As promised, here is your chance to get a bottle of the Montblanc Bespoke Ink Edition SANDRA BERRY, the first personalized ink Montblanc has ever created, limited to 100 pieces in the lovely shade of a pinkish berry hue and only available here on Sandra’s Closet.
Send me an e-mail with your postal address and the header “Sandra Berry” to and like Sandra’s Closet on Facebook. All entries must be received until January 15, 2013. No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win this contest. By entering this contest, entrants accept and agree to be bound by these official rules.
This Christmas, Cartiertakes us on a Winter Tale. Two panther cubs play hide and seek in a snow-laden forest of fir trees. These mischievous cubs lead us on an enchanting adventure. Follow their journey (see video at the end of this post), filled with discoveries and precious gifts… wouldn’t it be lovely to have one of those beautiful jewelry pieces under the Christmas tree?!
Work on your seductive, feline side and nobody could reject your wish list… I mean, who on earth could resist those eyes?
Even though Christmas itself is only a moment between 24 Dec and 25 Dec, for most of us Christmas decorations take a lot of time. Every year I try to set up a different Holiday theme and go beyond the traditional green-red-gold style. Personally speaking, my husband cannot understand why we need so many ornaments in different colors but I truly love the fact that my Christmas tree never looks the same.
I have been collecting Christmas ornaments since many years. Whenever I am travelling, I am taking one home. My tree is therefore full of memories and each ornament has its own little story. This little cutie was a present from my friend Mel recently.
How adorable are those mini lipstick hangers, Chanel-like bags and shoes, who wouldn’t like to have a Birkin dangling on the tree?!
Those must-haves are available in Switzerland at Globus. The Swiss department store is celebrating Noël à la française (French Christmas) and offers a selection of the most fashionable Christmas ornaments ever!
Doesn’t this look like a good christmas present for your girlfriends? Not only is nail polish a fun present to give, but also, it’s every season’s must-have accessory. Fill a santa bag with some vibrant hues from Maybelline‘s new colorful nail polish collection “Colorama” and add some fun nail stickers plus an express remover that takes off the varnish with one dip (I love those). I am sure that your friends will adore your idea. All products are in stores now.
Colorama Nail Polish (available in 19 shades): CHF 7.90 each Colorama Fashion Prints Nail Sticker (available in 2 versions, Zebra Night and Metal Heavy): CHF 10.90 each (18 stickers included in each set) Express Remover: CHF 14.90 (75ml)
An Alexander McQueen dress or an Yves Saint Laurent tuxedo – Louboutin shoes or the Birkin bag – which started the most trends?
How about their red carpet wow-factor? Or their day-to-day practicality?
These playing cards, FASHION FACE OFF – A TRUMP CARD GAME, allow fashion lovers of all ages to play iconic clothes, shoes, and accessories off against each other to discover who is the most on trend. Just don’t play against me, haha…
To shop, click here. ISBN 978-1-85669-902-0, available for £8.95.
Day 10 of our Advent calendar is dedicated to some fabulous chocolate treats for the whole family. Just click on the highlighted text to be transferred directly to the shop.
A fun chocolate treat for a shoe-a-holic, this gift set from Charbonnel et Walker, one of Britain’s earliest chocolatiers, features a pair of high heels made from mouth-watering solid milk or dark chocolate. Presented in a special Charbonnel et Walker handbag-shaped gift box.
Would your Hansel and Gretel like to make their own fairytale house? Well this time it will be made of chocolate. Choconchoc’s Make A Chocolate House Kit contains everything your little ones will need for cement-mixing, brick-making, plan-drawing and building. But how long will the house stay standing?
For the festive period, Maison Cailler has brought together two exclusive creations to make one perfect gift, a limited edition chocolate to crown the house’s long and successful collaboration with the Ecuadorian cocoa farmers. The “Edition Limitée” ChocOrigine Grand Cru 2012 for year end celebrations combines one coffret of “croquants” and one gourmet coffret of “ganaches”.
A very special treat for the chocolate connoisseur.
Crystals, the new sparkling bangles collection by Sal y Limon, is just perfect for Christmas. Those handmade fun jewelry pieces will make you shine like a star or be the perfect surprise for a beloved friend. Available in many colours for CHF 54.- each, in Switzerland at Globus, Companys, Feldpausch, Schild and Loeb.
One lucky reader has the chance to win a set of three bangles (orange, pink, fuchsia). Send me an e-mail with your address and the header “Christmas Bangles” to .
All entries must be received until December 16st, 2012. No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win this contest. By entering this contest, entrants accept and agree to be bound by these official rules.
Thanks to my friend Catherine who surprised me with those to-die-for sugar shapes, I have discovered Belle de Sucre, a brand that is almost too good to eat. Every little piece is handmade in the headquarter in Cornou, just South of Paris. Claire Vincent, the founder, came up with the idea to use different colours, shapes and flavours, all made from organic ingredients including fruit pulp and cocoa beans, making them a guilt-free pleasure as well as a work of art.
Adorably packaged and poetically designed, the collection, including must-haves like little handbags, flowers, hearts and lips, is already flying off the shelves! The perfect little surprise for a beloved friend or to decorate your Christmas table.
In Switzerland, Belle de Sucre products are exclusively available at Globus.
“The best gift of all comes from the heart. It’s a song that you share or a smile that you start, it’s the love that you give… .” This is my daughter’s favourite Christmas song and I love the message. When it comes from the heart, every action becomes more beautiful.
You don’t need to spend a lot of money, it is more the time you invest to make somebody else happy. My friend Tine recently surprised me with this handmade cookie jar filled with glittering biscuits. Isn’t it the perfect gift for someone you love? All you need is some hot glue, cute ribbons, one or two flat Christmas ornaments and of course a canning jar. The decoration only depends on your individual tastes, have fun!
Speaking of love, today is my Dad’s 70th birthday! Happy Happy Birthday to the best father I could have wished for. I am blessed to you have you in my life.
Louis Vuitton is always good for beautiful Christmas gift inspirations. The French house’s holiday brochure is full of perfect surprises for the festive season. The bags are guaranteed winners, and the accessories are everything a LV fan could want. Dear Santa, below is my wish list…
LoL, Sandra
Tote MM Majestueux bordeaux, in Monogram, leather, lizard and ostrich
Photos: © Etienne Schwank and © Sandra Bauknecht
