The cPRIME NEO bracelet is to a drugstore copper cuff what a Porsche is to a Volkswagen: incomparable, and more money. A top trainer told me he has more energy than ever, thanks to his cPRIME NEO bracelet. And according to Mycprime.com, cPRIME NEO bracelet‘s “proprietary, patent-pending technology acts as a bioantenna, altering the way your body interacts with its electromagnetic environment, which may help balance and optimize biological responses.”  A study at Joel Sherr Physical Therapy Centers and California Medical Arts showed average improvements in strength of 20%, flexibility of 15%, and balance (eyes open) of 18% and (eyes closed) of 55%.

Also according to Mycprime.com, you can be compensated as a cPRIME NEO bracelet advocate.

I need to add to my collection of vintage Hermes Herbags.

Who’s ready to heal?

I travel with as few things a possible. Before I had my Alstermo Bruk hand-made, hard-case carryon, I managed to stuff stuff for international trips into my laptop bag.

Impressed?

Given that, I usually don’t bother bring a razor, as any decent hotel’ll have one. But this USB travel shaver was just too amusing. The USB-powered shaver lights up bright blue when you plug into into your MacBook…

This wheel-less Manufactum cardboard suitcase is too large to carry on, and likely too heavy for you to handle yourself.

Do you really want to sweat at the airport, or have to consider having someone help you?

No, thank you, sir…

I love how London is littered with gentlemen’s gear: briefcases built to outlast grandsons, sterling silver flasks daintier than the ladies who shouldn’t use them, and leather cases crafted as carefully as the cigars they’re meant to hold. This Kiki James military wet pack reminds me of a Fortnum & Mason leather watch roll I wanted to buy for my toiletries. Handmade and styled after an early 20th century Brit army officer kit, the leather military wet pack can be personalized with your initials. That’s so much more choice than monogrammed luggage…

The only things decorating my bachelorette pad are black and white photographs leaning against the wall next to a giant mirror, piles of books, Jimmyjane massage candles, and a leather valet tray. There’s something intimate about organizing a mess of keys, coins, and cards into an open tray — you feel like you’re peering into an open drawer.  Get one or 100 valet leather trays, so you can scatter them around your house and your hotel room. Kiki James’ leather valet tray is especially choice in sapphire…

I only ever bother buying a book instead of downloading it when I can find a cheap first edition, or there’s something sensual about the book that makes it worth holding.

Like Bill Amberg leather-covered Penguin Classics.

As much as I love jazz babies, The Great Gatsby is a waste, no matter how finely stylized its language and leather cover are. Oscar Wilde’s A Picture of Dorian Gray is choice. Dorian would have appreciated this Bill Amberg leather-bound book, as he was an ageless, beautiful hedonist crazy for collectibles.

Except for his murdering his friend, frequenting opium dens, and having homosexual tendencies (I’m not a gay man, only often confused with one), I like to imagine Dorian and I are very much alike…

Wanting: Porsche Torch Flame Lighter

I go Gidget for Porsche gadgets, blame my being a Cracker Jap (one-quarter Tokyoite, three-quarters Euro mutt). Porsche design is just so choice: flawless form fused into function, for meaningful minimalism. Carreras are of course classic, and so are little Porsche lighters like these…

Using: Porsche Electro Quartz Lighter

Before I bought a beetley black 911, I bought this Porsche lighter because I needed something to light my Jimmyjane massage candles. This lighter looks just as sexy lying on your nightstand…

Hating: Porsche Laser Flame Lighter

Porsche products are all designed in house, no licensing, so I’m sure the burgundy ribbing of this Porsche lighter echos some obscure part of a Carrera. I just prefer the clean, cold colors Porsche usually plays with… ]]> http://www.kristopherdukes.com/2009/06/23/porsche-lighters-k-is/feed 1 http://www.kristopherdukes.com/2008/12/23/bourbon-candles-k-is http://www.kristopherdukes.com/2008/12/23/bourbon-candles-k-is#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:29:03 +0000 Kristopher http://www.kristopherdukes.com/?p=1579

Wanting.

Jimmyjane massage candles are the best: they burn clean, they smell wonderful, and they get even better when you blow them out.

I wonder how this Jimmyjane bourbon candle smells…

Using.

This Voluspa bourbon candle burns steady, and gives off a subtle vanilla scent, without any sugariness…

Hating.

There’s no way something so ugly can smell good… ]]> http://www.kristopherdukes.com/2008/12/23/bourbon-candles-k-is/feed 1 http://www.kristopherdukes.com/2008/05/30/mensgear-your-k-is http://www.kristopherdukes.com/2008/05/30/mensgear-your-k-is#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 23:42:08 +0000 Kristopher http://www.kristopherdukes.com/?p=1042

Wanting.

Boyish but Birkin-like. Only it’s not priced like real estate, so you might invest your leftover $9K in oil. Go fig…

Wearing.

Whimsical and elegant, which makes it simply rich. That, plus the Trojan it fits, impresses the fellas…

Hating.

The $200 trucker hat of rings. There’s someone that will use this, and he can procreate. Scary…

But you still find yourself playing secretary to his filing cabinet of a wallet.

Make a New Year’s resolution for your partner, gift your doll a Dior business card case to celebrate ’007.

Sleek, minimalist, smart, a Dior business card case is super boss.

Like you.

And like those Dior Homme loafers you’re looking to knock out his Chucks with.

» Christian Dior business card case $100 via eLUXURY.