Top Home and Style Gifts for the Holidays

Statistics reveal that nearly half of Americans are planning to use a digital device (desktop, laptop, smartphone, or tablet) as a primary means of purchasing holiday gifts versus just over 33 percent of folks planning to beat the streets and shop in-store, digital mobile consumerism has clearly come of age. I myself am indelibly on the hunt for great gifts and gets that can be bought online with all of the comfort and convenience that affords. Given the National Retail Federation's finding that personal holiday spending this season will reach the second highest in the 13-year history of its consumer survey, it seems cyberspace will be one busy place this year.

In the spirit of easing and expediting your efforts, here are this year’s holiday gift picks starting as low as $20 in the style, foodie, and beauty categories that can all be purchased lickety-split via a viable Internet connection.

***** STYLE GIFTS *****

ClaudiaG Handbags (ClaudiaGCollection) - $99 - $220

Perfect for the fashionista in your life are designer handbags from ClaudiaG, which is a brand by designer Claudia Gutierrez offering beautifully handcrafted and sophisticated bags as well as versatile accessories and on-trend jewelry. ClaudiaG’s Fall Collection items are all really gorgeous and make great gifts for the style seeker. I especially love the new Willow Fringed Crossbody handbag, which is highly functional and stylish–it’s great as a day-to-day bag or for carrying as an oversized clutch for nights out. It has the signature purple nylon interior lining, a zipper closure, and is accented with decorative ClaudiaG Leather drops—that’s a dangling adornment that is another signature of the brand. The Nyx Clutch is another bag I really like from ClaudiaG. It’s a sophisticated design made with polished details in genuine leather and handmade silver rhinestones cover the bag, making it a real attention-getter. The purple-lined interior has enough space to keep all of the essentials for a night out! My favorite of the season, though, is probably the Olivia shoulder bag. It’s made with luxurious fox fur and genuine leather and is a true show-stopper. It’s a more dramatic bag that’s also accented with the signature ClaudiaG Diamond drops and purple lining and has a variety of pockets throughout the inside. From handbags to accessories, apparel items, and more, this brand has something for every fashion-forward gal. 

Chamilia ‘Treasure Necklaces’ - $75

Wear a symbol of what you treasure most with the new Treasure Necklaces collection from Chamilia, a Swarovski Company. Six delicate sterling silver disc pendants complete this sweet collection, each featuring an engraved sentiment on the front—Love, Friend, Family, Mom, Sister or Daughter—and Chamilia’s iconic hummingbird logo on the back.  Beautiful sterling silver, open-filigree frames are electroplated in 14 karat gold and lay freely on top of the discs, which hang from 18" sterling silver chains with a 2" extender. This collection is destined to be a classic and is pretty much perfect for any female in your life. It’s outstanding for holiday gift giving in a way that expresses love and reverence for those treasured relationships in your life, all year through.

‘Picture Your Street’ Personalized Photo Art (PictureYourStreet) – Starting at $50

Ever driven by a street sign with a name on it and want to have it? Well, now you can! Picture Your Street locates, photographs, and creates artwork out of authentic U.S. street signs that feature familiar first names. Each work has a photo of an actual street sign sourced from all over America, with each name image being unique. There are more than 1,000 names to pick from, from the common to not-so-common. A handsome addition to any room, the black and white photos are double-matted and framed under glass in black wood. You can pick from one photo, a double, triple, quad or quint. Picture Your Street makes a unique and personalized gift not just for the holidays, as it’s also ideal for housewarmings, new babies, weddings, birthdays, and other important milestones. Create a collage representing the whole family for your wall, or decorate the man cave. With this name-based gift for adults and kids (guys and gals), you just can’t go wrong. Use promotion code ‘THELUXELIST’ for 15% off any framed products.

3DLightFX 3D Deco Lights (3DLightFX) - $29.99-$39.99

Perfect for everyone on your list this holiday season is the amazing 3D Deco Lights from 3DLightFX. Designs include Deadpool and BB8 from Star Wars, perfect for the man cave. They also come with a super cool crack sticker that makes it look like the light is bursting through the wall. The huge collection has other options from Marvel, Batman, and much more. Kids love their Paw Patrol and My Little Pony lights! They're battery-operated and stay cool to the touch, so you can put them anywhere. Check out the huge array of options at Target & Target. com.

