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Balenciaga L'Essence Candle

Balenciaga's first foray into fragrance was a refined, feminine concoction redolent of violet and a hint of spice. As a follow up the label has released L'Essence, a woodsy candle with similar notes, bringing the warm aroma of Eau de Luxury into your home. With a slew of holiday parties on the docket, consider gifting this to your hostess instead of—horror of horrors—a yule log.

Swanson Vineyards Holiday Gifts

Fully immersed in the madness of holiday season, we're on the lookout for crowd pleasing gifts those on our "nice" list. Swanson Vineyards has a host of presents to suit giftees of different tastes and style persuasions: beautifully packaged Vosges bonbons for those with a sweet tooth, cheekily packaged wines, and an ultra-swanky nightcap "For the Person Who Has Everything." Stop stressing about your shopping list and check out the gift collection online.

TANKBOOKS Mini-Classics

Under normal circumstances we wouldn't advocate anything smoking-related, but take away tales by TANKBOOKS are an exception. Miniature-sized literary classics are housed in a cigarette pack-shaped shell, with no associated health hazard to speak of. Purchase titles such as Kafka's Metamorphosis and Tolstoy's Death of Ivan Ilych individually or in a mixed bundle of six for a bounty of literary fodder. For bookish types, this is the ultimate stocking stuffer.

Bummer Baskets

I've you've a friend who's had a tear-your-hair-out bad day, there's no better way to say, "Sorry things blow right now" than with a Bummer Basket. The cheeky gift packs contain pick-me-up miscellany like flasks, brownies, and customized cards tailored toward the suck-tastic event you're hoping to remedy. For instance, the Break Up Basket (for her) is stuffed with a pack of retro candy cigarettes, chopsticks for the inevitable week of take out your friend will be ordering, and "Here's to Happy Endings" wine glass. If you manage to get a couple chuckles out of the recipient, it's done it's job.

McMullens: McSweeney's Does Kid-Lit

Children of Believer subscribers now have an age appropriate counterpart to their parents' reading material of choice. Recently produced by McSweeney's, the McMullens bundle is a collection of four books produced by the Dave Eggers-helmed publishing house's children's imprint. McMullens seeks to inspire young'uns to appreciate the many joys of reading, providing them with new classics and out-of-print favorites in which to lose themselves. Kid-lit has never been cooler.

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