A Peppermint Body Smoother & Massage with warm ginger foot treatment This holiday-themed body treatment experience begins with a relaxing warm milk and honey drizzle, an exhilarating peppermint oil full body scrub with grape seeds from California's Napa Valley wine region and fresh mint leaves. The finishing touch, of this 80 minute treatment, is a massage with a warm ginger foot treatment, $132. Ahhhhh!
Heritage Turkeys
Heritage turkeys (the breed our forefathers ate), are so hot that they have been completely sold-out nation-wide for months (Whole Foods and Dean & Deluca too). Slow Foods USA recommends placing your order a year in advance. Heritage turkeys are 7 to 15 times more expensive than most commercial breeds today. What makes these turkeys so popular? In a word...taste! Heritage turkeys have richly flavored meat, succulent and juicy and by eating heritage turkey's you are not only getting a better tasting bird but you will be supporting a pioneering effort to ensure a future for these nearly extinct heritage birds and the farmers who are dedicated to raising them. Seldom Seen Farm specializes in heritage breeds-Bourbon red turkeys, (914) 373-7207.
It's time to Save the Music…
Saks Fifth Avenue has teamed up with 18 designers to create holiday presents that support VH1's Save the Music Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring music education in America's public schools. This red patent leather watch by Moschino features a rotating "engagement ring" on the bezel and has male and female symbol hour and minute hands, $198. Exclusive to Saks Fifth Avenue.
“God's Love” delivered via Vespa …
This red hot Christmas gift is from the God's Love We Deliver catalog, a New York based non-profit whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS and other serious diseases. GLWD is accepting bids online for this Vespa ET2 Limited at (212) 294-8141, for more information or to view other catalog items visit www.GLWD.org.
YSL purse from Saks Jandel
The ultimate holiday evening bag. It is small enough to be ladylike, but the formidable rhinestone-studded horn handle on this velvet mini mombasa sends the clear message that its owner is not a woman to be messed with. Festive, fierce and flirty, this purse has it all. Exclusive to Saks Jandel, $595.
Give a gift that gives back…
What do Sheryl Crow, Angelina Jolie, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin and Elvis Costello have in common? They are all owners of beautiful Joom Noon silk scarves that are produced in the remote northern Cambodian province of Preah Vihear. The organization employs over 80 farmers, spinners, dyers, weavers and finishers, many of whom are landmine victims or otherwise disabled Cambodians. The Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation proudly sells these scarves in three sizes, $50-$120. To order call 202.483.9222.
LUSH bombs take me away…
Nothing can compare to the divine sensory experience of dropping a bath bomb into a hot tub. LUSH, a 25-year-old Canadian company, has dozens of environmentally friendly, handmade, preservative free bath products and soaps to choose from. Julia Roberts, Halle Berry and Jude law are all huge fans. This "Christmas Eve" gift set is an excellent introduction to 10 of their products, including the Santa Baby Bubble Bar and the Merry Christmas Star Soap, $86. (A store at 3066 M St. will open mid-December) www.Lush.com.
