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	<title>Wife Gift Ideas - How to Pick Perfect Presents &#187; luxfactor</title>
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		<title>Beautiful Gifts from Cath Kidston</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The full Spring 2010 collection is now live at Cath Kidston! With Valentine&#8217;s Day just around the corner, there are some beautiful wife gift ideas for you to choose from. Click any link to go to the Cath Kidston site- home of one of Britain&#8217;s leading and most loved designers.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The full Spring 2010 collection is now live at Cath Kidston!<br />
With <strong>Valentine&#8217;s Day</strong> just around the corner, there are some<strong> beautiful wife gift ideas</strong> for you to choose from.<br />
Click any link to go to the <a href="http://wifegiftideas.co.uk/CathKidston1">Cath Kidston site</a>- home of one of Britain&#8217;s leading and most loved designers.</p>
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		<title>Chocolates to Share &#124; Green and Blacks Organic Chocolate UK</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>genie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wife Gift Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chocolate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The joy of chocaholism can be a guilty pleasure, so why not make the pleasure of chocolate even better and get her a gift that you can share! Green &#38; Black’s chocolate sharing hamper is a perfect way of saying Happy Christmas. A luxurious selection of Green &#38; Black’s intense chocolate products ranging from The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The joy of chocaholism can be a <strong>guilty pleasure</strong>, so why not make the pleasure of chocolate even better and get her a gift that you can share!</p>
<p><a href="http://wifegiftideas.co.uk/GreenBlacks-Share"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-238" title="BGShare" src="http://wifegiftideas.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/BGShare.jpg" alt="BGShare" width="365" height="431" /></a></p>
<p>Green &amp; Black’s chocolate sharing hamper is a <strong>perfect way of saying Happy Christmas</strong>.</p>
<p>A luxurious selection of Green &amp; Black’s intense chocolate products ranging from The Assortment – 20 bespoke dark, milk and white chocolates with a perfectly balanced selection of centres to our intensely flavoured Miniature Bar Collection. The sharing hamper contains our classic dark, milk and white organic Chocolate Squares box and a selection of Green &amp; Black&#8217;s ribboned bars.<br />
<strong> This box is the ultimate in sharing!</strong><br />
You can even make your own choice of 100g chocolate bars in the gift when you Checkout.</p>
<p>Contents:<br />
1 x 200g Organic Assortment<br />
1 x 200g Organic Chcolate Squares (Dark, Milk and White Chocolate)<br />
1 x 180g Organic Miniature Bar Collection<br />
5 x 35g Bars; White, Creamy Milk, Milk with Butterscotch, Dark 70% and Dark with Maya Gold<br />
1 x 100g Milk Chocolate Bar<br />
1 x 100g Dark Chocolate Bar<br />
1 x 100g White Chocolate Bar<br />
<strong><span style="color: #993300;"> £30.00</span></strong></p>
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		<title>Freshwater Pearl Jewellery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>genie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wife Gift Ideas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wedding Pearl Jewellery &#8220;Minnie&#8221; White Freshwater SUperlong necklace/bracelet, originally uploaded by www.virtudej.com. Pearls are a classic gift and with good reason: no other gem has stood the test of time and style quite like them. Right now pearls are fashionable again (and not just for brides), especially in the guide of this super-long necklace that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a title="Virtude Jewellery on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30188055@N04/4067868445/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2669/4067868445_62623359a0.jpg" alt="Freshwater Pearl Jewellery" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30188055@N04/4067868445/">Wedding Pearl Jewellery &#8220;Minnie&#8221; White Freshwater SUperlong necklace/bracelet</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30188055@N04/">www.virtudej.com</a>.</span></div>
<p>Pearls are a classic gift and with good reason: no other gem has stood the test of time and style quite like them.</p>
<p>Right now pearls are fashionable again (and not just for brides), especially in the guide of this super-long necklace that can be worn in a huge number of different ways or even stacked as a bracelet.</p>
<p>Jewellery can be difficult to buy for your wife, but if you go for a classic like pearls that is also incredibly flexible, then it&#8217;s a sure winner.</p>
<p>PS This item has <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=350269766659&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT">free delivery and gift packaging</a>.</p>
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		<title>Christmas Gifts for Pregnant Wife</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>genie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wife Gift Ideas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the party season around the corner, your wife may be dreading the whole thing- not just the not-drinking but the &#8220;what shall I wear&#8221; crisis is suddenly much worse! Help her feel her best with something form the gorgeous range at Isabella Oliver. There are a whole range of fabulous outfits, dresses and other [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the party season around the corner, your wife may be dreading the whole thing- not just the not-drinking but the &#8220;what shall I wear&#8221; crisis is suddenly much worse!</p>
