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If you read the magazine (and you should, you naughty girl) you know
we’ve got 76 of our favorite Chrismukkah gifts in the magazine this
month. Fortunately (since you weren’t too naughty) we saved a few more
(81 to be exact) exclusively for you.
Bath and Body Treats
Cocktail Specials
Unique Bags
Games
For Moms, Babies and Pets
Holiday Items
For the Home
Tech Tools and Toys
Fashion and Jewelry
Stocking Stuffers
Bath and Body Treats
 Dr Bronner’s & Sun Dog’s Magic’s
yummy organic patchouli lime lotion is so good you’ll be addicted
within a week. The company makes other things too — like a groovy balm
for tats — but the lotion is simply the best. $10, drbronnersundog.com
Ecco Bella Chocolate Face Mask is a little like the perfect Sunday morning — fresh, fun and relaxing (and tasty, too). If you’re an L Word
type of gal, pair it with EB’s FlowerColor Lipstick in Chocolate Kiss
(lip color and lip treatment combined in animal free packaging). $13
and up, eccobella.com
Kiss My Butter! Handcrafted shea lip butter in orange chocolate truffle or chai tea comes packaged in swank tin. $4.75 each, labseven.net
Pookamint Body Lotion, with its sweet and minty scent
reminiscent of Girl Scout thin mint cookies, is so light and tingly on
the skin you’ll want to eat it up. It’s just one of the great products
from this new eco-friendly company started by Gianine Rothschild in her
New York kitchen with two friends. $16, pookiestore.com
Guinot Tropic Tonic Energizing Shower Gel touts a mango
fragrance and supports this with a postage stamp size list of ingredients
that, in addition to mango, includes passion fruit, guava and hibiscus. The
fiery orange gel goes on clean and leaves the skin feeling hydrated but
not slimy, and it won over our office manager who is a hardcore bar soap
user (no prison jokes, please). $30, guinotusa.com
Sharps Barber Shop is making super grooming swag that’s aimed at
men but beloved by dykes. Get your handy gal a few of Sharps' edgy cool
products — Kid Glove Shave Gel, Happy Me Pit Guard, Happy Me All Over
Wash, and Mission Control Guck-in-a-Puck — and let her know grooming
works for the WNBA crowd too. $8 and up, sharpsusa.com
Lipstick lesbians have another gadget to make their girlfriends
jealous with DHC’s Lip Creation, a series of interchangeable lipsticks
you can snap in and out of a reusable case. With a friendly price point
(refill colors start at only $5), you can pop a hot new color in
whenever you want. The cases themselves are sleek, minimalist works of
art that make you feel like you live in the future. $5 and up, dhccare.com
Brown Bag It: Massage therapist Christine Trice does remarkable
things with Shea Butter. Soothe your skin with the deliciously scented,
paraben-free Lavender Orange Shea Butter by Brown Bag Botanicals. $24, brownbagbotanicals.com
Who knew that you could use olive oil to cleanse your face? The
good gals at DHC, who offer up a simple but handy Olive Essentials
Travel Set. Soap, moisturizer, cleansing oil and pure virgin oil all
help lock in skin’s moisture without making you feel like a salad. $75,
dhccare.com
Cocktail Specials
 Russell’s Reserve Kentucky
is a brilliant small batch bourbon that’ll make dad happy with its
smooth caramel and vanilla flavors and hint of white pepper and orange
peel. Aged 10 years, this is one straight bourbon that won’t break the
bank. $28, bevmo.com
Baja Bob’s Sugar-Free Lemon Drop Martini Mix, the original sugar
free, low carb, low calorie cocktail mix, is ready to help you party in
flavors like cranberry cosmo and key lime margarita. $5, bajabob.com
The Sofia Mini, the champagne in a can (er, carbonated white
wine), is from the power director behind Lost in Translation. A must at any
pomo holiday party plus a great stocking stuffer. 4 per box, $20, sofiamini.com
Momokawa’s Genshu Sake is perfect for that sophisticate friend
of yours. It’s a handcrafted cask-strength American sake masterpiece
that’s bottled straight from the cask. The delightful gift set comes
with three types of sake — Momokawa Diamond, Momokawa Pearl and
