• Gift Guide,  New York,  San Diego,  WorldWide

    Trekking The World: A Family Board Game Perfect for Your Next Family Game Night

    November is officially here. That means the holidays are coming. We will have a lot of family time, cooking, chatting and playing games. I want to introduce you a game that helps you share your greatest memories and dreams of travel. Trekking the World – It can inspire your family and friends to explore the world with this remarkable and intelligent game, designed by passionate travelers and based on an award-winning game design.

    It’s the world travel game your friends and family will instantly love. 

    What’s in the box?

    1 Die-Cut World Map Board
    48 Oversized Destination Cards
    5 Unique Trekker Meeples
    48 Souvenir Cubes
    1 Custom Bag
    5 Suitcase Mats
    4 “Most Souvenir” Tiles
    12 Journey Cards
    75 Trek Cards
    10 Region Bonus Tokens
    5 Player Aid Cards
    1 Score Pad

    Trekking the World is –

    • GREAT GIFT IDEA. Makes a unique and meaningful gift for kids and adults.
    • EXPERIENCE NEW CULTURES. Travel the world from your kitchen table.
    • GOOD FOR ALL AGES. Whether you’re looking for family games, games for teens, or board games for 8-12, this game delivers.
    • GIANT WORLD MAP. Gorgeous art and design featuring destinations across every continent.
    • FROM SMALL, INDEPENDENT CREATORS. Brought to you by the family that made the award-winning game, Trekking the National Parks.

    Or you can celebrate the national parks at your next game night. Trekking the National Parks brings the fun and challenge of modern family board games to your table. The game was specially designed to be both entertaining and educational. Every park card features an interesting fact and gorgeous photograph that will inspire players to explore the protected natural wonders of America. Each game also begins with a unique setup that alters the play experience in surprising ways, allowing for endless replayability. Trekking the National Parks is the perfect gift to anyone who loves the outdoors and board games.

    All 60 (Gateway Arch being the newest as of 2018) national parks are featured on the map. 45 of the parks have cards and the rest are given a nod in the rule book.

    Trekking the National Parks is –

    • Best-Selling & Award-Winning National Parks Game: Winner Of The Mensa And Parent’s Choice Award. See the many 5-star reviews!
    • Created By National Parks Enthusiasts: This couple traveled to every single national park and then worked with their son to make the game.
    • Fun + Educational: It’s the perfect recipe for a family game night! Appeals to a wide range of people: outdoor lovers, board game players, and gift givers.
    • Share the Joy of the National Parks: Share your memories, and dream about where you’ll travel to next.
    • Simple, Interesting Rules: Easy to understand for older children, teens, families, grandparents, and everyone in between! Plus, there are still great strategy opportunities.

    About Underdog Games

    Underdog Games help busy families and friends enjoy quality time together through the joy of board games. Co-founders of Underdog Games, Hasan and Charlie, they partnered up three years ago because they saw an opportunity to share a love of the national parks through a board game.

  • Beauty,  Los Angeles,  New York,  WorldWide

    Spoil yourself to healthy, hydrated and satin-smooth skin with Truffoire!

    The weather has a huge effect on your skin. Make sure to change up your skincare routine when the weather changes to keep your skin healthy and glowing. Depending on where you live, the climate may vary at different points during the year. Remember to adjust your skincare routine accordingly. Some people may experience dryness during the cold winters and oily skin during the hot summers.

    Truffles conjure up images of a gourmet delicacy. Did you know they also have wonderful anti-aging benefits? It’s the powerhouse ingredient fora new brand that turns back the clock on aging skin. Introducing Truffoire, a luxury skincare brand helping people around the world feel better and look gorgeous. Users say it’s like plastic surgery in a bottle. Its anti-aging products stand out for their use of truffles. The research-backed formula shave proven results.

    Black Truffles & White Truffles

    Black truffles have their way of transforming the simplest of meals into lavish dining experiences. The Black Truffle Collection brings its magic to your skincare routine with four exciting products – the Black Truffle Deep Renewal Vitamin C Serum, Black Truffle Instant Repair Syringe, Black Truffle Vitamin C Cleanser and the Black Truffle Illuminating Facial & Eye Mask – to offer a sense of indulgence with every use.

    White truffles, equally famous for their magical taste in the culinary world, are the signature ingredient in the White Truffle Collection from Truffoire, replicating the opulence of these white beauties in your skincare regimen. The collection features unique products – the White Truffle Day Moisturizer, White Truffle Eye Cream, White Truffle Eye Serum, White Truffle Facial Peeling and the White Truffle Night Cream and White Truffle Cleansing Kit.

