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the safest fragrance blind buys of 2025

Fragrance is a beautiful, very personal, everyday experience. I developed my love for fragrances because of my Mom, and I find my daily perfume ritual to be an intimate (almost curative) part of my daily routine I can’t do without. Scent can inspire pleasure, nostalgia, a vibe, and it can react so diversely based on…

the 10 best advent calendars (for all budgets)of 2025

Advent calendars can make great fun and festive gifts, especially for those that are hard to shop for! This is a curated list of 10 of the best holiday advent calendars (that are actually worth it for the price), so you can buy or gift comfortably this holiday season ❤ Pukka 2025 Variety Tea Bags…

designer handbags under $400 worth buying

My husband and I decided we would be committing to no-buy November, this year. We have so much planned for next year (including our honeymoon!) that it only made sense to forego the (second) most indulgent month of the year. These are 10 of the handbags that I am admiring, from afar, but would have…