“Unique” Gifts For That Special Someone

By Amy Bentley-Smith
my.style Editor

Every holiday shopper has one — the person who has everything. Sure you could get them a gift certificate so they can pick out their own gift, but come on, that’s a cop out. We’ve got the solution: the my.style Gimme Gimme Online Gift Guide (GGOGG for short) of items to prove there’s always something someone doesn’t have.

For the...Pacifist

This is for the youngest person on your list (or for that 30-something who wants to relive his/her rave days) — the ItsmyBinky™ personalized pacifiers. ItsmyBinky is best known for a $17,000 solid gold white diamond pacifier it made after the birth of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s baby. If you had $17,000 to throw around, you could buy that one. Or for slightly less money, you could have your baby’s name, or expressions like “Princess,” “Daddy’s Girl” or “Little Monster,” put on a pacifier for between $5 and $7. And for the holidays, they’re offering holiday greetings to suck on too. (www.itsmybinky.com)

For the... Imbiber

We don’t condone drinking and driving, which makes this a perfect gift to ensure no one gets behind the wheel who shouldn’t. It’s the AlcoHAWK Slim breathalyzer. Approved by the FDA and Department of Transportation, this cell phone-sized digital breath alcohol screener tests blood alcohol concentration from .00% to .40%. The key is to give this gift in such a way that doesn’t imply you think the person NEEDS it. Good luck with that. $79.95 MSRP (www.q3ats.com or www.breathalyzer.net)

For the...Legal Holiday Reveler

Last year’s GGOGG suggested the latest Christmas album from litigation attorney Lawrence Savell, “You Don’t Wanna Cross Santa.” Savell is back with a new holiday CD, “Merry Lexmas From the Lawtunes.” This 15-song CD ($37.99) includes such courtroom crowd pleasers as “I Got a Footnote in my Stocking,” “Hey Santa, I Appeal,” and “So If Your Client’s Name is Santa.” (www.lawtunes.com)

For the... Beast

Even fido deserves a gift this holiday season, and the online company Sexy Beast has just the thing — a collection of beauty products that will keep your pooch smelling and looking clean between groomings. Their cleanser/deodorizer ($26) is infused with chamomile oil and extracts of lavender and rosemary; their powder ($26) adds body to the coat and leaves behind a shimmer. It even is a natural insect repellent. The gloss ($28) made with sunflower, chamomile, lavender and rosemary oils mists the coat to give it a natural shine. Finally, the Signature Fragrance ($65) “defines the modern dog” with its “musky blend of bergamot, vanilla, patchouli, mandarin and nutmeg oils.” (www.sexybeaststyle.com)

For the... Stealth Drinker

Get a beer gut that flattens the more you drink. Introducing the Beerbelly, a front-wearing hydration pack that when worn under a T-shirt makes the wearer look like they’ve just got a gut. That way you can sneak your beverage of choice — the pack holds 80 oz. of liquid — into places that don’t allow it. (www.thebeerbelly.com, $34.95)

For the... John

It’s shaped like a fish tank, so why not make it one? That must have been what the AquaOne Technologies inventors were thinking when they came up with Fish N Flush, the first all-in-one aquarium and toilet. That’s right, a fully functioning toilet that also serves as a fish tank. The front half of the tank portion of the toilet is a 2.2-gallon acrylic aquarium tank. It surrounds (on three sides) the actual toilet tank, so the two waters don’t mix and the fish never get flushed. Ingenious. (www.fishnflush.com, $299, plastic aquarium plants included.)

For the...Fashionista

This is the gift the girls can get for themselves. Rather than spend hours in the mall trying on dress after dress and not finding one that fits just right, why not design your own? At DressbyDesign.com, someone can pick out a shape, style, length and color, et voila — a dress made just for her. (www.dressbydesign.com).