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Personal Statements
Have something to tell the world? Each of these Body Talk tins includes 800 temporary tattoos – all letters and symbols – that should help you get your message across. Choose from three themed sets: original, romantic, and popular phrases and sayings($16).
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART STORE
945 Madison Avenue, at 75th Street/212-570-3614
LUCKY WANG
100 Stanton Street/212-353-2850
Be in Sync
You swore you’d never, ever sing in public, but there you were, mike in hand, belting out a few rounds on karaoke night at Lee’s Hawaiian. And now you’re hooked. Practice in private with the Singing Machine. Here’s how: Play one of 80 available pop, rock, and R&B CDs (two-CD packs are $20 each), and the lyrics appear on a seven-inch video screen so you can sing along ($199).
TOYS ‘R’ US
24-32 Union Square East/212-674-8697
BEST BUY
50-1 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City/718-626-7585
Case Study
It’s no mean feat to find a CD-storage unit that’s both stylish and practical. Ikea’s Hejan rack consists of three zippered nylon boxes that hang from a wall-mounted aluminum frame. The portable, detachable cubes hold fourteen disks each and slip off for road trips. In black or orange ($12.95).
IKEA
1100 Broadway Mall, Hicksville, N.Y./516-681-4532
1000 Ikea Drive,Elizabeth, N.J./908-352-1550
www.ikea.com
Bedazzled Baby
Got a budding Bob Dylan or Britney? Tell the world with a studded baby tee. This mini muscle shirt comes in black or white cotton and says rock star on the front ($36).
APARTMENT 48
48 West 17th Street/212-807-1391
Creature Comforts
This bright, striped kit from Bath Bloomers has everything a girl on the go needs to keep herself well groomed and in good spirits: a folding foot file, an exfoliating towel, emery boards, a terrycloth headband, buffing grains, body cream, shower gel, bath salts, and ascented candle. All you need to remember is your toothbrush ($85).
HENRI BENDEL
712 Fifth Avenue, at 56th Street/212-247-1100
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