Courtney Warren is a Texas-based interior designer whose work has been featured in Real Simple, Better Homes & Gardens, Good Housekeeping, Apartment Therapy, and Today.com. She is a frequent consultant on Fox 4 TV’s Good Day program in Dallas, was ranked in the top 3 percent of interior designers in the US by Houzz.com, and starred in the Dallas episode of TLC’sFour Houses. She delights in helping overwhelmed clients create beautiful spaces—and will never turn down a warm chocolate chip cookie or Diet Dr Pepper.

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Be the Envy of the White Elephant 2023 Holiday Party: Christmas Gift Guides for Everyone

Here is the criteria for my gift guides.

Do I want this?

If the answer is yes, it goes on.

If it is for someone other than a woman like me, I think,

“Would I want that if I were him/them/that teacher/that Sonic worker?”

(Of course I bring gifts to my Sonic carhops.)

Again, yes?

Boom.

This list reveals a lot about me.

Mainly, I like to smell good and have soft skin.

And this is how I do it. Want the cheat sheet to clean, soft, smelly good skin? You got it.

L’Occitane Almond soap– maybe my favorite product ever. So luxurious and think and smells soooo good. Soft skin here we come.

Capri Blue Jar Volcano White Candle, 4 Ounce. There is a reason why people go nuts over this candle. The scent is lovely.

Fresh Lip Polish Products- this makes my lips soooo soft and lasts forever.

Fresh Lip Tint

Acure Brightening Cleansing Gel – Citrus- I got this at another Favorite things party and I love it. It makes your face feel really clean!

Heat Holder Socks– My feet are always cold around the house, and I wanted to find the best warm socks, so I did a little research. These got the best reviews- reviewers liked them because they were really warm but also not too thick. I bought two pairs and they ARE warm! You can wear them with boots or just around the house. I usually put them on at night to keep my tootsies extra toasty.

Village Naturals Therapy Muscle Relief Concentrated Mineral Bath Soak, 20 oz.– I seriously start every day breathing a huge breath of this scent in. It is SO delicious. Minty and Eucalyptus and clears your head in the nicest way. I use this every day and love it. And it’s $5 for a big bottle that lasts.

Dr Teal’s Foaming Bath with Pure Epsom Salt, Soothe & Sleep with Lavender, Huge bottle, $5! – this is my other bath choice after the bath soak, because this one makes bubbles. Wheeee!!

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While we are talking about great values and making things easier this holiday season, I have just the thing that may help you.

I have been helping people with the holidays for the past 11 years, and I find that we all (myself included) can tend to make them overly complicated and miss out on the magic they can bring.

So, I put together some all my best holiday decor tips and hacks for both Autumn and Christmas so we can make holiday decor simpler, yet beautiful, and instead, can enjoy what really matters this holiday season.

Do you need that kind of help?