La Bella Vita Radio Show – Dawn Catherine’s – Top 10 Gift Idea’s ( Most are Italian Made) for Christmas or Anytime!

On the December 14, 2011 show I gave my Top 10  Gift Ideas for Christmas or anytime! You can listen to the podcast of the show here ! http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/la-bella-vita/id443165445  The gift picks were divided in 3 categories – Beauty, Food, Jewelry and almost each and every item is made in Italy !

My favorite Beauty Gift Picks!

Liquid Palisade – Perfect for the woman who wants the perfect manicure and also achieve amazing nail art ! Liquid palisade allows you to polish your nails to perfection without the mess on your cuticles. Simply apply liquid palisade on your cuticles – polish- peel of the liquid palisade and presto you have a pefect manicure! www.liquidpalisade.com

Vanity Pillow – Prevents sleep wrinkles by supporting your head while you sleep and eliminating facial compression. Made with 100% organic cotton. www.plumdesignnyc.com

Bella Vino – Vino Therapy skin care – infused with the by-products of the wine making process. Provides age-defying treatment for your skin. www.labellavitacosmetico.com

Create a travel book with your photos at www.mixbook.com or http://www.shutterfly.com  – www.mixbook.com allows you to create your very own coffee table sized photobook! I can’t wait to start mine today!

Adopt – A – Vine in Italy – For that hard to find gift person give the gift of virtual winemaking with Adopt-A-Vine in Italy you will get a certificate of adoption, 24k Gold grape leaf commemorative ornament, pics and updates on your vine and culminates with three bottles of wine! www.labellavitacosmetico.com

Speak Language Center – Give the gift of speech with Speak Language Center’s full immersion language & cultural course in Todi or Verona Italy. www.speaklanguagecenter.com

Cookbook – The Basic Art of Italian Cooking – Da Vinci style old world recipes at www.marialiberati.com

Divina Cucina – Judy Francini is a cookbook author and offers cooking courses in Florence Italy. Judy has been featured by National Geographic as one of Italy’s tops Cooking Schools! Give the gift of authentic Italian cooking with www.divinacucina.com

Italian Gift Baskets – www.dibruno.com offers a great assortment of Italian baskets of gourmet food! Cheese, wine and pasta etc.!

Panerai watches famous for its Luminor series of Luxury watches founded in Florence, Italy  www.panerai.com

Damiani Jewelers  www.damiani.com Exquisite jewelry with expert craftmanship! Love the white gold diamond and sapphire ring!

Bulgari – www.bulgari.com Quintessential itlalian design – my favorite is the 18 K gold Zero 1 ring with pave diamonds!

Those are the picks! Hope that you love them and send someone you love the gift of Italian Luxury! Oh and don’t forget to send me a present too! xoxox