Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Spa-Inspired Holiday Gifts

Home (or ambient) fragrance is a huge category in both spa boutiques and mass marketers and if you want the best of the best a company called Serene House offer some amazing products.

These room diffusers are as beautiful visually as they are fragrant. The “flute” design you see here not only cycles through colors with light but also shifts from one aroma to the next for a fragrant sequence that keep your senses engaged.

www.serenehouseusa.com

For something more personal, check out Ajne Pure Botanical Scents and Jewelry. This company started in a beautiful little boutique in Carmel by the Sea. Many of the extracts come from their own organic gardens and if you really want something special they create bespoke fragrances on demand—it doesn’t get more personal than that!

www.Ajne.com

Since the “spa lifestyle” is about health AND beauty, many of the products are designed with people I mind who pursue “healthy activities such as yoga and pilates.
The gorgeous bags created by One Bag One Life - are ultra-light, universal lifestyle totes designed with plenty of portability for all of life's necessities (from laptop to Yoga mat). It’s a trendy collection that truly combines functionality and fashion. Retail price points $30-$170.00

www.onebagonelife.com

“Green” products are very important to the spa market and everyone is talking about these cheeky bags from Thursday/Friday. They make “bringing your own bags” for everything from lunch to laundry stylish and fun. The prints on bags come in many different styles and different colors. The signature Together bag is just $65, the Super size is $90, and the zip clutches are $35.

www.thufri.com

The AcuMat utilizes acupressure to trigger the release of endorphins by the mat's pressure points. Endorphins are hormones that are chemically related to pain relief and a sense of physical well-being.

Regular users of the AcuMat, report the following benefits:
• Improved sleep
• Deep sense of relaxation
• Stress relief
• Positive mental outlook

www.stylewellness.com