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, 2021!
- Ugly Christmas sweater or matching family PJs?
- Santa hat or reindeer headband?
- Candy cane or hot chocolate?
- Glittery gold nail polish or glittery silver nail polish?
- Fresh or faux Christmas tree?
- Pick one beauty gift set: skin care sampler or fragrance coffret?
- Matte red lipstick or shiny red lip oil?
- With snow or without?
- White lights or colorful lights?
- “Die Hard” — a Christmas movie or a straight up action flick?
- Pick one beauty gift: limited edition eyeshadow palette or a set of mini lipsticks?
- Perfume as a gift: yes or no?
- Caroling or sledding?
Ugly Christmas sweater or matching family PJs?
Ugly Christmas sweater — a non-itchy one (because itchy sweaters are the worst) that doesn’t shed all over the place.
Santa hat or reindeer headband?
Santa hat! I like the casual vibe.
Candy cane or hot chocolate?
Hot chocolate, yum!
Glittery gold nail polish or glitter silver nail polish?
Glittery gold nail polish, in a shade of gold that isn’t too warm or yellow, please.
Fresh or faux Christmas tree?
Fresh!
Pick one beauty gift set: skin care sampler or fragrance coffret?
Oooh, tough. I’m going to go with fragrance coffret for now, but ask me again in 10 minutes, ha!
Matte red lipstick or shiny red lip oil?
Shiny red lip oil. My lips have been crazy dry lately.
With snow or without?
If it was just me, then without. I’d rather be somewhere warm, like Hawaii, for the holidays. Connor loves snow though, so while she’s still small, I’ll go with snow.
White lights or colorful lights?
White warm lights that don’t twinkle (it drives me nuts when strands of lights blink on and off at different rates).
“Die Hard” — a Christmas movie or a straight up action flick?
Christmas movie, all the way!
Pick one beauty gift: limited edition eyeshadow palette or a set of mini liquid blushes?
Let’s go with the blush.
Perfume as a gift: yes or no?
This really is tricky, because perfume is so personal. I’d say yes, but only if it was someone I knew very well.
Caroling or sledding?
You know, I’ve actually never gone caroling, so I’ll pick that.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Ugly Christmas sweater or matching family PJs?
Matching family PJs. I cannot with Christmas sweaters.
Santa hat or reindeer headband?
Santa hat, because all headbands give me a headache.
Candy cane or hot chocolate?
Hot chocolate. Candy canes are too much concentrated sugar for me.
Glittery gold nail polish or glittery silver nail polish?
Neither! Getting glitter off my nails is too much work.
Fresh or faux Christmas tree?
Fresh for lyfe.
Pick one beauty gift set: skin care sampler or fragrance coffret?
Skin care sampler because I already have too many fragrance samples.
Matte red lipstick or shiny red lip oil?
Probably matte red.
With snow or without?
I live in the mountains, so with snow.
White lights or colorful lights?
Warm white lights — none of those cold LEDs for me.
“Die Hard” — a Christmas movie or a straight up action flick?
I’ve never seen it!
Pick one beauty gift: limited edition eyeshadow palette or a set of mini lipsticks?
Mini lipsticks because I don’t wear much eyeshadow. For others, I am not comfortable gifting makeup, even to my friends! Everyone has such different tastes.
Perfume as a gift: yes or no?
Depends on how well I know the person. If they’re a known fragrance fiend, then yes.
Caroling or sledding?
Sledding. I can’t sing.
This or That: The Holiday Edition, 2021!
Ugly Christmas sweater or matching family PJs?-Sweater
Santa hat or reindeer headband?-Santa Hat
Candy cane or hot chocolate?-Hot Chocolate always!
Glittery gold nail polish or glittery silver nail polish?-Silver
Fresh or faux Christmas tree?-Faux and prelit
Pick one beauty gift set: skin care sampler or fragrance coffret?-skin care
Matte red lipstick or shiny red lip oil?-Matte topped with gloss
With snow or without?-Snow
White lights or colorful lights?-Colored lights
“Die Hard” — a Christmas movie or a straight up action flick?-Action
Pick one beauty gift: limited edition eyeshadow palette or a set of mini lipsticks?-Mini Lipsticks
Perfume as a gift: yes or no?-No, unless you know the scent wanted by recipient
Caroling or sledding?-Sledding, if I sing people cover their ears!
Ugly Christmas sweater or matching family PJs? Ugly Christmas sweater
Santa hat or reindeer headband? Santa hat
Candy cane or hot chocolate? Definitely hot chocolate!! Yum!
Glittery gold nail polish or glittery silver nail polish? Glittery gold please.
Fresh or faux Christmas tree? I prefer fresh, but we’ve had a faux one for the past 4 years. Fewer allergens to irritate my asthma, less clean up when taking it down and no need to worry about water.
Pick one beauty gift set: skin care sampler or fragrance coffret? Skin care sampler? I have plenty of fragrances.
Matte red lipstick or shiny red lip oil? Matte red lipstick
With snow or without? With snow, as long as I don’t have to shovel
White lights or colorful lights? Colorful lights
“Die Hard” — a Christmas movie or a straight up action flick? It’s both! I just watched a documentary on how it was made. Bruce wasn’t the first choice for the lead, but no one else wanted it. It really kickstarted his stardom.
