• Home
  • The Barely B’s
    • About Us
    • Disclosure
  • Fashion
    • Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
    • Yes, I’m a Barely B
    • Amazon Fashion
    • Saturday Sports Style
    • Work Style
    • Spring & Summer
    • Fall & Winter
  • Holiday
    • Holiday Home & Recipes
    • Holiday Fashion
    • Gift Guides
      • Teen Girl Gift Guide
      • Teen Boy Gift Guide
      • Grill Master Gift Guide
      • Ultimate Gift Guide for Mom
      • Husband Gift Guide
      • Favorite Things Party Gift Guide
      • Under $25
  • Lifestyle
    • Home Decor
    • Food
    • Travel
  • Shop Our Instagram
  • CONTACT

The Barely B's

Real Friends•Real Life•Real Style

Favorite Things Party: Gift Recap

November 27, 2019

Have you ever been to a Favorite Things Party?  Jen and I attended one last week!  Each woman was asked to bring their favorite thing, under $30, whatever that may be.  It was so fun to see the variety of items and hear people talk about why they chose to bring that gift.  We love nothing better than sharing good finds, so we thought we would share the Favorite Things list with all of you!  Gifts ranged from blankets to vitamins to beauty products!  We think you will discover some great gift giving ideas  or maybe add a few items to your own wish list!

*may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure for more info.

Favorite Things Beauty

First up are all the items that fall in the beauty category.  I’m pretty sure our skin will be glowing, we will look 10 years younger, and our lashes will be longer than ever with the glowing recommendations these products received!

M-61 Facial Peel: an instant facial that resurfaces, clarifies, and helps firm the skin for a radiant, renewed glow. Sounds amazing!

L’Oreal Telescopic Mascara: a fan favorite and budget friendly!

Elina Organics CBD Wrinkle Filling Serum: a local skincare spa that creates award winning organic products just introduced a new CBD Ageless line.  The woman who brought this said she noticed an immediate difference in her skin.  Just the name, “wrinkle filling”, has me sold.

OPI Lincoln Park Walk in the Dark Nail Polish: love this color for winter!

Benefit Gift Set: 3 favorites in one set – a great bronzer, eyebrow gel, and mascara!

Bobbi Brown Lip Tint: If you aren’t a huge lipstick wearer, you will love this lip tint!  It gives a hint of color and has a great shine.  Jen brought this gift and she has turned me into a fan, too.

Wet & Wild Lip Liner: Apparently, this liner goes with everything and stays on!  And with a $3 price tag, it’s worth a try!

Menuka Honey: Jen brought this item and swears by it.  It helps irritated skin, but has a million other uses too. Jen even uses it as a face and hair mask.  Read all the reviews and you will be sold on the magic Menuka honey!

Baby Lips: a favorite chapstick! This would make a great stocking stuffer!

Tinkle Razors: Like a DermaPlane facial in your own bathroom.  These are great to slough off old skin and remove fine hairs. I didn’t bring these, but I have loved them for years! One friend mentioned they are also great for teen boys that have facial hair, but not enough for a big ole’ razor.😂

Lumify Eye Drops: the best eye drops on the market.  These give your eyes a brighter look, even if you don’t suffer from red eye.

Trader Joe’s Grapefruit Sugar Scrub: TJ’s beauty aisle is a little known secret – they have some great items!

Lush Bath Bombs: a true indulgence is a bath with a Lush bath bomb.

Lush Sleepy Lotion: put this sleepy lotion on after a bath and say goodnight!

Makeup Brush Cleaning Pad: This pad suctions to your sink and gets your makeup brushes clean in no time. Jen received this and she’s lucky I didn’t steal it! Sounds like a must have for clean brushes and healthy skin.

Hair Ties: Everyone that uses these raved about them.  They prevent breakage and stay on.  They also don’t leave a crease.

Hair Turban: Not just for teens!  Hair turbans help keep your hair healthy and speeds up the drying process.

Honorable Mention Beauty Products

The beauty product gifts sparked conversation of other favorites so I wanted to make sure to give these a shout-out, too!

Thrive Mascara: several ladies had tried this and had rave reviews.  It is a lash lenghtening mascara and comes off in clumps, meaning it doesn’t smear at all while wearing.

L’Oreal Volumnous Mascara: a budget mascara that works.

Nojmuk: another magic cream for all kinds of things!

TanLuxe: sunless tanning drops you combine with your face moisturizer!

PiperWai: An all-natural deodarant that works!  As seen on Shark Tank.

Beauty Counter Oil: your daily radiance boost!  Ladies at the party were raving about this one.

Beauty Counter Resurfacing Peel: A Beauty Counter customer favorite!  I personally use this and noticed results immediately.  Great if you like glowing, brighter skin.

Favorite Things Non-Beauty

Ritual Vitamins (Essentials for Woman): Our friend swears by these!  She said she feels the best she has felt in years and has more energy. (um, yes please!). Reading about these, I am definitely intriguied.  I like that it only contains essential nutrients, not vitamins we are already getting enough of from food.  It looks like these used to be available on Amazon, but I could only find them via the Ritual website.  Although it is subcription based, you can cancel at anytime and even try a month for free.

