Tag: Gifts

Target runs make things get done!

by Tator

Target has helped me amp up the magic of Christmas this year!

We recently did a Christmas necessity haul at our local Target and got EVERYTHING we needed to *Wrap up* this year right! 

(Yes, y’all know me.. a sucker for a good pun.)

After hitting Starbucks for my venti hot white chocolate mocha with extra everything we headed over to the dollar spot and bullseye’s playground to pick up gift bags, tissue paper, and drawstring North Pole Santa sacks (not pictured for obvious reasons)

We headed to the back and the major Christmas display section to hunt for Wondershop wrapping paper I just had to have and got 2 rolls of the new ASL merry Christmas pattern release. 

(I may go back for more!)

During the search, we found licensed Spider-Man wrapping paper that we absolutely couldn’t pass up with a major Spidey fan at home!

We found our magic scotch tape and bought 4 rolls because I absolutely refuse to run out and I wholeheartedly tape my presents to death.

And on the way to the checkout line, we also found a limited edition only available at target Christmas countdown book that we just absolutely had to have anyone who knows me or my family can tell you we do holidays in a very big way so a story to read every night was a must-have.  

At checkout, my husband grabbed me a Starbucks mocha Frappuccino (the 2022 snowflake edition) because he knows that I need mom fuel to get through the undertaking that is wrapping copious amounts of gifts for everyone we love and stashing them under our tree and all over our house.

I’m absolutely floored by the quality of products and the availability of the things that I truly want and need at my local store I’ve never had an issue with customer service and unlike the majority of places that I have no choice but to shop when I go into target my anxiety lessons instead of flying through the roof. 

I’m always grateful for the opportunity to write segments such as this one and to be able to slow down and enjoy little moments I always look forward so dearly every year to picking that year‘s wrapping papers and gift labels and making each year special down to the little minute details that some people would not appreciate or even notice but that’s what the season is about for us slowing down and spending time and effort towards the people that we love and appreciate most. 

Merry Christmas. happy holidays and a fantastic new year from everyone at Tatorthoughts and from our house to yours!

We hope you guys have a wonderful safe holiday and we cannot wait to see you in 2023!

Tatorthoughts Takes on Seint!

by Tator

Welcome to the first of several reviews that we are calling – “Tator’s take on Seint Beauty”

I recently unearthed the gem that is Seint Beauty, (formerly mascara beauty) but to be completely honest with this one I feel as if I was living under a rock! I’m not sure how it took me so long to discover Seint but now that I have I doubt that I’ll ever go back.

I’m extremely picky when it comes to the feel of product on my face and I can say that  seint sits so well on my face I forget it’s there,  seint is light, smooth and gentle. Created by Cara Brook to accentuate and enhance your natural beauty, therefore improving the lackluster beauty industry as a whole. 

Seint (formerly mascara beauty) as a company is less than five years old, and since it’s a rival has taken the market by a storm!

I have the pleasure of working with an amazing seint artist, Tammy Minard Who prides herself on making the entire process quick and painless. No more trips to the mass market beauty store ladies!

Not only will this save you time, effort and stress switching to Seint saves you money!

Seint products are very affordable in comparison to their counterparts that just Can’t quite measure up. 

It all started with a clean face natural light selfie used for an accurate color match and when I tell you it’s that easy I mean it. 

That’s all I had to do!

And receiving my color match from Tammy opened my eyes to how far off base my traditional makeup colors really were for my skin. 

Your makeup should fit you not the other way around!! Seint is made to enhance your face. Not to hide it.

With that being said you can achieve different degrees of coverage from light to full depending on your needs NOT product specifications like most drugstore foundations. 

Seint gets better with every application! And when you need an adjustment in shades from seasonal changes or just different ways to apply that work for you there’s always a Seint artist ready and willing to help. 

There’s several diagrams & graphics that help as well a few of which I found particularly helpful I’ll be posting below!

Seint is for every age & every stage from professional makeup artists to young ladies just starting out on their cosmetics journey. Seint is ageless!

We all know some makeup brands don’t photograph well no matter what you do but I’m happy to report seint does!

It is the perfect way to ditch the bulky makeup bags and trade in your tubes for tins! Seint is the all in one makeup collection where that once bulky bag becomes a sleek, slim BEAUTIFUL compact that holds all your makeup from eyeshadows to bronzers & contour! Truly becoming grab & go.

Seint offers everything you need in individual items and collections. 

•Brushes

•Skincare 

•Attire (that your artist doesn’t earn on)

& makeup

Seint makes the perfect self care products as well lad incredible gifts!

I started with the basics SPECIFICALLY MATCHED FOR ME!

1 highlight-linen

1 highlight-candlelit 

1 Contour – Astoria

1 Lip + Cheek – Hollywood

1 IIID Palette 12 – Poolside

1 IIID Brush

1 Perfector

1 Eyeshadow Brush

Anyone who is familiar with make up knows, add a major retailer for all that’s listed above you are spending hundreds of dollars well friends I’m here to tell you when I purchased my Saint makeup I spent less than $200!! With my regular use this make up will last me months. This is a very cost-effective move for us. 

I cannot tell you how excited I am to finally be using clean make up, it glides on so smoothly and takes less than five minutes to apply unless you want a higher glam look which I usually don’t. 

The setting spray I won as a prize, got me started on my journey with Seint and I’m so glad it did! It doesn’t mist like most would but it does work better than any I’ve tried before so I just apply it to my perfector and apply to my face from there after I’ve finished my look. 

These brushes are the bomb and the perfector is better than any beauty blender I’ve used, they all come so clean and I love it!

I trust my Seint make up so much that I even had professional pictures taken with Seint instead of my normal go-to And this only scratches the surface! You guys are not going to believe what comes next stay tuned!

(There’s also a review coming on JCPenney portraits too!)

In the meantime, to get color matched just as I did reach out to my favorite seint artist Tammy Minard!

***HURRY! BLACK FRIDAY SALE RUNNING NOW WHILE SUPPLIES LAST 30% OFF EYESHADOWS AND ILLUMINATORS! ***

CHRISTMAS GIFTS AVAILABLE!

You can shop seint with her here:

https://tamlynn.seintofficial.com/en

Carla’s babycakes product review

by Tator

I had the pleasure of working with ms. Carla on a beautiful diaper cake for a baby event we held this month!

Her service was fast, efficient and very friendly.  She made sure what she created met our needs and did so in beautiful fashion. 

To my surprise the delivery even came with a beautiful note

Her diaper cakes are well made, thoughtful and packaged with great care. Very portable and absolutely gift-able!

The designs are simple and sleek. Each creation is well thought out and uniquely designed. 

I’m very proud to say that I’ve worked with such a wonderful lady and had a beautiful centerpiece made by her featured at my event. 

I absolutely recommend that anyone who needs anything custom made for a gift or shower centerpiece contact her. She will get you exactly what you need with kindness and efficiency every time. 

You can find her Etsy site here: https://etsy.me/1AYZDoL

And her Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/CarlasBabyCakes/