Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah! To everyone celebrating Hanukkah – or Chrismukkah – here’s to a happy holiday filled with joy, love, happiness & light!  Happy Hanukkah! 🕎✨

 
Stay merry!

Images: Essie (keyart) and TheFashion-Court.com (swatches)

As we get closer to Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year’s Eve, I imagine many of us would like a festive manicure to add extra cheer to our days — or to help us get party ready.

I think you might be able to find your next holiday shade thanks to the new Essie Winter 2019 ‘Let It Bow’ Collection, which features 6 glittering colors that will have you running to your nearest beauty or drugstore to scoop them up.

In collaboration with The Fashion Court, check out the swatch review below to get a better look at what to expect from the collection as well details on the shades and formula.

Enjoy & Stay Merry!

It’s the First Day of Winter and Christmas will be here before you know it! There are only 4 shopping days left, including today, so I’ll be ringing in the season with Christmas movies while finishing up my *Merry To-Do List* before the big day arrives. What are your plans? ☃️️

 
Stay merry!

Photos: Crown Media

Christmas Day is Wednesday and Hallmark is kicking off the super festive week with a few paw-liday specials filled with the cutest little furry friends!

On Monday, December 23rd at 6pm/5c, Larissa Wohl will host A Puppy Christmas, a half-hour special showing adorable, adoptable puppies as they play amongst a warm Yule Log setting on Hallmark Channel. The special will be followed by the Cameron Mathison-hosted A Kitten Christmas as they take over for some cozy Yule Log fun and frolicking.

On Tuesday, December 24th at 5pm/4c – aka Christmas Eve – Hallmark mascots Happy the Cat and Happy the Dog will be joined by Pip Squeak the Pig and other beautiful animals for the annual A Very Happy and Friends Yule Log event on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Watch as the adoptable kittens and puppies play amongst a holiday back drops complete with traditional tunes.

Merry Christmas!

Stay Merry!

(L-R): Jessica Lowndes, Jack Wagner, Nikki DeLoach, Paul Greene, Lacey Chabert, Larissa Wohl and Jen Lilley. | Photo: Crown Media

Just because the Hallmark Christmas movie premieres conclude on December 22nd doesn’t mean the network will be done pulling out all the stops for the 10th Anniversary of Countdown to Christmas!

Celebrate the eve of Christmas Eve with the sound of the season by joining some of your favorite network stars for Hallmark Channel’s Christmas Concert, which you may have been aware of thanks to some recent social media posts from all those who took part.

Images: OPI (keyart) and TheFashion-Court.com (swatches)

LollyChristmas.com is adding a new ‘Festive Fashion’ feature– holiday beauty reviews!

In collaboration with The Fashion Court, I’m featuring a nail polish swatch review of the brand new OPI x Hello Kitty Holiday 2019 Collection for all of you beauty aficionados out there!

Below you’ll find a break down featuring a few colors from the 15-shade collection to get a closer look at what you can except from this adorable holiday line — as well as a quick review on the quality.

Enjoy & Stay Merry!

Do you know what’s 1 week from TODAY?

1 WEEK FROM TODAY, SANTA WILL BE ON HIS WAY!

Because…

IT’S OFFICIALLY 1 WEEK UNTIL CHRISTMAS DAY! ❤️✨🎁

Stay merry!

Photos and screengrabs: Crown Media

Talk about a movie that really channeled your emotions!

I watched Hallmark’s “A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love” recently, and let me tell you–there are a lot of heart-warming moments, and I definitely cried… a lot. However, even though my teary eyes I couldn’t help but notice how cute some of the clothes were—I’m dedicated to that festive fashion!

First things first, that teal pleated midi dress that Alice (played by Cindy Busby) wears for the wedding. Costume designer, Zohra Shahalimi, told me that she got the dress from Hudson’s Bay, and I found that it was by the brand Self-Portrait and has, unfortunately, sold out. Just our luck, right?

Photos: Holly Robinson Peete Instagram/Crown Media/Ted Baker

As one of the final original new movies to premiere on Hallmark this holiday season, “A Family Christmas Gift” has one top-notch cast. When Amber (played by Holly Robinson Peete) spends the holidays with her Aunt Dora (Patti LaBelle) and helps plan a fundraising Christmas Concert, it brings Amber closer to her aunt and a new love into her life (Dion Johnstone).

From an early released production still, and behind the scenes photos from Holly’s official Instagram, we see that her character will wear the Ted Baker ‘Ellgenic’ Long Belted Coat in Deep Pink ($575) in the movie.  Lucky for all those interest, it’s still available at both TedBaker.com and Nordstrom.com.

Fun Fact: Holly actually wears this very same coat in another Christmas movie on Hallmark this year — “Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy” and Danica McKellar wears a shorter version, in the very same color, for “Christmas at Dollywood”. Clearly this one is a winner.

Ted Baker is a hugely popular brand for Hallmark movies, see other stars in looks from the designer label by clicking here. Hopefully I’ll be able to get a new photo after the movie airs!

“A Family Christmas Gift” premieres December 22, 2019 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries!

Stay merry!

Photos and screengrabs: Crown Media

Candace Cameron Bure returned to her Hallmark home for Christmas again this year—this time around she leads “Christmas Town” with Tim Rozon, which tells the story about a woman who leaves everything behind in Boston to embark on a new chapter in her life, career…and family?

This was a sweet story with a little bit of mystery and a whole lot of love. After a very uptown wardrobe for 2018’s “A Shoe Addict’s Christmas”, Bure rocked more of a casual and cozy winter look that was curated by costume designer, Vladimir Markovic.