All Things Fashionating by tracy mausser

To me, holiday shopping is like being a kid in the candy store.   Normally, I am a very calculated shopper and head out with a very specific game plan.   It never fails that – when I have carte blanche – I can’t find anything.   The complete opposite is true when I am shopping for friends and family during the Christmas season.   For every one gift that I find for a giftee, I always want one for myself or seem to find a plethora of other items that I want under my own tree.     Here are a few of my favorite things this holiday season:   Wild Fig & Cassis Cologne by Jo Malone. Inspired by breakfast in Tuscany - the moment of breaking open juicy figs, fresh from the tree - Wild Fig & Cassis is a delicious fragrance. The scent of sun-warmed figs and delicate cassis is entwined with notes of hyacinth and cedarwood, enveloping the wearer in the warmth of the Mediterranean.     Daily Yoga Jacket by Lululemon is a versat...

I know this sounds cliche but, when it comes to accessorizing, if I walk out of the house without a bracelet on, I feel naked. However, I tend to wear one big bracelet or a few bangles which – when I get to work – are too clunky and the clanking drives me crazy.   Inevitably, I end up taking them off for the whole day. But lately, I’ve become obsessed with the slinky stack, and I think it may solve my dilemma:   A mature take on those friendship bracelets we all used to wear in Junior High.   A small leather wrap is the anchor for the stack with dainty chains and bangles to add some personality to the assortment. For a little styling advice, I went to Stella and Dot, a San Francisco-based company that creates entrepreneurial opportunities for women who sell jewelry and accessories through in-home Trunk Shows and online. Here is the recipe for friendship that I found on the site  http://www.stelladot.com/ : ...