Holo friends, its me, Cristine Emily again! I’m a huge fan of Simply Nailogical, AKA Cristine Rotenberg. I’ve been watching her videos for just over a year, and I kind of love her. She’s an awk sock, a cat mom, and honestly such a positive influence. While she used to do nail tutorials (I’m sure you’ve heard of Polish Mountain), her channel is now more of whatever she wants, which is rad.
Now that Halloween has past, the turkey has been eaten, and the Black Friday sales have happened, it’s Christmas! Well, Christmas prep time, at least. I was raised in a household where you start buying holiday gifts whenever you see things. This is a fantastic practice, because it spreads the spending out quite a bit, and gets rid of the rush and (some of the) anxiety. Since I know that not everyone subscribes to this method of buying, I’ve collected a list of products that i’m really excited about. Some are items I’ve used before, some just look rad. Either way, lets dive in!
In February of 2018, I found out about something called Project Panning. It was a pretty big trend for a minute. My YouTube recommended section was full of videos on panning. Panning is, when it all comes down to it, about using your products.
While I look at minimalism with an impressed eye, I know that I will not be able to ever be a minimalist. I love knick-knacks, owning books, and not throwing things away. Often, my collector habits also exist within my cosmetic and beauty products.
I started 2018 with a pledge to not purchase anything from Lush. I have nothing against the company (I absolutely adore them, actually). But I had a massive storage container full of their products. Starting there, I learned about panning, and decided to rethink my collection as a whole.
Of course, it isn’t exclusively for after NYCC, or any con at all. You can follow my routine whenever you feel like your skin needs a little extra TLC.
