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🦃 11 November Amazon favorites

🦃 11 November Amazon favorites

A drugstore cat-eye solution that works, the secret to shiny hair, plus the mascara on my never-again tour list, and more.

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Hello! Before we get into it, a few of my favorite Black Friday sales.

Black Friday sales

  • Everything at Away is 25% off. I bought The Bigger Carry-On Flex this year after using the standard-issue bigger carry-on for eight years—and I love having the extra two inches of space but still being able to carry on. Of course, I use it for products.

  • This sweater is just the thing to wear to dinner or drinks during the winter, when you want to be cute, but you also want to be warm. This is a frequent conundrum of mine. The brown iteration is on sale now.

  • My favorite collarless jean jacket is now only $27, so I picked up a second one in black. It’s the ideal dress topper for vacation, summer evenings out, the list goes on (and on).

  • The Omika Lora Mini in Addison Julep is going to be my holiday party go-to. Get 20% off with AMBER20.

  • Soft Services is offering 5% off up to $49, 10% off $50-$99, 15% off $100-$149, and 20% off $150+ until December 1. I’d spring for the new Theraplush hand treatment.

ICYMI: Best of October + October Amazon favorites

November Amazon favorites

I struggle mightily with my cat-eyes. You’d think after about, oh, 15-20 years of wearing one daily, I’d be better at it. And yet. This? It’s the quickest, easiest solution I’ve found. The stencil lives ON the liner pen and creates the ideal wing. I’m obsessed and want to buy four more. It’s $9 right now.

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