<p>Help her feel her best with something form the gorgeous range at Isabella Oliver.</p>
<p>There are a whole range of fabulous outfits, dresses and other essentials for the stylish mum-to-be.</p>
<p><a href="http://wifegiftideas.co.uk/IOFreeDelivery"><img src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=Habsr8oBzek&amp;bids=169142.10000320&amp;subid=0&amp;type=4&amp;gridnum=14" border="0" alt="Free Maternity Delivery - Midi Ruched Dress (close up)" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wifegiftideas.co.uk/IOFreeDelivery">Isabella Oliver</a>. Designed to make you feel fabulous throughout pregnancy,</p>
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		<title>Part II Christmas Wife Gift Ideas (A Logical Guide for Men – The Art of Giving)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>genie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Girlfriend Gift Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presents for Christmas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Wife Gift Ideas Part II in which we demystify gift-giving at Christmas. But before we get to that, how did you get on with Part I? Did you do your homework and ask some of those questions? If not then get to it, you’re going to need the answers for your Christmas shopping. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/for/lowres/forn94l.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="right" /><span>Welcome to <strong>Wife Gift Ideas Part II </strong>in which we demystify gift-giving at Christmas. But before we get to that, how did you get on with <a href="http://wifegiftideas.co.uk/perfect-presents/the-art-of-giving-a-logical-guide-for-men">Part I</a>? Did you do your homework and ask some of those questions? If not then get to it, you’re going to need the answers for your Christmas shopping.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>It seems to be there are unwritten rules associated with occasions like Birthdays, Valentines and Christmas well here’s my <strong>top rule for Christmas</strong>:</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span>LuxFactor</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Of course, you must work on your Thoughtfulness Score, but gifts at this time of year tend to stick to one of the main <strong>Christmas Categories, </strong>but we’ll get to that later.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Lux Factor is the luxury rating that you can apply to any product. Like with cars: a BMW Series 1 can cost less than a Renault Espace but the BMW has the LuxFactor. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>We’re looking for gifts that <strong>ooze luxury</strong>. Important note: this doesn’t always mean expensive, just the best-of-breed or the most decadent in its class e.g. chocolate- choose a luxury (organic) brand with a high percentage of cocoa solids, for a scarf we want cashmere or silk. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>High LuxFactor items are generally those that she would never normally buy for herself, as they’re too luxe for every day.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Plus for high LuxFactor you need suitable wrapping materials, you can cheapen a wonderful LuxFactor by using rubbishy wrapping paper but on the other hand score loads more points with an lower LuxFactor gift by dressing it up with some quality finishing materials.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Christmas gifts fall into a few well-defined categories:</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span>Personal Grooming (stuff for face, body, hair, nails)</span></li>
<li><span>Hobbies &amp; Interests (sports, books, cooking, gadgets,      photography)</span></li>
<li><span>Clothing &amp; Accessories (underwear, outerwear, shoes,      accessories, jewellery)</span></li>
<li><span>Food &amp; Drink (Chocolate, Booze, gourmet)</span></li>
<li><span>Christmassy Things (Candles, diaries, pens)</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>This is <strong>fantastic news </strong>as it means you don’t have to wrack your brain thinking about the wackiest/most unexpected present, instead you can zero-in on the areas you know your partner likes (thanks to those questions in </span><span><a href="http://wifegiftideas.co.uk/perfect-presents/the-art-of-giving-a-logical-guide-for-men">Part I</a></span><span>) and just make sure your get the LuxFactor right.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Note on recommendations. All the things I recommend are from brands I <strong>know and love</strong> or brands that my mother, sisters or female friends <strong>know and love</strong>! I’m including some links to make life easier but above all because I, hand on heart, believe that these <strong>products are fantastic</strong> and will make <strong>well received gifts</strong>. My aim is to help you pick out the gems that will hit the mark. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Good luck and don’t leave it until the last minute! </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Although if you do, </span><strong>Amazon vouchers must surely be the best way to instantly save face</strong><span>: redeemable against millions of products and you can even print your own certificate to give her.</span></p>
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