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Brain Teasers: I got completely sidetracked with my plan to do Wordle or Connections every day this month. I was preoccupied with trying to reach a certain level on another brain teaser / puzzle game. I did reach that level and have since deleted the app since I really don't need to spend any more time on it 😂, as entertaining as it was. I'll try again with making Wordle or Connections a part of a daily routine next month. Maybe I should start now to build up a cadence and routine for it? Hmmm ...🤔Joy + Quiet Time: Several moments of joy this past week have come out of my quiet times, some just by virtue of having a few moments to think and be thankful, and others from the catharsis that can come from journaling.Mental Health: This took the form of journaling; being intentional about not being on my phone or online too much, even when I have free time. I used that time to work on various projects around the house, including getting a jump start on spring cleaning and working on caring for a few plants - I was gifted 6 plants / flowers in the span of 3 months by 5 different people. I don't have the greenest of thumbs so this is going to be very interesting. 😆 Got close to clearing the board; I have some "to do's" and events to attend to the rest of this week so I won't have time to get around to the Plan It! box before the end of the month. New wellness board will be up Sunday, March 1, by or before 12noon Pacific Time.

Hi @emmilly442, You're absolutely right when you say that there are various brands and a range of prices when it comes to mini's. On the one hand, it's great to have option. On the other hand, it can make it a challenge to narrow down what to purchase or even to know how to begin to narrow it down. Much of what you choose or how to go about it will take into consideration what the recipient likes and your ideal budget for the gift. I've listed below a few products, at different price points, that I personally think would make great gifts. In the $31 - $50 category, all my recommendations are Sephora Favorites Sets (hose sets are great at all different price points) - they provide a lot of variety which can be great. If the recipient has a lot of products, it might not be as worthwhile. $30 and under: * makeup -for lips --> MAKE UP FOR EVER Mini Artist Color Lip Pencils & Super Boost Gloss Trio - this has the brands popular lip liners in two popular shade along with a clear lip gloss, one of the liners can also be used as an eye liner, offering some versatiity to the set. Also worth looking into are Charlotte Tilbury Mini Pillow Talk Glossy Lip Duos Charlotte Tilbury Mini Glossy Pink Lip Gloss + Lip Liner Set Charlotte Tilbury Mini Pillow Talk Lipstick & Liner Set Pillow Talk for blush and highighter --> Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Mini Warm Radiance Blush & Luminizer Duo​ Makeup Gift Set - her liquid blush and highighters are well regarded - a little goes a long way and these mini's while being super cute will offer a lot of uses. * fragrance - Maison Margiela Replica Mini Duo Layering Fragrance Set KAYALI Mini YUM Perfume Duo Set KAYALI Marshmallow Candy Mini Duo Perfume Gift Set KAYALI Vanilla Musk Mini Duo Perfume Gift Set Perfume is a challenge because even if you know the general type of scent the recipient enjoys, fragrance wears differently on people depending on body chemistry, climate, etc. Kayali seems to do well with many age ranges, including those in the late teens and beyond. * skincare - Beauty of Joseon Mini Glass Skin Essentials Kit The INKEY List Daily Fresh Skin Fix Set Biodance Real Deep Mask Gift Set - 4 Masks for Pore Care, Hydration, Calming and Dark Spot Treatment - these sheet masks have been very popular online * hair care - UNOVE Deep Damage Repair Mini Trio Hair Set (Korean beauty hair care, new to Sephora), Ebb Ocean Club Mini Instant Slip & Shine Hydrating Hair Set $31 - $50: * for someone who enjoys lip products, Sephora Favorites Perfect Pout Makeup Lip Value Set - this set has a nice variety of brands and types of lip products, and includes full sizes as well as deluxe sizes/mini' * for someone who likes hair care products, Sephora Favorites Spring Styling Superstars Hair Gift Set - there are a mix of products and brands, including well known/well loved products as well as newly released items. This set also includes brands that have just launched * for fragrance lover, Sephora Favorites Travel Spray Perfume Sampler Set w/ Redeemable Voucher - this has a variety of fragrances to choose from. This one also includes a voucher the recipient can use to redeem a travel size version of any one of the scents included in the set. * for bath and body & fragrance fanatics, the Jet Set kits from Sol de Janeiro are great. The harder part is figuring out which of the scents offered the recipient might enjoy most.Sol de Janeiro Bom Dia Bright™ Jet Set Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Jet Set Sol de Janeiro Beija Flor™ Jet Set Sol de Janeiro Delícia Drench™ Jet Set If you have an idea of what your recipient enjoys, you can also do a search under "mini's" or "gift sets" and then narrow down by price or price range (there's a section to include your own range) and a host of options will be populated for you to review. For convenience, I left a couple of screenshots with circles and check marks in blue to show the tabs you'll want to click through or use. @laylavolkov, your post was a ways back, I hope your niece had a fabulous 18th birthday and you were able to find what you were looking for her. Just tagging you here in the event you may need a future recommendation.

@ather, allergy season was longer for me last year but I didn't have really bad side effects the whole time, but when I did, it was definitely not fun. A lot of watery, itchy, sensitive eyes.

@SportyGirly125 thanks for posting!

