Feeling lucky today? Then here’s your chance to arouse the envy of all by winning the HP Envy 13. Laptops are no more a subject of envy, I agree. But finding the perfect notebook with looks to match is not that effortless. And HP is out to woo us by giving away its hottest 13 inch notebook preloaded with Windows 7 to a lucky reader. We want our readers to participate with vigor to win a HP Envy 13. We are sure nobody will let go of a chance to own this slim and attractive notebook worth $1,700 and more for free. Grab the opportunity by simply telling us about “The first thing that makes you envious about a lappie”. All you got to do is pen down just ONE thing that tops the list of features that you look for in a perfect notebook. Read more about the Envy 13 and the guidelines to the contest on Luxurylaunches.

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Following in the footsteps of Victoria Beckham is Paris Hilton who is all set to launch her own line of shoes. The line dedicated solely for bridal shoes promises to woo every bride in town. The collection features four models all featuring one common element, a bow. The four models have been named, Senorita, Belina, Destiny and Regal. The shoes are made from white or ivory satin and all feature an open toe. A beautiful and extremely chic range of shoes, every bride will feel special when she walks down the aisle in these dazzling creations. All you brides who think these shoes are way out of your budget, here is the best part. Paris has made this line extremely affordable and the all models in this range sell for just $120.

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If the most expensive iPhone case failed to appeal to your pocket, here is a luxurious case that is sure to be easy on it. Truly regal, this case from Ultra Case is known as the Luxury Edition Royal Crown iPhone case. For those who love to flaunt their luxurious lifestyle, this case is definitely perfect. The case features a heart shaped artificial crystal surrounded by Swarovski Crystals. There is a crystal studded crown on top of the heart shaped crystal that gives this case a royal appeal. Dazzling in gold (color that is), this case is sure to make heads turn.

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Now-a-days timepieces have replaced jewelry. One can flaunt the beautiful luxurious timepieces not just around the wrist but also neck and fingers. Flaunting the union of the two entities is the Digit Watch, which is a beautiful ring, integrated with a timepiece. A unisex ring, it takes existing mechanical watch movements from major luxury watch brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe, Breitling, Blancpain, and others, and places them inside of an 18k white gold ring with an Aquamarine jewel face, decorated with 142 diamonds. This beautiful ring will surely appeal to watch connoisseurs and collectors everywhere who have the choice to pick their favorite movement. The ring features a watch face and a crown for winding and setting the movement.

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Come December 1st and the art-loving crowd of Miami will get to see some of the most unique designs at Design Miami. This year, visitors to this exhibition in the city's Design District, will be greeted with a unique display at the very entrance. American architect, Greg Lynn has designed an installation out of carbon and 1.5 million crystals for the ongoing Swarovski Crystal Palace project that will be displayed at the entrance at Design Miami. The seven meter high structure has been built by Lynn using carbon-compressing technologies from the sailing and ship-building industries. More than a hundred thousand meters of carbon and aramid fibers give the structure its main colors (black, gold and crimson), while the 1.5 million crystals, set in between the fibers, add sparkle in aquamarine, pink, red, peach and blue.

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The Divine lounge chair from Maison Ventury Paris’ Divine series redefined ultra luxurious furniture. But Maison Ventury Paris is definitely not stopping at that. For this season, they have reinvented their Divine Series. The new revamped series, the Divine Collection Millesime 2010 features rock chic, sophisticated styles, golden touches, vintage spirit, and fabulous couture materials. The new designs and trends of this series promise to take luxury furniture to a whole new level. Some pieces in this revamped line glitter with 24ct gold and crystals. Buyers even have the choice of customizing their own furniture pieces by choosing the materials and patterns to be used. What is more, to achieve the look of this collection no animals were harmed, making this line a complete “cruelty-free” collection.

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Italian design studio Sand & Birch has designed a beautiful wine cellar for Ellemme Cantine, after their collaboration. The new wine cellar is christened Opale and is the most perfect cellar for a modern home with contemporary décor. The ultra luxurious refrigerated wine cellar resembles a precious black stone wedged and gem-set in a white. The elliptical shape of Opale’s vertical body and the roundness of its foothold set it apart from many other wine cellars that are available today. The 2meter high cellar can store up to 100 bottles of wine. Besides the unique design, Opale also boasts of hi-tech features like an automatic door that can be activated by a remote control-zapper, or even by touch.

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Dalmore malts have never ceased to please whiskey aficionados. Bonhams gave whiskey connoisseurs a chance to bid for one of the most exclusive Dalmore malts recently. The whiskey, Dalmore Oculus, fetched a final price of £27,600($45,950)! The Oculus is a rare malt selected from vintages distilled in 1868 (10 June to be precise), 1878, 1922, 1926 and 1939 is sure to tantalize your taste buds. The rich spicy zest to the malt is selected from a cask distilled 58 years ago in 1951. Dried fruits, ripe bananas, treacle toffee and almonds from Dalmore’s original fifty year old are then added to this malt at the Dalmore Distillery.

