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Signature style for coffee lovers

We at reFRESH have always been obsessed with putting pretty things in our homes. That’s why we’re especially excited about Luxury Swiss coffee brand JURA’s new Signature Range of automatic bean-to-cup coffee centres.

Exclusive to Harrod’s our favourite is the sexy ENA 5. Handcrafted using the finest natural materials, it features a funky red or brown leather detail that adds high-class glamour to any kitchen.

The panels are made using environmentally friendly dyeing and trimming methods and are hand-stitched to perfection using traditional craftsmanship. More importantly, this ultra-chic ‘barista in a box’ makes a flawless Cappuccino, Latte, Macchiato or Ristretto everytime. At the touch of a button you’ve got a creamy, velvety kick-start to the day. Top of the morning to you!

For more information visit www.uk.jura.com

Stockings Get Sexy This Christmas

It simply wouldn’t be Christmas without the December freeze; pavements slick with frost, an icy chill in the air and you, shivering away in your designer ugg boots. Why not boycott the cold this year and fill your Christmas with Kinky Play - a brand new site that gives you access to a range of fun and frisky products to aid any fantasy, pleasure or indulgence.

Specialising in items that are sure to heat things up, it’s your one-stop shop for sexy and saucy products. As a Christmas treat, the store has put together three different season stockings all priced under £45. 

 

Each order is accompanied with more than enough batteries to keep you buzzing through the holidays, without leaving the comfort of your home! Stockings are stuffed with anything and everything, from fairly tame chocolate body pens to racy electric massagers, ‘lovecuffs’ and far, far beyond.

 

But wait, there's more! The site is currently offering five lucky winners the chance to get their hands on prizes worth £150 each throughout November and December. Closing date for the competition is December 22nd, so get in now to receive your prize in time for Christmas.

 

For more information, competition entry and a list of products visit www.kinkyplay.co.uk

A Christmas Gift to Impressa

Urgh. You’ve just rung the New Year in, and God-all-mighty have you rung it in. It’s now midday, January 1^st 2009 and while you may be standing (sort of) your eyes are still glued together, your mouth tastes like a polecat climb in and died there and there’s an elephant doing the Macarena inside your head.

Quick, switch on your latest Impressa bean-to-cup coffee machine get yourself an instant, cremalicious kick-start. Premium Swiss brand Jura have just released Impressa Z5 coffee centre (featured in Favreau’s Iron Man movie) in time for Christmas. Treat a loved one to the ultimate gift; a luxurious, stylish and easy to operate coffee machine. The chrome outer supports the most sophisticated technology in coffee machines.

One touch of a button will produce the ultimate beverage, and you can confidently navigate your way around a range of options that will deliver the perfect latte, frothy cappuccinos, and creamy espresso with the precision expected from a world class barista.

The chic J5 sits elegantly in a modern city pad or luxury, contemporary kitchen while the new ENA range is the world’s slimmest automatic coffee machine, available in seven different colours. So get into the latest technology for serious coffee lovers, and get on with 2009.

The ENA⁵ in cherry red RRP £595. Jura UK has a flagship concession in Harrods where the full range is available. Jura coffee centres are also available at specialists cookware shops, selected department stores and online. For further information on the full JURA product range and stockist details, please visit www.uk.jura.com.

Dress your iPhone in the latest fashion

JBL today launched its new plug and play iPod and iPhone loudspeaker dock in the UK. The JBL On Stage IIIP enables users to listen to their entire repertoire out loud. It combines the exceptional style, outstanding functionality and clean and powerful sound from previous JBL On Stage systems with additional iPhone compatibility. Using its IR control, users can select iPod track, navigate the menu and control the volume remotely. It also includes a mini stereo jack for use with non-iPhone/iPod devices, such as MP3 players. The JBL On Stage IIIP can be powered by AC mains or batteries, making it the ultimate portable device. Users can charge their iPod or iPhone by simply placing it in the dock and synchronise their device with a Mac or PC using its USB 2.0 cable. Sleek in design, this compact, six-inch deck takes up minimum space with a superior sound quality that belies its size. The JBL On Stage IIIP is available now at major retailers nationwide.

