A Very Merry Beauty Salon | Blogmas Day 23

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It's Blogmas day 23!

Sienna's (Tia Mowry) preparation for Atlanta's Tinsel Ball gets derailed when she meets Lawrence (RonReaco Lee), whose company is sponsoring the ball.

This is the newest pick of Blogmas, and I'll admit the only reason I picked it was to see the reunion of Mowry and Lee, who played a couple on 'Sister, Sister' back in the day. It wasn't originally on my list but after seeing the trailer, I had to include it!

I liked this one, but unfortunately didn't love it.

From the start the first thing that jumped out at me was how authentic all the characters felt. It was well written and everything felt real.

I loved that the supporting characters had their own storylines. They didn't steal the show from the main characters but we still got the chance to get to know them.

This may not have been the best romance of Blogmas, but it definitely had the best decorations! Just looking at the backgrounds alone makes you feel really festive and Christmassy!

The actors had great chemistry, but then they always have. The characters were cute together, if a bit boring at times.

It took a bit too long to get into the main story. It was fun seeing the characters interact, but I wanted it to go somewhere quicker than it did.

Something that also lasted too long was the 3rd act conflict. It made sense, but it took so long to be resolved that the audience stops caring.

Overall this was a nice watch, but it could have been a lot better, especially considering how anticipated this reunion was for me!


Title - 3/10

Originality - 5/10

Christmas spirit - 7/10

Christmas music - 5/10


It's 2 days until Christmas!

Come back tomorrow for Blogmas day 24 - Christmas Eve!



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