Hi Guys!
It’s time for another edition of HillJean’s Holiday Handbook!
If you wanna catch up on the previous installments you have a few to choose from!
HillJean’s Holiday Handbook: Surviving Family {P.S. This one was featured on TipJunkie so you know it’s legit!}
HillJean’s Holiday Handbook: Surviving Gifts
HillJean’s Holiday Handbook: Surviving Hog Flu
And today is {drumroll, please}….
Surviving Fashion…And A Giveaway!
Someday, I hope that I have a reason to buy a ball gown at Christmas and be all gussied up with important people. How come all the celebrities get to have all the fun? Oh well. There are a few things I like to do to make dressing for the holidays a little more special and fun.
We don’t have a ton of money, and if I’m going to buy anyone a Christmas outfit it will be Coco (cause little girl Christmas dresses are so dang cute). For myself, I’d rather go nutso with accessories than try and buy a whole new outfit. I think I have the staples in my closet. Here are a few of my favorite, basic looks for everyday.
And here are a few more dressed up looks. Like I said, I don’t have anywhere really glamorous to go, but I will be sitting in the front row at church to watch Coco sing “Go Tell It On The Mountain” with her preschool. THAT is going to be a big event, in my book. You can bet I’m gonna dress up for it!
Here are some of my “dressed up” staples (that I won’t get to wear :():
Now, as I mentioned earlier, what I’m really excited to wear is fun accessories. Christmastime is all about glitter and gold, red and green–why not incorporate that into some of your accessories? I’ve made a short video explaining what I think are the three ESSENTIAL holiday accessories!
Ok, so yah. You can score a free purse! Well, one of you can score a free purse. For the rest of you, use the code to get 15% off a purchase at Cocomi’s.
Now, some of you have mentioned your intimidation about using Rafflecopter. Don’t be scared. If you’ve already liked me on Facebook and such you just click it and it will go to the next option. Please, please, please do not hesitate to do all the steps! This giveaway will conclude on Thursday so that whoever wins can get her bag by Christmas. Renee has a bunch ready to be shipped if you want to purchase some as gifts. {Hint: even though I already have one, I’ve got my eye on that zebra one.}
They are all fabulous – this mama needs the hippie gypsy (even though I am far from a hippie). I like the zebra a lot too – but cannot take that away from you!
Love the gray and creme frame clutch!
I kept changing my mind as I scrolled through. I think I’ve settled on the Leopard print one.
I only enter giveaways that have less than a certain number of entries, and your giveaway has exceeded my limit… That being said, these purses are just too cute and I want one- the blue and cream striped, the grey chevron, the yellow chevron, the grey polka dots, I’d take any of them! The insane cute-ness has possibly given me adorable-purse-fever because I’ve broken my own rule and entered. ???? BTW, LOVE the vlogs, keep them coming!
So I have this ah-mazing nail color called “Khloe had a little Lam-Lam”—another Kardashian name but it’s dark teal and just gorgeous. You’d love it. And your white teeth—you make me laugh! Love you, counting the days till I get to see you! LOVE LOVE LOVE!
I covet the blue and cream stripe with the red ribbon and rhinestone accent. LOVE!
Ooh…the red chevron!!!
Hilly, I just love you and you always look fab so don’t stress ???? LOVE these clutches!!! Especially the blue and cream frame one!! Xo
LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE these bags! I want the navy & cream one with the crystal or the chevron grey & cream with embellishment.
I love that navy one too. I would like one of each, preferably.
I’m going for the Zebra W/B. Not typically my style, but if I win it’s a gift for my sis – someone who actually has a life!
I love the blue and cream striped clutch. Such cute stuff! Thank you for turning me on to Cocomi!
I like them all too – but I really like the Frame Clutch, Chevron Gray and Cream Embellished!
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i love the burlap or any of the chevrons…. so so sweet!
Love the taupe and black damask!
Aww, shucks. Thanks, friend.
I love them all, but I especially love the Frame Clutch Blue and Cream Stripe. Thanks!!!
I love love love the black and taupe flocked damask. Gorgeous!!!
oh my gosh, you’re adorable!! Thanks for the shoutout too ???? The red lips look fantastic on you, so glad I made you a believer! (because it’s a religion!)
I’m obsessed with this lipstick now! I just wish it would stay on all day!
Blue and Cream Stripe or the Mustard and Grey Ikat!!!
You crack me up. ???? And I love the gray and white chevron bag, but I think the zebra one is my favorite. SO CUTE!
I LOVE the blue and white chevron one. They’re all gorgeous, though. Pick me, Rafflecopter!
Your Vlogs keep getting better and better! LOVE this!!
Thank you! I am learning so much and it’s so fun!
I am a bag whore! I’m with the red and cream chevron too!
It’s definitely a show stopper!
It is nearly impossible to choose, but I really like the blue and brown geometric!
The Red and cream Chevron and the Hippie Gypsy are my favs.
Love the taupe and black flocked damask!!!!!
I want them ALL. Please and thank you. p.s you are supermodel gorgeous.
Love your style! And tips. So cute. I love the gray chevron clutch. I’m a sucker for chevron.
Thank you! I’m a sucker for chevron too ????
PS – that’s a really pretty picture of you… I like your hair:)
The gypsy clutch is too cute! Loving the turquiose chevron, too!
I’m a sucker for anything chevron (I totally bought some duct tape and wrapping paper in the Target $1 section today purely because it was chevron striped), so I love all of those clutches in her shop! The red and cream is pretty awesome.
I like the red and white one pictured
It’s so holidayish, huh?
Gray and white chevron please! I wanna win!
How adorable! The chevron grey is so muted and elegant, but I like the bright colors of the chevron multi, too. Just too cute!!
I like the chevron red and cream one.
Me too!
I’d like any of the ones that require I not pack a diaper bag. Oh wait- that’s all of them!
ps. I hate the cat sweater. Cats. REALLY? Kinda reminds me of the Bridget on the “diary of Bridget Jones” …idk maybe its just me. but i’m not feeling it. sorry, hope i don’t offend. just thought i’d throw my two sense in…
Love the burlap inspired one!! And the one your giving away!!
Oh–the giveaway is an item of your choice. So you could get the burlap one!
Totally torn between the blue and cream stripe with the red embellishment, and the grey chevron… i’m leaning towards the blue though. Love the other accessories on there, can’t wait to browse some more.
The burlap inspired one is fantastic! Neat giveaway and Robin’s right–you are completely adorable ????
Thank ye, thank ye.
It will take days to pick just one
Oooh, I like the Chevron Red and Cream Embellished. Adeeerable!
Erhmergerd!
Your smokin’ and kinda famous. I like you. Miss you.