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Monday, November 30, 2009

The best holiday gift guide (for you and your wallet)

One thing you may not know about me is I love giving gifts. You may not know this because I've never given you a gift, but if I were to come into lots and lots of money, I would buy you something lovely, oh yes I would, but one thing I am not super-duper at is picking out the best gift that is also a minimal burden on my wallet. NOT UNTIL I MET ELIZABETH. This kick-ass lady and Style Lush writer has put together the most incredible (NO, REALLY, IT'S RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME) gift guide. 125 items, all under $25. Seriously, this will be your one-stop gift-picking resource. Please go, peruse, share the link and enjoy. 

The Official Style Lush Gift Guide (125 Gifts for Under $25)

I am so proud to be a part of a site that produces content like this.

Happy holidays.

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Mrs. D

This guide is AWESOME. Sadly, it is not a money save. I now have about 50 EXTRA things I want to buy in addition to the pre-planned gifts!

Posted by: Mrs. D | Monday, November 30, 2009 at 09:43 PM

Shauna

Ahh, I just saw this over there and I WANT EVERYTHING! I even bought a couple of those things but umm, for myself and not gifts!

Posted by: Shauna | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 12:54 AM

Alicia Vosburg

This is awesome our family name drawing limit is $25.00 I will now have no excuse not to buy cool gifts

Posted by: Alicia Vosburg | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 05:40 AM

Rachel

So cool...I need all the advice on buying inexpensive gifts!!

Posted by: Rachel | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 08:42 AM

auntie

Elizabeth always comes up with the coolest gift ideas...and the best part is that you just tie them up with a fancy red ribbon and you're good to go!

Posted by: auntie | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 05:12 PM

Heather

Is it wrong that I want to buy half of that stuff for myself. Isn't that contradictory to my Christmas spirit?

Did you see those holiday light cookies? Holy cow so pretty and scrumptious looking.

Okay, going back over.

Posted by: Heather | Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at 01:23 PM

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