To celebrate their 20th anniversary, luxury cigar maker Gurkha, has put together a limited edition cigar sure to light a fire under stogie fans.

Two years in the making, only 1,000 boxes of 92 cigars will be available worldwide at a cost of $920 per box. Should you be lucky enough to score one of these handmade, rustic wood boxes as a gift or for gift giving, you'll be treated to hand rolled cigars made from silky Connecticut Maduro wrappers with a superb aged Cameroon binder and Nicaraguan filler. (You cigar lovers understand what I just said, right?)

www.gurkhacigars.com

Wrapping isn't just for gifts. When you drop a few Benjamins on the latest gadget, you want it in something that'll protect it from the usual wear and tear.

And while most of the protective wraps on the market give you the choice of either clear or frosted, you can ratchet up the personalization factor with the Customizer from Music Skins.

Jump on the site, enter in whatever device you're looking to wrap - they can handle iPods, iPhones, MP3 players, cell phones, PDAs, e-readers, computers, hard drives, laptops and gaming accessories - and choose one of their hundreds of designs. Or upload your own image, photo, logo, or whatever else you think deserves a spot on your handheld.

You can size, position, and generally manipulate the image, until you get what you're looking for, then add background colors and even text if you're feeling it. Hit add to cart, pay the $15-$30 the skins typically run, and they'll ship your masterpiece in premium quality vinyl, right to your door.

The Skins’ patented 3M air release adhesive technology ensures that they apply easily, evenly and bubble-free. And should you find you're no longer as enamored of having that pic of Keyboard Cat on your iPhone, they're easily removable, without leaving any residue or goo. Which is more than you can say for your last girlfriend.

$15-$30
www.music-skins.com

At ShirtsMyWay.com you can custom create a dress shirt, fit to your measurements, in a dizzying variety of fabrics and styles. (Original post here.)

And now, the most affordable custom designed shirt you can buy just got even more affordable. As a holiday special, when you order a shirt between now and Tuesday December 1, you'll get a $75 gift certificate when your spend $150 or more, and a $100 gift certificate when you spend $200 or more. Now you can load up on office attire or club wear for that new stylish look you resolved to adopt for the New Year.

Get over to www.shirtsmyway.com and release your inner Hilfiger now.

The lean toward retro style may have made the wearing of neckties - both for business and casual - cool again, but these ties from Miss Feeney's Finery also take those gentlemanly ideals of the 40's and 50's and add a bit of present day guy rebellion...

Hidden on the back of every one of their 100% premium silk, hand sewn ties, is a limited edition, hand-drawn, pin-up girl. Each one designed to fit perfectly with the tie that hides her.

And not only do you get to pick the color and pattern that best suits your personal style, you also get to choose which special lady will be spending the workday with you. Or joining you on your date this weekend.

$85
www.missfeeneys.com

Unless you've been living in a cave (or have been busy waiting for the friggin' Giants to win another game), you know that retro is the big word in style right now. And as I've said more than once, the men of AMC's Mad Men are partly responsible for bringing this resurgence of slicked hair and skinny ties.

Which is fine with me because, besides my Rat Pack obsession, I think it's about time to retire the whole bed head and untucked look, and get back to showing some class. Not for nothing, but I doubt we'd have ever seen Frank and Dino out on the town, martinis in hand, in sneakers and wrinkled shirts, looking like they just woke up.

So to help you get that classic look, I'm giving away an AXE Hair and Mad Men Classic Look Kit. Inside the oversized, highly-polished wood cigar box, you'll find:
- AXE Itch Relief 2 in 1 Cooling Anti-Dandruff Shampoo + Conditioner (even if you don't have the flakes, you'll dig the menthol buzz)
- AXE Smooth & Sophisticated Look Shine Pomade for getting that wet look
- A shoe shine kit to give your dogs a mirror finish
- A box of mints to keep you "this close" fresh when chatting up the skirts
- A skinny, black Brooks Brothers tie to make any day at the office a Mad Men day (afternoon cocktails not included.)
- And the entire Season One of Mad Men on DVD

All you need to do to score the kit is enter your email addy here. And for one of you, Friday, November 13th will be your lucky day. Like Don Draper says, "This is the greatest opportunity since the invention of cereal."

There have been a few important innovations in men's underwear the last few decades: The elastic waistband. The boxer brief. The removal of that annoying tag from the back. And now, I give you the sack sack.

Actually the latest design innovation from (appropriately named) Saxx Apparel is officially called The Comfort Side Panels. They're a pair of ultra-thin mesh panels that run on either side of your boys, creating a breathable, hammock-like pouch that keeps your package from rubbing against your legs all day. Which lets you stay cool and dry, while providing support and improving comfort. A welcome relief to active guys who are susceptible to the dreaded crotch rot. (Yeah, that's a medical term.)