    Black Truffle Deep Renewal Vitamin C

    Use the Black Truffle Deep Renewal Vitamin C to pamper your skin. This exclusive serum is formulated with rich ingredients such as Black Truffle and derivatives of Vitamin C and Vitamin A to help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. This unique night serum will leave your skin feeling soft and refreshed with a luminous look.

    Vitamin C Facial Serum that instantly illuminates the complexion while reducing signs of tired-looking skin. Its unique formula is enriched with antioxidant-rich vitamin C and Retinyl Palmitate to target the appearance of dark spots, fine lines, and leaves the skin silky smooth. Infused with Black Truffle, this serum is effective in boosting the skin’s overall glow.

    Fool everyone into thinking you always get your beauty sleep with this lush night formula. It is formulated with a variety of hydrating ingredients that are blended together to help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

    • Evens and Brightens skin tone.
    • Reduces the appearance of dark spots, fine lines and wrinkles.
    • Gives your skin a plumper, smoother feel and appearance.

     

    This lightweight moisturizer is an ideal way to give your skin a thoroughly hydrated and moisturized look while pampering it with ingredients that help fend off the day’s stressors. This rich formula includes vitamins A and E, rejuvenates the way your skin looks and leaves it looking healthy and nourished for the day ahead.

    • Provides 24-hour moisturization.
    • Diminishes fine lines and promotes skin elasticity.
    • Protects skin from harmful environmental elements.
    • Relieves irritations and calms sensitive skin.
    • Soothes dry skin and provides complexion with an all-round glow.
    • Moisturizing the skin and smoothing out fine lines and wrinkles.
    • Keeps skin fresh, revitalized and radiant.
    • Protects the skin from UV damage.
    • Heals and soothes the skin, as well as promotes cell renewal.
    • Fights free radical formation in the skin, strengthens the skin’s natural barrier
    Truffoire’s revolutionary Perigold Truffle Duet offers a luxuriously powerful dose of unique treatments. The dual-capsule formula, ensures optimum potency when delivered to your skin, leaving it refreshed, radiant and renewed.

    About Truffoire:

    Truffoire is a luxury brand committed to provide the highest quality and most advanced anti-aging skincare products formulated with truffles. The brand mission is to create a beauty routine which results in radiant and youthful looking skin.

    At Truffoire, they strive to become leaders in innovative ingredients and luxurious formulations, helping women look and feel young.

    Truffles are known to delight your taste buds and now, offer an indulgent experience for your skin as well. Infused with beneficial vitamins and minerals, these fungi offer a wide range of hydrating components to help your skin enjoy a natural and radiant glow.

  • Beauty,  Gift Guide,  New York,  San Diego,  WorldWide

    Fragrance With Benefits – You Are Not Only Gifting Great Smelling Scents

    Fragrances make a fool-proof holiday gift that is enjoyed year-round. But when you give Fragrance With Benefits, you’re not only gifting great smelling scents. The brand’s two signature unisex fragrance lines, Égide and NoMo, offer added benefits too.

    Égide leaves you feeling warm during winter with notes of sandalwood, ylang-ylang, and frankincense that bring holiday bliss to an often stress-filled time of year with its calming benefits.

    EGIDE EAU DE PARFUM

    Introducing Egide Eau de Parfum: a calming fine fragrance from Fragrance with Benefits for all.

    Égide envelops you in warm, sensual notes of sandalwood, ylang ylang, frankincense, neroli, and cistus—essential oils prized since ancient times for their calming properties. The effect is hypnotic, uplifting, a balm for the senses.

    Like the mythological Égide shield carried by Zeus and Athena, Egide Eau de Parfum is your shield from stress.

    NoMo refreshes with scents of Florida orange, Sicilian lemon, and French lavender-all with the added benefit of repelling mosquitoes for those tropical trips taken during the peak travel season.

    NOMO BODY CREME+SHOWER GEL BUNDLE

    The fresh scents of Florida orange, Sicilian lemon and French lavender with the natural insect-repellent properties of peppermint, geranium and cedarwood.


    NoMo body crème is the ultra-hydrating lotion with the added benefit of NoMo’s fine fragrance insect repellent.

    The organic shea butter, hyaluronic acid and marine collagen promote supple, younger-looking skin. Cold-pressed oils and botanical extracts rejuvenate skin’s texture and calm irritation. For best hydration: apply right after showering with NoMo shower gel or any time your skin needs a moisture boost.

    NoMo shower gel is a gentle body wash with the added benefit of NoMo’s fine fragrance insect repellent.

    Mild cleansers, pure botanical extracts and essential oils nourish and prepare skin against insects. Nutrient-rich hemp oil offers the health benefits of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. A high concentration of aloe soothes and noticeably softens skin. Directions: Apply to wet skin, lather and rinse.

