Store Adore shoppers save 20% on everything at Happy LA’s website online and at the Pacific Palisades store. (Enter “storeadore20″ at checkout or mention in-store.)

The selection of unique duds and accessories at Happy LA will surely liven your mood. This unique and vibrant boutique stocks a playful mix of established brands, such as Genetic Denim, Velvet and Me&Ro, along with up-and-comers such as Diane Samandi and Madison Marcus—all selected for the optimum comfort and ease suited to a beach lifestyle. This sumptuous gauze weave scarf by Chan Luu (regularly $195, Store Adore price $156), available in the cheeriest shades, is made of a blend of cashmere and silk, making it a year-round favorite for women of all ages.

We Also Adore: The rock-and-regal combination of gold leather with gold vermeil nuggets of this 10 wrap bracelet by chan luu (regularly $495, Store Adore price $396) makes it the perfect accessory for your casual-chic themed holiday party outfit. But don’t expect it to part from your wrist any time before New Years!

We Also Adore: We’re always up for sweats that blend slouchy ease with a dash of fashion. With its cool side zipper and unfinished hem, this french terry blanket coat from Young Fabulous and Broke (regularly $157, Store Adore price $126) tops our list.

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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE SITE OF THE DAY: REDPIG GIFTS

Store Adore shoppers save 20 percent on everything at Red Pig Gifts. (Use code “WEADORE″at checkout.)

For the names on your list that spark no gift-giving inspiration, Red Pig Gifts will come to your rescue. This unique webshop is stocked with gorgeous pieces that together make up an affordable collection of the highest order, one united by a sophisticated—yet colorful—aesthetic. Organized by category (bar/wine, gourmet) and recipient (babies, him, her), the browsable site feels like a gallery showroom, offering a carefully-chosen bit of everything. For a sleek and sexy present that oozes discrete sophistication, purchase the couture candle gift collection (regularly $450, Store Adore Price $360). The set includes four six-ounce candles in black glass, all packed in a black acrylic box, layered with midnight crepe paper and adorned with a quartz crystal and shiny, satin ribbon. This is James Bond’s candle collection.

To make your holiday hunny feel truly appreciated, we adore the Queen for a Day Wishing necklace (regularly $32, Store Adore Price $25.6). Reserved for the royal women in your life, this gold-dipped pendant goes on after a wish is made, and falls off when that wish is fulfilled. We wished for an adorable accessory to subtly compliment any outfit with a girlish charm for the holidays, and look… Our wish came true!

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It’s supposed to be the biggest shopping day of the year, and judging by the percentage of merchandise already on sale at Tysons Corner this weekend, we’re in for a terrific Black Friday. Want to know which boutiques are going to be your best best? Here’s our listing of DC’s best Black Friday deals … some are outright steals!

(Don’t forget: all clothing and almost all accessories in DC proper are tax free from Black Friday through December 6th at midnight!)

HIT THESE STORES EARLY, AS THE DEALS ARE BEST ON FRIDAY

Urban Chic
Early bird gets the best deal. Score 50% off 9 - 10 AM, 40% off from 10 - 1, and 30% off the rest of the weekend. Available at all locations and at their Bethesda Row neighbor Ginger as well.

(The backless TIBI shift, shown, is regularly $285, and could be yours for only $142.50 if you get to Urban Chic before 10!)

Lettie Gooch
10% off your entire purchase, plus complimentary mimosas and gift wrap from 10 am - 2 pm. Draw from the “Turkey Bowl” to win up to 20% off your entire purchase.

Go Mama Go
10% off all day, 20% off before noon if you shop in PJs (FRIDAY ONLY)

SHOP ALL WEEKEND LONG

Little Shoe Box
30% off the whole store.

(These sweet pumps are regularly $420, but yours for only $296 this weekend at Little Shoe Box.)

Harriet Kassman
50% off select sample sizes all weekend long.

Hysteria
30% of all non-sale merchandise, additional 10% off all sale through Sunday.

Wink
In addition to 20% off (which StoreAdore members already save on a regular basis), there’s a Haeli Staar trunk show on Saturday and Sunday.

Sassanova
Up to 40% off all shoes and bags

Sangaree
30% off most merchandise

Terra
Up to 75% off select merchandise

THESE DEALS ARE GOOD FOR FRIDAY ONLY

PULP
10% off all holiday cards

Moojoo Ken
30% off, free gift with purchase. (Save up to 25% off by mentioning StoreAdore all the time!)

