12 Days of A Girl's Best Friend Gift Guide: Anthropologie

More 12 Days of A Girl's Best Friend! Today we give you something you can easily find in your local area so you don't have to worry about shipping, only long lines and crowded stores.




Mugs are the perfect gift for almost any occasion. Everyone uses them, they are inexpensive, and you can find one to match just about anyone's style. Anthropologie carries some of my favorite mugs, with a nice range in price and style. 

Check out Anthropologie's mugs here

We hope our gift guide is making things a little easier for you this year! 

12 Days of A Girl's Best Friend Gift Guide: Just Fab Shoes

Our next 12 Days of A Girl's Best Friend Gift Guide is...

Shoes are great to get any time of the year, but they just might look best wrapped in a big ol box under a Christmas tree!

We have become huge fans of Just Fab and wear their shoes or boots pretty regularly. They always get compliments and people seem to think they are much, much, much more expensive than they really are.  Double bonus.

Since it is holiday time and everything looks good in boots this time of year, we wanted to show you some  of our favorite boots and shoes from Just Fab. Any of you last minute shoppers might want to grab a pen and paper!

Here are some of Bailey's recent picks from Just Fab!

Just Fab shoes are surprisingly comfortable for something that doesn't cost a lot of money. They are also super cute and versatile. 

The Leander in black is Bailey's new go-to shoe! Skinny jeans, boot cut jeans, or skirts, they go with everything!

Bailey is also patiently waiting for the Just Fab Santa to deliver the Thandie boots!

Check out some of Mahaley's favorites!

Jesse in cognac 

Blake in black 

Marlo in brown 

There's so many to choose from, which makes holiday shopping even easier for those of your loved ones that tend to be harder to buy for. Just Fab is an easy and affordable way to give someone a great gift. 

Order soon and keep your eyes open for great deals! Remember shoes are not just for Christmas, chances are you or a loved one need a new pair to go with a New Year's Eve outfit! (wink wink)

Happy Holidays!

12 Days of A Girl's Best Friend Gift Guide: Harney and Sons

Day 7 of our 12 Days of a Girl's Best Friend is...

Bailey first found this at a friends birthday party. She instantly became obsessed and insisted Mahaley give it a try. One sip and Mahaley was obsessed too. Needless to say, our kitchens have multiple Harney & Sons tea tins and gradually it seems like our tea collection is heavily weighted by Harney & Sons, and more specifically their Hot Cinnamon Spice. 

It is like the Holiday's in your mouth! So amazing, and it is good and strong so you don't even have to add any sugar or cream to it. It taste like a super fancy tea drink you would pay a lot for, but it comes out of one tea bag!

We were pleasantly surprised that it was also available in Decaf! 

Perfect for curling up with a book right before bed. Or perfect for those of you who just don't do caffeine 

Not only do they have fantastic tea, but they really know their stuff. They want you to know it too. Since being introduced to Harney and Sons, Bailey has developed a bit of an obsession with tea and is learning all about it. Here is a bit of info from their This is Tea gives you all the basics and a bit more if you are interested.

They also have lots of fun tea accessories for you! Pick up a new tea pot, or maybe some new tea cups!

How pretty is this lace tea cup!

Whatever you need grab some strainers, filters, tea kettles, or maybe just a whole bunch of tea! They have great gift packages and their tea alone would make a great stocking stuffer!

Go check it out and pick something fun! They have lots of sales during the holidays so be sure to check out their website! Hurry Hurry today is the last day for Free Shipping!

www.harney.com

12 Days of A Girl's Best Friend Gift Guide: Deux Lux

Today is Day 6 of our 12 days of A Girls Best Friend Gift Guid!

I came across Deux Lux's cute wallets two Christmas' ago, when my best friend gave me one. Deux Lux's bags, wallets, and other accessories are super cute, well made, and make great gifts. I decided to include photos of my favorite cosmetic pouches, wallets, and ID cards (all under $70). 

Check out Deux Lux here

12 Days of A Girl's Best Friend Gift Guide- MADE Eyewear

I was recently introduced to MADE Eyewear and I'm pretty excited because I need a pair ASAP!

These are a great gift for that fashionable guy or gal in your life. 

What is great about these glasses is that they are completely customizable. Pick the style, color, and lenses. You can choose to have your prescription added as well!

1st just pick out the frames you like...

Next, pick out your colors, go basic or get fancy!

Finally, pick  the lenses you want! You can even add your Rx :)

Bailey was lucky enough to try some on a couple weeks ago*...

