Something for Everyone: Guide to Guys Golden Globes Gifts

May of the Golden Globes gifts I write about may seem a little, well, “girlie,” but make no mistake, there are plenty of items coming out of the Secret Room that intrigue men as well. I judge this by observing what has a gravitational pull on the boys in my life when they see me sorting through the items I bring home. I’m passing along their preferences to you, because they make great, unique gifts for the man (or dog) who has everything.

A gadget called the Waka Waka was so impressive Jim insisted on writing about it himself:

Waka Waka means “shine-shine” in Swahili, and its producers invite you to “Share the sun.” This little device is an elegantly designed solar-powered charging system and light, not much bigger than a deck of cards, built to run for up to 80 hours on a single charge. It comes from a company that has embraced the one-for-you, one-for-people-in-need business model that has been so successfully implemented by companies like Toms and Warby Parker.

Along with the usual ability to charge via USB cable, this multi-positional light houses its own solar panel for charging in sunlight, and therein lies its beauty. An excellent camping and emergency light for us, its nobler purpose is to shed reading and living light on the 20% of the world’s population without electricity. Imagine the change from kerosene and its inherent dangers, to a pure and steady LED light for a family to read and live by, safely extending extra hours of light into the evening.

Eco-packaged and built to last, the Waka Waka will also recharge your phone, and give you the opportunity to choose whom you’d like to share its twin with among communities in need around the world. It retails for $79.00.

James was also intrigued by Edifier’s “Extreme Connect,” a compact, lightweight “sound box” that you can use as a speaker system for your iPhone, iPod, iPad, etc. It is BluTooth enabled, or you can load up a microSD card with your favorite music, and you’re good to go. You can even use it with your phone for teleconferences. It has up to 15 hours of battery life, and retails for $79.99.

Then there’s the food. Smart purveyors of all sorts of delicacies are eager to introduce their products to the influential Golden Globes masses. Jennie and Vera’s Cookies contributed delicious shortbread sandwich cookies with caramel in the middle, that were so tasty we found ourselves playfully (or not so much) fighting over them. And that package of crumb cakes from Crumzz? They’re practically orgasmic. Thankfully, they’re so rich you can easily split one and be satisfied.

And lastly, there’s the other guy in my house, Hollywood Hound Frankie Feldman. The Secret Room was not without gifts for him as well. He particularly loved the “iSing” pet toy, which allows you to record a message for your pooch, in my case it was “Hi Frankie! I love you!” And he can hear it replayed as he presses and plays with it. I’m not going to lie — it confused him a little at first, but once he figured it out, he gave it two paws up. You can get one of your own for about $9.95 online.

This just in! Jim has permitted me to reveal two other products that he’s quite taken with. They are, ahem, skin products. Since he’s been shooting a video about getting into voiceover and seen himself on camera a lot of late, he’s suddenly become more aware of his skin. So the Collaboost-1,3 skin firming creme from Elysee Scientific Cosmetics that promises to optimize elasticity and firmness quite appealed to him. It retails for $72 on their website. And since washing off makeup is a new part of his routine, he was quick to start using Derma e‘s new Purifying Daily Detox Scrub ,which contains activated charcoal that actually absorbs and washes away toxins. It’s currently selling online for $13.95, and you get free shipping.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, “No one can a resist a great jar of face cream.”

Something for Everyone: Guide to Guys Golden Globes Gifts