Valentine’s Day is almost here — yikes!! You don’t have to have a sweetie to give a gift on Valentine’s Day. To me it’s always been a day of giving to those I care about: family members, significant others, close friends as well as perhaps a lighthearted gift for those with whom you have a fun relationship (for me that means the children of friends who go ga-ga over Valentine’s day)
Here’s a list of some interesting things that you might want to snag– with a range of price points!
Candy Crowns is a cool, Cool, Uber-fun line of headbands. These “beyond candy” take headbands outside that envelope and create unique presentations for your edgy and –oft-punky fun– style.
http://candycrowns.com/pages/gumballs/gumballs-6.html
Check out this video of the behind the scenes of their video shoot
Stylist: Avo Yermagayan (Air Kiss to this great guy!!)
Photographer:Traver Rains
Hair: Larry: McDaniels
Make-Up: Kurumi Uchino
Model:Sophie Hart
http://candycrowns.com/index2.html
Fragrance is a GREAT gift for someone. While it might seem difficult, you go into Barneys or go through www.LuckyScent.com and get/buy some samples and have them sent to the person you wish to gift along with a gift card so they can buy the one they want. A suggested scent or two would include What We Do in Paris Is Secret or Yosh Han . There’s so much out there but for very affordable scents check out www.smellbent.com which is sold through IndieScents.com as is DSH fragances. Her Cuir et Champignon is to die for. Or try the 40 Notes Sampler Set
Most women love denims and here’s a way for you to get your girl into a pair of denims with a flare for color and giving her a great pair of jeans that she won’t see coming and going from Denimocracy! .
While you can try for the basic blues, why not give her a dose of color in some RED jeans. Prices range from $158-$210 for denim and $92-$125 for leggings. www.denimocracyusa.com.
For those who are athletic or who are into games, check out RINGSTIX!! This is for anyone– any age and guys would get really competitive with it.
RingStix is played with slightly curved 25 inch sword-like sticks and a 5 inch ring. With a stick in each hand crossed, and the ring over both sticks, players simply flare out their arms to propel the ring spinning forward toward the other player. That player then uses the point of one or both of the sticks to catch the flying ring and sends it back again in the same
manner. The faster and harder a player flares the sticks the farther the ring will fly, sometimes up to 50 yards, even in strong winds.
This unique sport improves agility and hand-eye coordination, and gets everyone off the couch and away from sedentary technologies like computers, TV and video games. The patent-pending RingStix product line is made of very durable material that meets all U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission standards. Both the stix and the rings float and one ring even glows in the dark adding a fun twist for night time play. Not suitable for play inside the home unless you make sure nothing is breakable – including you!
RingStix Standard sells for $19.99; RingStix Pro sells for $29.99 www.ringstix.com
Sometimes a great gift is all about the presentation and here is a phenommenal way to display photos and artwork called Aluminyze! Get your photos printed on metal– either on a white ground or on the silver of aluminyze to create a one-of-a-kind art piece/decor that makes a real statement that no one would forget.
An aluminyzed photo is a lightweight but hard sheet of aluminum with a photograph embedded in it. A special technology infuses the image into the aluminum for exceptional image vibrancy. Aluminyzed photos are embedded into the fabric of the aluminum, with the surface coating of the aluminum functioning as a translucent layer through which the image is viewed. This results in a three-dimensional aspect to the image. The subjects in the photos appear to pop out from the background– with a depth, clarity and almost 3D like effect.
Pricing:
8″ x 10″ = $24.95
11″ x 14″ = $44.95
16″ x 20″ = $79.95
For more information go to: http://aluminyze.com/Home
Happy Shopping. Look for a couple more slightly more off kilter gift guides that work not only for Valentine’s Day but birthdays, bridal and more!
Stevie Wilson,
LA-Story.com
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