Presents on Shine

Makin' a list: Your go-to gifts for guys.

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Need something great for the go-to guys in your life? These Grommets thrilled the men in ours. Take your pick and prepare for smiles!

Luxury Gifts on the Cheap! The Best Presents of 2009

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From the überchic fashion lover to the consummate hostess to the world traveler -- they're all on your list. And we know what to get them. We've put together the definitive list of the things she's coveted all year, unexpected gifts she's sure to adore,…

Preggo Gift Giving Tips: A Guide for Maintaining Happy Holiday Moods

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By TROBERTS, Barefoot & Pregnant

It can be tough to decide what gifts to bestow on your favorite pregnant lady during the holidays. Some gifts are joyously accepted and enjoyed but there are…

Christmas Gifts For Girlfriend

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During Christmas, your girlfriend would naturally seek to gratify her smallest desires. So, take this festival as your golden chance to show how much you love and care for her. Christmas gifts for your girlfriend would essentially be the expression of your romantic sentiments for her. Therefore, you…

Top 10 Popular Christmas Gifts 2009

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The festivity of Christmas is around the corner and the shopping malls and other centers are all filled with beautiful gift baskets. The celebration of Christmas takes place with great pomp and show. It is the tradition of Christmas to exchange gifts among the closed ones. There are gift items like…

What's on Your Holiday Wish List?

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I know, I know, this is the season to think about others, and I fully intend to do that, but it's still fun to daydream a bit about what we'd love to get this season, right?

We took a quick poll on TotalBeauty.com asking readers what they were wishing for this holiday season: Fragrance topped the list, and bath and body products tied with services (like manicures or massages) for second place. So, what's on your wish list this year? Share it here!

Personally, I would love a gift certificate for a massage or facial (hint, hint to any of my friends or family reading this). Any of these goodies would be pretty sweet too …

Is it time to rethink the gift-giving process?

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With the holiday season right around the corner, the temptation to overspend exists. For some reason we feel a responsibility to extend ourselves financially to accommodate the holiday gift lists we receive from friends and family. At a time when many of us have personally felt the pressures of these tough economic times, it strikes me as the right time to revisit the gift wish list model and rethink the process.

Perhaps because I grew up in an immigrant household where holiday gifts and wish lists were considered undermining the fundamental purpose of the holidays, I never understood the idea of asking for and receiving specific gifts. To me, the gift list resembles a grocery store list and doesn't include any of the surprise, spiritual uplift, or thoughtfulness I associate with a gift. It's time to change the gift giving wish list model by focusing on the emotion and feeling associated with a gift, rather than the "perfect present."

Gifts for the Party Girl

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If you’ve got a friend who’s known for throwing the best parties, being a social hub, and spreading fun and hilarity everywhere she goes, we’ve got the perfect gift for her! Behold our holiday—or anytime—picks for social butterflies everywhere. Hot Hostess…

Are Fill-in-the-Blank 'Thank You' Notes A Cop Out?

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I just finished writing 14 thank you notes from my kids' birthday parties. As I sealed the last one, I had to ask myself, "Are fill-in-the-blank notes a cop out?"

In this fast-paced age of iPhones, Twitter, microblogs and microbrews, our lives are instant this and…

Sweet Finds is Back!

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After a far-too-long hiatus, Sweet Finds is back and, I like to think, better than ever.

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