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This or That: The Holiday Edition, 2023!

December 19th, 2023 by Karen 9 Comments

How to play

Pick one or the other for each of the questions below, and copy/paste your answers in the comments. Can’t wait to see your picks! Mine are down below.

This or That: The Holiday Edition, 2023!

  • Pick a holiday movie – “Elf” or “A Christmas Story”?
  • Fruit cake or egg nog?
  • Twinkling lights – yes or no?
  • Pick one beauty gift – a trio of twist-up cream eyeshadows or a mini brush set?
  • Bake a batch of homemade cookies from scratch or buy cupcakes from a bakery?
  • Festive red nails or festive red lipstick?

Pick a holiday movie – “Elf” or “A Christmas Story”?

“Elf” because I’m guaranteed to laugh!

Fruit cake or egg nog?

Hmm. I haven’t had either in years. Let’s do the fruit cake, so I can have coffee with it.

Twinkling lights — yes or no?

Yes! Slow twinkle, though. The lights that blink too fast make my eyes twitch.

Pick a beauty gift — a trio of twist-up cream eyeshadows or a mini brush set?

Let’s go with the cream shadows.

Bake a batch of homemade cookies from scratch or buy cupcakes from a bakery?

At this point in the holiday season, I’m buying the cupcakes from the bakery and saving myself the effort.

Festive red nails or festive red lipstick?

Festive red nails. I could use a mani right meow!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

This or That: The Holiday Edition, 2023! / Originally published December 19th, 2023

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  1. daphne says

    December 19th, 2023 at 11:06 am

    Pick a holiday movie – “Elf” or “A Christmas Story”? Elf
    Fruit cake or egg nog? Egg Nog
    Twinkling lights – yes or no? yes
    Pick one beauty gift – a trio of twist-up cream eyeshadows or a mini brush set? the eyeshadow trio
    Bake a batch of homemade cookies from scratch or buy cupcakes from a bakery? cookies!
    Festive red nails or festive red lipstick? nails, red lipstick does not work on me ( love it everyone else though)

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  2. Mandy says

    December 19th, 2023 at 12:11 pm

    This or That: The Holiday Edition, 2023!
    Pick a holiday movie – “Elf” or “A Christmas Story”? Elf is one of the best! Love Will Ferrell! Can you believe its the 20th anniversary?
    Fruit cake or egg nog? Egg nog
    Twinkling lights – yes or no? Yes
    Pick one beauty gift – a trio of twist-up cream eyeshadows or a mini brush set? I’m going with twist up shadows. I really would love to find some that I could use more often.
    Bake a batch of homemade cookies from scratch or buy cupcakes from a bakery? Cookies! I love cookies. They are my weakness.
    Festive red nails or festive red lipstick? Red Lipstick. I have been wearing MAC Russian Red with Milani Cranberry Currant lip oil. Very festive.

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  3. CC says

    December 19th, 2023 at 1:07 pm

    This or That: The Holiday Edition, 2023!

    Pick a holiday movie – “Elf” or “A Christmas Story”?
    Both, I do enjoy both movies and generally love all Christmas movies.
    Fruit cake or egg nog?
    A couple sips of egg nog is all I need.
    Twinkling lights – yes or no?
    Yes!
    Pick one beauty gift – a trio of twist-up cream eyeshadows or a mini brush set?
    Brushes, need new ones right now.
    Bake a batch of homemade cookies from scratch or buy cupcakes from a bakery?
    Homemade, I love cookies and have a bunch of recipes I want to try.
    Festive red nails or festive red lipstick?
    Nails. My lips are just too dry to worry about lipstick much these days.
    I’m planning to use Revlon’s cherries in the snow before Christmas for a pampering session.
    Have a happy holiday Karen!

    Reply
  4. Tatiana says

    December 19th, 2023 at 1:35 pm

    Pick a holiday movie – “Elf”
    Fruit cake or egg nog? Egg Nog
    Twinkling lights – yes or no? Okay
    Pick one beauty gift – a trio of twist-up cream eyeshadows or a mini brush set? Cream eye shadows
    Bake a batch of homemade cookies from scratch or buy cupcakes from a bakery? If I was home I’d do cookies. But we’re away so bakery goods.
    Festive red nails or festive red lipstick? Red lipstick. My cuticles and hands are trashed right now.

