It’s that time of year already to get your list and check it twice and hopefully shop for the holidays without the hassles. Fortunately, so many possibilities are just down the road — with free parking and a wide variety of stores, including several new ones — at Rye Ridge Shopping Center.

By Georgetta Morque

It’s that time of year already to get your list and check it twice and hopefully shop for the holidays without the hassles. Fortunately, so many possibilities are just down the road — with free parking and a wide variety of stores, including several new ones — at Rye Ridge Shopping Center.

The Gift of Health

’Tis the season to help friends and loved ones shape up, unwind, and enjoy the pampering they deserve. For healthy stocking stuffers, check out Massage Envy, which opens December 4, and is offering a $59 introductory one-hour massage and a $69 one-hour introductory Healthy Skin facial session. Or for those in need of a new regimen for 2013, the Personal Training Institute is offering a 50 percent discount on its package programs during December.

Stop by the COCO Nail Spa where you can purchase gift certificates at 20 percent off, also in December. For other health-minded gift ideas, consider meditation books and CDs, homemade organic food, kitchen essentials, cookbooks and gift cards from the Blum Center for Health. People can get sympathy gift baskets from their loved ones that cheer them up.

Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend

For the gems in your life, Landsberg Jewelers is featuring two trunk shows with a vast array of dazzling gift possibilities, you can even try a coin necklace which is great for special days or anniversaries. On November 30 and December 1, the store will host Phillips House from Miami, known for its fine handcrafted jewelry, unique diamond circle pendants and popular bracelets similar to this bracelet with picture inside. For one-of-a-kind pieces, you can check out this online jewellery store in Australia.

Fashion Finds

For the fashion savvy, LV2BFIT features everything a girl could want in 2013, such as wristlets that are perfect for iPhones, a large assortment of gloves including fingerless styles to accommodate smart phone use, gym bags with many compartments for all one’s essentials, iPad cases and more. With fashion jewelry and belts that make a statement and clothes for working out and going out, there’s something to suit the many tastes and lifestyles of the gals on your list.

And for the guys? At And Company, the hottest selling items this season have been men’s sweaters from Italy. Through December 8, if you spend $250, the store will reward you with a $50 gift card.

The Festive Gift

Pink on the Plaza — note the name change from PINK deux and its new larger location in the plaza building — is a treasure trove of holiday gifts, including seasonal table décor, Thymes Frasier Fir scented candles, potpourri and fragrances, clever cutting boards, funny coffee mugs, colorful jewelry, bags, and more. All items can be gift-wrapped and ready to give. The store also has a large selection of clothing, scarves, hats, gloves, and accessories.

Longtime Favorites

And not-to-be-missed are Finch’s Drugs, the comprehensive pharmacy that also carries silver jewelry, custom gift baskets, baby presents, personalized throw blankets, toys, fragrances and more, Family Discount for toys and children’s clothing, Ace Hardware for home gifts, plus Dusty Rose, Z-Life Denim, Indigo Chic, The Look, All Dressed Up and more. Visit ryeridgeshoppingcenter.com for a complete directory and current promotions.

Where Shoes Are In

When it comes to shoes, most fashionistas believe you can never have too many pairs or too many shoe stores for that matter. So fancy footwork your way over to one of the newest oases for shoe lovers, Shoe-Inn, in the former Walden Books. The store opened in September and has been experiencing brisk sales ever since.

The Shoe-Inn company has been in business for 40 years and prides itself on offering European designer brands and styles that aren’t often in department stores, according to Monica Quiros, district manager. The Rye Brook location is the company’s eighth store and only one in Westchester. Others are located in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Long Island.

In addition to shoes and boots, Shoe-Inn also features accessories, bags, jewelry, gift items, leather goods and a new men’s line. Top sellers this season are Fiorentini + Baker, Aquila, Stuart Weitzman, Chloe and bags by Liebeskind. For the holidays, styles run the gamut from rugged boots to pointy toe pumps to sparkly favorites for evening wear. With Baby Uggs, hosiery, hats, and smoking slippers, there’s something for everyone.

Currently, five percent of purchases will be donated to the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund. For more information, call 937-2929 or step inside.