BlackBook's Holiday Gift Guide presents two gift picks per day through December 19. One comes from our very own YOOX.com store; the other from the world at large. Suggestions? Let us know.

Vipp of Denmark’s one-gallon wastebaskets ($249) are handmade, using the same steel found in Porsches. Conventional gift? No, but it’s certainly a very posh gadget to discard evidence of any dirty habits.

BlackBook's Holiday Gift Guide presents two gift picks per day through December 19. One comes from our very own YOOX.com store; the other from the world at large. Suggestions? Let us know.

iPhone addicts always looking for a nearby spot to charge their cell can breathe a sigh of relief with Mophie ($100). The lightweight power pack is designed to more than double an iPhone’s battery life.

BlackBook's Holiday Gift Guide presents two gift picks per day through December 19. One comes from our very own YOOX.com store; the other from the world at large. Suggestions? Let us know.

Not only do Pangea’s eco-friendly Holiday Gift Sets ($30 and up) come with assorted bath goodies, but you can soak the molded fiber box packaging in water, plant it in soil, and voila -- a spruce tree will begin to germinate in a mere two weeks. It’s like a two-for-one deal if you’re into itty bitty Christmas trees.

BlackBook's Holiday Gift Guide presents two gift picks per day through December 19. One comes from our very own YOOX.com store; the other from the world at large. Suggestions? Let us know.

Whether chemically addicted, chronically parched, or the victim of an unfortunate perm, Bumble & Bumble’s Gentle Holiday Gift Box ($50) has got the essentials and more (a bandwheel of limited edition hair-elastics by artist Piet Houtenbos) for hair one can actually be thankful for.

BlackBook's Holiday Gift Guide presents two gift picks per day through December 19. One comes from our very own YOOX.com store; the other from the world at large. Suggestions? Let us know.

Devotees of the $11,000 Clover and the $20,000 Siphon Bar can now indulge in coffee gadgetry when on the move via the Handpresso portable espresso maker ($155).

BlackBook's Holiday Gift Guide presents two gift picks per day through December 19. One comes from our very own YOOX.com store; the other from the world at large. Suggestions? Let us know.

Forget those “I’m a PC commercials.” With its sleek exterior and ultra-thin 13-inch LED-backlit display -- if only for superficial reasons -- nothing beats the new 13-inch MacBook ($1,299 and up).

BlackBook's Holiday Gift Guide presents two gift picks per day through December 19. One comes from our very own YOOX.com store; the other from the world at large. Suggestions? Let us know.

Curmudgeons may call ‘em creepy -- but for anyone on your list who's into cutsey stuff, it’s hard to beat the Harajuku Lovers Solid Fragrance Coffret ($60). Long lashes, bows, headbands ... the girls even have heart-shaped lips!

BlackBook's Holiday Gift Guide will present two gift picks per day from now until December 19. One comes from our very own YOOX.com store; the other from the world at large. Suggestions? Let us know.

If you can’t afford to give a fashionista this season's much-coveted 5-inch YSL Tribute Platforms (available at Saks Fifth Avenue), do a girl a real favor and give the gift of blister-free feet with Foot Petal’s Stiletto Survival Kit ($50).

BlackBook's Holiday Gift Guide will present two gift picks per day from now until December 19. One comes from our very own YOOX.com store; the other from the world at large. Suggestions? Let us know.

It’s been reported that between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Americans gain anywhere between one and seven pounds. Luckily, you can help a guy effortlessly tackle his excess flab by gifting him with Andrew Christian’s Anti-Muffin-Top Elastic Undies ($29). Butt-lifting and contouring technology also included. Think of it as a slimming control-top version of the "brum."

The secret to packing a lot into a little bag -- thus avoiding the perils of lost luggage and/or increased baggage fees -- is best summed up in one word: accessories. Pack some staples, like an LBD, a tank dress, dark jeans, a soft v-neck white T-shirt, and a cozy cardigan, and then accessorize. With the right selection of shoes, jewelry and bags, you can do a lot with surprisingly little.