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  • Christmas Wishlist: Surviving Exam & Breakup Season Edition

    Since Santa never replies to my letters, I don’t think this year will be an exception. Well, if a boy leaves a hole the size of America in your heart, soul, and life, you should definitely fill it up with presents (or good food and alcohol, preferably all three)! So this is what my realistic Christmas Wishlist is looking like (in comparison to my last post, a letter to Santa):

    AirPods Pro 2nd gen – I can’t be the only one who doesn’t have these? It’s like everyone and their mother owns these. Still, I use my friend’s AirPods all the time and they’re amazing. The noise canceling is better than on my headphones, crazy. And I’m a running girly so this will definitely be more comfortable than those big-ass headphones I’m currently running with.

    Everything Moroccan Oil – First, their hydrating shampoo and conditioner are one of the best hair products I’ve ever tried. I feel so fancy using their products and they smell like what I imagine heaven smells like. This is so self-care coded, routinely using fancy products. Because why wait for special occasions to use luxury stuff? Every day is special and we are all fancy, classy queens here who deserve fancy, luxury stuff all the time! Btw, that one stupid boy can put a knife through your heart at any time, and you can’t use your fancy stuff when you’re dead so…

    Ralph Lauren PJs – Hear me out, I’m obsessed with Ralph Lauren. That’s it. No, but pyjamas are so underrated. I feel so sexy and beautiful when I’m in a classy, fancy PJ doing my skincare, enjoying my nightly bedtime tea, watching reality TV (or whatever), and enjoying a face mask. You get the vibe. Splurge on those PJs. I feel like this will also motivate me to stay in instead of going out because you want to really use your night-time wisely if you’re spending this money on PJs. Or you could also wear them to the bars and clubs. Hot either way!

    Collistar self-tanning drops – With exam season, I’m already feeling bad enough about myself, so I don’t need my pale skin to make it worse. Honestly, this product is my makeup. And I want to feel hot when studying! I want cozy but cute clothes and I want to feel pretty when I’m debating whether or not I really need this degree (my family’s rich anyway).

    Diamond earrings – Lately I have been getting more into timeless pieces, statement pieces. I always wear gold hoops but I feel like it’s time to go a more Charlotte York-y path. So a good pair of diamond earrings it is.

    Kérastase Ultra-Violet Blonde Absolu – Yes, I dye my hair, but I’m a natural blonde, just a darker blonde. This product is my holy grail. If I didn’t have this, I would be sitting in a salon every two to three months (and no one is THAT rich). Olaplex’s purple products are also very good, but I find theirs a bit too strong. My hair always has purple streaks when I use it.

    Kérastase Nutritive 8H Magic Night Serum – Best hair serum ever, speaks for itself.

    Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronised Multi-Recovery Complex – This is probably one of the best skincare products I have ever used. And I’ve been doing this for like eight years. I have very acne-prone skin and I still am a victim to breakouts, but this product really makes my skin more even toned, works for red spots, magic in a bottle. I use this with an acne serum and it just does wonders.

    Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme Youth Power Soft Creme – This is for when my skin is feeling dry or looking red. It’s a bit too much for me to use every day because of my acne-prone skin, but it’s still a must-have for when my skin needs a break.

    Loungewear – I will not go through another exam season looking like an absolute rat (basically looking like Beer Boy). We are entering a new era where I want to feel hot all the damn time. And two months is a whole lotta time. I need cute and cozy loungewear for my study days. Repeat after me; “studying is not only about being smart, it’s about looking good while spilling coffee on your books.” Amen.

    These are the best things on my Christmas list that I had to share because here we don’t gatekeep anything. You hear about my tragic love life, you hear about my Christmas list! I feel like this year’s list is very ‘feel-good’ coded. My focus is on what I need to survive exam season. Self-care products and lots of loungewear. And lots of wine on Christmas, that’s the one day (two days) that drinking is allowed during exams.

    If anyone is actually reading this, please tell me about your Christmas wishlist, I love hearing about this.

    Anyways, peace out, still hoping Santa’s real.

    SL (skinny legend) x

  • Dear Santa, Can We Talk? I Want Him for Christmas

    If you read my last two posts, you can probably imagine what my ideal wishlist would look like this year. Let’s see, what would my letter to Santa say?

    “Dear Santa,

    First of all, I think you missed an elf because I saw Beer Boy just yesterday. Santa, may I please ask of you that for this Christmas, you put some sense into my boy? Just this morning I looked in the mirror and was astonished that I’m the one doing the chasing, running, and obsessive acts in this relationship. No, but really, Santa, this Christmas can you give us a chance? I know this is probably not the gift you had in mind, but I fear that I want nothing else more. I want nothing more than to wake up in a life where he is part of my everyday, where he wants me just as badly as I want him, where our time doesn’t stop when the sun comes up. Please, give me him. Give me all of him and make him really see me. If he would really know me, if he could really see me for who I am, he would be mine. Who wouldn’t be obsessed with me if I showed them my soul? Don’t make me one of the girls who are just blind to what’s in front of her; don’t make a fool of what I believe is my intuition.

    Santa, I fear I cannot enjoy Christmas knowing I’m the only one thinking about us. I fear I might go insane. If you cannot commit to these wishes, a lobotomy will suffice. Lol (That was a joke, please don’t touch my brain; I have exams). Santa, if you can’t give me him and us, then please remove him from my heart. Please remove his prints from my soul, it physically hurts. My body aches. I feel it in my chest all the time. If you can’t give me him and us, please make the pain go away. Make him go away. I want all of it or nothing. I can’t do this in-between, something-but-nothing type of relationship anymore. Make him want me or make me forget him. I beg of you. You know I have been very, very good (and you kind of owe me because I never got my Barbie Dream House you promised). Santa, I love Christmas and I love you but man, I need you to step up this year. Anyways, milk and cookies are in the fridge; you know the drill. See you next year.

    P.S.: If you disappoint me on the 24th, I will be personally coming down to the North Pole for an explanation. Love ya xo”

    Yes, dear three readers, my ‘breakup’ with Beer Boy has been hard on me. I have to build my world back up, and he has absolutely no clue or thought about the matter. However, I’ll be fine, right? Because I’ve gone through this like four times with him—the longest period of no contact being six months—and I feel like, no matter how much time has passed, he still manages to mess me up. Or maybe I just keep letting him mess me up.

    Oh dear, I really need Santa to be real this year.

    Your favorite skinny legend, xo