It can be hard for me to find that happy balance between having a straightward set makeup products as well as have options I may need or want when I'm traveling for non-work purposes. Having put together a few smaller capsules for the makeup capsule challenges this year and in past years has helped. I have been working on finding a good mix of products to take with me on an upcoming trip and so far, these beauties have made the traveling squad: I'm really close to finishing the Tower 28 Beauty SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen Foundation and Urban Decay Face Bond Self Setting Waterproof Foundation and have decanted those into smaller airless travel dispensers along with the Gucci Brume de Beauté Beauty Mist 2.7 oz / 80 mL. Between the Tower 28 and Urban Decay foundations, I'll have a skin tint and medium-to-full coverage base to choose from and can mix them and/or sheer out / build up to get more or less coverage. Product Details: SpoilerBase:** I'm testing out the Erborian CC Red Correct Green Color-Corrector SPF 25 to Cover Redness, with Korean Centella Asiatica Extract this week and may take it or the older version of Dr. Jart+ Cicapair™ Soothing Color Correcting Treatment SPF 30 with Centella Asiatica Extracts .5 oz/15 mL with me as a primer and color-corrector in one** Tower 28 Beauty SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen Foundation and Urban Decay Face Bond Self Setting Waterproof Foundation for foundation** I'll mix a couple of the shades in the MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Skin Face Essentials Long-Lasting Full Face Cream Palette for concealing blemishes and redness and the Victoria Beckham by Augustinus Bade The Concealer Pen for the under eyes. ** LYS Beauty Triple Fix Setting Powder primarily for my T-zone and Danessa Myricks Beauty Mini Yummy Skin Liquid Blurring Balm Mattifying Setting Spray 1.7 oz/50 mL for all over. It'll be a last minute decision but I may also pack Skindinavia The Makeup Finishing Spray Oil Control.Eyes:** I'm not sure if my allergies will act up while I'm away so I'm keeping it simple as far as what eye makeup I'm taking with me -Danessa Myricks Beauty Infinite Chrome Waterproof Micropencil Eyeliner Bronzite for liner and eyeshadowMakeup by Mario Master Mattes Brightening Pencil - Light 1 (discontinued) for waterlineMUFE palette for eyeshadowMERIT Brow 1980 Volumizing Tinted Eyebrow Gel-Pomade - it's quick, easy and I'm almost done with this tubeClio Kill Superproof Mascara 04 Extreme Volume - I wouldn't say it gives me "extreme volume" but it stays in place and does make my lashes look a little more full and keeps them liftedCheeks:** Relying on the MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Skin Face Essentials Long-Lasting Full Face Cream Palette for all my cheek needsLips:** Again, a few shades in the MUFE palette can be used for lip color, topped with rhode Peptide Lip Treatment Nourishing Glaze Unscented (this balm is a limited edition one from her collection before she launched at Sephora) but I'll primarily be going with the SEPHORA COLLECTION Lip Tint Felt Lip Stain & Liner 04 Cocoa Swipe (swatch to be posted later today Lips on Lock 🔐: List Your Lip Combos 💄👄 thread)Tools:** MAKEUP BY MARIO Mario's Essential Cosmetic Brush Set ** Eye lash curler - haven't decided on which one yet, probably Shiseido Eyelash Curler or Tower 28 curlerBase:** I'm testing out the this week and may take it or the older version of with me as a primer and color-corrector in one** and for foundation** I'll mix a couple of the shades in the for concealing blemishes and redness and the Victoria Beckham by Augustinus Bade The Concealer Pen for the under eyes. ** primarily for my T-zone and for all over. It'll be a last minute decision but I may also pack Skindinavia The Makeup Finishing Spray Oil Control.Eyes:** I'm not sure if my allergies will act up while I'm away so I'm keeping it simple as far as what eye makeup I'm taking with me - for liner and eyeshadowMakeup by Mario Master Mattes Brightening Pencil - Light 1 (discontinued) for waterlineMUFE palette for eyeshadow - it's quick, easy and I'm almost done with this tubeClio Kill Superproof Mascara 04 Extreme Volume - I wouldn't say it gives me "extreme volume" but it stays in place and does make my lashes look a little more full and keeps them liftedCheeks:** Relying on the for all my cheek needsLips:** Again, a few shades in the MUFE palette can be used for lip color, topped with (this balm is a limited edition one from her collection before she launched at Sephora) but I'll primarily be going with the (swatch to be posted later today thread)Tools:** ** Eye lash curler - haven't decided on which one yet, probably or Tower 28 curlerI'll post skincare and hair care products soon. My skincare choices are already picked out but I'm still finalizing which hair care items I'll bring which will include a few samples that I'll talk more about next month on the Foil Challenge thread. In terms of fragrances, I may bring some samples with me, particularly from the BORNTOSTANDOUT Fragrance Discovery Set if I find a few I like. This brand was on my list of brands to try for myBeauty Goals for 2026 so I'm excited to see if there's any in the set that stand out enough to make a trip.

Two late entries! amika Midnight Mender Overnight Strength Repair Hair Treatment Mask 100ml / 3.3oz left my ends dry. Easy pass. SEPHORA COLLECTION Nourishing Lip Butter Mango was waxy with little taste.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Haze Mini Eyeshadow Palette is something I can skip. I didn't realize how many mattes were in it until I saw it in-store.