(Knitted wire earrings, regularly $80, are only $56 at Moojoo Ken)

Home Rule
10% off all purchases

Caramel
Up to 50% off all day

DEKKA
10% off all day.

Store Adore shoppers save 10 percent on everything at Braccialini. (Visit the Manhattan Store or call to order 212-334-2441 and mention Store Adore.)

“In your handbag, there’s all your life” said Carla Braccialini. “And if all your life’s in your handbag, then you might as well keep it interesting,” we imagine she would have continued. Since 1954, Braccialini’s eponymous, family-run company has been churning out rich leather handbags from its Florence-based showroom that are unlike any you’ll see elsewhere—guaranteed. Bags run the gamut from porcupine-shaped purses to patchwork quilt-y hobo bags; from bright metallic clutches to sleek black bags. Utilizing a multitude of textures, colors and details (often on the same piece) designer Carla Braccialini crafts bags that are truly unique. The Brigitta Clutch (regularly $573, Store Adore price $516) combines current trends (a rich plum hue, intricate quilting and a bright metallic “B”) with an overall timeless aesthetic—it’s no surprise that it has been a part of the collection for years.

We Also Adore: The Chantal (regularly $842.00, Store Adore Price $757.80) has a chic European feel and an understated subtlety. The simple structured design is offset by a glistening patent leather finish and a shelling detail.

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Store Adore shoppers save 20 percent on everything at Otte. (Use code “storeadore” at checkout. Offer applies online only.)

Without exception, everything at Otte (even the few basics) is unquestionably luxurious and über-hip, but retains a wearable quality. Scoop up these cutout boots by Loeffler Randall (regularly $576, Store Adore price $460.80), the shoe label of the season. These seductive cutout booties reflect this season’s hottest shoe trend, and paired with tights, they’re easy to wear with skirts and dresses. You will find an entire weekend wardrobe at Otte. We all know one of our friends is the party princess—hey, maybe it’s even you!—and this is the store (and the discount) that will make you both very happy this holiday season!

We Also Adore: The vivid color and touch of shimmer make this Foley & Corinna beaded top (regularly $375, Store Adore price $300) the right one for the holiday party circuit.

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Store Adore shoppers save 20 percent on select items from Apartment Zero. (Mention Store Adore at checkout in the Washington, DC store, or call to order at 202-628-4067.)

Apartment Zero provides the ultimate shopping experience. This bastion of innovative home design is laid out like a real apartment, with impeccably styled dining, living and bedroom areas. Find something for everyone on your list with styles from international designers featuring furniture of all kinds, statement-making lamps and clocks, throws, flatware and home accents that all blend classical styling with a unique and modern edge. It’s the perfect place to fin a unique gift for the savviest host, like these Artecnica Shadow Lamps (regularly $190, Store Adore price $152). Designed by Dutch genius Tor Boontje, the lamps cast fanciful images of flora and fauna about the room. Along with scented candles and mellow tunes, they’re sure to de-stress the most chaotic of hosts!

We Also Adore: A set of five Babel blocks (regularly $80, Store Adore price $64) is an interfaith homage to this festive season.

Click here to view a selection of items available at a 20 percent discount exclusively for Store Adore shoppers.

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Store Adore shoppers save 15 percent on select items at Edit. (Call to order at 212-876-1368 or mention Store Adore at checkout at the Manhattan location.)

Shop Edit for the gal on your list that screams uptown opulence. With an immaculate townhouse interior stocked with every en vogue designer from Derek Lam to J. Brand to 3.1 Phillip Lim, you’ll find the perfect gift for your fashion editor friend or another fierce fashionista! No matter how fabulous she is, comfort is always key after a long day in sky high stilettos. Grab her a pair of these faux fur-lined Patricia Green Camel Slippers (regularly $85, Store Adore price $72) and she (and her feet!) will be thanking you through New Years.

Other items available exclusively for Store Adore shoppers from Edit can be seen below and include the following:

Dianora Salviati scarf (regularly $440, Store Adore price $374)

Kotur Clutch (regularly $455, Store Adore price $378)

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Store Adore shoppers receive a free 2oz travel tin by Paddywax with any purchase at Candles Off Main. (Use code SA08 at checkout)

Despite their criticism as the quintessential cop-out hostess/thank you/birthday/re-gift, the truth is that candles are universally appreciated and always welcome in a home. These ubiquitous accessories get special treatment at Annapolis-based Candles Off Main, where fragrance-free beeswax shares the spotlight with luxury lines like D.L. & Co. and Tocca.