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  5. Eileen says

    December 19th, 2023 at 1:56 pm

    Pick a holiday movie – “Elf” or “A Christmas Story”? Watching “Elf” is always fun. I love its good natured silliness.

    Fruit cake or egg nog? I really do like a good dark fruitcake. It should be chock full of autumn/winter fruits and nuts and aged in brandy soaked cheesecloth for at least a month so all the flavors mellow. I’m not a fan of the cakes that are made with loads of candied fruit.

    Twinkling lights – yes or no? Yes! Bring on all the twinkle!

    Pick one beauty gift – a trio of twist-up cream eyeshadows or a mini brush set? I’d like the eyeshadow set. I have an extensive collection of Fude so I don’t need any brushes.

    Bake a batch of homemade cookies from scratch or buy cupcakes from a bakery? What about a compromise—buy freshly baked cookies from a bakery 😃 We have a local bakery that always has a wonderful assortment of cookies. I like to get a dozen or so that are perfect with a cup of tea. They last us a few days.

    Festive red nails or festive red lipstick? I love a red lip. Even at my age (80) with my thin dry lips, I’ll make the effort to properly prep my lips and carefully apply a gorgeous translucent red. It goes well with my silver hair and makes me feel oh so chic.

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  6. CL says

    December 19th, 2023 at 6:31 pm

    Pick a holiday movie – “Elf” or “A Christmas Story”? “Elf.” I’ve seen “A Christmas Story,” and I think it was written for my father’s generation – and he would be 92 if he were still alive. So I don’t relate to it.

    Fruit cake or egg nog? Fruit cake, if it’s the pecan-loaded Corsicana, TX fruit cake.

    Twinkling lights – yes or no? Yes.

    Pick one beauty gift – a trio of twist-up cream eyeshadows or a mini brush set?
    The cream eyeshadows. I already have a lot of brushes.

    Bake a batch of homemade cookies from scratch or buy cupcakes from a bakery?
    Homemade anything is better than what you can get from a bakery, especially if you can eat it while it’s still warm.

    Festive red nails or festive red lipstick? Red nails.

    Reply
  7. Marcia says

    December 19th, 2023 at 7:56 pm

    Pick a holiday movie – “Elf” or “A Christmas Story”?
    “A Christmas Story, I’ve never seen “Elf”.
    Fruit cake or egg nog?
    Fruit cake.
    Twinkling lights – yes or no?
    Yes.
    Pick one beauty gift – a trio of twist-up cream eyeshadows or a mini brush set?
    Mini brush set although I usually never get brush sets because there’s always one or two brushes I never end up using. But if it’s a gift, I’ll take it, lol!
    Bake a batch of homemade cookies from scratch or buy cupcakes from a bakery?
    Depending on my energy level, bake a batch of cookies from scratch.
    Festive red nails or festive red lipstick?
    Red lipstick.

    Reply
  8. Rachel says

    December 20th, 2023 at 11:57 am

    Pick a holiday movie – “Elf” or “A Christmas Story”?
    A Christmas Story. I need to watch Elf again though, it’s been a while.
    Fruit cake or egg nog?
    Egg nog martini.
    Twinkling lights – yes or no?
    Yes!
    Pick one beauty gift – a trio of twist-up cream eyeshadows or a mini brush set?
    Trio of cream shadows – those are so good for a one swipe and done look!
    Bake a batch of homemade cookies from scratch or buy cupcakes from a bakery?
    I love to bake when I have the time! Lately it’s been much easier just to buy stuff premade!
    Festive red nails or festive red lipstick?
    Nails! I could use a mani right now too, and a pedi while I’m at it!

    Reply
  9. Lisa says

    December 21st, 2023 at 6:40 pm

    Pick a holiday movie – “Elf” or “A Christmas Story”?
    A Christmas Story, because I am a clodhopper from Griffith.

    Fruit cake or egg nog? Egg nog, but only if it’s homemade.

    Twinkling lights – yes or no? Nope.

    Pick one beauty gift – a trio of twist-up cream eyeshadows or a mini brush set? Brushes please.

    Bake a batch of homemade cookies from scratch or buy cupcakes from a bakery? All the cookies, all the time!

    Festive red nails or festive red lipstick? Both? If I have to pick one, I’ll do the lip.

    Reply

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