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Seems that in this season to be merry, Christmas tends to overshadow Hanukkah. And when it comes to gift-giving and joy, we hate for anyone to be neglected. With that in mind, our friends from Lush have come up with a super-cute dreidel-shaped Better Than a Blintz gift.

Packed with four of Lush’s best selling bath bombs, it’s the perfect pampering gift for those frazzled with the holidays. Plus, it’s pre-wrapped and eco-friendly (using reusable post-consumer recycled packaging) and wallet-friendly too ($19.95).

The bath bombs come in four scents: the lemongrass-infused Avobath, grapefruit and mandarin-packed Happy Pill, apple-scented So White and a peppermint-infused Magic. The festival of lights starts this Friday and this is one gift that’s as lush as it sounds!

Out of gift ideas? Just look to Brooke Shields for inspiration. Curious to know what’s on Rachel Bilson’s wish list? Look no further!

Piperlime, the online e-tailer known for their fresh crop of shoes, clothing and accessories, along with style advice from Rachel Zoe, recently launched their Holiday Gift List featuring picks from celebs like Brooke Shields, Rachel Bilson, Rashida Jones and Kristen Bell.

The program will support and raise awareness for The Art of Elysium, a non-profit organization devoted to helping children through music and the arts.

Every week until December 31st, Piperlime will unveil a new celebrity gift list (including what they want to give and what they’re giving) so check out the site for updates and ideas, and read more about The Art of Elysium here.

On December 2nd, alice+olivia launched their first online boutique with much anticipation and excitement.

Designer and founder, Stacey Bendet, launched alice+olivia in 2002 at Barney’s and featured Stacey’s uniquely designed must-have pants. Today, alice+olivia is sold in over 700 stores worldwide, including Barney’s, Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus, Scoop, and Harrods in London.

The site also gives their fans a chance to experience the creative process of the designer. Stacey and her team will keep everyone updated on what the design team is working on and what upcoming seasons are shaping up to look like. There are also be weekly emails of Stacey’s current shopping picks and behind-the-scenes videos of the creative process of designing.

Stacey’s designs are the perfect pieces for going out and for your next holiday party. Check out the Strapless Mesh Party Dress, perfect for a Curvy figure or the Embellished Asymmetrical Top for Straight ladies.

Shop now here.

This holiday, forget traditional wrapping paper for your gifts. Instead, wrap your presents in an Envirosax®.

Founded in 2004, Envirosax are extremely chic, printed, reusable bags that fold up and snap into a roll that is a little bigger than a roll of quarters. When opened, the lightweight, waterproof bag holds the equivalent amount of two plastic grocery bags so it easily fits in your handbag to keep on hand for all of your shopping needs.

Place your unwrapped presents in an Envirosax, tie the handles into a bow on top and give two gifts in one to your friends and family! These bags also make great stocking stuffers or hostess gifts.

We blogged recently about our love for Yummie Tummie body shapers — designed to make the only muffin tops in our lives the ones we eat. Now our love had grown as the brand is delivering not just great looking bodies, but wonderful charitable efforts.

The Yummie Tummie teams is volunteering at The Homebound Cooking Program,  a service that cooks and delivers meals to the hungry in New York City. To support this program, and to encourage us to share the ways we help, Yummie Tummie is running a contest where readers and shoppers can tell them how you spread goodwill and win $2,500 for a non-profit and the chance to win enough Yummie Tummie tops for every day of the week. Sounds like a good reason to spread the good word!

‘Tis the season of traditions but yours may be worth something. Thymes, the home and body beauty company known for amazing-smelling gifts, is giving away $500 worth of their products.

Here’s the skinny: tell Thymes your family’s holiday tradition, be it baking, wrapping gifts together, singing Christmas carols into the wee hours (or something way more wacky!), and you’ll be entered to win gifts for six people on your shopping list (worth $500) wrapped and delivered to their door.

Hurry, the contest ends on December 7th so share your tradition soon.

What do you look for in a man or woman? Demi Moore wants to know. The new face of the new Helena Rubinstein All You’ve Ever WANTED fragrance, is asking us to tell her in a video.

Mrs. Kutcher, who is a very active social networker — just see her Twitter followers and Facebook page for proof —wants customers and fans to tell her what they’re looking for in their significant other.

Reaching people on this personal a level, especially for a celebrity, is something new and while it’s no doubt to promote the fragrance, her accessibility is refreshing.

Demi, who is planning to watching all the videos entered, is selecting her picks to create a compilation of what is “Wanted”, to be hosted on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.  And we get a peek into what Demi really wants in her video (above) and also check her out doing a little guerilla marketing.

Swatch wants you to follow them on Twitter. If Swatch reaches 2,500 followers by December 1st, they will give away a Swatch everyday until December 31st.

Check out the new White Full Blooded Swatch that will be apart of the giveaway. How fabulous is this? It is similar to the CHANEL Ceramic watch but way more affordable!

Go to twitter.com/SwatchUS and start following.

As far as shopping goes, there’s very little that we don’t buy online. Be it makeup, clothes, books, shoes or groceries, we’re usually one click away from getting our goods delivered right to us. But virtual Christmas tree shopping? This is a new level of convenience.

The folks at Green Valley Christmas Trees do all the work for you: just pick the type of tree you want (Fraser fir, noble or white pine) and size (up to nine feet), and if you order by December 21, you’re guaranteed delivery by Christmas. Plus, the prices top off at $250 so you’ll still have money for other online purchases. Check out the trees (and wreaths!) here.

Let’s face it: on Black Friday we could all benefit from a wake-up call. But a call from Cindy Crawford? Well that’s something new. To get shoppers out the door, JC Penney is offering shoppers wake-up calls from the supermodel herself and/or Kimora Lee Simmons and country stars Rascal Flatts.

JCPenney, opening their doors at 4 am tomorrow, is tapping their roster of talent to call customers. Cindy Crawford, the face and style expert behind Cindy Crawford Style brand, Kimora Lee Simmons, designer for JCPenney’s Fabulosity brand, and Rascal Flatts band members Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, whose “Rascal Flatts American Living Unstoppable Tour” is presented by JCPenney.

Eager shoppers can sign up at jcp.com/wakeup or via the mobile site holiday.jcp.mobi.