie135]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dayo Steph /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I wheel throw pottery, so it would be really cool to make a brush holder or something for someone and stick it in their box. Hmm.. I think I'll get on that  Btw, I don't sell pottery (yet) so there's no personal link or anything, but  if you want to see some of what I've made it's here  I'd love to see other's handicrafts!  http://www.flickr.com/photos/81836733@N00/sets/72157629797469029/
Wow, your stuff looks great!!!! I've tried throwing a couple times and I think I lack the patience for it. I'm not very good at clay anything. 

I think your SS would love a handmade brush holder or something! That pitcher looks gorgeous!!

 

[gemstone]

Wow, your stuff looks great!!!! I've tried throwing a couple times and I think I lack the patience for it. I'm not very good at clay anything.  I think your SS would love a handmade brush holder or something! That pitcher looks gorgeous!!

To be fair, throwing pottery requires practice and is *not* something you can get after a few times.

 

[tanya0949]

Your pieces are beautiful!!!

 

[nikkimouse]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dayo Steph /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by Tiffany27la /img/forum/go_quote.gif


LOL! I know, right ?? I can already see everyone opening up their gifts with cute homemade extras like scarfs and perfume..and then my poor SS would be like "Why are there broken popsicle sticks in my box??"
I wheel throw pottery, so it would be really cool to make a brush holder or something for someone and stick it in their box. Hmm.. I think I'll get on that  Btw, I don't sell pottery (yet) so there's no personal link or anything, but  if you want to see some of what I've made it's here  I'd love to see other's handicrafts!  http://www.flickr.com/photos/81836733@N00/sets/72157629797469029/

I brush holder especially a hand made one would be amazing!!!!

 

[lissa1307]

Oh my gawd...all these handmade ideas...i'm in heaven over here...im a total craft/sewing junkie so this has gotten me all excited....hope my person likes handmade goodies too cause i do lots of little stuffs like jewelry, hand beaded and/or embroidered sleep masks..dabble in painting...too many things to list or choose from...i need a name so i can start stalking...err...investigating interests...

eta: I'm all over getting handmade gifts *wink wink*...it shows so much care and thought and time that went into it, gifts from the heart are awetastical!

 

[lissa1307]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dayo Steph /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I wheel throw pottery, so it would be really cool to make a brush holder or something for someone and stick it in their box. Hmm.. I think I'll get on that  Btw, I don't sell pottery (yet) so there's no personal link or anything, but  if you want to see some of what I've made it's here  I'd love to see other's handicrafts!  http://www.flickr.com/photos/81836733@N00/sets/72157629797469029/
amazing pottery, just simply amazing!

 

[Lolo22]

LOL! I know, right ?? I can already see everyone opening up their gifts with cute homemade extras like scarfs and perfume..and then my poor SS would be like "Why are there broken popsicle sticks in my box??"

I wheel throw pottery, so it would be really cool to make a brush holder or something for someone and stick it in their box. Hmm.. I think I'll get on that  Btw, I don't sell pottery (yet) so there's no personal link or anything, but  if you want to see some of what I've made it's here  I'd love to see other's handicrafts!  http://www.flickr.com/photos/81836733@N00/sets/72157629797469029/

Very beautiful work! Anyone who can throw a plate is a pro in my book and I think you would do well once you start selling /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I took some ceramics classes in college and went nuts for it, it's so fun and rewarding. I think it would make a great gift!

 

[Kelli]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dayo Steph /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I wheel throw pottery, so it would be really cool to make a brush holder or something for someone and stick it in their box. Hmm.. I think I'll get on that  Btw, I don't sell pottery (yet) so there's no personal link or anything, but  if you want to see some of what I've made it's here  I'd love to see other's handicrafts!  http://www.flickr.com/photos/81836733@N00/sets/72157629797469029/
Great stuff. I particularly like this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/81836733@N00/7850596224/in/set-72157629797469029 I haven't done anything like that since high school art class. Our art teacher did pottery as her main art form so we did six week sessions on the pottery wheel in class (plus various other sculpting projects). It was fun, but I'm the type that when something looks really nice, I think "If I just do one more thing, it'll be perfect" and then I wind up destroying it while doing that one more thing lol.

 

[kawaiiwoofs]

I agree!! [@]Dayo Steph[/@] I love your work! I used to throw all the time. I loved it in high school and my favorite art teacher mainly did ceramics. For a charity event I made 120 bowls! Some I threw on the wheel, some I cheated and rolled out and pressed with lace then shaped it around another bowl. It was so fulfilling and since it was for charity and my other teachers liked me, I think I got a hall pass out of one class a day for a week /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I miss it so much! I wish I still had access to all these kind of things!

Very beautiful work! Anyone who can throw a plate is a pro in my book and I think you would do well once you start selling /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I took some ceramics classes in college and went nuts for it, it's so fun and rewarding. I think it would make a great gift!

 

[Sunflowercake]

Quote: Originally Posted by trekkersangel /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Ooh! Having lived in Germany several years, I miss marzipan SO much!!!! Germany makes the best sweets in the world!
We just had my hubby's best friend over who brought Marzipan bread from my mom  and mother in law. This was two weeks ago and it's all gone. My giftee will get some German treats as well as long as there are no allergies. By the way, if my ss is good at baking, i am not opposed to cookies. Also, I think I have too much fun creating my wishlist hehehe