—Votre Vu (www.VotreVu.com): This Sugar Grove, Ill.-based company specializes in French skin- and hair-care products for men and women. (Check out the pun-tastic Arch De Triumphe and Eiffel Power, for example.) However, despite the products being high-end, the prices are not.
—Fandango gift card (www.fandango.com): Movie lovers will love you for giving them gift cards—especially considering how much passes are these days. Even better, there’s a large variety of patterns from which to choose.
—Fun Home original cast recording: In this new musical, based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Alison Bechdel, the cartoonist relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home; her growing understanding of her own sexuality; and the questions about her father’s hidden desires and sudden death. It’s slated to come out on Amazon.com on Feb. 18, 2014.
—Girls Will Be Boys (www.gwbbclothing.com): Citing the “modern tomboy” as its inspiration, Girls Will Be Boys sells streetwear designs that aim to fit like activewear. Items include boxer briefs specifically designed for women, as well as tank tops and “booty briefs.”
—By Andrew Davis
(Andrew@WindyCityTimes.com)