Moonstone Asian Pear. $15, momokawa.com
Bombay Sapphire Limited Edition Gift Set helps you get the most
out of these family-packed days with a 750 ml bottle of Bombay Sapphire
gin and a lovely cool blue martini glass. Skip the family dinner and
deck your own halls with this ultimate ready-to-indulge package. $20, bombaysapphire.com
Unique Bags
 I Am Not a Nugget chick messenger bag from Peta2 is a must for that vegetarian friend of yours, and it helps a good cause. $25, peta2.com
Handmade in Colorado, Jesse Walker’s hand knit cell phone cozies are, well, super cozy and the perfect ironic way for crafty girls to display our technology. $26, jessewalkerknitgoods.com
Minty Mshushio (designer Mindy Fischer) offers up free-form crochet accessories with personality like the money bunny coin purse and the money chicken coin purse. While you’re there, check out the fun jewelry and shawnimals. $12, nicelena.com
New Balance Gym Bag by Packworks is the perfect multifunctional
lightweight bag with shoe tunnel pocket, holes in which to stash your
yoga mat, detachable wallet and internal iPod organizer pockets. It
comes in baby blue for the softer side of butch. $35, newbalance.com
The Caring Case: Fight cancer with Crescent Moon’s pink
ribbon-inspired yoga/pilates mat carrier. Part of each purchase
benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. $130, crescentmoonyoga.com
Games
 Stay in and party with this I Love Lucy Forever Friends Bunco Party Game,
which comes complete with all you need (die, score sheets, etc.) to
join the fast-paced fun of the game that’s sweeping the nation. Comes
in a little black purse with Lucy and Ethel on the cover. $25, usaopoly.com
Hossa! Sprechen sie Deutsh? Even if not, German lesbian
gamemaker Andrea Meyer’s bewitching new pop culture game where you
actually name and sing songs may be up your alley. $20, bewitched-spiele.de
Fridgeplay’s magnetic games offer up fun and inventive ways to enjoy playing. Checkers, chess, hangman, backgammon, four-in-a row:
they’re all here in tiny magnetic travel games. A must for frequent
travelers and the young at heart. Even better: Magnetic poker, roulette
and checkers you can play on the fridge. Keep your partner guessing
every time you visit the kitchen. $7 and up, fridgeplay.com
Dyke Dolls just got more delicious with bite-sized babes called Baby Dykes
— 4-inch tall dykey dolls (skater babe Jessy, black b-baller Badness
and more) that are suitable for kids ages 3 and up (plus adults who
collect every dyke doll they can get their hands on). $10, dykedolls.com
Lady Luck is the cutest all-girl casino party in a bag.
One pink-and-black felt game board offers craps, blackjack and poker so
you can host your own casino night with the girls. Comes with cute,
punky cards and a travel case. $22, sevenheart.com
Grow Up To Be Gay, a cute magnet set for boys, offers up great
career choices (Waiter! Fashion designer! Hairdresser!) and fun little
supporting magnets perfect for the gay man in your life. $11, blueq.com
For Moms, Babies and Pets
Let the Jewish tot in your life express herself with the adorable Ate My Dreidel onesie. In sizes 0-to-6 months or 6-to-12 months. $24, chosencoture.com
From Buddy Biscuits ("molasses madness" has said effect on my furry kids) to bake-at-home treats to a great 3-pack of Buddy Wash, Cloud Star Gift Sets offer it all, and your dogs will love it. $8 and up, cloudstar.com
Think you’re the only one under stress? Think again. The Santa Paws Holiday Spa Collection
will soothe even the most stressful pooch. Our fave? Comfy Dog’s
oatmeal, calendula and frankincense infused itching teatment. $17 per set, happytailsspa.com
How to Meditate With Your Dog comes with a bonus CD that
walks you through the non-dogmatic (Get it?) approaches to meditating
with your pooch. C’mon, you know you want to. $17, dogmeditation.com
Matching outfits circa 1960 are all the rage again, and if you go with knitwear designer Barbara Pertchik’s clothes at Oliver’s Duds,
you can get a fashion poncho-sweater set that’ll fit you, your kids and
the puppy. It’s a codependent knit-lover's paradise — and comfy to boot.
