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greeneyedgirl107

It's finally here! BIC's annual holiday fun and year end countdown! So many of us would love to see the boards more active so please post away!

I'm working on this piecemeal so there will be some tweaks. Thank you for your patience!

12/1: What kinds of lip products are you reaching for this time of year?

12/2: Do you prefer modern or classic holiday music?

12/3: Which holiday movie/TV character needs their own spin-off or origins story?

12/4: How has your decorating style evolved? What's your favorite decor item?

12/5: Best way to faux fur?

12/6: What fall fashions are you reaching for? And what about pajamas?

12/7: Best winter comfort food or drink?

12/8: What creams and lotions are your go-tos?

12/9: Best outdoor activities?

12/10: What's your gifting style? What do you like to give/receive in grab bags? Any funny Secret Santa stories?

12/11: Favorite winter flora and fauna?

12/12: Post a holiday meme.

12/13: Best kind of stocking stuffers?

12/14: Ideal candles to light this time of year? Preferred seasonal scents in general?

12/15: Post your own prompt.

12/16: Favorite holiday sayings, quotes, etc.

12/17: Do you know any Grinches...or cousin Eddies?!

12/18: What beauty sales have you been enjoying? Are you wishing for any inconvenience particular?

12/19: Best (and worst) thing about snow?

12/20: What's a winter holiday that you've never celebrated but would like to?

12/21: Best and worst designs for Christmas cards?

12/22: Best items for a holiday feast? Which ones do you steer clear of?

12/23: Which holiday traditions do you embrace, and which ones make you cringe?

12/24: Charitable causes that are dear to you? Even small acts!

12/25: Best ways to keep warm figuratively and literally.

12/26: Who's ready to do some more shopping? Any returns in particular?

12/27: How to keep the spirit of the season going?

12/28: Best holiday snack food?

12/29: Finish this sentence: If I had more time this season, I would have liked to ______.

12/30: Most unique thing you experienced this season. (It can be super simple.)

12/31: Best thing to imbibe on for NYE?

1/1: Beauty resolutions?

Extra credit:

Holiday themed jewelry: festive or tacky?

Candy canes: yummy or no thanks?

Wrapping paper or gift bags?

Cookie exchanges: do people really do that?

Made for TV holiday movies: make it stop or the more the merrier?

Gaudy or minimalist decor?

Krampus or the Grinch?

Thoughts on holiday tropes?

What are you really into this year? It could be a tradition, decor theme, type of beauty product, a song, etc.

What kind of wrapping paper, bows and tags do you just adore?

Getting gift cards: yay or nay?

What do you think of all the merchandising tie-ins with the holidays?

Favorite sort of gift to get as a child?

Has the true meaning of the holidays gotten lost?

How do you celebrate with your pets?

Titian06

12/21: Best and worst designs for Christmas cards? I haven't sent cards in decades. I have no idea what's out there.

12/22: Best items for a holiday feast? It's been close to 15 years since I was last invited to a holiday gathering.

Which ones do you steer clear of? Anything containing animal or animal-derived ingredients.

CorgiMommy

12/19: Best (and worst) thing about snow? I love snow! It turns the world so beautiful and peaceful. Makes your house so cozy when you watch it fall. Plus there are so many fun things you can do when there is snow on the ground.

12/20: What's a winter holiday that you've never celebrated but would like to? I am always looking for a reason to celebrate.

12/21: Best and worst designs for Christmas cards? I don't send cards any more so I dont really think about this.

Titian06

12/20: What's a winter holiday that you've never celebrated but would like to?

Looking at the list that came up on Google, most I have not celebrated. If a friend or work colleague invited me to an event, I would consider going.

Titian06

12/19: Best (and worst) thing about snow?

Best: How pretty it looks when falling and fresh. ☃️❄️

Worst: Being/driving in it. How ugly it is when it's been around for days or weeks and it's dirty and gross. 😝

CorgiMommy

12/17: Do you know any Grinches...or cousin Eddies?! I use to know a grinch but separate them from my life

12/18: What beauty sales have you been enjoying? Are you wishing for any inconvenience particular? Sephora and Nordstrom

Titian06

12/15: Post your own prompt. Pass. Yea, I'm no fun.

12/16: Favorite holiday sayings, quotes, etc. I don't have one.

12/17: Do you know any Grinches...or cousin Eddies?! My dad.

12/18: What beauty sales have you been enjoying? Sephora, of course! 🖤🤍🖤🤍 Cirque Colors, KBShimmer, ILNP, Cupcake Polish, What's Up Beauty...

Are you wishing for any inconvenience particular? No.

ather

@greeneyedgirl107 I actually don’t know any grinches or cousin Eddies!!’

caitbird

12/16: Favorite holiday sayings, quotes, etc.: It may be corny, but "peace on earth" has always been a favorite of mine.

image via thewheatfield on etsy

CorgiMommy

12/15: Post your own prompt.

What is your favorite holiday movie(s)/special(s)?

I love Elf and Love Actually. Holiday specials Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer , I always wanted the elephant with the spots, and the original 1/2 hour How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Titian06

@CorgiMommy - My fave movie is A Christmas Story and special is A Charlie Brown Christmas.

CorgiMommy

Christmas Story is a classic @Titian06 I recently met someone who never saw it. I didn't know that could be possible. Lol

caitbird

@CorgiMommy I love Elf and Love Actually too! I also love the Charlie Brown Christmas special.

CorgiMommy

@caitbird I forgot about Charlie Brown

caitbird

12/15: Post your own prompt. What is your favorite holiday gift you've ever gotten? For me, I don't know if I could pick just one, but some that come to mind are cozy slippers, a tin of one of my favorite teas, and the throw blanket with cats on it that my brother got me last year. 😺

CorgiMommy

My favorite gift is every year I get a puppy a friend gives me a puppy 's first christmas ornament with their name on it. It never fails to make me cry @caitbird

caitbird

@CorgiMommy that is so sweet!

