WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie Holiday Wish List

The professional. The traveler. The loved one. The best friend. 

 This holiday season, WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie offers a variety of unique gift ideas for every person on your list.

Timeless accessories take center stage this holiday season, as WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie unveils a diverse collection of bracelets to consider. Zipper detailing, premium leather wraps and quality hardware are featured in festive hues of cognac, copper, burgundy and moss.

Handsome Gloves are offered in supple leather and luxuriously lined with cashmere – the ideal and chic solution for chilly winter weather.

Slim wallets, available in an array of sizes and silhouettes, are a thoughtful choice for the stylish traveler on your list. Streamlined form is paired with functional interiors and available in a variety of colors and luxurious textures to choose from.

Featuring thoughtful design touches and beautiful structure, WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie offers a dynamic selection of gifts that are sure to impress this holiday season and beyond.

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Amorium

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KATE NASH'S PICK OF HALlOWEEN TREATS FROM SHOPCADE

Check out the very cool Kate Nash's selection of hand picked Halloween pieces from social shopping site Shopcade.

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Freak Factory

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Beauty scoop: Naturally Luxe Honey Body Wash by Savannah Bee

Get the scoop on the must-have for beautiful and smooth skin!

These new Honey Body Washes are designed to gently exfoliate and clean skin for a soft glow without over-drying or stripping. This wash uses whole Propolis and raw royal jelly, not to mention its healthy dose of pure Savannah Bee honey.  Provitamin B5  further enhances the product's moisturizing properties, helping to prevent the drying effect associated with many soaps and personal cleansers.  With the sweet and earthy bouquets of Lemongrass-Spearmint, Tupelo Honey, and Wild Blackberry you'll bee inspired.

All-Natural Ingredients:

• No Parabens
• No Petroleum
• No Animal Testing

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Fulani

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Brooklyn designer: Renee Frances Jewelry

Handmade in Brooklyn by designer Renee Kopec, Renee Frances Jewelry is an exquisite new collection of edgy, nature-inspired pieces.  Utterly unique and eye-catching, Renee's necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings are made from silver, brass, gold or gold-plated metals and range in price from $90 and $550.

A life-long traveler, Renee’s collections are heavily inspired by her personal experiences and items she has collected during her travels. She often casts found objects as a starting point. Once Renee has worked with the cast materials, the final piece always retains an essential organic quality even when it doesn't immediately reassemble the original object.

Renee’s creative process is intuitive and allows an element of surprise. Rather than a fixed blueprint or drafted design, the pieces in her collections grow from a loose idea and evolve naturally.

The University of Pennsylvania graduate has also studied jewelry-making at several schools in New York City as well as at the Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia.

Renee Frances Jewelry is currently available at select boutiques in New York (ANNA, Red Threads, Pipsqueak Chapeau and Thistle & Clover), Pennsylvania (Topstitch) and Massachusetts (Rapt Boutique) as well as on Etsy.com.   

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Lifestyle Scoop: Six Tips for Quick and Convenient Healthy Eating During the Holidays from a Holistic Chef

For many people, the holidays involve indulging in buffet tables loaded with lots of fattening, processed foods and sugary sweets.

For those of us who strive the rest of the year to eat a healthy diet while leading busy lives, it can be a challenging time. Not only are we busier than ever, we know that all those foods we usually try to avoid are going to give us indigestion, sap our energy, and pile on the pounds.

“It really isn’t hard to give yourself, your family and friends the gift of delicious, nutrient-rich meals over the holidays,” says holistic chef and certified healing foods specialist Shelley Alexander, author of “Deliciously Holistic,” (www.aharmonyhealing.com), a new, full-color cookbook featuring more than 154 of her favorite healing foods recipes and 50 pages of holistic lifestyle tips to increase energy and immunity.

“Instead of heading to the local supermarket, visit a farmers’ market, where you can buy fresh, local, seasonal and organic produce, along with other nutritious foods created by farmers and local food artisans,” she says. “You’ll have a much more enjoyable experience in addition to stocking up on all the ingredients you need to have handy. You can also find excellent choices at natural and health food stores.”

Nutrient-rich, whole foods that don’t have unnatural fillers and other additives, including seasonal, organic vegetables and fruits, wild-caught seafood, and pasture-raised, organic chicken and meats that come from well-fed, unadulterated, healthy animals, will completely nourish your body, make you feel better and ramp up your energy, she says. And you’ll find you won’t overeat, so it’s much easier to maintain your weight without counting calories.

Alexander offers six tips for quick and convenient healthy eating during the holidays.

• When shopping, check labels and avoid foods with a long list of ingredients. The best whole foods have one or just a few unprocessed or minimally processed, easily recognized ingredients, Alexander says. Among ingredients to avoid: chemicals, artificial sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup, nitrates, MSG, genetically modified ingredients and preservatives (indicated by the initials BHT, BHA, EDTA and THBQ.)