Saxx come in several styles: Trunk, Boxer Brief, Long Leg and Long Johns. (Notice there are no bikini briefs... lets keep it that way.) And they're offered in three different fabrics, depending on your sack comfort needs. There's Everyday, made of 95% cotton and 5% Spandex for daily comfort; Performance, with moisture wicking fabric for extra dry-balledness; and Bamboo.

I know what you're thinking: "Isn't bamboo sharp, pointy, and made into bad Kung-Fu movie weapons? I don't want that anywhere near my manliness." But if you've ever worn anything made with this incredible fabric, you know it's super soft and lightweight, and Saxx adds a moisture wicking and anti-microbial finish for extra ball care. I'm wearing a pair of Bamboo boxer briefs right now as I type this. And Little BG has never been happier.

As an added bonus, for the entire month of November, Saxx will donate $1 from every pair sold to the Movember Foundation, to help with the fight against prostate cancer. So not only are they providing comfort for our junk, they're helping protect them too.

To grab a pair, head over to SaxxApparel.com. They start at $23.99, which is a small price to pay for keeping the boys happy.

Titanium has recently become the standard of choice in men's jewelry. Traditionally silver, gold and platinum have been the "go to" metals but silently titanium has established itself as a formidable rival, showing up in everything from cuff links to rings and even money clips. So the question is, why buy titanium jewelry?

There are a few reasons. So I spoke with Debi Wexler, one of the experts over at WhiteFlash.com to get the scoop on this mysterious metal. Here's what she told me:

Titanium is a light grayish colored metal that's strong like steel, but feels like aluminum. It's strength lets it hold up well to wear and tear, while still being incredibly lightweight, and is highly resistant to corrosion and scratching... perfect for us guys that tend to be a little rough on on our stuff. (But keep in mind it is not indestructible.)

Titanium is also used in a number of industries including the military, aerospace and sporting goods, more proof of its strength.

Another alternative is Tungsten. Tungsten is a very heavy and hard metal for its size (it's 4 times harder than titanium), but it can scratch easily. But tungsten will hold its shine and shape longer than any other jewelry available on the market.

A downfall of both of these metals is that because they are so strong they can NOT be re-sized, so if you're buying a ring, you have to make sure you get your exact finger size before you buy.

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Our friends over at ComicsAlliance.com put down their latest issue of "Super Avenging Guys in Capes" long enough to find these must-haves for those too lazy to create a costume... or looking to rob a convenience store as Captain America: Marvel Comics ski masks.

Available for $20 at 80sTees.com, these wool wonders come in six versions: Spider-Man, Punisher, Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, and Wolverine (the original, not the Hugh Jackman abomination), and keep your melon warm while you ski, trick or treat, or wonder why the hell you can't get laid.

[Via ComicsAlliance.com]

When it debuted 24 years ago, (and for nearly two decades later), you couldn't go into a club without smelling his Obsession on half the guys there. Who were obsessed with marinating themselves in the stuff...

Now, Calvin Klein hits us with his new ckFree... a "light, warm, woody fragrance that speaks to the confident, casual, independent man who has nothing to prove, and represents the ideal of living free without boundaries - the ultimate freedom." Since I'm a confident, casual, independent man who has nothing to prove, I gave the stuff a shot. On both wrists. And down my shirt.

While it didn't attract the ladies like Sex Panther (which, as you know, is illegal in nine countries, and 60% of the time, works every time), it did get a bunch of "Mmmm, what are you wearing?" reactions. Which works for me. And will work for you.

So I am giving a way a bottle of this new, soon-to-be-classic cologne to one of you lucky, soon-to-be-smelling-great-and-attracting-chicks readers. All you need to do is enter your email addy here, and on Friday, Oct 30, I'll pick one of you to score the bottle. (A new bottle, not the one I sampled.)

And after you enter, click over to CalvinKleinFragrances.com and check out their interactive Live Free map. Use it to find the best places in the country to live free, from casinos and sports stadiums, to open roads, beaches and lakes. And you can submit your own Live Free destination as well. Post one, and you'll be entered to win a bottle of ckFree. Doubling your chances to smell great. Just, please remember: dab it on, you don't have to swim laps in it.
www.calvinkleinfragrances.com

By now you've seen the Burger King commercial (below), where Tony Stewart tries to teach celebrities the fine art of product endorsement and Erik Estrada can't understand why his namesake sunglasses aren't selling... "Hello, Estraaadaaaaa..."

Well, the shades became an instant hit. And now you can own a pair of your very own.

Burger King is auctioning off 150 of the Estrada emblazoned aviators on eBay (check out the auction here), with all proceeds going to their Have It Your Way® Foundation. You get a collector's item, a charity gets money, and Estrada's back on top. Everyone wins.

The auction ends today, Oct 23, at 6pm EST, so get on it. (I don't recommend waiting for the release of Carrot Top's Carrot Crusher.)

Go to www.estradaglasses.com for more info.
The eBay Auction is here.