Calvin Klein Comfort Bra: You know the Barely B’s were all over this!  Our friend said this is the most comfortable bra and prevents what we call “cup gapping.” We have a blog post all about it (read about it here) because we found an Amazon bra that helps with that.  But, you know I already ordered the Calvin Klein bra and the v-neck option!  It sounds like it works for all cup sizes and I liked that it has removable pads.

Petals & Postings: a local boutique that offers an on-line shop for the cutest paper products, notebooks, stationary, and gift items you’ve ever seen.   If you’re local, make sure to check out their new location on Westnedge.  The on-line shop has some really cute things like this Camp Craft Cocktail. So fun! The unique items and excellent customer service make this a fun place to shop!  They will wrap your gifts, make killer custom baskets, and go out of their way to please!  Petals & Postings has offered our readers a 10% off discount with code BARELYBS on-line or if you visit, mention our name!  #supportlocalbusiness

Buffalo Check Clutch:the adorable buffalo check clutch at the party was from a local boutique, Tulips. While they don’t have an online shop, they are happy to ship orders! This one isn’t quite as cute as the one from Tulips, but it will do the trick.  The plaid one is really cute, too.

FOOD Cookbook: contains great recipes that support a healthy lifestyle.

Voluspa Candle: a quality candle that smells so good!

Goodr Sunglasses: Several of the ladies at the party were raving about these $25 polarized sunglasses.  Available in a ton of colors, they are super lightweight and especially good for exercising.  Amazon carries them, also, but most colors are sold out.

Travel Jewerly Case: This travel jewerly case keeps your jewelry organized and safe.  The woman that brought it said her favorite feature is the straps that keep layered necklaces from tangling.

Victoria Emerson Bracelet: Love all the Vicotoria Emerson bracelets, but this one is extra special because it’s named after our town!  These make great gifts!

Pottery Barn Throw Blanket:I have too many blankets said no one ever!  Bonus that this one is so pretty – love the plaid!  Just throw it over a chair for an easy holiday vibe. (*I received this and love it.  Thank you, Ang!)

Cheese Guillotine: An easy way to slice cheese! First let me say that this is not the exact item brought to the party.  The cheese slicer at the party was one of a kind from Amsterdam and was a beautiful wood board.  But, this Target one is the same concept and pretty darn cute too! This would be such a cute hostess gift or gift for someone who loves to entertain.

Ghiradelli Chocolate: Would it even be a Favorite Things Party without some good chocolate?!

Recap

I will take one of everything, please!  If you haven’t been to a Favorite Things party, you should host one!  It’s a ton of fun and everyone comes home with a great gift. You also get tons of great gift ideas!  It’s also always so nice to spend an evening with girlfriends!

For more inspiration, check out all our Holiday Gift Guides!🎄

  • Favorite Things Party
  • Ultimate Gift Guide for Mom
  • Husband Gift Guide
  • Grill Master Gift Guide
  • Teen Girl Gift Guide
  • Teen Boy Gift Guide
  • Amazon Jewelry Round-Up

 

DISCLOSURE

In addition to occasional sponsored posts, The Barely B’s uses clickable affiliate links.  That means that TBB may receive a small commission from sales at no extra charge to the buyer. For us to continue providing fashion inspiration, we appreciate you shopping through our links and checking out through the store website, not the store app (ex.: Amazon.com, not Amazon app or Nordstrom.com, not Nordstrom app.)  This also provides us with valuable information to bring you more of what you like! As always, our opinions are 100% our own and we only recommend things that we truly like or use ourselves.  Thank you for your loyal support.❤️

 

 

CATEGORIES // Favorite Things Party Gift Guide, Gift Guides, Holiday

« The Best Holiday Sweaters – All on Sale!
Gift Guide for the Grill Master »

RELATED POSTS

  • Homemade Simple Syrups and Holiday Drinks
  • collage of Christmas sweatersThe Best Holiday Sweaters – All on Sale!
  • 15 Holiday Gift Ideas For Your Husband!
  • Gifts Under $25 Round-upThoughtful and Unique Gift Ideas Under $25
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

We’re fun and hard-working moms who love our families, fashion, champagne and our “barely B’s”! Read on for more.

