Ouching Tiger
Anyone would appreciate a stocking stuffer such as Tiger Balm ( www.target.com; $13.99 ) . There are different variations to treat everything from workout-related soreness to tension headaches to cold relief to joint pain. I personally have dealt with all of those symptoms—and that was just in the past week.
Saks and the city
Saks Fifth Avenue ( www.www.saksfifthavenue.com ) has a huge variety of items to entice just about anyone. Some favorites include the Molton Brown gift set ( $62 ) , the Jimmy Choo iPad glitter case ( $495 ) , the Michael Aram pomegranate nut bowl ( $79 ) and Aquiesse holiday candles ( $30 each ) .
Saving face
Facelube ( www.facelube.com ) uses the concept of comparing men's skin care with auto maintenance. Sets include items such as an anti-aging cleaner ( $250 ) ; a treatment of caviar complex and biopeptides ( $105 ) ; and a protectant ( $115 ) that the company promotes as stimulating collagen production and hiding wrinkles.
Tan of action
You may know The A-List: New York cast member Derek Saathoff has a spray-tan line—and here it is! TanSXL ( www.tansxl.com .; $25 for a seven-ounce bottle ) , which is pronounced "tan-sexual," is hyped as letting the user "practice safe sun" with a spray that's hydrating. Now you can safely look like you just went to Miami while you're actually enduring Chicago's next "Snowmageddon."
Groomer has it
Mangroomer ( www.mangroomer.com ) has a variety of products to help guys with their manscaping. There's the Do-It-Yourself Electric Back Shaver ( $49.99 ) ; the Essential Nose and Ear Hair Trimmer ( $14.99 ) ; and the Essential Private Body Shaver ( $39.99 ) . Your partner might thank you—or vice versa.
Go, Cubs, go
Your favorite Cubs fan will certainly appreciate the Chicago Cubs Holiday Gift Pack ( www.cubs.com; starting at $94, plus tax ) . Fans can select from six different four-game packages in both the seating bowl and Budweiser Bleachers, with as few as two tickets per game or as many as 12 in each package. Just maybe, the Cubs will lift the curse next year—you never know.
Good, clean fun
Soap & Glory ( http://http://www.soapandglory.com/us/# ) is an award-winning British company—but the names of some of the products alone are enough to get some people to buy. You have the Fab Pore Hot Cloth Cleanser, You Won't Believe Your Eyes moisture serum, The Fill Monty facial-line filler and ( my favorite ) the Glow Job moisture lotion.
Tool runnings
Any driver is likely to thank you for the BodyGard® 7-In-1 Platinum Series Emergency Tool ( www.swisstechtools.com; $29.99-34.99 ) . The key-chain rescue tool combines an automatic glass breaker, seat-belt cutter, sonic alarm, a bright LED flashlight and an emergency flasher. If it had a coffee-maker, it'd be perfect.
