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My Early Predictions for the TOP 10 2015 QVC Christmas Gifts!

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I shop early. Correction, I shop all the time, but for Christmas, I start scouting potential gift candidates in the Spring. I love buying gifts for people. I keep a list in my phone of what I’m buying for who, otherwise I lose track. So, in addition to 5 pairs of shoes I bought yesterday because well, I had to have them, I’m already buying for my posse. And although I have not nearly seen all the cool things QVC has planned for the next coming months for holiday, I already have my early favorites and predictions. Here we go, campers…

LUG bags - Carrie Underwood. Miranda Lambert. Tennis star, Andy Roddick’s wife. Chaz. Me. There’s a short list of the people who carry them, the list gets less impressive once you get to me but anyone who travels loves these bags for their crazy storage. The husband wife team who created LUG brand bags because they road tripped insane miles while they were dating to see each other, got LUG picked on the O List years back by Oprah herself. They were the bag of the Golden Globes this year, and likely again next. And stay tuned, there are hardly any available on the Q right now because they sell out every time they are on air but trust me, more are coming just in time for holiday gifting.

iRing for Cell Phones - anything cell phone is a much sought after gift for young and old alike, and this iRing rules! I use one, most people at QVC do. I have 2 STOCKING STUFFER ALL STARS on this list, and this is one of them. This thing has reusable adhesive that sticks to the back of your phone and allows you to hold it without using your hand to hold it. It turns your phone into a ring on your finger that also doubles as a kickstand so you can type on your phone without laying the phone flat. Plus you can hang it from your car vent and use the GPS on the phone without dangerously holding the phone while you drive. Score! Coolest Under $20 item and who doesn’t have a cell phone these days?!

Givenchy Black Lipstick - Did you know we sell Givenchy? Cool, right?!?! This couture brand out of Paris is far too expensive for the lot of us to buy or even gift, but this is the Givenchy you can afford and wow someone with by gifting. Black lipstick looks black but when it goes on it adjusts to your own skins Ph level and turns a shade of berry-mauve-plum-pink. It’s like a lip stain, and it’s beautiful. I gave it to my Mom, and last year I gave the Givenchy eye/face palette to my sister in law. It’s the gift of luxury that doesn’t cost a fortune. But beware, this too sells out every time it’s on air! And this is my second STOCKING STUFFER ALL STARS!

RFID wallets - This crime is fast growing and you don’t even know you have been victimized until your bank account has been bled dry because you still have your credit cards on you! I believe it happened to me many months ago because i still had my cards on me but boy was someone starting to light up my credit card accounts. Wallets that are designer and pretty but offer no protection are just flat out not cool. So now, Tignanello, LODIS, Travelon and others all make versions for men and women. My particular fav that we had on my Tuesday night show, The Find, is by a brand called, Always Be Secure, out of Europe. It’s a Saffiano leather clutch purse that is gorgeous, and fully protected. Get protected! (I just bought Joe an RFID wallet)

Julep Nail Polish - Nominated for a 2015 CCBA award this year and stay tuned because I think, I hope, QVC will be bringing in a killer gift set I recently saw, of amazing colors from this brand I swear by and adore. And their Polymer top coat is my absolute #1 favorite thing they make, it turns your nails into glass, they look like gels, and they are dry in minutes! I use this stuff all the time before i go on air with freshly painted nails. (Bad habit I know)

H by Halston .. anything! - For the fashion junkie on your list, H by Halston has landed at QVC and it is blazing a couture trail! The tie cord belt is my favorite (sadly sold out in a lot of colors and sizes) the faux suede ponte leggings I own in two colors, the ponte dress with leather wrap waist I’m about to order now, the suede boots I ordered in our debut show where nearly everything sold out. The brand is beautiful, stunning, fresh, even how H by Halston does sneakers, is just plain cool. So if you know her size for holiday, I highly recommend getting her something.

MySaintMyHero - Made by hand in a small, holy town in Bosnia where for 3 decades children and adults have claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary, these bracelets sell out all the time, and this jewelry is said to be blessed. During the 2015 visit by Pope Francis to Philly, MSMH was picked to make a commemorative medal, and over the summer of 2015, MySaintMyHero met the Pope in Rome, and had their jewelry blessed by the holy father. The pieces are so popular they sell out and our assortment on qvc.com is low right now but stay tuned. I wear my swarovski pearl bracelet everyday and it has sold out on three of my shows so i know many of you have it and love it.

Ed OnAir by Ellen Degeneres Candles - I love them. I gift them. They smell amazing. They cost virtually nothing compared to pricey candles. The boxes they arrive in are beautiful. They are all over my home. The end.

GILI Obi belt - It’s something crazy like 12ft of pure leather. It wraps around you kimono style so it’s like a custom fit belt that looks good over everything. Blazers, dresses, cardigans. Let’s just say I own three and have been stopped from ordering more because close friends feel I have an unhealthy addiction and am beginning to OBI belt everything…which I admit I am. They sell out on PM Style all the time, a clear sign this thing is nutty awesome.

And for the kids/grandkids…Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty - I’m so getting this stuff for my niece and nephew. Fabulous!

Finally some honorable mentions for things I love but couldn’t fit into this list (well I could, but then it would have been a TOP 17 and that doesn’t have nearly the ring of TOP 10:

Fluffie throws

CAJ drying brush

Skechers GOWalk Suede boot

Vionic slippers