FEBRUARY 09
LOVE THESE!
YOU'LL HEART FEBRUARY’S MUST-HAVES
LOVE LETTERS
Word to your favorite mother or father: this nameplate necklace says sentimental can be cool. The timeless piece created by downtown NYC–based charmer Jill Platner uses tiny cubes à la building blocks (in sterling silver or Platner’s exclusive 19-karat gold) to spell out Baby’s name—or anything, for that matter—in a modern vertical design.
(Alphabet City Collection: $195 for sterling silver ring clasp and up to three letters on a black cord, $27.50 for each additional letter; $1,760 for 19K gold ring clasp and one letter, $850 for each additional letter;
www.jillplatner.com)
Haute strung
Click here to win a sterling silver Alphabet City necklace
DRY NOT
Ten to 13 percent of the population has severely dry skin—yet many continue to use soap. Make your smooth move with the TriXéra + Selectiose Emollient Cleansing Gel. This dermatologist-dispensed wonder-washer is soap-free and specially formulated for normal skin that’s experiencing dryness. We’ve been using it all season and are absolutely loving the skin we’re in.
($29,
www.skincarerx.com)
Gel-ous
Click here to win a bottle of TriXéra + Selectiose Emollient Cleansing Gel
CRAFT SERVICES
Give your next holiday greeting, thank-you note or just-because card the personal touch with the help of the Hallmark Card Studio 2009 Deluxe. This fun-for-the-whole-family, easy-to-use software comes complete with an event planner to house important dates, a digital photo editor, more than 16,000 premium clip art images, and 9,000 customizable cards and projects, including 3-D cards, photo cubes, frames, invitations and even scrapbook pages.
($49.99,
www.hallmarksoftware.com)
Mark your words
Click here to win the Hallmark Card Studio 2009 Deluxe
THE GRAPE ESCAPE
Ayala has built the better bubbly: low in sugar but still high in taste. This healthier, lower-calorie, zero-dosage (aka no sugar added) champagne remains pure and fresh due to the high-quality, ultra-ripe grapes from which it is processed. The result is an engaging, dry vintage, bubbling with grapefruit notes and a lasting finish. Excellently paired with canapés and seafood or on its own for your sipping pleasure (that’s the way we TFG mamas roll), this guilt-free sparkler is indeed the Mommy Juice of ’09. Cheers!
($51, Ayala Champagne Zero Dosage,
www.bottlenotes.com, or for more information, go to
www.cognac-one.com)
Pop life
Click here to win a gift certificate for a bottle of Ayala
PET SHOP GIRLS
Looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for your little girl? She’ll flip for a pet of her own from Pawparazzi. These irresistible animals appropriate the modern paradigm of celebrity, taking it from sordid to smart. Complete with the requisite essentials like a trendy carrying bag, glitzy jewelry and fun fashions that every thoroughly modern gal can’t resist, the pets are intended to be positive role models for Generation Next, aiming to alleviate the self-image pitfalls associated with other perfect, plastic playthings who shall remain nameless. Okay, postmodern mumbo jumbo aside, they’re cute and your girl will love them.
($35, Roxy Celebrity Style Set, pictured,
www.pawparazzi.com)
Doggy bag
Click here to win a Pawparazzi Pet
LA DOLCE VITA
Treat your Valentine (or yourself—I mean, come on, you deserve it!) to his or her heart’s desire. These sweet and sentimental little somethings from the master chocolatiers at Choclatique are handcrafted with high-quality ingredients and an eye for design that makes these gorgeous goodies the good-taste gift of this or any holiday.
($20, 8-piece Love Collection, and $25, 15-piece sugar-free Sweet Deceit Assortment,
www.choclatique.com)
Heart of the matter
Click here to win a Choclatique Love Collection
UNDERNEATH IT ALL
Panties. What have they done for us lately? A lot, actually, if you’re sporting Skineez. These thigh- and waist-slimming skivvies use your body’s heat to slowly release a patented cellulite-fighting blend (retinol, caffeine and red algae extract) and natural moisturizers like shea butter, rose hip oil and vitamin E. Proven effective in clinical trials, these revolutionary wonder-drawers give back in more ways than one: a portion of each sale goes to Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps, an organization that subsidizes medical care, including mammograms, for underserved and uninsured women.
($68,
www.macys.com)
Under where?
Click here to win some Skineez
