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12 November Amazon Favorites

12 November Amazon Favorites

📦 The November Edit

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Amber Katz
Nov 08, 2023
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Welcome readers old and new! November’s list is a good one! Before we get to that, here’s a little update.

Giveaway time

First things first! I’m hosting a giveaway for my paid subscribers. Enter by, you guessed it, becoming a paid subscriber (or being an existing one) by Sunday, November 12th and you’ll automatically be entered to win a box of beauty essentials, including:

  • RPZL Polishing Brush

  • Hermes Vert Titien Mascara

  • Thrive Causemetics Skin Perfecting Powder in Shael

  • Hi Beautiful You Body Perfecting Bronzer

  • Mac Lip Scrub

  • Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Moisturizer

  • Living Proof Triple Bond Complex

  • Eisenberg Beauty Cleansing Makeup Removing Gel

  • Eisenberg Beauty Anti-Age Treatment

  • Colorescience Lip Shine

  • Pacifica Coco Bond Hair Oil

  • Overtone Rose Gold for Brown Hair Coloring Conditioner

  • Tree Hut Candy Cane Shea Sugar Scrub

  • Under Your Skin Thistle & Yuzu Body Lotion

  • Living Proof Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo

  • Mini Philip B Weightless Volumizing Shampoo

The winner will be contacted and announced next week. Good luck! This is open to U.S. residents only.

Read: What Christina Tumminello Buys With Her American $

Read: What The Fug Girls Buy With Their American $

Read: October Amazon Favorites

What I’m reading: Britney Spears The Woman In Me (obv)

What I’m listening to: Everything Is Fine, Kim France and Jennifer Romolini’s podcast for women over 40.

What I’m watching: Pete Holmes’ hilarious stand-up special, I’m Not For Everyone (Netflix), Mike Vecchione’s stand-up special, The Attractives and the Sylvester Stallone docu (Netflix). All were excellent.

Who I’m following: Elon Altman, my new favorite comedian. Can you tell this last month has required a lot of comedy?

What I’m eating: Quesadillas made from Maria’s Corn Tortillas and Trader Joe’s Shredded Unexpected Cheddar. So simple. So delectable.

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Ventev Apple Cable Charger I’m one of those people who rarely lose things. But I let someone borrow the Ventev I bought in 2017 and they promptly lost it. C’est la vie. So I was annoyed I had to replace it—but I feel better knowing it was nine dollars and I’ll potentially have it another seven years.

Mia Mango Peach Water Enhancer I am going through something where I loathe drinking regular water—this has never happened to me before. I, like, gag it down. Last week I started squirting a tiny bit of this into every glass and I’m suddenly an athlete extra in a Gatorade commercial—I can’t drink enough of this stuff now. Get into it.

Portable Mini Water Flosser This is a rec from Julia of Smarterinasec. I loathe regular floss, even those floss sticks. But I use my Phillips Water Flosser daily. It’s too enorm to bring with me on vacation, so instead of just suffering through real floss (and creating more waste), this mini version is ideal. I tried to put off buying it, but I finally did and I’m glad about it.

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