| The focus for this years top ten Christmas gifts | | | | got a good description to give to the sales girls. |
| is on health and well being. | | | | 6. Shoes: |
| It has been a stressful time for all of us and time | | | | Yes, shoes. Remember, we're talking health and |
| that the women in your life had some pampering. | | | | well being this year. A good pair of stylish shoes |
| This Christmas buy her something that will revive, | | | | can impact on a woman's entire mood. If the |
| rejuvenate and promote her long term well being. | | | | shoes are ill fitting, rub and pinch...watch out. This |
| Here's my top 10 Christmas gifts to give good | | | | year I love low heeled boots, futuristic looking |
| cheer all year round. | | | | sneaker style slip-ons and over the top jeweled |
| 1. A Juicer: | | | | sandals. All comfortable, all stylish and all in fashion. |
| It is now a well established fact that colorful fruit | | | | 7. Jewelry: |
| and vegetables contain all sorts of great vitamins, | | | | OK, so I'm probably stretching the health and well |
| minerals and all important anti-oxidants. These | | | | being theme a little with jewelry, BUT there's no |
| begin to deteriorate immediately the juice is | | | | point in sporting a healthy inner glow and being |
| produced, so to get any real benefit, you need to | | | | radiantly beautiful if you haven't got an interesting |
| make your own juice fresh as you need it. Good | | | | cuff or necklace to enhance it. Steer well clear of |
| quality juicers make unique gifts for women and | | | | the classics this year. Go for edgy hand made |
| can benefit the whole family. | | | | looking styles. Check your local jeweler for |
| 2. Yoga Mat, Instruction DVD and Soothing Music: | | | | modern styled, layered charm bracelets. |
| Yoga is the perfect exercise for women. It | | | | 8. iPod Speaker Dock: |
| promotes long, lean muscles and flexibility, and | | | | Keep her hearing in good shape by getting her |
| comes with the added benefit of being relaxing | | | | out of earplugs. Buy a stylish looking speaker set |
| and centering. Here's a tip: when you are choosing | | | | for her iPod so she can groove around at home, |
| your "soothing music" steer clear of anything with | | | | exercise or meditate without the sound blasting |
| pan pipes as some people can feel an urge to | | | | from within her own ear drums. Electronic |
| smash them violently after a few sessions. | | | | gadgets are always popular Christmas gifts and |
| 3. Satellite Navigation Gizmo: | | | | you'll be helping her to take care of her hearing in |
| I have noted with my own eyes the soothing | | | | the long term. |
| effect this little gadget has on women. In fact, | | | | 9. Eye Mask and Ear Plugs: |
| the women I know have a very close and fond | | | | Having a good night's sleep is probably the |
| relationship with their Sat Nav's. And why wouldn't | | | | healthiest thing you can do for yourself. All good |
| they? Sat Nav's are calm, reliable and never shout. | | | | health stems from this. You may not be aware |
| When you have a car full of kids, it's dark and | | | | of it, but your wife or girlfriend probably hasn't |
| you're rapidly losing your cool, there is no way to | | | | had a good night's sleep since the night they |
| quantify the value of that steady, reassuring | | | | teamed up with you. Give her a gorgeous, silken |
| voice stating with authority "At the next | | | | eye mask that will block out any extra light and a |
| intersection turn left." | | | | set of good ear plugs to tone down your snoring. |
| 4. Skin Care: | | | | While you're at it, throw in some handmade |
| This is a personal luxury that so many women | | | | vouchers good for 10 sleep-ins. |
| miss out on. They stick to cheap, chemical laden | | | | 10. Organic Goodness: |
| muck because they feel guilty using anything else. | | | | Send her a weekly box of fresh, organic fruit and |
| Surprise her with some truly excellent face | | | | vegetables. Check with your local health food |
| cream. Choose something that has organic | | | | shop and organic grocery store to see if they do |
| ingredients and essential oils. Buy something that is | | | | deliveries. Often you pay by the size of the box |
| so expensive and bespoke that you can barely | | | | rather than choosing individual items. This means |
| afford to buy just the face cream. And then buy | | | | that she'll only ever receive what is in season and |
| the eye cream and hand cream too. | | | | that's the best way to guarantee the produce is |
| 5. Excellent Fragrance: | | | | packed with goodness and hasn't had to travel |
| Perfume is always on my list of top ten | | | | too far. |
| Christmas gifts. I really don't see how you can not | | | | This has been a tight year financially. Rather than |
| include it. This year, really have a think about the | | | | buying heaps of cheap junk, just buy one or two |
| type of woman you are buying for. Is she elderly | | | | really good quality items. Present them in |
| or young? Is she sporty or elegant? Is she a stay | | | | gorgeous wrappings and she'll know immediately |
| at home mom in need of a treat? Is she a middle | | | | the trouble, the care and the love that has gone |
| aged woman who can be scary sometimes? | | | | into your choices. |
| There's always a fragrance to suit once you've | | | | |