• Set aside a few hours each week to prep foods to eat in the days ahead. Cut up produce and store it in airtight containers. Lightly wash produce before using with natural vegetable wash or use one part white vinegar to three parts water. Make several homemade vinaigrettes or dressings to last all week so you can make leafy greens and vegetable salads in minutes. Clean and marinate enough meat or poultry for dinners over the next few days.

• Start your day with a green smoothie. Cut and freeze organic fresh fruit to use in green smoothies. You can also buy frozen fruit that’s already cut up. Add organic kale or spinach, coconut water or nut and seed milks plus natural sweeteners such as dates or stevia for an energy-boosting beverage.

• For your holiday dinners, plan on making at least three to four dishes that are both delicious and nutritious. Good examples are pasture-raised, wild turkey with sage and garlic, baked wild salmon with lemon and herbs, steamed greens, roasted heirloom root vegetables drizzled with balsamic glaze, pureed winter squash soups, and desserts made with seasonal fruits, spices, and healthy sweeteners like coconut sugar or raw honey.

• Invest in a dehydrator. Dehydrate fruits and vegetables and raw nuts or seeds that have been soaked in unrefined sea salt water (which removes anti-nutrients, kick-starts the germination process, and increases key vitamins), and you’ll have plenty of on-the-go snacks with a long shelf life. Dehydrators are convenient and easy to use; Alexander recommends Excalibur.

• Make batches of fermented vegetables twice a month. Alexander recommends eating fermented vegetables every day to keep your digestive system healthy. They’re loaded with probiotics – the good bacteria your intestines need. Mix a variety of organic vegetables such as carrots and celery into brine with warm filtered water, unrefined sea salt, and cultured vegetable starter or liquid whey, and mix with shredded cabbage heads. Pack the mixture into sterilized glass jars and allow the vegetables to ferment for five to seven days. Once done fermenting, store in the refrigerator for up to 6 months.

“Stick to whole, healthy foods this holiday season, and you’ll feel so good, you won’t want to go near the buffet table at your office party,” Alexander says.

About Shelley Alexander, CHFS: Shelley Alexander has enjoyed a lifelong love of delicious, locally grown, seasonal foods. She received her formal chef’s training at The Los Angeles Culinary Institute. Alexander is a holistic chef, certified healing foods specialist, cookbook author, and owner of the holistic health company, A Harmony Healing, in Los Angeles.

Beauty scoop: Exciting News from St. Ives

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Get The EXACT Look: Laura Whitmore

The stunning Laura Whitmore was spotted at the Q Awards this afternoon looking fab in her faux-fur jacket by Unreal Fur.

Her EXACT coat is available to buy now from My Wardrobe, ASOS and SpottedOnCeleb.com for £185.

Icons of the Future: Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen from The Row are featured in the current issue of Net-a-Porter's The Edit  and just had to share with you all.

31 BITS ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF “GIVE WITH GLAM” HOLIDAY COLLECTION

Socially conscious jewelry line partners with celebrity blogger to add sparkle to new product lineup

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2013) -- 31 Bits today announced the launch of its exclusive holiday line titled “Give With Glam,” premiering Nov. 4, 2013.

31 Bits is teaming up with renowned blogger Julia Engel of Gal Meets Glam to introduce the limited edition holiday collection. “Give With Glam” pieces use beads rolled out of recycled paper, coated in holiday shades of glitter, to exude dazzling holiday flair.

“This is the first time ever that we incorporate glitter in our products,” said 31 Bits founder, Jessie Simonson. “Not only is it a new and risky design venture for us, but it is also a way to further share our story. ‘Give With Glam’ epitomizes our company’s purpose – changing lives through fashion.”

31 Bits teaches women in Uganda how to make jewelry out of 100 percent recycled paper. The final pieces are then purchased from each woman on a monthly basis, providing them with an immediate, consistent and fair income. 31 Bits has been featured in Cosmopolitan, People, InTouch, Bazaar and many more. Celebrities such as Guiliana Rancic, Jessica Alba and Kathy Lee Gifford wear 31 Bits.

The “Give With Glam” collection will be available at www.31bits.com on Nov. 4, 2013. For all press inquiries, contact Alli Swanson at alli@31bits.com or call (949) 300-7063. 
ABOUT 31 BITS
Headquartered in California, 31 Bits is a socially conscious business that uses fashion and design to empower women to rise above poverty. Founded by five college students in 2008, the company currently equips 130 African artisans with numerous development programs—enabling them to develop a career and attain social equity on a local level. For more information, visit www.31bits.com.

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Get The Look: Sarah Harding in Nena & Pasadena

The gorgeous Sarah Harding was spotted on a dinner date in Primrose Hill yesterday wearing the Lost Anglz t-shirt from hot new Australian brand Nena&Pasadena. 

The t-shirt is available to buy now in both white and black from Nena&Pasadena.co.uk