Alena Alvarez

I have been tuned in to Love Island USA for the past three years, and to be honest, it has always been a dream for me to be on reality TV! One day, I was bored and I decided to do a little makeup routine that I would put on if I were on the show. Watch the video on my TikTok @aleookii!

DISCLAIMER: these are all personal opinions of mine and they are all purely stocking stuffers, nothing too big or sentimental 😅 I tried to keep all these as inexpensive as possible! I’m a pretty indecisive person, and when it comes to birthdays, Secret Santa requests, or Christmas stocking stocker ideas, I 100% of the time blank out or usually say something along the lines of “I don’t know” or “I’m not sure” or “I just want cash.” However, after the holidays end, my memories and ideas resurface by either watching what everyone else gets on TikTok or looking through Pinterest and seeing the PERFECT gift. To prevent this, I decided to make a list for myself (and maybe someone you know for future reference) to help either you or my family out with potential things I would like to receive as a gift or things I have received that would definitely be appreciated in the future.

As someone who has the WORST eczema flareups around her eyes (IYKYK 🫠), finding makeup products that won’t trigger anything has been a large expedition. However, as time went on, I can say that the expedition is over and I can give you guys my recs. Note: I have neutral-olive skin!

I've always been a huge bookworm. Lately, after years of putting it off in a huge slump throughout high school, I've been focused on reading again. However, I also wanted to recognize the books that made me the reader I am today. Here are all of the children's books I recommend showing your littles, whether you're a parent or a babysitter! Ages 1-11!