2016 Gift Guide: No need to be stumped when Sephora’s around

NARS’s Liquid Gold Set ($42), one of the many fantastic Christmas and Hanukkah gifts you’ll find at Sephora. For some of my giftees, Christmas shopping is easy. By September I already know what I’m getting them. Then there are other gift recipients who stump me or last minute recipients who propose exchanging gifts after I’ve made my lists. For those who…
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2016 Gift Guide: What to get him this year, round 1…

Whether as a record player, a music player (via the front AUX input) or a decor piece, there is no denying that the Crosley Dansette Bermuda USB Vinyl Record Player ($220 or $200 here) is a thing of beauty. Around September or so the head-scratching begins for me: What to get my guy this year? More and more we’re leaning towards…
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2016 Gift Guide: Free People ups its accessories game big-time, at stocking-friendly prices

The cutest purse pom I ever did see, at a very digestible price. There are less than 54 shopping days til Hanukkah!!! What ever will we do? (Christmas-celebrators, that goes for us too.) Although I typically don’t start my holiday shopping til after Thanksgiving, the holidays are inescapable in this year’s anemic economy, so I figure rather than swimming upstream…
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Recent Zara wins + wants

EVERYDAY BACKPACK
PLEATED SKIRT
DOUBLE BREASTED TRENCH COAT WITH BUTTONS
HOUNDSTOOTH COAT
SEQUIN RUFFLED TOP
SPLIT LEATHER HEELED COWBOY ANKLE BOOTS
PACK OF SPARKLING MULTICOLOR HAIR CLIPS
TORTOISESHELL WIDE HEELED SANDALS
SPLIT LEATHER FRINGED CROSSBODY BAG
BELTED TRENCH COAT
ANIMAL PRINT TOP
POCKET CAPE
TEXTURED KNIT DRESS WITH RUFFLES DETAILS
PLEATED SKIRT
FRINGED PLAID JACKET
OPEN KNIT TOP
MULTICOLOR KNIT DRESS
BELTED JACKET WITH POCKETS
PRINTED KNIT TOP
LEATHER EQUESTRIAN CROSSBODY BAG
ANIMAL PRINT BLOUSE
METALLIC THREAD RUFFLED TOP
LACE TOP
MOCK NECK SWEATER
FLORAL PRINT BLOUSE
FAUX PEARL BEJEWELED EARRINGS
REVERSIBLE XL KLIMT TOTE BAG
HEELED SUEDE ANKLE BOOTS
SATIN SKIRT
BACKPACK WITH RING
RUFFLED EMBROIDERED SHIRT
STRIPED SWEATER
MID-HEIGHT HEELED ANKLE BOOTS WITH STRETCHY PANELS
CONTRASTING LACE DRESS
OPENWORK SWEATER
CROPPED FLEECE COAT
MULTICOLORED STRIPED TOP
RUFFLED BLOUSE
EMBROIDERED BLOUSE
SLINGBACK LEATHER HEELS
FLORAL ORGANZA HOOP EARRINGS
TIED KNIT TOP
FRINGE JACKET
OVERSIZED COAT WITH POCKETS
FLORAL PRINT DRESS
LACE TOP
FAUX SUEDE SKIRT
FLORAL PRINT DRESS
HEELED LEATHER SQUARE TOE SANDALS
TOP WITH TIE WAIST
SUEDE LOOK COAT
LEATHER MID-HEEL SLINGBACKS
SEMICIRCULAR CROSSBODY BAG
PACKABLE RAINCOAT
PACK OF PEARL AND ACETATE BARRETTES
LACE TOP
SPARKLY KNIT BLOUSE
DOUBLE-FACED JACKET
EMBROIDERED BLOUSE
ANIMAL PRINT MINI BAG
PRINTED MINI DRESS
ROCKER LEATHER CROSSBODY BAG WITH CHAIN
FAUX LEATHER SKIRT
SATIN SKIRT
BELTED COAT
SATIN DRESS
HEELED SLINGBACK VINYL SHOE
PACK OF SPARKLING MULTICOLOR HAIR CLIPS
FAUX SUEDE FRINGED OVERSHIRT
STUDDED EQUESTRIAN CROSSBODY BAG
ANIMAL EMBOSSED SHOPPER BAG
WATER RESISTANT HOODED TRENCH COAT
FLORAL PRINT BLOUSE
RUFFLED DRESS
PLEATED DRESS
WIDE HEELED SLINGBACKS
STUDDED SLINGBACK BALLET HEELS
ORGANZA FLOWER EARRINGS
EMBROIDERED SKIRT
DOUBLE BREASTED BUTTONED COAT
ANIMAL PRINT BOX BAG
ANIMAL PRINT LEATHER MINI CROSSBODY BAG
OVERSIZED COTTON COAT
SCALLOP TRIM POPLIN SHIRT
STUDDED ANIMAL PRINT SNEAKERS

Checking in with Anthropologie’s new arrivals — something for them, something for …

A perfect little gift that can hold trinkets, jewelry, or any number of little things. Note: Don’t forget about FREE SHIPPING with no minimum order total! Use the code NOMINIMUM at checkout! Hanukkah may be over for 2015, but there’s apparently some other holiday or two happening later this month…? Something with…trees? Have you heard of it? All kidding aside, Christmas is nearly…
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2015 Holiday Gift Guide: Curl Up Inside

All dogs sleep like heaven. Can you believe it’s already Hanukkah??! Where the heck has 2015 gone? Welcome to the EA’s 2015 Holiday Guide which like everything else here will be published irregularly until the holidays arrive. Gifts for her, gifts for him, gifts for pup and gifts for host/hostess will all be covered… I have a wonderful super-cool dog named…
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Anthropologie’s 2015 Gift Guide is here

Oh hey, look what Anthropologie dropped today to brighten up our Wednesday! As hoped, it turns out the woeful December 2015 lookbook wasn’t it for the month — the December 2015 Gift Guide is here to enjoy. Inside, what’s getting circled and left open around the apartment for my guy to notice… Left: Cashmere Pointelle Cardigan ($228) ; Top Right: Cowled Cashmere Tunic…
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2015 Holiday Gift Guide: Let’s play

An excuse to hang out with friends and family, face-to-face. The Family 3-in-1 game set.  Note: While we wait for the sale section to update with the latest home markdown goodies, here’s another installment in the EA 2015 Holiday Guide. Also, today is the last day for 20% off tops and sweaters! Use the code TOPITOFF at checkout. Can you believe there are less than 30…
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