To purchase in the UK from Amazon, click the link: JBL On Stage¿ IIIP Portable Loudspeaker Dock for iPod and iPhone 3G. Remote Control - Battery or A/C -

To purchase in the USA from Amazon, click the link: JBL On Stage Micro Portable Speaker Dock for iPod (Black)

Even Finer Pix...

Technology is a marvellous thing. Blink an eye and that phone you splashed on yesterday, with all the latest features, is now a relic. That’s why FujiFilm is particularly proud of its newest addition - the FinePix F60fd. The brand has always held its own in a competitive market, remaining a favourite among professionals, travellers and happy snappers alike, and here we have an instalment that is unlikely to be foisted any time soon. As the successor to the hugely popular FinePix F50fd it has been designed to provide greater usability and quality as well as incorporating all the amazing features people have come expect from F-series cameras. Capable of producing superb quality photos that belie its size, the highly-anticipated FinePix F60fd boasts a wealth of new features such as a lovely 3.0” LCD screen, advanced Face Detection technology and brand new Scene Recognition technology. Beneath its sleek exterior, this sophisticated and innovative gadget is loaded with a 12 Megapixel, Super CCD sensor, Dual Image Stabilisation (CCD-shift with high ISO), ISO sensitivity of 1600 (6400 at 3MP) and a Fujinon 3x zoom lens (35-105mm equivalent). In lamens terms - you are guaranteed unrivalled photos, no matter your skill level. But wait - there's more! While the auto-mode on this camera is amazing (just point and shoot for some stunning photos) those who prefer to have creative control over their photos, but the convenience of a compact digicam will love this model. The FinePix F60fd also offers the optional features for full photographic control, but the ‘Aero curve’ design means it will still fit comfortably into any pocket or purse.

For more information on the the FinePix F60fd, the entire F-series and other cameras in the FujiFilm range, visit www.fujifilm.co.uk

To purchase in the UK from Amazon, click here: Fujifilm FinePix F60fd Digital Camera  - Black (12MP, 5x Optical Zoom) 3" LCD

Our to purchase in the USA from Amazon, click on this link:

Fujifilm FinePix F60fd 12MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Dual Image Stabilized Zoom

Time for 'TacheBack action!

Remington is now an official sponsor of the Everyman Male Cancer TacheBack Campaign, helping to raise money for research into prostate and testicular cancer while simultaneously encouraging the men of Great Britain to cultivate some tremendous top lip furniture.  But there’s way more to cultivating the consummate nose tickler than avoiding the razor for a month. This is a competition - a battle! - a chance to show the world what you and your ‘tache can do.  Which is why Remington is as essential as the follicles on your face when it comes to growing a real man’s soup strainer! 

Remington’s shaving and grooming ambassador Steven Goldsworthy has taken TacheBack’s five face fuzz styles and with the aid of the Remington PG400 High Precision 7-in-1 Grooming Kit, delivers the definitive tips for achieving true cookie duster excellence! 

The Wild Wolfman: this beast takes things to the wild side and punches well above its weight, and with some serious grooming is guaranteed to grant TacheBack grandeur!

The British Bruiser: the boldest, biggest, bravest ‘tache you can grow, and it’s British!  Well, of course it is. It’s bushy, it’s bonkers and it’s guaranteed to send people weak at the knees.  Never has grooming been so crucial – just check out the curl on this crazy concoction!  Pictured above sporting a fine example is my old neighbour, Dick Strawbridge. 

The Moustachius Maximus: can a ‘tache be noble, proud and true?  Darn tootin’.  Only a true master moustache warrior can cultivate such classic face furniture – are you up to the challenge?

The Devilish Destroyer: the dandy man’s ‘tache.  Think Terry 'ding dong' Thomas, pictured right, and the Dick Dastardly villains of old, now reinvented in devilish demeanour by the modern ‘tache growing man.  One of the trickiest to trim, but with the right sprout, groom and wax the competition doesn’t stand a chance.

The Super Slugger: an uncompromising classic and mainstay of the British top lip for as long as men have been men.  We’re talking Queensbury rules, fisticuffs at dawn and the no-nonsense look of a chap who knows what he wants and isn’t afraid to grow it.

Get growing, chaps! 

Speak in tongues with last-minute languages...