Titian06

12/14: Ideal candles to light this time of year? Preferred seasonal scents in general? I don't burn candles mostly because of the cats. I do like wax melts. My newest fave is butterscotch and bourbon made by a local business. Of course, pumpkin spice; any warm kitchen spice like nutmeg, clove, cinnamon; sugared or caramelized pecans...I'm getting hungry!

danielledanielle

Oh that local one sounds fantastic @Titian06

caitbird

Answering the extra credit questions in a separate post, since the first one was already pretty long...

Holiday themed jewelry: festive or tacky? Festive! I have a couple of cat Christmas earrings that I love.

by WilderMindDesignsCo on etsy

Candy canes: yummy or no thanks? They are nice once in a while, but not my favorite, personally - if I'm going to indulge, I prefer chocolate.

Wrapping paper or gift bags? I generally like to use wrapping paper, ribbon, gift tags, etc. and get really artistic with it - the downside of this is that now I have a reputation to maintain as someone whose gift wrapping always looks nice, so now I feel pressured 😅

Cookie exchanges: do people really do that? there is a local church in my area that does one every year - I've always thought it sounds like such a fun idea!

Made for TV holiday movies: make it stop or the more the merrier? I don't watch them myself, but if people enjoy them, why not?

Gaudy or minimalist decor? whatever floats your boat! I think my personal style is probably more maximalist, but not necessarily gaudy.

Krampus or the Grinch? The Grinch - Krampus is kind of scary, lol.

Thoughts on holiday tropes? like in Hallmark holiday rom-coms? i.e. the whole "big city girl goes back to her quaint hometown for the holiday and falls for the rugged local hunk" type of thing? Tbh, I think it would be more interesting to see a movie/story that parodies or subverts those tropes in some way.

What are you really into this year? It could be a tradition, decor theme, type of beauty product, a song, etc. I am enjoying unboxing my advent calendars - I have been looking forward to them for months now, and I haven't been disappointed so far! Those of us here on BIC who are doing the advent calendar thing have been sharing our unboxings here: Re: Advent Calendars 2025

What kind of wrapping paper, bows and tags do you just adore? I love artsy gift wrap that goes beyond the usual red/green/gold/white color schemes and the usual motifs. Anything beautiful and unique that catches my eye. I also usually get a roll of Holiday wrapping paper with dogs on it every year, since everyone in my immediate family is a dog person 🐶

Getting gift cards: yay or nay? I never object to gift cards - I know some people find them lazy or impersonal, but since I love shopping for myself, I'm fine with receiving them. I prefer not to gift them myself most of the time, though.

What do you think of all the merchandising tie-ins with the holidays? Ehhh, I'm not a fan of advertising and merchandising tie-ins in general, though I will admit, if it's something I'm a fan of personally, sometimes it can be cute.

Favorite sort of gift to get as a child? books (which I still love to receive) - I was a big reader as a child - and toys, probably.

Has the true meaning of the holidays gotten lost? I don't think it necessarily has - I know it can feel kind of overwhelming how commercialized and over-the-top the holidays can seem these days, but I think if you focus on feeling gratitude for what you have and on maintaining personal connections in your life, you can still find the magic there.

How do you celebrate with your pets? lots of extra treats and goodies and special toys for them, and some cute stuff for me to enjoy, too! I ordered them each one of these fun bandanas from Chewy this year (I think they are sold out now, unfortunately):

danielledanielle

12/1: What kinds of lip products are you reaching for this time of year? I'm currently in a situationship with SEPHORA COLLECTION Colorful 8HR Longwear Transferproof Lip Liner 15 Molasses + PAT McGRATH LABS Legendary Longwear Lip Pencil Structure (in their previous lives

12/2: Do you prefer modern or classic holiday music? I prefer a lot of Motown classics for Christmas music, or think like Eartha Kitt's Santa baby

12/3: Which holiday movie/TV character needs their own spin-off or origins story? 🤔 I really lined E.l.f. and I kind of respect Will Ferrell for not doing a sequel, but it would be that one

12/4: How has your decorating style evolved? What's your favorite decor item? It's de-evolved actually 🤣. I'll eventually get back into it, but I love my Dior star and a Hershey Christmas ornament I still have from childhood.

12/5: Best way to faux fur? Oh, the big pink one I have in my The Fit, The Fab and The Face: Outfit and Inspo Thread

12/6: What fall fashions are you reaching for? And what about pajamas? I'm dorky enough where I've gotten the fam but one, but two sets of Christmas pjs. Fall fashion, we're doing scarves and faux fur ATM

12/7: Best winter comfort food or drink? Current obsession is Trader Joe's Maple Espresso tea with their Maple Cold Foam

12/8: What creams and lotions are your go-tos? Hanni Salve, Buttah Shea Butter

12/9: Best outdoor activities? If it's not miserable, a walk will do or the occasional ice skating

12/10: What's your gifting style? What do you like to give/receive in grab bags? Any funny Secret Santa stories?

12/11: Favorite winter flora and fauna? Already answered below 👇🏽

12/12: Post a holiday meme.

I'm not sure if that's how you spell "yamaka" but otherwise it's fitting

12/13: Best kind of stocking stuffers? Last year (or two years ago) I split up the Nars mini lip glosses with myself (of course) and two of my buds, it was nice, we all had a mini of what we liked.

12/14: Ideal candles to light this time of year? Preferred seasonal scents in general? I'm always for MM by the Fireplace or Nette Sunday Chess, but I would love to get my hands on MM winter stroll if it's still available