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Casio G-Shock GMD-S6900MC-Women’s Holiday Gift Guide

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Disclosure: This is not a compensated or sponsored post I was provided the product for review purposes only. All opinions expressed here are my own.

The launch of the G-Shock GMDS6900MC Metallic Mirror S Series is wonderful. It is here just in time for the holidays and it has something for everyone.

For the fashionable woman on your list still looking for a tough-enough watch,  this watch is shock and water resistant also offers atomic timekeeping and tough solar power and has a daily alarm, stopwatch, and world time capabilities.

Models include the GMDS6900MC-1 (black), GMDS6900MC-3 (military green), GMDS6900MC-4 (blush), and GMDS6900MC-7 (white). Each model features a metallic mirror rose gold face and a rose gold display ring. The black model has a reverse LCD display and the green and blush models have a standard LCD display with a rose-tinted background. The white model has a standard LCD display with no tint.

The rose gold faces are highly reflective and manufactured with the newly created vapor deposition process. The watch is a smaller 46 mm-wide version of the classic G-Shock DW-6900. Features include shock resistance, 200-meter water resistance, world time, 1/100 second stopwatch, countdown timer, 2 alarms, and 1 snooze alarm, flash alert, and EL backlight with afterglow.

I was worried that this watch would be a little big on my wrist, but it fit perfectly, and it looked great. I have gotten compliments about it for the past week.

 

 

 

Casio G-Shock DW5600MW-Men’s Holiday Gift Guide

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When you are shopping for that special male in your life, it can be tough to find them the perfect gift. That is why I was so happy to find this watch. You are going to love it, and it will make that special person on your list very happy.

The G-Shock series of watches has always been a very popular choice for people looking for a robust timepiece that’s still impressively affordable. As with many G-Shock watches, you can expect 200m water resistance and a durable finish.

The G-Shock watches were built to withstand mechanical shock and vibration. This makes them an ideal sports or military style watch, perfect for those who love their outdoor activities.

The watch is rather simple and reliable, there’s a luminescent backlight for easy reading at night, plus a useful stopwatch and alarm function. While it doesn’t look as oversized as some other G-Shock models, this may actually be something people prefer. As we often find on G-Shock watches the casing is made of stainless steel and wrapped in a defensive resin to offer better protection.

Movement

The watch utilizes a reliable quartz movement that has a 2-year battery life using a one battery system. Quartz movements are great as they remain accurate and reliable without the need for much in the way of service.

Type of glass

The watch uses a toughened mineral glass that’s ideal for this style of watch. Mineral glass offers a good level of scratch resistance and is ideal for shatter resistance. It’s fair to say sapphire glass would offer much better scratch resistance but it lacks the same shatter resistance that mineral glass has, and when you’re making a watch to withstand drops, then mineral is the clear choice to go for.

Calendar

There is a handy day-date and month display available on this timepiece. The beauty of a digital watch is how easy it is to offer an automatic calendar feature. Whereas on traditional watches you’d often have to adjust the date for the varying amount of days in each month, this digital watch adjusts it for you automatically.

Watch strap and clasp

The watch strap is made of a synthetic resin that’s perfect for wrist straps due to its very durable and flexible properties. It fastens using a standard buckle system with a stainless steel clasp. The strap itself measures 28mm wide which makes it notably bigger than a normal strap, this adds to the watches reassuring durable feel.

Water Resistance:

The water resistance rating is a brilliant 200m or 20ATM. 100m water resistance makes it suitable for the professional marine activity, serious surface water sports, and skin diving.

This watch is very impressive and has been getting a lot of wear in our home. This G-Shock watch is the perfect gift for someone.

Alex Woo x Smith & Cult Debut a New Collaboration-Women’s Holiday Gift Guide

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A few months ago I attended the Accessories Council Holiday Preview, it was so much fun to meet some new brands and see the wonderful things that they would have available during the holidays. These pieces would bring a smile to that special person on your holiday list. I am so happy that I can bring them to you.

New York Jewelry Designer, Alex Woo has teamed up with cult luxury nail brand, Smith & Cult for her latest collaboration. The new “Autograph” collection of fluid, cursive letter charms will be debuting with five limited edition colors. This new collaboration blends Woo’s iconic jewelry designs with Smith & Cult’s beautifully imaginative colors. This exciting new collection is the first to bring together the world of fine jewelry craftsmanship with beauty.

This exciting collaboration unites two brands that are visionary for making personal and emotional connections with their products. Designed to ignite the passion of beauty/jewelry lovers alike, the five Smith & Cult Nailed Lacquer colors selected to complement the liquid-like Autograph letters are Kundalini Hustle, Exit The Void, Bitter Buddhist, Pillow Pie, and A Little Lovely.

“The idea came to me when I wanted to make my new Autograph collection of letters truly bespoke. I love Smith & Cult’s gorgeous colors and jewel-like bottles” said Woo.”It’s wonderful to design jewelry that can capture emotions, but even more exciting when it’s in colors that many women are passionate about.”

“We always look to partner with other female founders, and collaborating with Alex on her new Autograph collection made perfect sense to us,” said Jeanne Chavez, Smith & Cult Co-Founder and President. “Our Nailed Lacquers are rooted in individual expression.”

I am absolutely in love with this collection and can’t wait to gift it to my friends.

The Autograph collection is made from eco‐friendly Sterling Silver, 14kt Yellow Gold, and Sterling Silver with Enamel. Available from $98 – $518, this collection will debut exclusively on alexwoo.com.

About Alex Woo
Alex delicately balances the trendy “must have” and classic into personal jewelry. The first fine jewelry designer to launch a direct-to-consumer e-commerce website, she has been at the forefront of personalization since 2001. As an award-winning designer, Alex has attracted an established client list of editors, trendsetters, and celebrities—while embodying a true New Yorker and making all of her designs in NYC.  Alex Woo jewelry is sold online and at department and fine jewelry stores nationwide. For more information, visit www.alexwoo.com

About Smith & Cult:
Smith & Cult is a luxury beauty collection inspired by the Diary of BeautyJunkie, created by DinehMohajer. Each shade is representative of the diary entries of a beauty addicted heroine, who sees her world through a lens of color. Smith & Cult is available at SmithandCult.com, NeimanMarcus.com, BergdorfGoodman.com, SaksFifthAvenue.com and top salons nationwide.  For more information, visit http://www.smithandcult.com

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