Welcome to SocialMiami’s Simply South Florida Holiday Gift Guide. No shopping mall items here – only businesses that are unique to South Florida! So, make sure that you support these local businesses. We’ll be adding more Simply South Florida gifts to this spectacular list, so check in throughout the shopping season.
Cheers and Happy Holidays!!
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Choose the Baroque
A staple in South Florida for more than 50 years, gift giving with Crown Wine and Spirits has never been so easy and enjoyable. Whether you need baskets for friends, family, or clients you will find incredible values - stunningly presented - with Crown's custom gift baskets.
Choose the Baroque: A suede box with Etoile Sparkling Wine is the perfect way to send best wishes. Beautifully set with Valentino's Belgian chocolates, Godiva dark chocolate almonds, Godiva milk chocolate strawberries, hand crafted assorted chocolates from Palm Beach Confections and two Spiegelau champagne flutes make this gift Sweet and Sexy! Only $94.99 - local delivery and shipping are available. 28 Locations in Florida.
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Love and Light
Turchin Love and Light Jewelry is the design collaboration of South Florida's very own Tommy and Theresa Turchin. Born from the couples own personal philosophies of Global Unity, World Peace, and Green Consciousness, the couple creates and designs their own beads, clasps, bangles, rings, and pendants from silver, 22k Gold, semi precious and precious stones and then mixes it up by incorporating finds from India, Tibet, Nepal, and Indonesia, thus originating a "Global Tribe" of cultures in one unique piece of jewelry as art for men and women.
Turchin Love and Light Jewelry is now open in the Miami Design District at 130 NE 40th Street (across from Michaels Genuine Food and Drink).
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The Lummus
Internationally acclaimed eyewear designer, Edward Beiner, has nine eponymous shops throughout South Florida in Aventura, Boca Raton (Sping 2008), Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Miami, Naples, South Miami and Palm Beach. In keeping with his South Florida roots, Beiner names his designs after South Beach streets and landmarks and is a leading fashion designer and retailer of the world's finest glasses.
Beiner is the only major US eyewear designer not based in New York or Los Angeles as well as one of the last independent luxury eyewear chains in North America. As a true design house, he is deeply committed to coming up with exciting new eyewear collections every year along with providing over the top personal service to his loyal clients.
This holiday season give the Lummus ($380), named after South Beach's legendary Lummus Park. Check out edwardbeiner.com, or call 305-666-8731 x225, for details about all of Edward Beiner's innovative designs.
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The Light Lunch Lounge Chair
Open Doors, a new contemporary furniture and furnishings boutique, is the innovation of renowned South Florida-based interior designer Stephanie Tyler. Located at 7300 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami's burgeoning Upper East Side, Open Doors, open Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday from Noon to 6:00 p.m. (closed Mondays), presents a striking collection of exclusive production indoor and outdoor furniture for an urbane, sophisticated clientele.
The Light Lunch Lounge Chair (priced at $549) is low-profile, standing at just 30" high; its iron frame, entwined with hand-woven black and natural abaca, is topped by a red waffle cushion. It's the perfect gift for those with a stylish aesthetic sense. For information please call 305-751-1023.
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Occasionally, Life Requires a Pause Button
Once reserved soley for members and guests, Willow Stream Spa at The Fairmont Turnberry Isle now invites you to experience the healing forces of South Florida's premier spa. This holiday season indulge someone special with the Ultimate Holiday Spa Experience which includes:
Ultimate Facial ~ Look and feel fabulous instantly, this 90 minute Ultimate Facial begins with a luxurious foot bath and features the latest in skin care science from Kerstin Florian International. This pampering and effective facial restores and nourishes the skin.
Balance Body Experience ~ Using the Signature Willow Stream Balance Aromatherapy spa blend of vetiver, cypress, lemongrass, ylang ylang and spikenard to balance body, spirit and mind. The Balance Body experience incorporates a hydrating oatmeal and honey body scrub and is complete with a soothing full body massage. A memorable experience and perfect holiday gift for $549.60 includes taxes and gratuities.
Holiday gift cards are also available for all Willow Stream Spa experiences. Willow Stream Spa at The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club is located at 19999 West Country Club Drive in Aventura. Call 305-933-6930 for more information.
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Add Some "Chispa" to the Wardrobe
Add some "chispa" to the wardrobe you wear to your holiday parties this season with a silk necktie from South Beach Ties, a three year-old Miami venture started by four friends - Christian and Teresa Thornburg and Shawn and Evans Crews. Choose from 25 Florida-motif patterns from palm trees to sea horses to stone crabs. Bow ties, cummerbunds, boy's ties, extra-long ties and women's scarves/belts are also available.
Enter "SocialMiami.com" in the comments section of the order form and you will get FREE SHIPPING at the time your order is processed. Happy Holidays!
