Lipstick Lifestyle

Everyone wants to give the perfect present but, we don’t want to break the bank doing it. The gifts outlined below are perfect for your office’s secret Santa exchange or for the hard to buy for people in your life. The best part is that they all come in at or under $25, so they won’t eat up your budget.

1. Bacardi Classic Cocktail Mojito
Instead of bring the standard bottle of wine as your next hostess gift try this yummy cocktail. The lime and mint flavours are matched perfectly by Bacardi Superior Rum. We’ll “cheers” to that.

Bacardi
www.bacardi.com
Available at your local liquor store

2. Moleskine Large Daily Planner
This stylish planner has 400 pages for you to keep track of all your meetings, dinner dates, events and appointments for 2009. You will never forget about that important 8 a.m. dermatologist appointment again.

Moleskine
www.moleskine.com
Available at Chapters/Indigo stores in Canada and select book and stationary stores in the U.S.

3. Old Navy Patent Ballet Flats in Dark Night
Women love shoes and these are prefect for the holidays and beyond. The royal blue hue adds some depth to an almost exclusively black season.

Old Navy
www.oldnavy.ca www.oldnavy.com
Available at Old Navy stores in Canada and the U.S.

4. Sigg Frames Black Lifestyle Water Bottle
We all know that we should be drinking eight glasses of water a day. Help someone on your list out by giving them this gorgeous, eco-friendly, leak-proof water bottle. It is fashioned from a single piece of aluminum and won’t leach harsh chemicals into your drink.

Sigg
www.mysigg.com
Available at select stores and online at http://mysigg.com

5. Pottery Barn Enamel Inlay Frames
Frames are a great gift because everyone has pictures that they cherish. Choose from an array of bold colours – green, purple, aqua, red, black and pink – and two sizes – 2 x 3” and 4 x 6”. The high gloss finish makes images pop.

Pottery Barn
www.potterybarn.ca www.potterybarn.com
Available at Pottery Barn stores across North America