Delightfully Decadent December Hauls 2023

[JoSometimes]

T’was the week before Christmas and all through the malls, BIC’ers were shopping and collecting their hauls…

Happy December to everyone! There will surely be plenty of delightfully decadent December hauls as we all get ready for the holidays. Whether they’re gifts from loved ones or something for yourself, show of your holiday hauls for everyone to see!

Happy birthday to all the December babies! (If you’re like some of my relatives, I’m sorry you only ever got one present at this time of year… You are still very special!)

And Merry Christmas, Hanukkah Sameach, Habari Gani, and Happy Holidays to everyone!

[CookieGirl1]

@curlychiquita I've always wanted to try the TNS serum!  One of these days I'll suck it up and splurge on it.  Great haul!

[curlychiquita]

@CookieGirl1 it's very good! I put it on first at night and then I put a retinol product on top and they work well together.

[furbie]

Oooohhhh @curlychiquita I LOVE a good deal, especially on things that hardly ever are deeply discounted! Congrats! You make me want to try that Skinmedica Serum.

[curlychiquita]

@furbie Thank you! The Skinmedica is really good but really expensive so I always shop around and get it where I can get the best discount.

[SportyGirly125]

@curlychiquita @Amazing haul. 

[curlychiquita]

@SportyGirly125 Thank you!

[furbie]

Non-traditional beauty assistants:

Skin Helpers

Huge jar of L-Lysine and a rebuy of Mary Ruth's Organic Lymphatic Support came from Amazon.

• L-lysine is crucial for collagen production. It helps reduce the look of wrinkles. I don't have wrinkles, and I don't want them before I'm a senior citizen 🤣
• I use the Lymphatic Support Extract because it also increases collagen production, helps sinus issues/allergies, increases lymph flow, removes toxins from the skin, and I'm sure a bevy of other benefits.

[Sunnysmom]

Yes to Gua Sha @furbie ! I love these tools. Good info on lymphatic too, thank you! 

[furbie]

You're welcome @Sunnysmom! I help when I can 😊

[lmaster]

Great haul 😀 @furbie 

[itsfi]

A gua sha is a great tool to have @furbie! 

[furbie]

I've seen some pretty good before and afters on social media. @itsfi I'm hoping I can be consistent enough to achieve nice results as well.

[faeriegirl]

Nice haul @furbie!

[curlychiquita]

I own the Mount Lai Gua Sha Facial Lifting Tool, too, @furbie, and really like it! 

[furbie]

This is good to know @curlychiquita! I'm glad you've been enjoying yours. I love that it comes with directions on how to use it.

[ather]

@furbie  Great way to start off the month!

[furbie]

Thank you @ather 🤗 Health is wealth!

[JoSometimes]

I love the preventative care you’ve got going on @furbie! I’m no where near senior citizen but I already have a few wrinkles. I blame my eczema and the damage caused from scratching.

[furbie]

Awww @JoSometimes, that's sad to hear 🙁 Hopefully, you can stop the wrinkles from getting worse before you're actually elderly.

I am also guilty of being a bit rough on my skin. I just stopped snatching out my eyelashes (when one was jabbing me in the eye) THIS YEAR! I'm not even going to get into all the abrasive stuff I'd put on my face in my teens and twenties! >thinks back to St. Ives Walnut Scrub and scalding hot eyebrow waxes at the nail salon bi-weekly< Lol, all we can do is better than yesterday.

[JoSometimes]

@furbie I remember those St. Ives’ scrubs! It was when I learned that some tire companies add walnut shell fragments to winter tires to add grip on ice that I realized just how abrasive those scrubs were. I can’t believe we used to use it directly on our faces!!! 😱

[furbie]

Omg, now I feel worse about it @JoSometimes 😭 I didn't know that about the tires!!!!! I used that scrub for like 8 or 9 years. I only stopped because "the scrub wasn't as rough anymore". I thought that's how cleaning your face was supposed to feel. Oh, and naturally I never followed it up with any type of moisturizer. Smh. We live and learn.