Tinsel and Tourneau

New Year's Eve dinner, two years ago, my sister decides to send sound waves crashing with my brain waves as she blows a horn in my ear. My brother, of course, has the quick wit to pull up his camera and take a snapshot of that moment at its peak. (Zara shirt, tailor-made suit, Husam El-Odeh pin)

Famed New York watch retail institution Tourneau invites you, my dear readers, to share a photo that captures your most festive holiday moment for a chance to win the Tourneau 40mm GMT Automatic watch.

Tourneau 40mm GMT Automatic: I don't own a lot of watches of the sporty vein, but this one calls to me the more I look at it---the silver dial, the 24-hour scale on the rim, the wide, digital-esque arabic numerals, all flanked by the black barenia calf strap---I see a quietly luxurious, smart-sporty watch that I need in my life. I've got a hunch that a smart move would be to start leafing through your old Facebook albums and upload your festive holiday moment now: http://bit.ly/w0gKVq

watch photograph courtesy of Tourneau

Giveaway: Hermés Fragrance

As a little thank-you for my blog's loyal following, I thought I'd share one of my favorite scents from one of my favorite brands with one lucky, spunky reader of The Dandy Project. The blog has been up for nearly three years now, and to one of my five-hundred-and-counting followers on both Blogger and Facebook, I will give away a bottle of Hermés Un Jardin après la Mousson eau de toilette.

Hermés Un Jardin après la Mousson is a unisex fragrance described by Hermés as "A serene expression of nature's rebirth after the rain, somewhere in India. A vegetal, floral, spicy eau de toilette." It is a refreshing, sensual scent that you, my dear readers, male and female, would feel fine and dandy in during these sizzling summer months.

Here's how to join:

1. Be a Blogger follower of The Dandy Project by clicking the "Follow (with Google Friend Connect)" button on the right sidebar and/or be a Facebook fan by visiting the Facebook page and clicking "like".

2. E-mail me your Blogger name and/or Facebook name, for verification, and then humor me with answers to these two questions:

"How did you find The Dandy Project?"

"If I gave you $5,000 (I won't.) to spend on things you can wear, what would you buy?"

Send your Blogger/Facebook name and answers to: thedandyproject(at)yahoo(dot)com

3. The winner will be contacted via e-mail. Contest is open to all readers worldwide.

"a garden after the monsoon"

*Disclaimer: This giveaway is not done in cooperation with the Hermés marketing team. Costs for the giveaway have been shouldered by the blogger.

EDIT: Congratulations Benjamin, you will receive your package shortly!

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