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Val Monroe's Gifts that Delight the Senses
"The perfect present makes you feel recognized and deeply loved."

(See all of the 2011 Favorite Things chosen by Gayle King, Suze Orman, Dr. Oz and more!)
By Val Monroe
November 02, 2011
This impossibly moist confection is delicious, any way you slice it.
$15 | breadwinnerbreads.com
One dozen hard-milled egg-shaped soaps in six transporting scents, including verbena and grapefruit, will give a lucky friend something to crow about.
$44 per dozen | LaLavandeGifts.com
Katie Couric codesigned these reading glassesno prescription necessarywhich benefit Scholarship America, an organization that helps deserving kids attend college.
$75 | eyebobs.com
Bathe the man in your life in luxury with a fragrant shower gel from Frederic Malle.
$75 | fredericmalle.com
Give generously: a palette of 100 eyeshadows in almost every color imaginable. No one else has to know they're only ten cents each!
$10 | eyeslipsface.com
"Who wouldn't want her closet to smell like a Provençal meadow in early summer? This linen and silk hanger cover with a pocket of French lavender will do the trick." —Valerie Monroe
$36 (Also available with cedar) | elizabethw.com
"I love how these bubbles fill the air with just a hint of fragrance. They're a playful way to sweeten someone's holiday."

—Val Monroe
$20 | NeimanMarcus.com
This stainless steel carafe with a shot of color is one artful way to serve a favorite beverage.
$187 | ScandinavianDesignCenter.com
Exotic chocolates—chili powder, tahini—tempt even the most jaded candy lover.
$12 for box of five | debrand.com
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