gift ideas | the little black eyeliner kit

the little black eyeliner kit is a brilliant play on the little black dress idea. it's a sampler of seven different types of eyeliner (liquid, kohl, eye pencil, etc) from a variety of really good make-up companies (urban decay, make-up forever, smashbox, etc) and it comes with an eyeliner brush. perfect gift idea for someone who experiments with make-up, or wears a lot of eye liner. best part? it's valued at $112 and going for $36.



                                 image | sephora

gift ideas | iphone/ ipod cases

i am "hail mary christmas present" girl. it's the last quarter (december), third down (night before christmas), and i'm always still christmas shopping. have you ever shopped on christmas eve? it's wild. shelves are barren, workers are cowering in deserted backrooms to hide from customers, and barbarian shoppers are just grabbing everything in sight--including structural pieces.

boy: "but mommy, i don't think grandma wants a miley cyrus "can't be tamed" special edition hairdryer?"
crazed mother: "what do you want from me tommy?! they are out of crystal knitting needles!"

so this year i'm blogging gift ideas so i can stay ahead of the game and avoid the whole barbarian consumerism scene. the wool/felt/leather combination on this iphone/ipod case by byrd and belle for $26? ding, ding, ding!

                                                             via | byrd and belle

blog travels | gift ideas

the "2 or 3 things i know" blogger recently had a post about how she can't look at spinning tops without thinking she's in a dream after watching the movie inception. wouldn't these tops be a great present under the tree if they were paired with a dvd of the movie?

                                          image |  2 or 3 things i know | the general store