Issue:
December
2011

By the Staff of LuxuryWeb Magazine

Last month’s Stocking Stuffers featured personal beauty products that travel… or stay at home. We offer a couple new beauty products this month and we also suggest a lovely padded tote, a brandy and a book that will appeal to the traveling gourmand for those long, long flights to far away exotic destinations.

Grooming on the road takes time and effort and we women tend to neglect the most basic skin care products while traveling that we normally slather on at home, usually because they come in large bottles or jars. In order to continue your all so important beauty regiment on the road, Hydro Peptide, the award-winning skin care line developed by Dr. Louise Peck to reduce the effects of aging with the use of peptides - natures own cell communicators that naturally stimulate skin tissue to repair itself - has come out with a Deluxe Travel Anti-Wrinkle packaged set ($90). Included is a padded eye mask in its own carry case and 1 ounce sizes of Exfoliating Cleaner and Brightening Toner, plus 5 mil each of Cellular Transformation Serum; Dark Circle Concentrate; and SPF 30 Skin Enhancing UV Protection, all packaged in a see-through plastic bag for those airport security checks. For more information or to locate a store near you call 800.932.9873 or visit www.HydroPeptide.com

Recently introduced is a lip wand that uses the latest in technology to prevent signs of premature aging and to restore a youthful full-lip look plus maintain the health and beauty of your lips. Lip Savvy comes in a variety of playful, colorful tubes, but what’s inside is serious business. Lip Savvy offers free-radical protection, collagen-boosting properties, prevention and correction of fine lines and wrinkles using Lipochroman-6, Hilurlip, Mazi-Lip and Filling Spheres Hyaluronic.  The product was developed by Deidra Whatley, a singer who while traveling around the country, purchased every new lip cover on the market. Always disappointed, Deidra decided if she wanted a perfect lip product she would have to make it herself.  Lip Savvy comes in a variety of 22 shades for $18 each, and can be ordered on line at www.belipsavvy.com

Warm his/her heart and delight them this holiday season with a bottle of Landy VSOP Cognac. This is a blend of prestigious cognacs from France created by the House of Landy to delight the senses, either warmed up in a snifter or as a base for a celebratory cocktail. W.J. Deutsch & Sons, Ltd

The 13” Ravello Flap Tote is an excellent laptope computer carrier by knomo of London. It has a high-density foam laptop pouch and is torture-tested by being dropped 2500 times with 33 lbs. of weight to make sute that it will protect your laptop from travel shocks. It also has a unique tracking code on an “if found” tag inside the bag with instructions to call. We took it on a trip to Phoenix and Sedona and it was a very handy carrier for our laptop. knomo also has a number of other very well made briefcases, bags and carriers. www.knomo.com

On a previous issue we showcased “Feeding the Dragon” the decade-long adventure of Nate and Mary Kate Tate exploring China on train, cart, bicycle and foot, to meet the real Chinese people and first hand discover their culture and culinary  traditions. We feel it is worth presenting it as a Stocking Stuffer for the gourmet cooks in your gift list.

Certainly this item will not fit in any Holiday Stocking, but for the ultimate in travel comfort and practicality, there is the lightweight and colorful carry-on Lipault of Paris Travel Buddy. The exterior is a water-resistant, high gage 210-denier nylon and the interior is padded for extra protection. The handle is enclosed to protect it during flights and its four wheels make rushing through the airport a breeze. Mine is in purple, making it a sure standout on the carrousel.

There are a number of sizes in the Lipault lines, in 6 colors (black, red, gray, purple, chocolate and orange) either pliable (soft) or hard polycarbonate, at different price levels. My 22-inch unit is list priced at $199. http://www.lipault-us.com

 

 

 

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