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Groomstars.com Review - Formal Gifts For Men

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Men's Style, Luxury Shopping

The website Groomstars.com is founded on an interesting idea - that being the concept that men are hard to shop for (especially when it comes to gifts for special occasions). As the name of the site implies, the focus of the site is offering gifts for the men who participate in weddings (not like routinely or anything). Along with the fact that guys are not super easy to shop for, most gift websites usually have items that either appeal only to women, or are gifts guys don't normally want. Groomstars strives to offering an enticing selection of male-minded gifts, and like many other gift based websites, Groomstars also features most (if not all) of their products as being personalized.

Featured products including a range of decent quality pens, holders, valets, watch cases, clothing accessories, hobbyist goods, nice tools, and other things men usually like, but wouldn't normally buy for themselves. I actually appreciate the selection a lot. It is as though someone waded through most of the obvious (and many non obvious) gifts a man would like and presented them in an easy to navigate place.

A lot of people will likely enjoy the site when shopping for groomsmen, a best man, the father of the bride - or anyone else who may be a friend, boss, or relative. Prices aren't cheap, but part of what you are paying for is the curated content. One such item that is nice is the Groomstars Striped Wedge Wood Watch box. It contains space for a few watches and related accessories, while the inside is cloth lined to prevent scratching. It comes in a nicely veneered closing box case with a personalized plate near the push-button opener. The inside is lined with soft cloth and quality is better than you might expect (or perhaps I simply have jaded expectations). Their watch boxes also come in a few different finishes and retails for $265 - all of course available for purchase online.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Gallery: Groomstars watch box

Tags: box, case, gifts, groom, groomstars, men, personalized, watch, wedding

Luxist Giveaway: $75 Gift Certificate to GemKitty.com

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry

The world is full of beautiful jewelry but one thing that can be hard to come by is beautiful personalized jewelry that was customized just for you. GemKitty.com is an online jewelry boutique that specializes in exactly that with an online jewelry studio that lets you design your ideal necklace and/or earrings by choosing from numerous designs, sterling silver and 14k gold hardware options, and a colorful array of hundreds of hand selected gemstones like garnets and amethyst. Of course custom jewelry is great anytime of year but GemKitty is a particularly great option for Valentine's Day as they've just launched their new Bling-o-matic feature that takes the guesswork out of buying gifts by helping men make the perfect choice after asking them just 4 simple questions about the woman in their life.

Sound awesome? We think so, and we're happy to announce that one lucky Luxist reader will get to spend $75 at GemKitty designing their very own piece of dream jewelry (or using the Bling-o-matic, whatever the case may be). Go take a peek at what they have to offer and then enter the giveaway here by letting us know in the comments what you'll create if you win (I'm loving the 'Emma' earrings above, except I'd do them up in sterling silver and Amazonite) or who you need a gift for this February 14th. And regardless of who wins everyone can take advantage of free V-day delivery on orders placed by Feb.4th or the option of buying a snail mail or e-gift certificate right up to the last minute.

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED!

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before February 7, 2011 at 5:00pm Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing and notified by email.
* One winner will receive a $75 GemKitty.com e-gift certificate to be delivered by email.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See full giveaway rules here.

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Dempsey & Carroll's Holiday Cards Collection

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Holiday Guides

Dempsey & Carroll's Holiday Cards Collection

If you have yet to order your personalized holiday cards, it's time to get cracking! But when your friends and family receive a card from Dempsey & Carroll's beautiful and classy holiday collection, you will be forgiven for being a bit behind schedule. Luckily, D&C offers rush service (15 days from day of order) for $100.

The stationer's collection of 65 designs range in price from about $500 - $3,900 for boxes of 50 - 500 cards and envelopes, although some styles start at a minimum of 100 cards and envelopes. Select a greeting (or write your own), ink, and typestyle. You can have D&C make you an engraving plate for an additional charge, or send along your own.

You also can get non-personalized holiday cards. These are ready to ship right now; prices range from $50 - $75 for a set of 10 cards and 10 envelopes.

View the gallery for a few of the customizable options.

Gallery: Dempsey & Carroll's Holidays Cards Collection - Customizable

Tags: Christmas, Christmas cards, Dempsey Carroll, greeting cards, holiday, holiday cards, holidays, personalized

One-of-a-Kind Cufflinks Made From Your Signature

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Men's Style

If you're looking for the ultimate in personalized cufflinks Cuffhim.com has got a system for you: they'll take your signature, render it in 3-D using special computer software, and then fine tune the result into a gorgeous handmade pair of cufflinks that represent your handwritten initials so realistically they'll look like you wrote them out yourself using a gold-and-gemstone pen. Options include one initial or two, white gold, yellow gold, or platinum, and no diamonds, one diamond, or the full diamond treatment (shown above). What a great gift for the hard-to-shop-for man! And I'm hoping they start up a women's department soon because I'd love to have an "R" like the one above but on a pendant or a ring or something. Beautiful! $900 - $4800, depending on options.

Gallery: Cuffhim.com Personalized Signature Cufflinks

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The Hostess Gift for 2009: The Personalized Wine Bottle

by Annie Scott (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wine

Sometimes it's hard to know what to get the host or hostess of a party. Wine? Or is a card more personal?

Fortunately, we live in a world where you can combine the two ideas. In December, we saw Moet & Chandon offer personalized bottles via their NYC boutique, and at SignatureWines.com, you can get personalized bottles of wine, champange, water, and even gift sets and accessories.

Thank You, Congratulations, Good Luck, and Drink Me are all appropriate sentiments, and enhanced when you include both your name and the name of your host.

Prices at Signature Wines are surprisingly affordable; they start at $8 per bottle (and no, you don't have to order a whole case). Click through the gallery to see some of the lovely design templates they offer -- or you can upload your own, even with photographs! The bottles usually ship in three days.

Tags: bottled drinks, bottled water, BottledDrinks, BottledWater, bottles, champagne, gifts, host gifts, HostGifts, moet, moet and chandon, personalized, signature wines, wine

An Unlikely, but Awesome, Collaboration: Puma by Schedoni

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Shoes

Puma and Schedoni are joining forces. I know what you're thinking, Puma and who? Schedoni is a small family owned company out of Italy that has been hand-crafting leather goods for almost 100 years. They may be tiny in size, and you may not be familiar with their name, but they are by no means "small timers." In addition to making high-end shoes and purses, Schedoni handcrafting graces everything from the optional fitted luggage ordered with an Audi or Ferrari to the bomb-resistant leather briefcases used by the Secret Service. And now they're hooking up with the giant Puma for two lines of new shoes.

Introduce Puma by Schedoni. The first of the two new styles, called Autodromo, will be made in Schedoni's trademark golden tan color and will come with the new owner's initials branded right into the leather. The second will allow the customer to personalize their shoes even more by using a "Puzzle Kit" to choose leather color combinations. Both models are limited addition as no more than 500 of each will be made.

I've always had a soft spot for Puma shoes, and I love it when companies get together for new ideas. Plus, it would be really cool to say your shoes are made by the same company that outfits the United States Secret Service.

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Tags: footwear, italian, italy, leather, personalized, puma, schedoni, shoes