This Voluspa Winter Cherry 3-Wick Tin ($18) is a limited edition blend of tart winter cherries layered with pomegranate and mangosteen. While this seasonal scent and rich red tin are perfect for friends who embrace the Christmas cheer (and the price tag makes it a mean stocking stuffer), there’s a candle here that suits every nose.

We Also Adore: This Votivo Red Currant Candle ($25) is the best selling candle in the Votivo Aromatics Collection, and was just bestowed the Best Scent Award by Candles off Main shoppers. A dessert-like mix of currants and berries with a hint of sugary vanilla, this classic candle burns for 50 hours.

We Also Adore: Store Adore Founders Meredith Barnett and Cristina Miller gave DaynaDecker candles to their staff last year as a holiday gift ($32-$54). The elegant candles are crafted from a translucent wax that reveals a wooden wick inside. The wick crackles as the candle burns, making it a multi-sensory experience of sight, smell (the Bacara scent, shown, combines fig leaf, freesia, black rose, vetiver, cedarwood and vanilla musk) and sound.

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Store Adore shoppers save 20 percent on everything at Beautyhabit. (Use code “storeadore20″ at checkout.)

Shop Beautyhabit for the gal that’s got the, well, beauty habit. Try the Potter & Moore Sheer Luxury 4-Piece Set (regularly $65, Store Adore price $52) which includes full sizes of Eau de Toilette, Bathing Milk and Triple Milled Soap packed prettily in a black leather cosmetic case embossed with the Potter & Moore floral print. You’ll find stocking stuffers at Beautyhabit too, plus gifts for your office mates and even the guys on your list.

We Also Adore: The Good Elf Soap Bar from the Victoria Soap Company of Sweden is the sweetest stocking stuffer (regularly $5, Store Adore price $4). The soap smells like coconut cookies and the box becomes an ornament.

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Pass up these presents? How could you? How could anyone?

In addition to covering the boutique scene in Boston for Store Adore, I write for a number of other local Boston publications. So, for me, the pre-holiday season means pretty much one thing: Gift Guides. I give the editors a lot of credit this year (including our own Store Adore’s Meredith). They all made their assignments early, and were quite focused in what they wanted to present, so to speak. So I went out, I scoured, I scored. And, thankfully, I have successfully (and painlessly) finished my work.

But in the wake of these guides, there are left all sorts of treasures, which I hate to see go to waste. So here you go, some of my favorite finds that didn’t make the cut. And remember, these are items in actual Boston boutiques—you won’t find them online (but we dare you to try!).

1) These wooden bangles ($30) from modern housewares haven Urban Living Studio in the South End are an updated take on old-fashioned charm bracelets and of-the-moment disc pendant necklaces. A perfect token of friendship at a great price point.

2) Bugs ahoy! These nifty, weighty lucite blocks have bugs embedded in ‘em. I’m hardly an entomologist, or even an insect enthusiast, but I was tickled by these critters. I’m thinking my little boys might find them fun too. Bug blocks (starting at $14), available at Hudson, the South End home furnishings boutique that combines good taste with great finds.

3) Beacon Hill lingerie boutique French Dressing has a new proprietress named Melissa, and boy, does she do sexy. This lacy underwire bra ($195) and lace thong ($98) by brand new label Le Coi Mondain, which means “Shy Socialite” in French is sure to rev his interest, and yours. Sure, it’s a bit pricey (though a bargain compared to La Perla, just across the Common), but the lace and detailing are incredible.

4) When you venture into the cutting edge and thus wallet-draining Louis Boston, avoid the stairs, and instead get lost in the shop’s first floor wonderland of home decor and gifts. I adore this mid-century modern style silver candelabra ($1,375), complete with black tapers. (They also do a model in black.) Surely a splurge, but it makes a spectacular centerpiece

5) I haven’t seen these snuggly tights by Hansel from Basel ($33) anywhere else in Boston besides Miniluxe, the mod Newbury Street and Newton Center nail lounge with über-girly gifts. In addition to the neutral blacks and greys shown here, there’s are also cable knit pumpkin and sage styles, complete with pompoms. I think they’ll make a perfect stocking stuffer for your sister, and mine.