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Turn this Daily Task into an Art Form

December 2, 2015 No Comments

If you want to feel as if you’ve acquired a lifestyle of the rich and famous variety, saunter into The Art of Shaving at West Town Mall.

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It’s not just for men either. I know we’re going into the cooler months where this might slow down ~~a whole lot~~ a little, but this store benefits a woman’s shave as well.

The wonderful thing about this brand? Their products are dedicated to prepping and protecting your skin for the closest shave possible.

My husband and I stopped in there a little while back and we got quite the education. The staff there is so knowledgeable about the whole shaving process, which really helps you get the most out of their products.

For example, the purpose of the shaving brush isn’t just to look cool (but boy does it!), it’s actually meant to lift the hair away from your skin so that you can get a closer shave. It also really helps get a good lather going with the shave cream – of which you only need a small amount. Which is another great thing about buying products there. Because they are so high in quality you don’t need to use a lot. So you may drop a little more on their shave cream, but the cost-per-use breaks down to be a lot less than what you buy at the drugstore. Plus you’re not having to run out every two weeks for more.

All of their after-shave products are alcohol free, in fact, all of their products boast ingredients that are going to benefit your skin in the long run. So whether you’re buying this for your legs, your arm pits or your man’s face, you’re going to love it now and much later.

If you’re sensitive to smell they have unscented options, but they also have scents that are so well layered and luxurious you’re going to want to climb inside the bottle and curl up for a nap.

The Art of Shaving is located left outside of JCPenney.

Watch this weeks segment to see more of what they’ve got to offer, as well as other gift ideas for the guys on your list!

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Gift Ideas for the Human on Your List

November 30, 2015 No Comments

The problem with putting together these gifts guides is that I get SO DISTRACTED!

I mean, I’m scouring the web for great gift ideas, how can I not click on the flashing sale signs, take a peak at the shoes, or see if a sweater or two should make it to my own list.

I’ve powered through it, though, to bring you a gaggle of gift ideas for a man or woman on your list…

One: It’s a keyboard projector. If some small part of you doesn’t want to try this, then you need to stop reading this blog. Seriously though, how great of a gift is this for the person who’s always typing on the go…in random places. Get it at Brookstone across from The Limited.

Two: Yankee Candle will let you customize a candle with a personal photo! Talk about thoughtful!

Three: “The mountains are calling” sign for anyone you know who likes to hike. If you get it for someone like me, you’ll get a blank stare followed by, “tell them I’m not home.” Altar’d State outside of women’s Belk has a great load of home signs.

Four: For the guy/girl who has “no resolutions.” Give them a chance to really commit to it and wear it on their head with this cute beanie from Banana Republic. It’s a banana beanie. (Banana Rep is right across from the Apple store down the Sears hallway).

Five: Tell your friend what to do – “Eat!” with this cute marquee sign from Fiore Boutique. This is an easy get as they’re right inside the door of the Charming Charlies entrance.

Six: Ugg slippers. Do I really need to sell you on these? #oneformeoneforyou

Seven: Who doesn’t love a picture of their kid/dog/elbow? Print a picture of your friend’s greatest love (maybe their a real narcissist) and stick it in a beautiful Pottery Barn frame. You can’t go wrong. Well, unless you take the elbow thing seriously, then you’ve gone way wrong.

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Gift Ideas for a Gift Exchange Party

December 16, 2014 2 Comments

I was going to call it a “White Elephant” party, but not everyone refers to it as such. So here are some ideas for those parties you go to when you’ve got to put your gift in a pile of others gifts, you draw a number and go around the room and pick gifts out of the pile with the ability to steal if you want to.

There. Just so you know what I’m talking about.

The fun thing about those parties is that sometimes you can go a little bit funny with the gift you buy. And who knows, some of this may actually come in handy for someone and they may have never bought it for themselves.

I did include one serious gift in this list, so you’re welcome.

Pitt Mitt from Mori’s Luggage and Gifts:

Beginning top right we’ve got the Ove Glove’s crazy cousin – Pitt Mitt. This guy is so wild he’ll throw himself into open barbeque’s just for some attention. But seriously this glove will allow the user to reach in and pick up something hot on the grill, which will come in handy in the summer months – which is exactly what you should yell out when the person opens their brand new Pitt Mitt!

Lunch Box from JCP:

Here’s the one serious gift. It’s a lunch box. It comes with two Tupperware – a word which I’m just now realizing is really hard to write the plural of without getting the red squiggly line. You can see it comes with dos. It’s cute, and the person who opens it may or may not have that, “Please someone steal this sucker” look on their face afterwards. But that’s the gamble you take when participating in this game.

Poo-Pourri from Mori’s:

Give the gift of an embarrassment-free bathroom trip this Christmas. This lovely bottle, if sprayed in the toilet bowl before “dropping the kids off at the pool”, will save the person you love most in life the embarrassment of leaving the bathroom smelly. Give this so that your number 1 can hide their number 2.

Go Girl from Mori’s:

Speaking of bathroom visits…you never know when you’re going to have to tinkle and you can’t because you’re suddenly in the middle of the woods. Thankfully, someone somewhere had this problem regularly and decided to do something about it. Thus came “Go Girl.” Give the special woman in your life, the gift of being able to pee standing up.

Sand’s Alive! from Mori’s:

Mori’s is a treasure trove of great gifts that are also fun and entertaining. Like this Sand’s Alive set. If there were to be an infomercial about this stuff it would definitely start off with adults playing in the sand box in their living room, in black and white, getting frustrated that the granules are getting everywhere. And that guy would come on and say, “Do you enjoy playing with sand, but hate the mess that it leaves throughout your house? UGH! Now you can enjoy the cool refreshing feeling of sand, without all the messy clean up, with Sand’s Alive!” If you haven’t felt this stuff, you need to. It’s sand that doesn’t come apart. Bend the brains of everyone at the party and throw this in the gift pile.

And hey, grab all of this stuff at West Town Mall!