Grooming Gear :: An EDGE Holiday Gift Guide
Go Glow, Girl
We were charmed by the uniquely decorative jar that Get Glow’s Intense Hair Repair Nourishing Treatment arrived in--pretty enough to grace our computer table! But we loved what it did for our overstressed (OK, overbleached) hair so we’re keeping it in the shower. Wheat protein, grapeseed extract, Pacific sea kelp, and all kinds of vitamins make this a supereffective conditioner, and the smell--grace notes of orange rind and cut grass--made us swoon. It’s the rare hair product that’s sweet enough to give as a gift, but this one makes the grade.
$19.00 at at www.getglow.com (with a 2+1 special now underway).
Bathing Beauty
Dr. Hauschka’s website suggests this gift for Mom. But, gee-we think these all-natural essential bath oils would delight anyone looking for some hydrotherapeutic distressing. The sleek metallic box beckons with lemon, lavender, rosemary, spruce, and sage, each replete with natural oils and other essential elements. The lucky recipient-Mom or otherwise--will smell sensational and have supersoft skin besides. (And the silverette box will make a nifty laptop carrying case takealong, too.)
$20 at Whole Foods stores nationwide and at www.drhauschka.com
Fire Your Forest
There’s no easy way to say, "Honey, your pubes are skank." So give the gift that keeps on giving: the Peeka-bu Intimate Grooming Mirror. Featuring the best tag line of the year ("You See You"), this snaky (almost an anagram for skanky, but not quite) mirror affixes to bathroom mirrors via suction cup (which looks like it might have a few fun uses of its own), shower tiles, or even the inner top of the commode for really slinky shaving maneuvers. Unattached? Pick the Peeka-bu as your self-love gift--especially if your own tree needs a trimming.
$29 at www.peeka-bu.com
Chung Shui
Bad foot health means bad grooming; we’d begun to experience all those over-40 podiatric woes our parents had. Since we live in Koreatown, we knew about these soles from Seoul but had to learn more--and are glad we did.
Payless has its moments, but for foot grooming and health, these are da bomb. The classic balance step shoes actually improves foot architecture and the blood circulation with every step you take. The integrated roll resistance in the shoe is designed to improve posture and to relieve joints, spine and tendons. The body balance ability and the whole blood circulation will be stimulated and improved.
Added bonus: the shoes can tone and strengthen the feet, leg, buttocks, abs, back, and yes, improve the appearance of cellulite. These shoes perform double duty, and are available in men and women’s styles. We’ve seen a difference, and your feet-and benefit-deriving friends-will, too.
$249; for locations, visit www.footsolutions.com
Tag, You’re It
Be the "it" boy in your barrio with these superior shades for TAG Heuer Eyewear--and remember that good grooming means good health. Protect your eyes with HD technology, designed to enhance outdoor vision whether you’re on the slopes or on the street. The very Euro vermillion-colored "Intensive" HD lenses are the first to combine photochromic darkening ability with re-engineered, gradient "silver flash" technology, creating non-mirrored lenses that become reflective as they darken. The rad result: high-definition sunglasses that enhance dimensional detail of the landscape (as opposed to the flattening effect of polarized lenses).
We’re not exactly Olympic skier material, but we’ll look like we are- and protect our eye health in a very big way-with these winter winners.
$320 at authorized retailers nationwide; to find an authorized retailer, visit www.tagheuer.com/eyewear
