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Dear Sharon: I've done it again… waited for the last minute to go
holiday shopping for some small stocking stuffer kinda things. I psyched myself up for the crowds and attempted to hit the mall, but almost got mauled in the mad shopping rush and raced back home. Please help me find a few
cool gifts without having to face the manic masses.
-All Stored Up (Alexandria, VA)
Dear Stored Up: "Aw. OOOO. Ehhh. I was first. Where's the sales person? Never mind, I found it myself. Isn't there a cashier with a line shorter than the Holiday Show Rocketts?"
Yes, my damsel of be darned, bitter end holiday shopping, these are the sounds echoed by likeminded and exasperated potential bearers of gifts who are being shaken and shook from the aisles of stores bloated with frenzied shoppers all after the same quest: To find
the perfect present. In fact, according to a recent Xylo study, twenty-five percent of women named shopping as their top stress creator. Oh, the joy of it all.
But there can be joy. You can give yourself the gift of unlimited hours of blissful
sleep, while your inexplicably clever holiday presents
arrive after a mere few minutes-ok, a few hours for a whole list of goodies-- of online shopping. While a girl could go mad trying to squeeze half an eyeball over a shop counter to peek at what could be striking, a few clicks here and there produce a reward worthy of a whole day of in-store hunting. How brilliant.
Gifts that are small tokens of thoughtfulness
needn't be pesky little presents that wilt away to afterthought status once opened. Let these
ditties of divineness be a something extra kind of special treat.
Personal shoppers look out, here are the top ten holiday finishing touches
to give or to get
that focus on style:
Give the gift of an
extraordinary dinner for two from one of the world's multi-star
restaurant chefs without leaving your kitchen. Impromptu
Gourmet (1-866-IMPROM2) delivers a
ready-to-prepare kit of a
celebrity chef's signature dish anywhere
in the 48 states, complete with the esoteric ingredients that make it
sooo special. Hint: The snapper is to die for.
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Sex And The City fans know that Carrie's key fashion accessory is a humongous
silky flower
brooch, everyone else thinks it's just chic. How about an
oversized crimson rose by Aliza
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For those with a
Lust For Life, celebrity makeup genius
Francois Nars
named his
cosmetic palette of the most sought after berry-stained lips, crimson cheeks, and whisper plum eyes straight from the runway of Marc Jacobs just for you.
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Discover your
inner pop diva-Madonna, Brittany Spears, or Janet
Jackson with a
mobile headset, the
Plantronics
one is for cordless or cell phones.
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Satisfy a
techno-junkie glamazon with the
Pupa at Sephora.com
Compact Disc Kit that has a duel-level iMac inspired case and holds a bounty of beautifying eye shadows, eyeliner pencils, mascara, all-over radiance powder, lip glosses and a satiny lipstick.
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Spray on the
new side of cool
with the Altoids Set by Demeter
Fragrance. The Pick-Me-Up cologne spray has the famed aroma of the curiously-strong, ubiquitous peppermint, plus it comes packaged with a body lotion and, of course, a tin of Altoids.
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tie a funky
Elizabeth Gillet Pucci-esque graphic retro-print bell bottom oblong scarf
as a head wrap or hair tie? The look is super modern?
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For the
girl who has everything but doesn't want to show it, Lilly Of France
Strappies seamless, underwire bra
comes with transparently clear straps and you can buy
oodles of cool
interchangeable strap packs from classic to neon to animal print.
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| Molton
Brown Hand Wash Trio
has a clean, crisp citrus scent and is the last word in
sanitary status symbol
gifts for a favorite executive or bathroomproductoholic- the trio includes AB+C
Shower Gel (sister scent of the hand wash), Fine Liquid Hand Wash and Hand
Lotion. |
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Suddenly, the gift of style is so simple. Happy Ho Ho!
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