As I’ve mentioned a few times lately in previous posts, I’m all about 2 things this holiday season when it comes to gifting – usefulness and budgeting and it’s going pretty well, so far, and I’m about ¾’s done as of today.

And since I’m known among my girlfriends for beauty, I have to incorporate some form of the category into my gift and I found the perfect way. This year, I’m making a personalized gift basket for each of my girlfriends this year and my budget will be $25 for each. The basket will contain useful beauty tools that they’re sure to need at some point during the year like some washcloths, nail tools, hand sanitizer and an eye mask. And when it comes to products, I’m able to keep it budget-friendly on that front too by including a few of the 6 items available from the Spa @ Home by masqueBAR™ line, which is available at Walgreens.  

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How fitting is this Spa @ Home by masqueBAR™ Luminizing Charcoal Peel Off Mask right now? It’s a black face mask! I guess you could say that I’m ready to give out Halloween candy after putting this one on. Or at least now I have two products at the ready that can get my skin back into shape after wearing all the Halloween makeup this weekend!

I’ve written about the benefits of charcoal in beauty products a few times like here for helping to fight acne and to draw out impurities in the skin and this Spa @ Home is an affordable and convenient way to do it as it’s only stocked only at Walgreens nationwide. So when you are picking out outfit accessories at Walgreens this weekend, be sure to stick these in your basket too.

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It doesn’t matter how old I am and the fact that I’ve been out of school for a spell now, the thought of going back to school will always enter my brain sometime in the month of September.

What I do find odd though is that when I was in school, we all started the day after Labor Day but in California, it seems like they start as early as August! The horror!

But oh do I remember getting ready to go back to school each year. Everything had to be just right – the hair, the clothes, the shoes. And since we didn’t have a lot of money to spend, I really had to improvise. I found that if I had just one item that killed it, I felt pretty great about the first day.

So whether you’re in school or not, I’m going to go with the thought of putting your best face forward this season and want to introduce you to a new line call Spa @ Home by masqueBAR™.

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