Pick one beauty gift: limited edition eyeshadow palette or a set of mini lipsticks? Tough one. I love them both, but with masking still a thing, I’m gonna go with eyeshadow.
Perfume as a gift: yes or no? No. Too personal. Unless it was requested by the receiver.
Caroling or sledding? Sledding. I can’t carry a tune in a bucket.
Ugly Christmas sweater or matching family PJs? Sweater.
Santa hat or reindeer headband? Santa hat.
Candy cane or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate of course.
Glittery gold nail polish or glittery silver nail polish? Silver, just to be different.
Fresh or faux Christmas tree? We have a 60’s retro aluminum tree (60 some years old and still in great shape bought at a yard sale). If I didn’t have that it would be a fresh one.
Pick one beauty gift set: skin care sampler or fragrance coffret? skin care
Matte red lipstick or shiny red lip oil? Oil
With snow or without? Love the snow, as long as someone else shovels it.
White lights or colorful lights? Ours are white.
“Die Hard” — a Christmas movie or a straight up action flick? Christmas movie!
Pick one beauty gift: limited edition eyeshadow palette or a set of mini lipsticks? Eyeshadow.
Perfume as a gift: yes or no? No, only in that my taste may not be someone else’s.
Caroling or sledding?
Ugly Christmas sweater or matching family PJs? Ugly Christmas sweater! Preferably with a pug on it!
Santa hat or reindeer headband? Santa hat, they’re classic.
Candy cane or hot chocolate? Hot chocolate with a mountain of whipped cream!
Glittery gold nail polish or glittery silver nail polish? Gold. Sparkly with some holo!
Fresh or faux Christmas tree? Faux, I’m so bad at taking a tree down, a real tree would be so dead.
Pick one beauty gift set: skin care sampler or fragrance coffret? Skin care.
Matte red lipstick or shiny red lip oil? Lip oil, I like a shiny lip.
With snow or without? Snow! It’s so quiet. I know it’s a pain, but I love it.
White lights or colorful lights? I really like white lights, on houses, on trees, I just think they look so nice.
“Die Hard” — a Christmas movie or a straight up action flick? Christmas movie all the way!
Pick one beauty gift: limited edition eyeshadow palette or a set of mini lipsticks? Lipsticks
Perfume as a gift: yes or no? Yes, but only the one I wear! I got a bottle last year and I was so happy!
Caroling or sledding? Caroling, I’m the worst singer, but it’s fun!
Ugly Christmas sweater or matching family PJs? Ugly Christmas sweater-I’ve seen a really cool Wonder Woman one as an ad in my Instagram feed!
Santa hat or reindeer headband? Santa hat-mine’s metallic purple and almost a disco-ball type texture.
Candy cane or hot chocolate? Probably hot chocolate, althought I did get some blueberry and cherry Jelly Belly candy canes that I’m looking forward to eating! I generally prefer fruity candy canes over peppermint.
Glittery gold nail polish or glittery silver nail polish? Glittery silver nail polish.
Fresh or faux Christmas tree? Faux-I love how low-maintenance it is!
Pick one beauty gift set: skin care sampler or fragrance coffret? Fragrance coffret.
Matte red lipstick or shiny red lip oil?
With snow or without? Without-I don’t mind snow so much as the icy roads that often come with it around here!
White lights or colorful lights? Colorful lights, with a good balance of purples and blues alongside the classic red/green/white color combo, and I don’t like blinking lights indoors either.
“Die Hard” — a Christmas movie or a straight up action flick? A bit of both.
Pick one beauty gift: limited edition eyeshadow palette or a set of mini lipsticks? Set of mini lipsticks, although I do like a nice colorful eyeshadow palette.
Perfume as a gift: yes or no? Yes!
Caroling or sledding? Caroling-you can never have enough altos!
Forgot to answer the red-lip question! Matte red lipstick-I’ve never worn a lip oil, but they just look too thin and sheer for my taste.
I don’t celebrate Christmas but I will gladly answer the questions when applicable
1. Ugly Christmas sweater or matching family PJs? Neither
2. Santa hat or reindeer headband? Neither
3. Candy cane or hot chocolate? Hot chocolate with lots of whipped cream
4. Glittery gold nail polish or glittery silver nail polish? No glitter for me, but I love red nail polish for the holidays
5. Fresh or faux Christmas tree? Neither
6. Pick one beauty gift set: skin care sampler or fragrance coffret? Skin care
7. Matte red lipstick or shiny red lip oil? I don’t like matte lipstick, but a satin formula works for me. I am loving the Dior lipstick formula these days.
8. With snow or without? No snow.
9. White lights or colorful lights? I love the look of basic white lights on Christmas trees, especially from the front window.
10. “Die Hard” — a Christmas movie or a straight up action flick? Action flick that takes place on Christmas.
11. Pick one beauty gift: limited edition eyeshadow palette or a set of mini lipsticks? Tough one, maybe LE eyeshadow palette depending on the shades.
12. Perfume as a gift: yes or no? Definitely yes.
13. Caroling or sledding? I don’t go caroling but I would go sledding.
Wishing you and your family a happy holiday! Be safe and be well.!