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Aervana Electric Wine Aerator (aervana) - $99.98    

Here’s a gadget that’s designed to help people enjoy wine at its best in an innovative, effective, and fun way. Invented by Louis J. Christen III, a consumer product inventor, and wine enthusiast, this device is intended to help people enjoy wine the way winemakers envision. Five years of development and testing gave him and his team time to effectively craft a superior way to aerate wine in seconds. The Aervana uses a patented, advanced process that provides proper aeration with half the effort. It's the only wine aerator designed to keep wine sediment in the bottom of the bottle and not in your glass. It also helps reduce tannins, acidity, and sulfides and pours a perfect amount of aerated wine with each and every glass. With it, you can say goodbye to messy decanters or aerating time delays. The gadget boasts a sophisticated, sleek modern design, food safe materials and takes just seconds to use. Pouring is so easy. Just press the button for a perfect amount of aerated wine...every time. With the Aervana, there’s no lifting, aiming, holding, or spilling. The technology allowing the simple push of a button for instant wine aeration can give you more freedom to enjoy wine in any environment, in any quantity, quickly, and easily. Cheers! 

PRIME by Chicago Cutlery Block Sets (ChicagoCutlery) - $69.99 - $349.99

These PRIME by Chicago Cutlery knives are the perfect blend of form and function to help you effortlessly prepare for your soirées all year through. Redesigned from tip to grip, this collection features an ergonomic handle with a Responsive Touch Technology grip, so the knives conform to the user’s hand, giving you remarkable control and making it comfortable to chop tons of veggies, meat, and poultry for your apps and entrées. The company’s 5 Piece Magnetic Block Set is perfect for the culinary entertainer, showcasing a sleek black finish and contemporary curves while protecting your knives without hiding their beauty. This set includes an 8-inch Chef knife, 5-inch Partoku knife, 4-inch Paring knife, 8-inch Bread knife, and one magnetic block with extra slots for you to add knives you may already have for easy access. Their other Digital Tablet Holder Block design is perfect for the novice cook as its slanted face and angled steel lip provide a great resting place for digital tablets, recipe books, how-to videos, and notes. You can slice, dice, chop, and mince without getting your technology messy! This block does not come with knives but has seven empty slots for you to add some of your own.

Three Bridges Creamy Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Kit (ThreeBridges) - $5.49

For that foodie in your life who, like me, loves all things cheese—and convenience—here’s a truly fresh gift idea that’s also smart for those holiday food-laden soirées: Three Bridges Creamy Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Kit. Unlike traditional boxed mac and cheese, Three Bridges Creamy Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Kit is a simple, honest, and better-for-you mac & cheese made with clean, fresh ingredients. This includes hormone-free cheese. You won’t find any powdered mystery cheese dust here! This is indulgent comfort food that it’s free of preservatives, artificial ingredients, fillers and other "bad stuff" found in conventional boxed mac & cheese. It cooks up in just three minutes. Just add a 1/2 cup of milk over stove top and stir. No microwave or colander required! It’s never frozen, always ready-to-go in the fridge, also making it very easy for older kids to make for themselves. Gift a supply of this sumptuous dish, serve it as a side to a holiday feast, or include it on that party buffet table. Find this item at Super Target stores nationwide.

***** SELF-CARE & BEAUTY GIFTS *****

Atelocollagen Skincare & Pure Gold Mask with Native Fish Collagen (NaturelCollagen) - $56.25 - $86.25

Indulge yourself with these breakthrough products from Naturel Collagen.  Great for gifting the gift of gold, the Pure Gold Mask with Native Fish Collagen (a set of 3 Masks) is a revolutionary new product she’s sure to love. Gold particles in the mask’s liquid rejuvenate the skin and are supported by the intensive, regenerating activity of hydrated fish collagen and elastin. The mask also contains moisturizing vitamin B3, rejuvenating vitamin E, soothing Aloe Vera, and hyaluronic acid—the "poster child" of plump skin. Another super effective skincare option is Atelocollagen. This deeply penetrating, low-molecular tropocollagen, atelocollagen, and procollagen combination target deficiencies in mature skin by turbo-boosting collagen stimulation. Small protein aggregates in the collagen complex increase absorbability, while pepsin ensures medicinal purity. Sericin gives this fish-derived, triple helix gel its velvety finish, while rose oil soothes and heals.

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