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Now is the time to start looking for something special for dear old ma. Whether it’s perfume or face cream, a book or a show, do whatever you need to show your mom she’s one of a kind.

All through the holiday season, you just want to stuff your face - but don’t forget to share the bounty. In the spirit of St. Nick, offer your friends and family some of the best tastes of the season.

If you’re looking for gifts that might last a little longer than a bottle of bubby, then you could do worse than peruse some of the selections from this year’s "Home for the Holidays" gift guide.

Santa’s not the only one who knows how naughty you’ve been, you bad, bad boy. Forget his & hers subjugated nations at Neimen Marcus. For the truly sexy gift, which is to say the one gift that you will wear, xxx l

This year, instead of waiting until the last minute and ducking into a drug store for a case of Altoids and a bow, pause and reflect upon the people on your gift list. Then reward them with your thoughtfulness.

If good grooming products make you happy, then think about sharing those elixirs with the nice (and the naughty) on your holiday gift list.

This hi-tech age of ours is more than email, music files, and movies on your smart phone: Enter the virtual tasting for fans of wines and spirits!

If names like Patou, Worth, Cire Trudon, Santa Maria Novella, and Lalique set your heart beating faster, then the biannual Elements Showcase, which takes place in Manhattan in August and January of each year, is every perfume fanatic’s fantasyland.

If you’ve a friend fortunate enough to have secured a summer sanctuary and if you’re fortunate enough to have secured a weekend invitation, then at least have the decency to arrive with a host/ess gift - and without a list of demands.

Lest you’ve forgotten, he took you to your first ball game (before he realized that he’d also be driving you to dance class). If your father wasn’t completely a saint, he did the best he could do. This Father’s Day, treat your daddy right.