$65 and up, oliversduds.com
TB Maternity offers up a must for any quirky gayby boomer: a maternity tee emblazoned with the phrase “Good in Bed” is sure to make your girlfriend chuckle. $48, tbmaternity.com
Popular Mechanics for Kids will thrill your little ones with 24 award-winning episodes on six DVDs from Slither & Slime and Other Yucky Things
to Rip-Roaring Rollercoasters. That’s 9 hours plus of entertainment
time so you and your honey can get some alonetime under the mistletoe.
$50, popularmechanics.com
If your furry thing wouldn’t be caught dead in a nylon collar and would
rather attend a ball than fetch one, Oscar Newman is the go-to for
canine couture. Our faves? The leather coat with beaded leopard trim or
the beaded organza coat in rainbow colors (she’ll be the best dressed at pride). $65 and up, oscarnewman.com
Holiday Items
 Broadway’s Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure 2005
brings together the Broadway community for a 2-CD set with 27 unique
versions of holiday songs. Proceeds from this CD benefit Broadway
Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. $20, broadwaycares.org
Bearie, the limited edition Christopher Radko ornament designed
for HRC (all purchases support the HRC) is a gay Christmas tree must.
$20, hrc.org
For the Home
 Get Waxy with Nomine Candle’s
aromatherapy pillars adorned with vintage black and white images of
women like the couple on Pia or the aviation wonder on Anita. $35 and
up, nominesoycandles.com
Rosanna’s Playing House series is a grown-up version of childhood play with candy-colored ceramic cupcake cups
and an aluminum pan-inspired pie dish, which all come wrapped in amazing
little pink cardboard boxes. Bring ’50s chic with ’05’s bling. $15–20, rosannainc.com
Big Dot Magnetic Bulletin Board: From the chick-powered Three By
Three Seattle comes this funky board with amazingly powerful magnets
that is perfect for organizing photos and more. No wonder Sigouney Weaver is a
fan of this two-girl operation; everything they offer is a office must.
$11 and up, threebythree.com
Groovy Bottle Cap Coasters feature antique bottle caps from early to mid 1900s reminiscent of old tin advertising signs. Set of 15 coasters, $10, chroniclebooks.com
Robot Candy’s Retro Games Coasters playfully offer up screen
shots of our favorite retro arcade games: Q*bert, Pac-Man, Mz Pac-Man
and Space Invaders. Made with highly durable polyresin coating and a
non-slip foam backing and glitter applied with gay abandon, these will
spice up any room. $12, culturejunkie.com
Lorena Barrezueta sparked the whole takeout-inspired dishware
craze with her aluminum forms translated in to porcelain to make subtle
commentary on disposable culture. This Gourmet Take Out Tray is proof positive of why the trend took off. Prices vary, lorenabarrezueta.com
Pop air fresheners are fun (not to mention cheap) gifts, and BlueQ has the cutest new ones around, including “Boys are Smelly” and the retro “Being an Asshole is All Part of My Manly Essence.” $3, blueq.com
Tech Tools and Toys
 While the world goes gaga for digital, some of us still clamor for the vinyl. For those who do, snag the Pink
Record Player, a compact turntable with built in speakers that’ll play
those old Thomspon Twins albums and let you record LPs to a digital CD
recorder. Pink dust cover, takes six batteries. $149, pbteen.com
Suicide Girls Skateboard lets you grind away in style. This SG deck
designed by Foundation/Tum Yeto is way cooler than what you had as a
kid. $75, suicidegirls.com
JBL Cinema Vision, the complete audio and video home entertainment system, will make watching It’s a Wonderful Life
for the bazillionth time actually enjoyable. It comes complete with a
50-inch high definition plasma monitor, audio/visual system controller
and a five-DVD changer. Stunning and drool worthy and definitely not
for the starving artists among us. $15,000, jbl.com
Got a girl who’s obsessed with her iPod? Here’s the perfect gift: JBL On Stage Desktop Speaker System,
a 12-watt desktop docking station that offers synching, speakers and
charging for your iPod. It comes with cables to connect other digital
players, laptops and more. $160, jbl.com
Dead Batteries are funky, strong brand new batteries adorned
with cool, pomo artwork that’ll please your inner teenager when you pop
them in any tech toy. $1 and up, deadbatteries.com
Uma Thurman’s “The Bride” doll from Kill Bill is a collector must, and for those of us not into toys it may be our only chance to squeeze Uma. $40, dolltv.com
