№ 01 – Journelle Hepburn PJ Set / № 02 – Belgrave Crescent Tuscany Tote / № 03 – Lace Up Pointed High Heels / № 04 – French Gardenia Fragranced Candle / № 05 – Real Techniques Bold Metals Collection 101 Triangle Foundation Makeup Brush (Yellow) / № 06 – Aerin hairbrush / № 07 – Karen Walker Starburst Sunglasses / № 08 – Eberjey Bonnie Ruffle Teddy / № 09 – Real Techniques Bold Metals Collection 100 Arched Powder Makeup Brush / № 10 – Aerin Large Gold-Tond Comb / № 11 – Miss Dior Eau de Parfum / № 13 – Show Beauty Decadence Hair Fragrance / № 14 – Globe-Trotter Safari 21″ leather-trimmed fiberboard travel trolley / № 15 –Tom Ford Shimmering Body Oil / № 16 – Show Beauty Pure Treatment Oil, 60ml / № 17 – Hand Painted White Leopard Lamp
IT IS NEARLY THAT TIME AGAIN, and as with every year, here is the first of many beautiful gift guides to come — soft cashmere sweaters in shades of grey, sexy heels and perfect totes, gilded combs & hairbrushes and French Gardenia for cold winter nights, and soon there will be glitter and candlelight and holiday soirées . . .
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