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Surely, I won’t forget…

I want to share this simple and very thoughtful holiday gift that I received from my friend Steve. A box of lovely ribbons! Don't you love it when "found" art meets memories and can all be wrapped up in a pretty decorative bowl?  Now, I will have plenty to choose from when I need to tie a ribbon around my finger... What are your simple and thoughtful gift ideas?   MORE: Holiday Style  

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Crystal Head Vodka, THE Gift for The Hostess With The Mostess

Levitation Optional: Impossibly cool vodka created by Dan Aykroyd, with a collectible skull bottle designed by artist John Alexander The gift for someone who has everything, including a helluva lot of style... perhaps, that could even be you? Honey, you want cool? We've got you cool? Do you want a conversation piece? It's that too. Looks great. Tastes amazing. And you know they don't already have it. Brad and I were talking about some off-beat hostess gifts... something unusual without breaking the bank. And, then, just like magic a little pr whisked into my inbox with the perfect solution. Crystal Head Vodka Inspired by his interest in the supernatural, comedic genius, actor, musician, ufologist (that's the scientific study of UFO's)

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Drink champagne from a Louboutin stiletto, mais oui!

Piper-Heidsieck Le Rituel par Christian Louboutin champagne is sexy chic Piper-Heidsieck Le Rituel par Christian Louboutin Presell Has Begun Imagine the decadence of drinking champagne from a Christian Louboutin stiletto?! This has to be one of the ultimate fashionista gift ideas, ever. And, we would dare to guess it to be a coveted collector's item in the making. Now you can not only indulge your most luxurious fantasies but you can savor the experience again and again with the elegant crystal stiletto champagne flute by the master shoe designer, complete with a red sole. Drink up, display, and spoil yourself. ?Le Rituel par Christian Louboutin for Piper-Heidsieck is available in extremely limited quantities and the U.S. pre-sale has begun at

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The Perfect Gift to Bring Back from Paris

Look no further for some gift ideas that brim with Paris chic. Richard Nahem who designs custom walking tours of Paris helps a reader receive the perfect gift from Paris! Question: I have a fairly wealthy male friend who lives in Paris and Deauville, as well as Andorra. He is coming to visit in three weeks and wants to know what I want him to bring me from France. I don't want him to choose clothes for me, for obvious reasons-- what does he know and will it fit? What would be something totally cool that I could ask him to bring that not your typical girl from Kentucky would have? Scarf? Handbag? I just wanted to know what the

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The Worst Holiday Gifts Beyond Regifting

Thumbs down to fugly fashion gift certificates… A friend of mine came back in a sweat after spending over 2 hours in the local, rhymes with Freako’s, not for want, but out of desperation. Seems that my friend in question was the proud recipient of a $100 gift certificate that she couldn’t find a way to spend in the store known for dressing that hunky swimmer’s mom when she was in the limelight. However, my friend has quite the Barbie doll body and not typically seen in stamp-printed camp shirts, shapeless floral cardigans, or elastic waist midcalf skirts. Fashion legend Diana Vreeland embraced the notion of bad taste, but “No taste is what I’m against,” she said. Let’s just call

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