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Oil Perfumery – Holiday Guide 2022

I am someone that love fragrance. So does my husband for that matter. My middle son (18) enjoys wearing fragrance too. But, we kind of have expensive taste when it comes to fragrance. We all like to have a variety on hand for different situations, looks, occasions, etc.

Have you ever walked up to a fragrance counter and tested the perfumes? You really like one or two but you see the price tag and say “maybe another time”. Fragrances can get expensive.

One day I’m on TikTok and I come across this TikTok from this guy helping people find dupes for their favorite name brand and expensive fragrances. Specifically he was trying to find a dupe for Tom Ford Bitter Peach. Spoiler alert, it was from a company called Oil Perfumery.

Oil Perfumery Bitter Peach rollerball dupe

I don’t know a whole lot about Tom Ford fragrances other than I know they’re expensive and I know they’re popular. I would never buy a bottle of Tom Ford perfume on a whim online because it’s too expensive. But when I read the notes of Bitter Peach it sounded like something I would love. So I ordered the Oil Perfumery Bitter Peach impression. Oh my goodness so good. Very different from anything I own. Best part, it was only $14.95 for the rollerball. When you compare that to $80 for a Tom Ford Bitter Peach 0.34 oz travel spray, um yea, huge difference.

It comes in a glass rollerball. I put it in my hand so you can see it’s kinds of your average size rollerball. Specifically this is 10 ml or 0.34 oz. Perfect to slip into a purse, backpack, or pocket.

What I will say is the fragrance fades after about 2 hours. Having never tried Tom Ford fragrances I have to imagine the actual Tom Ford fragrances would last longer.

Oil Perfumery has fragrance impressions for A LOT of fragrances. My husband is a big fan of Creed Aventus. Another crazy expensive cologne you can’t just buy anywhere. Only sold online or in boutiques. It’s made in France. But guess what…yep Oil Perfumery has impressions for many of the Creed fragrances. Also, I don’t know what it is about Creed Aventus but wow, it’s an amazing scent.

Someone in my family usually asks for some type of fragrance each year I think this would be great stocking stuffer gift for my hubby and son.

FYI Oil Perfumery is also doing early Black Friday sales right now! These fragrances would make a nice stocking stuffer or under $20 gift.

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Vanilla Extract Kit – Holiday Guide 2022

If you’re looking for a unique gift this year, this is one that you can be certain your recipient won’t receive doubles of. And even if they do, that means more vanilla extract.

When I found out how easy it is to actually make homemade vanilla extract, I’ll never buy vanilla extract again. In this way you can control the type of vanilla extract, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, and your recipient will never run out of vanilla extract.

I’ve personally given vanilla extract kits to 2 different people so far and they both loved it. Each vanilla extract kit from Native Vanilla comes with a bottle, vanilla beans, label, and recipes/instructions. It comes in a nice wooden crate that really dresses up the gift too. The one thing I added to this gift was to add a bottle of cheap vodka so the recipient can get their vanilla extract started right away. For your recipients that may want to avoid the alcohol in the extract you could offer food grade vegetable glycerine instead .

Once it’s made, I leave the vanilla beans in the jar. Then I can just top off my extract when needed with more vodka or food grade vegetable glycerine and in that way, vanilla forever. It’s real vanilla, not imitation.

I love this gift idea because it’s easy to do, useful, consumable, and I find people love learning that they can make their own vanilla.

Get the Native Vanilla extract kit here

Watch for sales too. It’s on sale 25% off until 11/14/22. But they’ve been doing sales most of this month. Also, if you’re new to Native Vanilla you can sign up for their email to get 10% off. Watch for Black Friday deals too!

Have you ever tried making your own vanilla extract? Would you consider it? If someone gifted you a Native Vanilla extract kit, would you like it?

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50% off Hydroponic 7 pod Garden Under $40!!!

I’ve looked at hydroponic gardens a number of times but just couldn’t bring myself to pay the price for the name brands. I wasn’t sure about off brands either so I just never did.

I came across this awesome deal today and I definitely took advantage of it. This would make an awesome father’s day gift for the gardening dad or health conscious dad.

iDOO Hydroponic growing system. Holds up to 7 pods. It has a pump system, germination kits, and LED light. It has an automatic timer and adjustable height as well. Based off the reviews it also comes with 1o pods (3 extras as only 7 fit in the system).

There are lots of positive reviews with pictures. It has an average 4.2 rating on Amazon.

The best part, it’s 50% off right now! Yep that brings the price down to $34.99 plus tax. Free shipping with Amazon Prime.

This unit comes in either red or black. Both have the 50% off coupon available so choose your color. I bought one for myself. I was hoping to go back and buy another to put away as a gift but it looks like the 50% off coupon is one per account.

Reading through the reviews, you can use your own seeds too!

Grab your hydroponic growing system 50% off now. Just clip the 50% off coupon on the listing!

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Gramma In A Box Subscription Box – January 2022

If you follow any of my social media channels, you’ve probably seen the posts about Gramma In A Box Subscription. We’ve been receiving Gramma In A Box for about 4 months now. My kids love it.

Each month is a new theme with cookie cut outs and a candy treat to make. The best part, Gramma Terry does all the work for you. You get to do the fun part of decorating and eating your yummy treats.

January Gramma in a Box was Dog and Cat Themed. The box come with just about everything you need: icing, sprinkles, ingredients for the candy treats, and more.

This months candy treat was chocolate paw prints. The box came with rice crispies, melting chocolate, parchment paper, and m&m candies to create the paw prints.

Then of course, we had to sample the creations. Everything tasted yummy. It’s so awesome to create these treats together and not have to have the work of baking, full clean up, waiting for cookies to cook, etc.

While it might be too late to get your hands on a January box, there’s still time to get the February box. The February Gramma in a Box, as you might guess, will be Valentine’s Day themed.

Instead of just giving your child or grandchild a treat, why not have the gift of spending the time together and creating memories with these fun and delicious boxes. It is recommended to order each month’s box before the 8th of each month as there are a limited number available each month.

Order your February Gramma in a Box here

Also, check out my instagram to see my post on Gramma in a Box, it includes a short unboxing video. You can also check out previous boxes in my instagram feed!

Instagram Gramma In A Box unboxing for January

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August Preview of Gramma in a Box

I’ve looked at Gramma in a Box before. I loved the idea, especially for a rainy day activity for the kids. When I saw the August preview, that was the seller for me.

Gramma in a Box has a super cute sea life and beach theme. How cute are these cookies?

So what’s the deal with Gramma in a Box? Well it was created by a grandmother that would make up similar boxes to ship to her grandkids so they can do the activity together when they skyped.

Each box contain almost everything you need to create up to 20 treats in each box. Boxes contain cookie or candy treats that are easy to do. “Gramma does all the work so you can have all the fun”

I ordered the August box to try it. It looks fun, easy, and tasty. There are also subscription for 3, 6, or 12 months if you like.

Gramma in a Box Subscribe Page

I can’t wait to see what the holiday boxes look like. I plan on doing an unboxing video and a review post after I receive the August box. I’m trying to become active on Tiktok so I might do a video there too.

Have you tried Gramma in a Box yet? What did you think?

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