Thought you’d left it too late to pick up the basics of the lingo before your next trip overseas?  Don’t worry: this month sees the launch of seven new languages in the Berlitz 'In 60 Minutes' range.  Until someone clever invents the Babel Fish, pictured here, travellers who fail to get their act together can leave it to the very last minute – or 60 minutes - and still pick up those important foreign phrases - even while driving to the terminal or waiting in the airport lounge.  Published this August at £4.99, you can choose from Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Danish and Turkish. 

'In 60 Minutes' is an all-audio course, specifically designed to provide a quick and easy start to learning basic, everyday words in a foreign language.  Each title covers 250 of the most commonly used words and phrases covering a range of subjects - from making friends to eating out and much more.  The phrases are repeated to aid easy memorisation and encourage correct pronunciation, while an accompanying booklet lists the same material as the audio, the better to help associate the written language with the pronunciation. 

Listeners will be able to kickstart their language learning and begin speaking a new language in just one hour.  You shouldn’t expect to speak like a local after only the first whirl, but this is exactly the sort of headstart that will make travelling a much more fun experience. 

The CD is compatible with iPod and MP3 devices, so the 'In 60 Minutes' series is perfect for those on the move.  Other languages available include Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Swedish.  Most are available from bookshops or online at BerlitzPublishing.com

WeSC / Millencolin Bongo Headphones

Long-time WeActivists, musicians and fellow Swedes, Millencolin will release a signature version of WeSC Headphones, due out this Autumn.  Part of WeSC's Bongo Musician Series, the heavy-bass-friendly headphones, designed by lead guitarist Erick Ohlsson, are designed with a sound trapping rubber overlay to deliver premium sound and clarity for high end and mid-range rock.  Yeah! 

Unlikely or not, having your personality moulded by the late eighties could actually be a good thing, as long as you managed to sort out the microscopic grains of cool that existed back then.  In the case of Erik and the rest of Millencolin it was Matt Hensley, Operation Ivy and Chukka Boots that came to shape not only their youth, but also the sound they favoured.  Now, for the first time ever, Sweden's most prized punk export has teamed up to create a look and sound made possible by the force of people coming together to do something great:

"It's really cool to be the first band in the world to customise our own headphones," says Ohlsson, who designed the model nearly a year ago.  "The thought was to do something that only WeSC and Millencolin could do together.  We know each other well and knew we could do something great and we have.  They sound crisp extra loud, they look smooth and we're all really happy." 

WeSC is the street fashion company for intellectual slackers.  WeAretheSuperlativeConspiracy symbolises what WeSC as a brand and company represents: a group, a family of good and competent people working toward the same ideal.  WeSC began in late 1999, and today is available in more than 20 countries. 

Get Fashionably Naughty with SugaGloss

To celebrate the launch of the net’s chicest online shopping experience www.sugagloss.co.uk on the 18th January, we're giving away the Guy’s Deluxe SugaBox. This gorgeous gift retails at £500 and contains the most tantalizing sex toys and gifts available.

Your Deluxe Sugabox will include infamous Njoy Medium Pure Plug, the Nexus Vibro, Gear Essentials Cock Ring, a RO80mm Bullet, Karma Sutra Oil of Love Massage Oil, ID Millenium lubricant, Durex Avanti (Pack of 3), a ‘Fashionably Naughty’ Door Hanger and a SugaGloss Gift Card.

To enter - please email your full name and postal address through to refresh@wildpublishing.com before 21st January 2008. The winner will be contacted by email. The Editor-in-Chief's decision is final.

For more information on SugaGloss visit www.sugagloss.co.uk

Zumreed Rain Drop iPod Bathroom Speaker

Dreams Japan presents the all new 2007 Rain Drop speaker for iPod (and other small MP3 players). Feature 3 stylish colors of waterproof speakers in rain drop designs. Listen to your favorite tones through your iPod, iPod nano (or any other small MP3 players) in the shower, by the pool, in the kitchen, or anywhere else. Connect the MP3 player via the onboard stereo mini jack and playback control externally with the 4 white buttons (from left to right - decrease volume, stop, playback, increase volume). A very unique, stylish, and versatile speaker. Only available from AudioCubes.com