This Japanese Talking Watch by Japan's Marchand
de Legumes is a poppy, punky way to learn Japanese and impress the girls at the bar by knowing more than just konichiwa. Comes in blue, pink, green, grey and clear. $20, fredflare.com
The tiny but powerful Bil-lite
is made for backpackers and campers, but it’s handy for anyone who needs
a hands-free light source, like early morning joggers or cleaning-the-attic-instead-of-dating-on-a-Friday-night chicks. Attaches
to a hat bill or your eyeglasses, and it can rotate up to a full 360
degrees. $29, q-lighting.com
The super fun iGuy iPod case
is a rubberized iPod case with bendable arms (think Gumby for
technology) that’ll not only give your iPod a home but can also hold
your keys or do stupid tricks for you when you’re bored. $40, fredflare.com
The VIOlight Toothbrush Sanitizer
kills germs and looks like it belongs on the set of Logan’s Run. What’s
not to love about this antibacterial techno gadget? $50, violight.com
If games, DVDs and CDs are the love of your life, why not protect them with a Vaultz Locking Media Binder?
These tech trendy (think Matrix), sturdy cases are designed to withstand
up to 300 pounds of pressure and can hold up to 200 disks. $40, vaultz.net
MP3 AirLink offers a wireless audio transmitter and receiver
that’s the perfect solution for our small apartment dwellers because it
wirelessly transmits audio from your iPod, MP3 player or computer to
your home stereo system for better quality sound. $92, startech.com
You want an iPod but you hate having to download all that music?
Riptopia will do the grunt work for you. Buy a 4GB iPod from them, and
the gadget will come preloaded with 50 of your favorite CDs ready to
play right out of the box. $249, riptopia.com
If there’s one must-have girlie gadget out there, it’s surely the Gucci-esque Dr. Bott Groove Bag Plus
— a groovy white purse specially designed for your iPod with fully
functional built in speakers. Slip your iPod in the custom fit pocket,
plug in the amplified speakers and hit Play. The ultimate in style
meets technology, the Groove Bag has a side zipper that allows access
to the docking cable for charging the iPod and an internal pocket built
specially for the AC adapter and cable. Groovy, baby. $200, drbott.com
Fashion and Jewelry
 This sweat-shop free I Heart Tofu Tank (ribbed for her pleasure) is perfect for that vegetarian friend. $16.95, alternativeoutfitters.com
Smoy’s Brooklyn Photocuff is another stocking stuffer must: a totally fun, laser-cut vinyl cuff you customize with photos, clippings or artwork. $25, smoy.net
Liv’n Out Loud, the new lesbian line of casual tees and caps,
has some limited edition tees worth checking out (our fave: “Forget
love … I’d rather fall in chocolate”) and a whole line of Liv’n Out
Loud hoodie sweatshirts in colors named for food (like butterscotch and
chocolate — yum). $22 and up, livnoutloud.com
Jackie Horrick’s Alternative Outfitters has the cool threads and shoes
for vegans, including some of our faves. For perfectly preppy vegan
shoes, try the BC Footwear Mania Green Argyle Corduroy Slip On, $30, alternativeoutfitters.com
Catherine Angiel’s edgy but sophisticated Dangerous Collection
features tattoo-inspired jewelry with black and white diamonds set in
white gold. Angiel was a drummer in several ‘80s and ‘90s bands so when
we say her jewelry rocks, we mean it. When it comes to your wife, why
settle for pearls when you can give her a sexy dragon necklace with
tribal flair that’ll that reflects her inner fire? Prices vary, catherineangiel.com
Give this Just My Type Tee to your lesbian writer friends or use it to announce that secret crush you have on Michelle Tea. $20, collectorspress.com
Surabhi Ghosh’s original hand-dyed tees are perfect works of art unto themselves. $30, imperfectarticles.com
My Precious Studio proves that naughty girls get the best presents. Designer Tere Hernandez-Bonet’s uniquely beautiful jewelry is all drool-worthy, including her gear hoops earrings and all of her chunky silver rings. $40 and up, mypreciousstudios.com
Sure, you know him as the quasi-het metrosexual host of American Idol, but L.A. dykes call him the designer du jour, at least when it comes to the funky relaxed graphic tees of Ryan Seacrest’s R Line. Men’s sizes that fit women, women’s styles that aren’t hoochie, it all adds up to wearable unisex fun. Prices vary; available at Fred Segal, Marshall Field’s and Bloomingdales.