    NOMO EAU FRAICHE

    NoMo is a unique approach to fragrance, offering the luxury of an eau fraîche with the added benefit of an insect repellent.

    Charm only your own species with the fresh scents of Florida orange, Sicilian lemon, French lavender and insect-repelling peppermint, geranium and cedarwood.

    As a fine fragrance: spray NoMo as you would your favorite perfume.

    Against insects: spray generously on legs, feet and all exposed skin. Reapply every 2 hours to maintain protection. For best protection, layer with NoMo shower gel and NoMo body crème.

    About Fragrance With Benefits:

    Co-founder and perfume creator Olivia Jan wants to bottle happiness with every fragrance she creates. She’s passionate about nature, travel and unlocking the secrets of essential oils. So when mosquitoes wouldn’t leave her alone, she used her expertise to create an innovative fragrance that would keep them away.

    Olivia and her husband put NoMo to the test on getaways to the Hamptons, the Caribbean and tropical Asia. Soon they were bringing it with them everywhere. One lush weekend in Jamaica, Olivia met a friend of a friend named Corinne Gillespie. Corinne loved NoMo’s fragrance. Not easily impressed, she was amazed by how well it kept mosquitoes away.

    As a market research expert, Corinne knew a great product when she saw it. She and Olivia joined forces to create Fragrance with Benefits, a new approach to fine perfumery.

  • Eco,  Gift Guide,  Los Angeles,  New York,  San Diego,  Technology,  WorldWide

    Don’t Forget to Make Hydration A Priority as Weather Turns Dryer And Dryer

    Stay hydrated so you can keep up with your plans for the rest of the year! HidrateSpark invented the Smart Water Bottle to improve overall health and wellness through proper hydration.

    Sending hourly glow alerts to remind you when to drink, HidrateSpark’s Tap to Track technology allows you to track a full bottle and daily water intake with the free HidrateSpark App. Add a bit of color to your hydration by choosing one of the seven preset glow colors, which glow every hour for a 12-hour period to help you stay on track and build a lasting hydration habit.

    With the free HidrateSpark App, you will get a customized hydration goal based on a variety of different facts, can track your water intake, connect with friends, compete in challenges, earn trophies, and so much more. Easily integrate the HidrateSpark App with Apple Health & Apple Watch, Fitbit, and more fitness trackers to get the most out of your hydration tracking.

    HidrateSpark PRO

    HidrateSpark PRO, the world’s smartest water bottle ever created. Stainless steel vacuum insulated keeps drinks cold up to 24 hours. LED smart sensor “puck” glows to remind you when it’s time to drink and tracks your water intake by syncing via bluetooth to the HidrateSpark App. Choose from 2 size and lid options and make it your own with custom glow colors in the app.

    HidrateSpark PRO glows when it’s time to drink and connects via Bluetooth to track every sip to keep your daily goal updated as you go. Opt in for fun HidrateSpark App notifications to help you stay on track. Compete with friends in fun hydration challenges and earn trophies for your collection.

    The HidrateSpark PRO bottle glows throughout the day to remind you when you need to drink, so customize your glow color, pattern, and frequency within the HidrateSpark App. Choose between 6 present color combinations, or create your own color combination with GlowStudio function on the HidrateSpark App.

    Not sure if you left your bottle in the car or at the office? Use the Find My Bottle feature within the HidrateSpark App to easily locate your bottle at the last place that it synced.

    About HidrateSpark:

    Hidrate Inc. was started by a group of health conscious and dedicated individuals who were passionate about helping people shape healthier habits. The idea was brought to life at a Google Startup weekend in 2014 in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. In just 54 hours, the team built a water bottle that tracked water intake and synced to a mobile app on a smartphone.

    The team worked evenings and weekends for 7 months before being accepted into the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator Program powered by Techstars in March 2015. The program was a 3 month-long intensive on-site experience in Kansas City, MO in which 10 mobile-health companies selected from around the world received funding and mentorship to accelerate their businesses. Now the team works between Minneapolis and Chicago, where they are hard at work bringing the product to life, and staying hydrated.

  • Art,  Fashion,  Gift Guide,  Los Angeles,  Miami,  New York,  San Diego,  WorldWide

    People matter, and so do their stories – A Journey with Lazarus Artisan Goods

    It’s time to start back to school and whether its your first year or your last year of college, Lazarus Artisan Goods got the the swag and the bags that you can’t live without. Or, perhaps your sending your kiddos off to school and you want to celebrate with something special for yourself as well! 

