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My Westfield Style Guest Blog Series: Holiday Gift Guides


Holiday Gift Guides

In case you're still shopping for holiday gifts (raises hand), check out my holiday gift guides for the new Westfield Style blog - I've rounded up affordable options for the hostess as well as charitable gift ideas. There's something for everyone, and everything's available at your local Westfield shopping mall! Read my gift guides here and here.

Disclosure: Westfield Style is one of my lovely sponsors.

10 Gifts for the Hostess (that give back!)


Holiday Gifts that give back

In this weekly column, I'm sharing high-style tips and finds that are budget-friendly, too! This week, I've rounded up some of the best gifts with a charitable twist. Find more holiday ideas on my blog, A Vintage Splendor.

If your holiday schedule is anything like mine, then you're on the home stretch with holiday parties coming up in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully, you've bought all your gifts, wrapped them up, and are enjoying them decorating your home. Hostess gifts always seem a last ditch effort with many of us rushing to the wine shop for a bottle. I know, you can't go wrong with wine, but this year I have another game plan: gifts that give back.

Holiday Slumber Party: Affordable Gift Ideas from Joe Boxer and Kmart Beauty


Kmart beauty
Sponsored by Kmart

Baby, it sure is getting cold outside these past few weeks! While we love our nights out, sometimes all we want is a snuggly evening in—and maybe with a pal or two! Our sense of love and thankfulness associated with our friends and family are heightened at this joyous holiday season, and we celebrate that by spending time with them. A ladies night might be typical, so let’s put a spin on it and hold a good old-fashioned slumber party! My best friends and I got together for a night of movies, snacks, and all things girly! We slumbered in style with Joe Boxer pajamas and got all dolled up with new beauty products—all available at Kmart!

Holidays with H&M: My Party Look Under $100 and Gift Picks Under $9.95!


Happy Holidays with H&M
Sponsored

This holiday season, I've teamed up with H&M to showcase some of their amazing holiday fashions and gift ideas. First, they challenged me to put together a holiday party look under $100. I knew right away that I wanted to recreate this Taylor Swift look which I had featured previously in a Dress by Number post, so I headed to my nearest H&M store to see what I could find. It was ridiculously easy to get a complete head-to-toe look under $100 that mirrored Taylor's going-out outfit: Black knit sweater (similar), faux leather circle skirt (similar), lacy tights (similar), Chelsea boots, and a structured cross-body bag (similar)! I had money left over to buy this chevron iPhone case (your phone's gotta get dressed up, too). Yes, it's an all black look, but since I don't ordinarily wear that much black, it's a sophisticated change of pace for me. Plus I can remix the pieces in so many ways. I like that it's comfortable, too, because all my holiday parties will involve my toddler as well!

Tip: Through H&M's garment recycling program, I donated a plastic shopping bag of old clothes at checkout and received a 15% off coupon which I applied towards the entire purchase.