Stocking Stuffers
 Sometimes the best gifts are the DIY kind, and since those are usually aimed at 8-year-olds, the do-it-yourself Sushi Candle Kit
is a miraculous find. The kit, perfect for Ready Made-type dykes, includes precut beeswax, wicks and
instructions to make nine candles that look like little sushi. $20, stickywicketcrafts.com
Victoria’s Rejects may make your younger siblings cringe,
but give it to that middle-aged mom in your life and she’ll understand
it perfectly. The satirical “catalog” offers up faux products for the
45 plus crowd, like Ovulation Farewell Kit and The Joy of Middle-Aged
Sex. $12, baboompress.com
Yoshitomo Nara’s 2006 Calendar boasts mischievous children and a singular Japanese style. $13, chroniclebooks.com
Dots & Jots, Denyse Schmidt’s faux fabric cards, are perfect for quick thank you notes post-Holiday madness. $13, chroniclebooks.com
Why buy Hello Kitty when you can get the Ouchy Love Hurts blank journal from Oopsy Daisy? $10, chroniclebooks.com
Finally, one tiny pocket book, The Itty Bitty Guide to Tippings, that resolves all of your nagging but important “Do I have to tip this guy?” questions once and for all. $7, chroniclebooks.com
5,000 Reasons to Smile for Chicks makes for a cute office
gift or a stocking stuffer for your pessimistic sister. It includes
such beauties as the tax benefits of buying your own home and the way your
shoulder blades look in a racer back tank. $12, santamonicapress.com
The Bad Girl’s 2006 Calendar
offers up chick power factoids like when the first medical school for
women opened and birth dates of notables like Barbara Jordan. $15, badgirlswirl.com
Private Pink Lesbian Calendar, the sexy graphic calendar designed by two Aussie dykes, will be a backdrop on The L Word next year. $16.95, privatepink.com
Every thing from One Good Bumblebee is a bookish, retro delight, none more quirky than this cute Owl Keychain which features vintage fabric inside an acrylic keychain. $7, onegoodbumblebee.com
Retro Fiesta: A Gringo’s guide to Mexican Party Planning
recaptures that sense of novelty that inspired white America to plan
burrito buffets long before Taco Bell was on every corner. Plan your
Ano Nuevo or Dia de los Santos Reyes with Cream of Avocado Soup, Tamale
Pie and Fried Papayas. $17, collectorspress.com
Redneck Haiku: Double Wide Edition offers up more of
this cult classic — Japanese haiku that looks at everything from Nascar
racing to shotguns and the lottery. Perfect for that clueless brother
in law. $12, santamonicapress.com
The Potluck Cookbook offers up your
let’s-all-bring-a-dish dyke friends some old fashion ideas like
Virginia Spoon Burgers and Sally’s Corned Beef Hash. Vegans beware.
$17, collectorspress.com
Bad Girls: Film Fatales, Sirens, and Molls offers up the vixens of the silver screen in a gorgeous coffee table book ideal for any Sapphic screener. $17, collectorspress.com
Amazon Girls Handbook:
Skip the Scouts and let the Amazon Girls help you make a badge that
fits. Even better, buy this for one of the many women in active Amazon
Girl tribes in the Midwest like Trail Babes in Indianapolis or Extra
Lemons in Chicago. $14, wickerparkpress.com
The Arrested Development Season 2
DVD collection brings back that wildly eccentric family of former
socialites including the eminently watchable Portia Di Rossi as
Lindsay. The three DVD collection includes all 18 episodes from season
two plus audio commentary, deleted scenes, outtakes and more. $40, foxtvdvd.com
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