* new line is already out so shop away!

What is great about MADE is you can do a virtual try on or an at home try on if you prefer that. Either way, there is free shipping and if for whatever reason you don't like them, go ahead and send them back. I'm guessing that wont be a problem!

Today only you can get 15% off gift cards so your friends and family can design their own! Use the Code: GC15OFF
Hurry the deal ends tonight (12/13) at Midnight!

Made will even help you pick out your style if you aren't sure, just in case!

Here are a few of their fun new styles and colors. There  are tons more, so go check it out! These would be great wrapped under the tree or snug in a stocking!

Oh, one more thing, They give one pair of glasses to the charity One Sight for every pair born! You are  basically giving to charity when buying a pair, so go ahead you are getting a gift for two people!

Also, their motto makes me laugh... 

Made Eyewear:  We put the "fun" back in glasses.  Wait, that's not right.  We put the "ass" back in glasses?  Umm...nope...not that either.  Oh well.

The Delgado Protocol and Simply Healthy Cookbook

So I'm gonna be doing a diet, actually following a protocol.  I have started the Delgado Protocol using the Simply Healthy Cookbook.

Their moto is to be healthy not hungry which means no counting calories! Basically as long as you are eating whole foods, you can eat as much as you want. This is great for me since when I put a limit on myself I almost always like to push that limit. 

Take a look!

So far, things have been going well and the few things I've had have been so great! The Red Quinoa and Butternut Squash made a huge amount, and it lasted quite a few lunches. The carrot soup was so delicious and I was bummed that that one only lasted me about two days. That may have been because I ate way more than a cup at each sitting. The kale and thyme pasta was my favorite of these three, and also  something that lasted only one mean between me and the boyfriend.

Good news is each was super easy to make so I will probably be having them again soon!

For breakfast they recommend smoothies or juice, which has been fantastic, except that I hate washing the juicer and blender. But, I love stopping by local juicery or smoothie truck. Way better than a Starbuck coffee!

I've had lots of fruits and veggies to snack on during that day which is great I've been dipping in some yummy hummus.

Lunches are big ol' salads and I dig into the cookbook for dinners or other  lunch time meals that I can make a huge amount of on a weekend and bring in with Tupperware.

They also recommend taking a probiotic and vitamin D3 while on the diet. 

I'm gonna be giving it a go for a month to see what happens, how I feel and what changes I notice. 

12 Days of A Girl's Best Friend Gift Guide- Alter Herbal Martini

Time to stock up on everything you need for your holiday parties and  upcoming New Year's Eve celebrations. 

Altar Herbal Martines are perfect for both! Here is a little bit about Altar. 

It is a Herbal & Botanical Mood Mixer made from fruits, heirloom vegetables, flowers, teas and spices. You can enjoy them alone if you prefer a nonalcoholic beverage, or you can mix them to create a fancy cocktail. 

They have 5 different mood mixers you can serve on their own or in fabulous mixes all while choosing to keep it alcohol free or add your favorite liquor. They have plenty of suggestions of how to make things interesting. Some of their suggestions range from hot coffee drinks, fizzy refreshing drinks, festive cocktails as well as fun shots! 


Fist off take a look at Aphrodisiac and some of the fun things you can make with this! I'm pretty excited to try the Coco Kiss with Aphrodisiac, coconut water, apple juice, apple slices, chestnut homey and nutmeg! 

Next up is Bliss  sounds like it would be delicious in a drink, but it can also be used to make a frosting!!! All you need is some Bliss, unsalted butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla and milk.

Some Chi for try mixing it with some dry gin, soda water and cucumber wedges for a Cherry fizz!

Ok before I taste Chill in a drink I think I need to make the Altar'd Panna Cotta recipe! Then I'll go ahead and try the Dog Day Afternoon with Grenadine, lime juice and mint!

The Restore looks so refreshing! Mix it with some pineapple juice and vodka or use it in a fantastic tilapia recipe!

These are just a few of the recipes they offer on their website, but by all means get creative and have fun with it! This is the gift I'll be getting for myself, my mixologist buddies and for sure probably all 5 bottles for my pregnant friends who are holding back this holiday season.

All are 25-40 calories per serving, non-alfoholic, gluten free, made from natural ingredients, and with no added sugar!

Bottles are $19.95 each or you can pick up a 5 pack for $97.95 and you can shop here! They are also available in some Southern California Bev-Mo stores.  Today if you shop on line you can use the code Ambrose for 10% off! Happy shopping! 

http://www.altarco.com/