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I know we all did a lot of online shopping during quarantine. No where to go but the  seratonin  from receiving a package helped with the quarantine depression a bit. I’m really curious what everyone treated themselves to during quarantine.

If you quickly skim through my quarantine cart receipt, you’ll see that I gave my bed a little refresh with new sheets and pillows. I also started taking my Depop store a bit more serious. I got shipping bags, business cards, a ring light and tripod, a label printer and scale to weigh my packages. I’m really excited for what’s to come with my Manifest Store.

I treated myself to a pair of flower earrings and a secondhand Chloe shoulder bag from Vestiaire Collective (like The Real Real but based in Europe.) The import fees and shipping can be expensive since the purse I got was from a seller in France but it was still cheaper than similar Chloe bags on The Real Real. I saw a TikTok that said Vestiaire Collective has cheaper prices than The Real Real so I had to see for myself. The banana-shaped shoulder bag was a complete impulse buy… sort of. I saw a similiar one on Depop but someone had already bought it. If you couldn’t tell from my Grocery List Look Book, I’ve been really into dressing like a fruit recently lmaooo. So, for days I scrounged the internet for a similiar banana bag with no luck. I saw a few similar ones from YesStyle but I wanted to buy less fast fashion – I had already treated myself to a Free People cardigan that was on sale at Belk and a silicone orange-shaped Airpod case from Alixpress. I found one on eBay – it was new but I felt a bit better since it wasn’t buying directly from a fast fashion company. I’m still waiting for that Airpod case to come in btw. It’s been two months but that’s what I get for wanting to save ~$13 and buy it from Alixpress instead of Amazon.

I finally got around to trying Glossier. I’ve always hestitated buying Glossier bc it seems so overhyped but my eyebrow gel ran out and I was in an impulsive, ~treat myself~ mood so I got the Boy Brow and Generation G Lipstick duo. I’ve only used the Boy Brow once since it just came in yesterday but it wasn’t mindblowing. You can find a cheaper drugstore alternative. The Generation G Lipstick has the perfect finish though. Not shiny and not too matte. It looks like your natural lip finish, which I love. I got the color “Like” and it looks like my natural lip color but better. I also got a few things from The Inkey List and The Ordinary from Sephora to try out since I ran out of skincare… I swear! I only have Cerave Moisturizing Cream left. My Sephora order hasn’t come in yet but The Inkey List prices are similar to The Ordinary and had good reviews. I got another vitamin c from The Ordinary because their Ascorbic Acid 8% + Alpha Arbutin 2% didn’t work for me and I’m starting to see some sun spots on my face. That’s why I also got the bucket hat. Societal pressure to not get old and wrinkly, even though it’s perfectly natural, is getting to me Anyways, this was me trying to justify all my impulse quarantine purchases. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.