Amazing Luxury Life

As if we needed proof that women love their shoes a recent survey has shown just how much women like a good pair of shoes. According to Gocompare women will spend more than £16,000 on ladies shoes over the course of their lifetime. According to the survey we buy our first pair of shoes at 14 and then buy seven pairs a year for the rest of out lives which means women buy 469 shoes.

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Celebrate Christmas in Lamborghini style, the Italian super sports car manufacturer has produced a range of limited edition gift-boxed candles and ceramic baubles, inspired by its Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni. The ceramic baubles in box-sets of three are finished in contrasting Blue Caelum and White Monocerus, two of eight colours in which the Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni, a model dedicated to the legendary Lamborghini test driver, was launched this year. Apart from the season usuals, the Lamborghini 2009 Christmas gifts collection also includes 2010 wall and desk calendars, winter clothing and T-shirts.

5-Reese Witherspoon:

Pint-sized Reese Witherspoon is overshadowed by her huge GMC Yukon Hybrid. unlike other female celebs, she has a more masculine taste when it comes to cars. The price of GMC Yukon Hybrid is starting around $50,000.

4-Lindsay Lohan:

Lindsay Lohan has a white Maserati. The price of that Masarati is $100,000.

3-Usain Bolt:

He holds multiple Olympic gold medals, along with the records for the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and the 400-meter relay. He shopped an equally fast car for himself, a brand new 2009 Ferrari California. The new Ferrari California is of worth $200,000.

2-Paris Hilton:

Paris Hilton is just like a real Barbie with a matching car, not just any car but a baby blue shinny Bentley. Now thats a good way to get lots of attention. First, it was a pink Bentley, now a blue one. The price of Bentley is starting from $220,000.

1-Jay Leno:

As an auto enthusiast, Jay Leno had always wanted to design his own turbine-engined car, and when he conceived the notion for a high-performance, yet environmentally friendly, vehicle the pen and napkin came out.  The EcoJet was initially a static exhibit, but one thing about Jay’s Garage is that everything runs. So Jim Hall, Bernard Juchli and the other wizards in the Burbank shop set about to turn the EcoJet from a barely rolling display into a complete running automobile.

Climax Cars, a UK based company, has announced the Climax Sports Racer. The Climax Sports Racer comes packed with a 450HP thanks to a supercharged 4.6 liter Ford Racing V8. It weighs only 1,999 pounds and features a fully adjustable double-wishbone suspension, ceramic brakes, and a six speed Graziano GT ME1 gearbox. They come in a British Racing Green finish and will retail for £92,000. The fully-adjustable double wishbone suspension ensures good handling. There is an options list that includes ceramic brakes, full race harnesses, and sequential and semi-automatic gearboxes. The Climax Sports Racer S is able to get from 0 to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds and has a top speed of 190+ mph (305 km/h). Climax Cars will begin assembly of the car in early 2010, with the first units expected to hit the streets sometimes during spring.

Rémy Cointreau Global Travel Retail has launched their Rémy Martin Louis XIII Rare Cask Cognac which is being touted as “supremely rare”. For the first time in the history of Louis XIII, cellar master Pierrette Trichet has decided to present one cask as a special edition to be enjoyed by connoisseurs. The first edition comprises 786 numbered decanters each designated ‘43.8’ for the alcoholic strength that is the distinguishing mark of the cask. The refreshing new decanter also comes handcrafted in black crystal, which requires more than 50 operations by some 20 Baccarat artisans. The neck of the decanter is dressed in palladium, and the decanter comes encased in a coffret forged in metal. Mirrors and internal lighting magnify the luster of the black crystal, and the metal clasp at the neck of the decanter, designed to secure the black crystal stopper further, accentuates the luxury design.

To mark its 150th anniversary, TAG Heuer will re-issue the Silverstone Chronograph in February 2010 as a limited edition piece. Originally introduced in 1974, the Silverstone is instantly recognizable by its cushion cut-shaped case. Just like the Swiss brand has initially promised, the 2010 TAG Heuer Silverstone Chronograph is almost identical to the original model both inside and outside. Powered by an updated version of the Calibre 11 with Dubois-Depraz module, the new Silverstone chronograph will be available in blue or brown dial version, with each version limited to 1,500 pieces. And the new Silverstone chronograph will come with matching perforated alligator straps and stainless steel cases. The new Silverstone’s only problem is its price. Limiting its total production run to only 1500 pieces, TAG Heuer plans to charge as high as $6500 for this beauty.

Inspired by a Luigi Chinetti-owned 330 LM used in an obscure Fellini film, the Ferrari has unveiled a second made-to-order car, P540 Superfast Aperta is a 599 GTB Fiorano-based one-off Pinfinarina designed for the son of the creator of cable TV. The Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta is based on the chassis of a 599 GTB Fiorano and took 14 months to complete. The P540 is completely road legal and is powered by a 612 hp 6.0-liter V12 engine. Extensive use of carbon fiber allowed the Special Projects engineers to keep weight gain down to only 44 pounds in spite of having to strengthen the open top car.

Oceanco is one of the world’s most successful yacht builders. The company has yacht building facility in the Netherlands and design and sales office in Monaco. Dutch yachtbuilder Oceanco recently unveiled its largest model to date, the 85.6-metre Y708, dubbed the most advanced superyacht the company has ever put into production. The new super yacht is expected to be completed in 2012 at an approximate cost of $150 million. The aft deck features a swimming pool that converts to a helipad while luxe flourishes include a sushi bar, cigar bar and library. The yacht has four guest cabins, two VIP suites and a master suite on its own deck with a salon, study, turbo jet whirlpool and wraparound balconies.

The latest Hello Kitty Diamond Edition was presented as a cute, fashionable and trendy fragrance with seductive notes. The fragrance aims at younger population, fans and collectors of Hello Kitty products. Hello Kitty Diamond edition comes encased in a precious sparkling crystal bottle carved in the shape of Hello Kitty. Besides the perfume, the collection also includes cosmetics and pendants with a lovely Kitty decorated with crystals. This cheerful floral composition offers us top notes with freesia, bergamot, grapefruit and margarita. A heart of this composition incorporates jasmine, rose, lily of the valley and violet, while a base finishes with musk, sandalwood, amber and vanilla.

This Swarovski-studded Olympus Pen E-P1 digi-cam designed by Crystal Roc is meant for the rich folks with a love for bling.Packaged in a specially crafted limited edition wooden casing, the camera will have two additional lenses as complimentary accessories. Priced at $3,000.In a special limited edition retro styling got covered with hundreds of “sparkling” crystals for a more luxurious appeal.