NEVER MISS A POST

ARCHIVES

CATEGORIES

  • Blogging
  • Fashion
    • Amazon Fashion
    • Fall & Winter
    • Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
    • Saturday Sports Style
    • Spring & Summer
    • Work Style
    • Yes, I'm a Barely B
  • Holiday
    • Gift Guides
      • Favorite Things Party Gift Guide
      • Grill Master Gift Guide
      • Husband Gift Guide
      • Teen Boy Gift Guide
      • Teen Girl Gift Guide
      • Ultimate Gift Guide for Mom
      • Under $25
    • Holiday Fashion
    • Holiday Home & Recipes
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Home Decor
    • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Under $25

POPULAR POSTS

All About The Barely B’s

Saturday Sports Style: a formula for fashionable sports moms

Hot Spots in San Jose del Cabo: a family friendly travel guide to Cabo

Are you having a hard time remembering what day it Are you having a hard time remembering what day it is or is it just me?  Also, I’m surprised at how quickly the day goes by. The virtual happy hour calls help! We can pass 2 hours talking to friends just like that!  Everybody has time so we have had fun catching up with old friends we rarely see. I haven’t been shopping much, but finally broke down today. Nordstrom continues to roll out amazing sales everyday and I got sucked in! 
Click on the link on our profile and click “new on the blog” for a big ole round up of top picks!  Or shop the links directly by downloading the Like to Know It app and following The Barely B’s. 
#liketkit #liketoknowit #salealert #ltksalealert #onlineshopping #nordstrom #nordstromsale
In honor of our son’s 11th birthday, we dressed In honor of our son’s 11th birthday, we dressed up for the first time in weeks!  It felt good!  I bought this new @amazon dress for spring break (😭), but I can tell it’s going to be a staple this summer. It’s available in several colors and is a perfect casual sundress. ☀️
Find the links by 
1️⃣downloading the Like to Know It app and take a screenshot of this pic. The links will be emailed directly to you!
2️⃣Click on the link in our profile and click Shop Our Insta. 
3️⃣Feel free to dm us!

http://liketk.it/2Mjua #liketkit @liketoknow.it #LTKunder50 #LTKshoecrush #amazonfashion #amazonfinds #ltkfashion
The stay at home order is starting to remind me of The stay at home order is starting to remind me of when I was grounded as a kid.  I have actually found comfort in that.  Seems like the world operated at a much slower pace back then.  Remember how cool MTV was, especially during spring break?! This MTV shirt reminds me of my youth, and I’m just going to appreciate the slower pace for the next few weeks while we fight this nasty 🦠. Stay safe and stay healthy out there.  A huge THANK YOU to all the essential businesses and workers, YOU ARE appreciated!  http://liketk.it/2MbbR #liketkit @liketoknow.it  #LTKunder50 #LTKstyletip
When you’re on a road trip (see stories) and for When you’re on a road trip (see stories) and forced to use the public restroom. Just got this graphic tee in the mail and loved it immediately!  Thanks to @Nordstrom for their 25% off sale, it’s now on sale. 
Find links at:
1️⃣. Download the Like to Know it App and screenshot this pic. So easy!
2️⃣. Click the link in our profile @thebarelybs and click Shop Our Instagram. 
3️⃣. You can always message us!

#nocoronavirus😷 #morehandsanitizerplease #roadtripusa #makelemonadeoutoflemons
We interrupt this fashion blog to bring you a new We interrupt this fashion blog to bring you a new blog post - How to Survive a Month at Home with Your Kids. (besides the obvi - stocking up on wine🍷🤪) It may involve some color coded charts, but a girl can dream, right???
Click the link in our bio (then click New on the Blog) for tips on things to do with your kids, book recommendations, and our favorite family games. 
#homeschoolnewbie #sendhelp #coronavirus #socialdistancing #momshelpingmoms
In light of all the craziness, this tee is perfect In light of all the craziness, this tee is perfect! “Only good vibes “ for all of us the next few weeks as we strive to keep everyone healthy! @target 
Linked in our bio here ~> @thebarelybs 
Linked on our website here ~> thebarelybs.com/shop 
As always you can easily shop our look there ~> http://liketk.it/2LwMJ #liketkit @liketoknow.it #LTKunder50 #LTKspring #LTKunder100 Download the LIKEtoKNOW.it shopping app to shop this pic via screenshot 
#targetstyle #target #stayhealthy #goodvibes #onlygoodvibes #flatlayfridiy #flatlayfriday
Please tell me I’m not the only one with a drawe Please tell me I’m not the only one with a drawer full of jeans!  @nordstromrack is having an event sale on my favorite denim brand, AG. Tons of styles available at over 50% off. These jeans are a splurge so this sale is awesome!🙌🏼 beware, sizes are going quickly. 
Shop my favorite picks:
1️⃣. click the link in our profile and click Shop Our Insta
2️⃣. download the Like to Know it app and screenshot this picture.  http://liketk.it/2Lsxd #liketkit @liketoknow.it #LTKunder100 #LTKsalealert #nordstromrack
I love putting photos of myself in a bikini on soc I love putting photos of myself in a bikini on social media...said no one EVER! 🙈🤣 But this cute suit from @hm is worth sharing. Size up on the top and bottom. 
Linked in our bio @thebarelybs or thebarelybs.com/shop

#beachvibes #vacationmode #over40andfabulous #selflove
Follow on Instagram
This error message is only visible to WordPress admins

Error: API requests are being delayed for this account. New posts will not be retrieved.

Log in as an administrator and view the Instagram Feed settings page for more details.

THEME BY ECLAIR DESIGNS