Gift Guide: Under $50

Gift guides are like pancakes: I love them early in the season but by late December I'm totally over them and ready to be done with the sugar high. But at the moment it hasn't hit me, and there's still enough butter to make it enjoyable.


That metaphor kind of took over and now I just really want pancakes. At any rate, here are a few little luxury items that are useful but not practical, which is what this time of year is all about!  The best presents are things you want, but would never buy for yourself. Like, I'm not sure I could ever justify a s'mores kit for myself, but I'd love to give it to someone I know will enjoy it.

Topshop slippers, $28

Zombie Legs Bookmark, $25

Terrain Birch Vase, $14

Gold Wishbone, $48

Dypthique Mini Candles, $28

E-reader case, $50. How gorgeous is the teal? I'd pair it with this iPhone case and this iPad case.

Winter Wishes Holiday Postcards, $14

Fresh Frog of Bel Air Nail Polish, $10

Porcelain Dog Pillow Cover, $20

Kate Spade Thermos, $35

Hope you're all staying sane and warm. I am definitely one of those two things.

Obsessed

Irene Jung, of Jung Jewels has been all over the blogosphere and fashion media, for good reason. I could see her necklaces on anyone from Marilyn Monroe to Olivia Palermo to Jackie O.Flirty, alternative and classic all at once.

These 3 pictured are probably my favorite, although it's a hard choice to make. I'm kind of an obsessive personality (shocking, I know) and I just can't get these out of my head. Which is good, because I really, really needed a distraction from thinking about scenes from AMC's The Walking Dead, which premiered on Halloween. Zombies, or rather, zombie defense, is a recurring obsession of mine and this reaaalllly taps into that. In fact, I'm going to go ahead and spead a little more time on Jung's website before heading to bed so I don't have zombie nightmares.