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Wear Your Heart on a String
Does your daughter want to be like Hannah Montana? This holiday season you can purchase a special Bravery Heart Necklace like the one seen here on Hannah Montana and our friend Samantha. Samantha met Hannah on her "Children's Dream Fund" trip this year.
Bravery Heart Necklaces support children with life threatening illnesses at children's hospitals across the country, including South Florida. So, not only will you be supporting a great cause, but your favorite Hannah Montana fan will LOVE you for it!
Please shop at braveryhearts.com this holiday season and wear your heart on a string! Call 305-535-9097, or email Darren@braveryhearts.com.
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Holiday Dining
Marinheiro Restaurant is becoming South Florida's new hotspot. Its exquisite fusion of international cuisine with Portuguese influences makes this amazing dining experience perfect for a holiday lunch or dinner. Executive Chef Nakia Arnold and owner Jair Gomes showcase an array of dishes with an emphasis on seafood, pastas and meats.
House specialties include the duck magret with wild berries sauce; the Cataplana, a mouthwatering fish stew with clams and shrimp; and to sweeten the experience, try the chocolate soufflé with ice cream as well as the Marinheiro Fillo filled with dulce de leche, chocolate and mascarpone.
Marinheiro is located at 1155 Brickell Bay Drive. Call 305-377-4442 for reservations.
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A Gift of Beauty
Looking fit and slim in South Florida is key, and during what is normally known as the "season of giving," Miami's Soluna Aesthetic & Lipo Center invites you to celebrate the holidays with a different kind of gift - giving up unwanted fat - opting instead to reward yourself or someone you love with a healthier and slimmer appearance.
During this holiday season, Soluna Aesthetic & Lipo Center is offering laser hair removal at 50 percent OFF the regular price. Or choose Endermologie (cellulite treatments) and get one FREE session with the purchase of a package. And there's the very popular Cosmelan Depigmentation treatment that is being offered at $100 OFF the regular price.
To learn more about Soluna's services, or to make an appointment, contact them at 1-877-300-LIPO, or visit online at SolunaMiami.com.
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Ever After by Renato Armijo
Special Events are a stay in South Florida's sophisticated nightlife, and Ever After by Renato Armijo is the alluring choice for the ladies who know. Ever After Purple is glamorous, refined, and elegant.
A lady of town and a girl at heart, the business woman, the professional, the teacher, the artist, the friend, the mother, the lover - she is the woman of Ever After. So this holiday season, give the gift of style - give Ever After.
Ever After is located at 2977 McFarlane Road in Coconut Grove. Telephone: 305-444-7300.
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Faces of Adversity
The Steve Martin Studio features a variety of eclectic contemporary art, and this holiday season South Florida artist Steve Martin is showing his latest series, Faces of Adversity.
The Series of original paintings in oil and acrylic are an extension of combined elements from previous works of Martin's dealing with the building of non-representational portraits of characters created from exaggerated features and bold blocks of color to express emotion rather than realism. Representing a style known as figurative expressionism, Martin's paintings are created by arbitrarily laying down pure bold color in broad and vigorous brush strokes. It's the perfect gift for the discriminating art lover.
The Steve Martin Studio is located at 66 NE 40th Street in Miami. 305-576-9221.
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Carnival Center for the Performing Arts
'Tis the season for holiday entertainment and Carnival Center, South Florida's premier performing arts venue, presents three extraordinary events perfect for friends and family to share:
Direct from London, the spectacular Broadway musical "My Fair Lady" (Dec. 18-23) is this season's perfect holiday gift for all who have loved the sheer beauty and glorious score of Lerner and Loewe's glittering classic.
The Manhattan Transfer (Dec. 20), with musical accompaniment by Florida Classical Orchestra, transform the Knight Concert Hall into a cheerful and swinging holiday resort with their warm and witty Christmas show featuring beloved songs - from the wishful-thinking "Let It Snow, Let It Snow" to the naughty but nice "Santa Baby."
And last but not least, Seraphic Fire (Dec. 21), Miami's critically-acclaimed chamber choir, makes its Carnival Center debut with "Messiah" - Handel's most enduring classic and a timeless holiday tradition. Box office hours are Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., or call 305-949-6722.
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Thai Massage
Thai massage originated in India, but The Sports Club/LA Miami brings it to South Florida via the Four Seasons Hotel and Tower on Brickell Avenue. The massage is known as the "lazy man's yoga" and brings a tremendous sense of peace and revitalization by approaching the body, mind and spirit and uniting the basic elements of shiatsu and yoga.
The truly unique interactive experience uses light stretching and acupressure to revitalize the body as it relaxes tension in the muscles. The therapist uses palms, thumbs, elbows and knees to work on energy lines, which opens the entire body.
Call 305-533-1199 to buy your special someone the gift of relaxation.
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