Trader Joe’s 12 Days of Beauty 2025 Is Here!

We've all been waiting, weighing our advent calendar options, and Trader Joe's has delivered. Along with the traditional milk chocolate and pet advent calendars, now in stores, Trader Joe's 12 Days of Beauty 2025 has arrived. It's $19.99 again and here's the front of the box. Now, if you don't want to be…

ByMichelleNovember 5, 20250Comments

Product Review

Trader Joe’s Holiday Health and Beauty and Home Finds 2024

Are you ready for the first round of Trader Joe's Holiday Health and Beauty and Home Finds?! Of course, you've seen this year's 12 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar is in, right? Along with it, we spotted some more returning holiday items in the health and beauty section. Let's get to it. The Holiday Scented…

ByMichelleNovember 6, 20240Comments

Not About Food

Trader Joe’s 12 Days of Beauty 2023 is In Stores Now!

2023 Price holds steady at $19.99 Alright, it's the day heath and beauty/skin care aficionados have been waiting for. Trader Joe's 12 Days of Beauty advent calendar is hitting shelves at stores now. I picked mine up in the Pacific Northwest. The 12 days of Scented Candles was also in, but I was rushing…

ByMichelleNovember 7, 20230Comments

Food News

Trader Joe’s Holiday Crush Is On. What’s in Stores Now.

I rolled into my Trader Joe's today and bumped into them stocking tons of holiday stuff! I expected some stuff, but this was full on. It was mostly returning items at my store, but a few new things, too. Still waiting on health and beauty gift sets and bigger advent calendars. Here's a sampling of…

ByMichelleNovember 1, 20230Comments

Just for Fun

Holiday Inspo: Make Your Own Trader Joe’s Advent Calendar

This post includes affiliate links that kick us a small percentage at no cost to you if you use them to shop. If this post is useful, please use them to support my work - thanks! Trader Joe's usually gives us a bunch of advent calendar options as we roll up to the holidays. There's…

ByMichelleOctober 30, 20230Comments

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Boozy Macarons

Trader Joe's Boozy Macarons have the holidays written all over them. Does anyone else remember the boozy pound cake Trader Joe's (and other places) had in the early 90s? I think it came in multiple flavors -- rum, amaretto, maybe Grand Marnier? So when I saw the macaron fillings included rum, French brandy XO and…

ByMichelleDecember 1, 20220Comments

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s New Date Royale

New for Holiday 2022, Trader Joe's Date Royale is a deglet noor date stuffed with peanut butter and "enrobed" in dark chocolate. At $8 for a box of 10, it's a little spendy. But they come individually wrapped and you could easily put them out in a dish for a little sweet treat at a…

ByMichelleNovember 14, 20220Comments

Recipes

Avalanche of Holiday Items Now in at Trader Joe’s

I had a feeling there might be a few more holiday items at Trader Joe's today, but I was not expecting a virtual avalanche. With supply chains still wonky and many products coming from Europe, I just figured there'd be a handful. I was NOT prepared. Most are returning items, but I did grab…

ByMichelleNovember 10, 20220Comments

Not About Food Product Review

Let’s Look Inside Trader Joe’s 12 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar

One of the things I'm treating myself to this year is advent calendars. And while we wait for my local Trader Joe's to get more new holiday stuff, let's take a look inside Trader Joe's 12 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar. They've mixed up the contents since last year's edition. SPOILERS AHEAD. Scroll down…

ByMichelleNovember 9, 20210Comments

Product Review

We Tried Trader Joe’s Sugar Plum Sparkling Beverage

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday items are starting to hit Trader Joe's stores this week. Old favorites are back including almond nog, egg nog, Amarena cherries, and Cocoa Peppermint Almond Creamer. Even advent calendars (dog, cat and human!) are already on shelves. Along with them, we've got…

ByMichelleNovember 5, 20200Comments

Trader Joe’s 12 Days of Beauty 2025 Is Here!

Trader Joe’s Holiday Health and Beauty and Home Finds 2024

Trader Joe’s 12 Days of Beauty 2023 is In Stores Now!

Trader Joe’s Holiday Crush Is On. What’s in Stores Now.

Holiday Inspo: Make Your Own Trader Joe’s Advent Calendar

We Tried Trader Joe’s Boozy Macarons

We Tried Trader Joe’s New Date Royale

Avalanche of Holiday Items Now in at Trader Joe’s

Let’s Look Inside Trader Joe’s 12 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar

We Tried Trader Joe’s Sugar Plum Sparkling Beverage

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