GIVEN THE right list of
priorities, shopping for sty-
lish Christmas gifts can be
very satisfying.

Going beyond mere needs and
wants, gifts for beautifying and
enhancing image can develop a
whole new feminine conscious-
ness. Even the most mundane of
daily tasks involved in getting
dressed and regular beauty
tegimes can take on new meaning
with luxurious *‘tools.’*

Here are a few gift ideas for
holiday giving — and getting —
with an eye for beauty and style.

For lotions and potions from
around the globe, The Body Shop
has introduced some products just
in time for Christmas.

New endangered species soaps
fet her take a bath with a fico-
tice-scented mountain gorilla, a
Strawberry parrot, a melon okapi
or blueberry giant otter. Designed
tu help raise awareness of
vanishing creatures, the soaps
(831.75 each) are gift packaged
with animal-patterned wash
cloths.

For her hair, Brazi! Nut Condi-
tioner has nut oil harvested and
pressed by the Kayapo Indians of
the Amazon rainforest. The oil
softens, Strengthens and reduces
Static.

The Body Shop has made a
Partnership with the Kayapo,
employing their traditional skills
to aid the fight to save their
forest. The conditioner is $3.50.

Other new products at The

Stylish gifts

Gift ideas for holiday giving and getting have eye for style

Carol
Crenna

FASHION STATEMENTS

Body Shop include Ginger Sham-
poo, which smells like gingerbread
and uses the medicinal properties
of the root for its invigorating and
restorative powers.

Honey Stick is a lip balm
sweetened with beeswax and
honey collected in Tanzania and
Zambia for $2.95. Coconut Oil
Hair Shine is a product which
smells of the South Seas for
$7.95, and new woaden Twin Ball
Massage Rollers are made in India
for $11.95.

The store makes up gift baskets;
just ask at the counter.

Young individualists will appre-
ciate any of the techno-pop ac-
cessories by Storm of London,
which are priced very reasonably,

and are now available in several
Vancouver stores.

Designed in London, England,
Storm of London watches are
shown in many designs influenced
by the *tLondon industrial alter-
native underground. **

Minimalist and modish styles
are made with burnished or
polished metals, leather and black
tubber.

There are also vintage looks,
Dick Tracy clones and The
Avengers styles, all with Japa-
nese-made movements which
range from $55 to $85.

Storm of London bags and
wallets are made of heavy-duty
black rubber with lots of addi-
tional silver hardware.

New variations on the school
bag, briefcase, backpack, and
shoulder bag are introduced with
zippers and metal plating. Wallets
are $16 to $33, bags are $50 to
$150.

This company makes outra-
geous chrome and silver metal
lighters. Even if your gift receivers
don’t smoke, they'll use them as
conversation-piece candle-lighters.

A life-sized 1940s-styled
microphone, a model U-boat, a
six-inch woman's leg that’s styled
from the '30s, a Porche, a large
heart and a crescent moon are
priced from $60 to $70.

Storm of London accessories
are sold at Boys’ Co., The Block,
Karen and Jones and Vasanji in
Vancouver.

Roses are a popular theme in
fashion this winter, especially

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NEW ENDANGERED species soaps, matching animal-patterned washcloths and reusable Junch
boxes are availabfe from The Body Shop stores at Lonsdale Quay and Park Royal South.

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The caps are $55, bags are $58
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Comfortable boots are a prac-
tical gift for the coming winter
months, but they can still be fash-
ion-forward. Staying with a
Christmas theme, why not try a
pair of Angelic Soles by John
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and ‘‘none of the angelic forces

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The latex is tapped like syrup,
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The thick tread sole is said to
be as durable as those made from
synthetic materials and is now
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Embedded beside the angels,
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Cosmetics are always appreci-
ated by a woman with a polished
image, and Estee Lauder is offer-
ing some good-value gift sets.

A makeup kit which contains
four lipsticks, (wo mascaras, three
eyeshadow paleties, three nail lac-

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