    Lazarus Artisan Goods is on a mission, literally, to bring the best-crafted leather accessories to the marketplace while providing artisans in rural Haiti and Honduras with vocational opportunities to use their talented skills to live abundant lives now and in the future. Partnering with Mission Lazarus, the feel-good brand cherishes its relationship with local artisans and is passionate about their heirloom pieces that only get more beautiful as they age. With a wide range of offerings from genuine leather tech solutions, belts, wallets, and even leather-bound bibles, the gift-giving possibilities are endless, cultivated with dignity and purpose. Check out the people behind their product names by visiting their blog to meet the artisans. People matter and so do their stories. The brand has named many of its pieces after pillars in the communities they directly serve.

    It is all from a crazy idea 9 years ago – teach leatherworking. Make awesome leather goods. Pay awesome wages. And to measure a quadruple bottom line, People, Purpose, Planet & Profit. Amazing to now see 40+ employees cranking amazing products, providing for their families, and transforming their communities from the inside out! Lazarus Artisan Goods is cultivating dignity and purpose in individuals so that they can live better lives now and for eternity!

    It’s a long journey for these young men and future artisans. They’ve just begun a 3 year journey of Jr High studies combined with a trade, either leather working, carpentry, or metal working with Mission Lazarus in Honduras. Three years from now they’ll have finished 9th grade, have a marketable skill, and all of the leather workers who would like will have a job in Lazarus Artisan Goods production shop.

    Lazarus Artisan Goods Commitment – the purpose is to create secure employment with a fair, living wage, to improve communities and their people around the developing world through People, Planet, Purpose, and Profit. Lazarus Artisan Goods create great jobs for people because they are truly the most valuable natural resource on the planet.

    Lazarus Artisan Goods take care of the home. It is the God-given responsibility to steward the planet in the regions in which we live and work. Lazarus Artisan Goods are committed to business practices that mutually benefit both People and Planet by preserving the natural environment and improving its conditions for future generations. Lazarus Artisan Goods invite people to live better, now and for eternity. They care for people by building relationships and offering opportunities to further their development in all areas of life.

    Because Lazarus Artisan Goods profit is diversified (from more revenue to deeper relationships), they celebrate success even when they “break even.” Lazarus Artisan Goods objective is to create lasting value in the lives of our employees and artisans. Lazarus Artisan Goods are an intentional capitalist model that prioritizes Kingdom purposes that radically and sustainably transform lives.

    The growth at the Mission Lazarus vocational school in Haiti is inspiring- this is dedication, commitment, desire to improve your life and make way for a better future. No matter you are going to find a gift for your family, friend or for yourself, Lazarus Artisan Goods is the one should be on your list. Not only purchasing for a good reason, but also the handmade goods to last a lifetime.

     

  • Art,  Fashion,  Gift Guide,  Los Angeles,  San Diego,  WorldWide

    Maria Victoria Will Bring The Colors to Your Daily Life

    Pretty bags for happy girls! Maria Victoria offers stunning, handwoven recyclable plastic bags that come in a range of vibrant colors and designs. These exceptional bags are the ultimate fashion accessory and the number one holiday gift! These bags are the perfect picnic, yoga, gym, golf, tennis, beach, shopping, school or anything-you-need-it-to-be-Bag!

    Fill you day with all the color you need with beautiful Maria Victoria bags.

    The Tamayo Tall
    – a Maria Victoria classic, an elegant black design in handwoven recyclable plastic with vibrant vertical stripes define the Flamingo V2.
    A timeless fashion piece to be worn at any time.

    Rise and Shine!
    Get the Pop of Color you need this week with Orozco – Geranio.
    Also available in other sizes!

    The Balance Backpack
    – Is perfect for those who want a casual yet sophisticated and unique bag.
    It has a roomy interior and the remarkable Maria Victoria look.
    Back to chool or not,
    Maria Victoria backpack will be your best companion!

    Like a rainbow but brighter!
    This Dear Diego clutch in the Geranio pattern, is all you need to brighten up your outfit this weekend!

    Fall in love with Tamayo Mini collection.
    Perfect for the little girls or the big girls to carry just the necessities

    Maria Victoria Story

    Paulina and Carolina are a couple of friends, an architect and an industrial designer, and they’ve shared a profound passion for art and design since the moment they met. They are proud to be Mexican and they felt the need to show the world why Mexico’s art is considered to be one of the most interesting, as can be seen by admiring art-lovers worldwide. Every corner of Mexico is rich in traditional artistic handcrafts that go from wood and plastic to textiles and jewelry. Paulina and Carolina offer a unique selection of Mexican handcrafts, each individually made by hand by dedicated Mexican artisans. Their commitment is to show how artistic and beautiful our culture is.