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EauMG’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide for Your Favorite Goth

December 15, 2014

goth gift guide

Every year I put together a holiday gift guide for the freaks, goths, post-punk dames, vintage vamps and alt-chics – my favorite types of people. This is one of my favorite gift guides to put together as I never outgrew that “phase”. So, it includes all the stuff that I want. Here’s my guide for all those that fancy the vampy:

goth gift guide

1. Blackbird Square Soap in Nightshade – Here’s handmade in Seattle soaps with active… Continue reading | 18 Comments

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A Beautiful Life Unicorn’s Mane Smoothing Hair Serum Review

May 25, 2014

ABL Unicorn's Mane

I don’t know if I told you guys this, but I’m trying to grow out my hair. And yes, I’ve said this before. And yes, I have no patience and immediately get it cut as soon as it hits below the chin. I really like short hair but sometimes it feels like it lacks “umph” because it’s been cut that way for so long. So yes, I only want to grow my hair out to cut it short again…for maximum impact.

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EauMG’s 2013 Gift Guide for the Chic Hipster

November 26, 2013

hipster pug

It’s that time of the year when I make a holiday gift guide for people cooler than me. This one is for the hipster on your list. What are my qualifications for creating such a gift guide? None. But, I did go to the cool pour-over coffee shops and “whiskey and bitter emporiums” (yeah, hipster bars) to people watch, you know, for gift guide research. I was not enjoying a variety of delicious beverages…

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EauMG’s Holiday 2012 Gift Guide for Your Favorite Goth

November 27, 2012

Norma Shearer

Every year I put together a holiday gift guide for goths, alt-chic, vintage vamps and post-punk dames. Forget the labels. This guide is for those that are attracted to a darker, edgier aesthetic and for those that fancy more of the vampy.

EauMG's Goth Holiday Gift Guide

1. Kusmi Prince Vladimir Tea – Goths love tea. And if you ever get invited to a goth tea party, go. This spiced black tea is perfect for cold, miserable winter… Continue reading | 11 Comments

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EauMG’s Holiday 2012 Gift Guide for the Chic Hipster

November 20, 2012

Here’s my holiday gift guide for buying gifts for people that are cooler than me. How did I know what to include? I’m in Seattle. It has a high hipster concentration. I can’t avoid hipsters if I tried.

Hipster Gift Guide 2012

1. Blackbird Incense Pyres in Roheline – Seattle-based Blackbird clothing store has been keeping Seattle gentleman hip and looking more like Copenhagen urban gentleman than geeky tech employees. They have now branched out with some house brand fragrances in their Apothecary. Roheline is a green tomato leaf… Continue reading | 3 Comments