I’ve been contemplating writing this post for a while but I decided to do it anyways! I genuinely enjoy reading similar posts from other bloggers so I thought I’d share as well!

As you read in the title this is a post regarding some of the items I received over the holidays and my 21st birthday! I got some things that I’d love to write further reviews on so please let me know if you’re interested in knowing more about my experiences with any of the following items.

So one of my favorite and most practical gifts was an electric tea kettle! I also received a cute mug from Starbucks and some green tea as well. An electric tea kettle is perfect for a student like myself or anyone else living a fast paced lifestyle!

Another gift I didn’t wait to dive into was the Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette. Yes, I’m extremely late on this but I waited until the holidays because it is a pricey palette. I received this on Christmas morning and haven’t stopped using it since! You could say I’m obsessed!

Something I’ve wanted for a couple years now are the tall rain boots by Hunter. I got a pair in matte black. I’d love to make a post on different looks with these boots. Who knew rain boots could be so stylish?

For my birthday my parents went above and beyond and got me a gorgeous necklace from Tiffany & Co. I was totally caught off guard by this and will always remember it as my 21st birthday gift.

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So my roommate knows how much I enjoy reading and she got me this book which I can’t wait to read! It’s called What I Know Now by Ellyn Spragins. It’s a book of letters women wrote to their younger selves. I am definitely bringing this on the cruise with me!

And then there was the best gift ever from my beloved sister. She got me the Friends ugly Christmas sweater and it’s perfect. It has tons of jokes from the show on it and I love it so much!

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Finally, and probably what you all are most interested in… I got two of the Sephora Favorites sets! I received both the mascaras and lipsticks. I’m still overwhelmed by all the lipsticks and haven’t even swatches them all yet! I cannot wait to try these all out!!

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I was super fortunate this year and Santa was very good to me! What did you guys gift/receive this year? Leave it in the comments!

xo Rickie