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For $556,000, the exceptional Hermés 8 Day Spiral Boule Clock is shaped out of 1kg crystal and 750 white gold. The crystal boule measures 88 mm in diameter and comprises of 231 parts including 25 jewels. The dial is gilded with white gold in a spiral fashion. Wind it by spinning the two semi-spheres in opposite directions. The movement is five-barrel Calibre H1951 with a 200-hour power reserve. Inspired by a clock exhibited in the Hermès Museum, this heavy-weight crystal timepiece is one of its kinds. The smooth glass orb has just one part jutting out at 6 o’clock to switch from winding to time-setting mode. Certainly meant for those who value time but for a heavy price!

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I would be lying if I said that the gifts don’t make a difference to me during the holiday season. To be honest, gifts are one of the main reasons I love this season. The joy of giving and receiving presents cannot be explained in words. In fact, I have already started hunting for gifts to give my near and dear ones. In my search for the perfect gift for my best friend, I came across this beautiful Minaudière from Judith Leiber. The beautiful Minaudière christened Cherish reflects the gifting tradition of this holiday season in its design. The package minaudière is part of Judith Leiber’s Holiday 2009 Collection and features a vibrant bow. The beautiful package minaudière with an exquisite bow has a top snap closure and 19" chain. The minaudière resides in a beautiful box with a protective signature bag. The bag is available with an option of either a red or Rhine colored bow. The perfect gift for that special lady friend of yours, this bag is priced at $4,000 and available here.

With the holiday season fast approaching, many unique Christmas decorations are making their presence known. Swarovski too unveiled its glittering creation for this Christmas. The leading producer of crystal stones and crystal fashion jewelry, unveiled the newly refurbished crystal star that will crown the 2009 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. The stunning Swarovski star weighs a whopping 550pounds and is comprised of 25,000 crystals, with 1,000,000 facets, and measures 9 1/2 feet in diameter and 1 1/2 feet in depth. The star is composed of six outer rays and six smaller inner rays that are made of point-mounted safety glass. The crystals are affixed to the inner sides of the glass in a tight, scale-like pattern to ensure maximum brilliance. A beautiful star equipped with hi-tech features, it boasts of enhancements like a new cutting-edge computerized lighting system with energy-efficient LED bulbs.

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A luxury car enthusiast who has a weakness for chocolates is definitely going to find this post simply delectable. While preparing for the coming holiday season, a Porsche dealer in The Netherlands came up with the crazy idea of covering a spanking-new 911 Carrera S in milk-chocolate. An irresistible combination for every chocoholic car enthusiast, the car was carefully wrapped in plastic before it was dressed with chocolate. According to Porsche Centrum Gelderland the pastry chef in charge used around 175 kilos (about 386 pounds) of milk chocolate for the body along with a few kilos of white chocolate for the lights and trim. The car will be on display till the year end. To make sure the chocolate doesn’t melt, the temperature of the showroom will be maintained and kept under 27 degree Celsius.

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The 2010 Monaco yacht show maybe yet far away. But one yacht preparing to make its debut at the event is the 46-metre Soroya, which is currently under construction at Gentech Yachts’ Antalya, Turkey shipyard. Italy’s Meccano Engineering is responsible for the yacht’s naval architecture while Jure Bukavec of UNIELLé yacht design did the interiors. The luxury craft will feature both a pop-up helipad and a swimming pad that unfolds to double in size. The Soroya achieves a maximum speed of speed of 16 knots and a cruising speed of 10 knots with a range of 5,040 nautical miles at cruising speed.

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The rare and exquisite jewels in Sotheby's "Magnificent Jewels" sale, promised to woo one and all at the auction. That is exactly what happened at the sale that was held on Tuesday at the Hotel Beau Rivage in Geneva. In fact, the sale was so successful that many pieces surpassed their estimated price. According to a release from the auction house, The Roxburghe Rubies, a set containing a ruby necklace and ruby earrings dating to the late 19th century, fetched a whopping $5.77 million, five times the set's estimated price! The 2.52-carat green diamond (the largest vivid-green diamond ever to appear at auction) which was said to be the highlight of the auction fetched a final price of $3.08million! An Asian buyer paid this hefty price for this rare stone setting a new world-record price per carat for a green diamond at auction. But it is not just the rare green diamond that set a new record.

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Antiquorum’s 35th anniversary sale that was held recently on the 14th and 15th November was one successful event. The highlight of this sale was the Patek Philippe Calibre 89 timepiece from the Matsuda Collection. The exquisite yellow gold timepiece is said to be the world’s most complicated watch and had drawn many enthusiastic bidders ever since Antiquorum announced its intention to sell this exceptional timepiece. In just a few minutes of bidding, the timepiece managed to fetch a final bid of CHF 5,120,000 ($5,053,360), setting a new world record for this watch and also the most expensive watch sold in 2009 by any auction house in the world. As expected Patek Philippe continued to be the favorite brand at the auction with other timepiece from the famous watchmaker fetching extremely strong prices.

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