The Femme Files

Gifts for the Girl who has EVERYTHING!

I think we are all unanimous in the fact that shopping for anyone now days is just too hard, especially when we really do have it all. Yes, maybe the million dollar mansion, luxury car and yearly overseas adventures aren’t a reality, but in all honesty, most of us, live a very blessed and privileged life. This makes Christmas shopping all that much more of a head ache as noted by the frequent discussions here about what to get whom this Christmas.

As a result, we here at Femme Files have taken upon us, the arduous task of road-testing a few simple and effective products that will brighten someone specials Christmas day. And yes, these were individually chosen by us, no endorsements here…

 - Straightening Iron Travel Fold from Victoria and Maude – save on the energy consumption and purchase something locally made. This gorgeous range of luxury travel accessories includes a Straightening Iron Travel Fold made in Sydney from beautiful leather. The Girls and I went gaga over this baby; and did I keep on getting compliments every time I whipped out this baby in the change room? You bet.

- In keeping with local made, we logged onto Young Republic’s homepage, a website dedicated to up and coming Australian designers. It is here that we stumbled across these gorgeous vintage Tampon cases, under the name Tampurse. No more mice scattering around your bag’s internals or worse yet, cascading across the office floor (yes, it has happened). Who would’ve thought tampons could be designer chic?

- In the search for truly nourishing food, I do believe this is a cookbook where I could quite gladly invest time in EVERY recipe rather than a select few. Lee Holmes’s debut cook book “Super Charged Food” is full to the brim of Gluten, Sugar and Dairy Free delights so you can cater even to the most delicate palate…including your own! Think Roast Pumpkin Chips, Quinoa Risotto and heavenly Butternut Biscuits to name but a few.

- If Miranda Kerr does it, so do we! Given her penchant for Rose Hip Oil, why not invest in a precious vile of the stuff for a friend?  This oil does wonders for the delicate skin around the eye and therefore perfect for the woman on the go, particularly because a little goes a long way.  If you are after quality we recommend Trilogy’s Rose Hip Oil Range.

- The whole DIY theme for Christmas is inspirational really, but frankly, I suck at trying to re-create the Nativity with a series of lovingly baked shortbread biscuits…and don’t get me started on my inability to create a handmade card. I was never one to cut in a straight line. That being said there are a few things that can be prepared lovingly without the need for a Master in Fine Arts. A beautiful box of Organic Produce, selected with careful detail by yours truly requires little talent (ergo shove it all in a box with a ribbon) and speaks volumes about the time you invested in thinking about a friend.

- Safe Self Tan? Get a beautiful tan without the nasty chemicals and once again go local with Eco Tan. Devised by two Australian sisters who had a cancer scare, the pair wanted a product that gave a flawless tan without the scary synthetics associated with other fake tans. Not only are they Australian Made and owned but Eco Tan is the first Certified Organic Fake Tan on the market. With Chocolate as one of its main ingredients, you will also smell sweetly divine!

 Anyone else have any fabulously original ideas? This weekend is Christmas shopping and we need answers!

Stop the spare tyre in its tracks

As we know, it is so easy for us to succumb to temptation. It’s part of being human and indeed at this time of year, consistent virtuous behaviour is just so damn hard!

Instead of beating yourself up about it, the crew at Hypoxi are going to offer you their best thoughts (yes, even we can’t always act in best practice) in damage control!