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Luxist Giveaway: Hershey's Dark Chocolate

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February is Heart Health Month as well as National Chocolate Month, so there's no time like right this minute to start treating your body better. According to fitness and health expert and Bob Greene, you can stay on track to live your "Best Life" while still indulging in Hershey®'s Extra Dark Chocolate, the only chocolate to receive the Best Life Treat Seal of Approval.

Here's more good news -- there's no need to run to the store. Luxist is giving away, to one randomly selected winner, this selection of dark chocolate items:

1 bar/pouch combo of Hershey's Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate in one of the following flavors: Hershey's Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate; Hershey's Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate with Cranberries, Blueberries, and Almonds; Hershey's Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate infused with Raspberry flavor; or Hershey's Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate with Pomegranate flavor
2 box Hershey's Special Dark Mildly Sweet Bars with Almonds (24 bars in each box)
2 bags of Hershey's Miniatures Assortment - Dark Chocolate

To enter, follow the rules below:

* Leave a confirmed comment telling us which Best Life recipe you would like to try.
* The comment must be left and confirmed by February 26, 2010, at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing and notified by e-mail.
* One winner will receive the items noted above, valued at $50.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See complete contest rules here. Good luck!

The contest has ended. The winner will be notified by e-mail on or before March 2, 2010. Thanks for participating!

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Christian Louboutin Dillian Heels

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Christian Louboutin has a way to make women fall deeper and deeper in love with his shoes. His artistic ability and impeccable fashion sense has kept women all over the world lusting, fantasying and buying his shoes. And it doesn't hurt that any woman who wears a pair, feels instantly more feminine and sexy. You can wear the most simplest pair of Louboutin's with jeans and a fitted white t-shirt and you would still look amazing. Louboutin shoes have taken on a life of its own. Featured, are a pair of maryjanes that have gotten an updated and fashion forward look to it with delicately placed ruffles at its vamp and sexy skinny heels. Available in blush, red and dark brown. Price: $1695.

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Brix - Chocolate for Wine

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Filed under: Dining, Wine

Giving gifts for any gourmands this year? How about an oenophile? Chocolate lovers? This will cover them all and is bound to be savored. Brix Chocolates are premium grade blocks of chocolate meant to be enjoyed with specific wines depending on their percent cocoa content. For instance, the Milk Chocolate (45% cocoa) is designed for lighter reds and dessert wines (Pinot Noir, Rosé, Burgundy, Ice Wine and Port) whereas the Medium (60% cocoa) is more tailored for Syrahs and Zinfandels and the Dark (70% cocoa) pairs best with full-bodied reds (Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux, and Borolo).

You can purchase any of Brix 8 ounce bars in sets of three for $38.85 or the Brix Gift Set, which includes a solid cherry cutting board and matching knife, for $49.95. There are also specialty chocolate barks scattered with nuts and fruit which are similar to palate-based nuances in many wines for just $25.90 for one pound.

Love chocolate? Check. Enjoy wine? Check. Knowing which one to pair with its tasty counterpart? Done.

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Zion Truffle Collection

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Who knew that you could "experience Rastafarian culture" through chocolates? The Zion Truffle Collection from Vosages is an exquisite collection that showcases some of the flavors of Jamaica with five unique flavor blends, shown above from left to right:

I-tal - Blue Mountain coffee, organic fresh coconut and dark chocolate
Selassie - pumpkin puree, Jamaican pepper, dark chocolate and organic roasted pumpkin seeds
Rasta - Appleton Estate rum, fresh ginger, white chocolate, organic hibiscus and sorrel flowers
Kaya - hemp seed nuts and milk chocolate
Zion - Red Stripe beer, dark chocolate and cocoa nibs

Because the truffles are made with fresh ingredients, including fresh cream, they only have a shelf-life of ten days, which should be more than enough time to polish off all 16 of the pieces that come in this collection. Price: $41.

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Lady Godiva 2007 Limited Edition Gift Tin

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As the whether cools down a bit, chocolatiers start to unveil their newest creations in preparation for the upcoming holiday gift-giving season. Godiva has put together their Lady Godiva 2007 Limited Edition Gift Tin this year. The tin is decorated with a contemporary interpretation of the Lady Godiva riding a white horse, a work done by artist Amelie Hegardt. The box contains 37 pieces (1 lb. 3.2 oz.) of silky truffles, gooey caramels, sweet pralines and many other indulgent bites. Price: $62.

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Moonstruck Chocolate Critters

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Whether chocolates have ever before been as cute as the Country Critter Collection from Moonstruck Chocolates is difficult to say, but there have certainly been none as lovingly crafted or as delicious. Each of these critters - there are six in all - is hand rolled and decorated with precision. The truffles may look like the perfect gift for a child, but the flavors are very adult. The duck and the lamb are both filled with extra-bittersweet ganache, while the chick is a cinnamon-almond truffle. The cow is a milk chocolate truffle and the turkey is mocha-flavored. The pig, last but not least, has a toffee truffle filling. Price $30.