Buy of the day

Friday Zebra stripe bracelet, £9, by Shared Earth at fashion-conscience.com Well, it looks like the animal print trend is here to stay. Paris catwalks recently trembled under a veritable Noah's ark of tiger, zebra and panda prints, perhaps most memorably in Marc Jacobs' high camp Siegfried and Roy-inspired extravaganza for Louis Vuitton . But if head-to-toe zebra is not your style, this bracelet offers a more subtle way to run with the herd. Thursday Handmade notebook, £5.99, by Oxfam On National Poetry Day we offer a little rhyme, To accompany this notebook, which you should carry all the time. It's handmade and fair trade and will fit inside your purse, So that when inspiration hits, you'll have a place to write your verse. Wednesday Facial cleanser, £21.95 by Spiezia Organics Made from organic ingredients on a farm in Cornwall, this cleanser smells delicious and really works well. Spieza products aren't cheap but this jar should last you at least four months. Don't forget to wash behind your ears. Tuesday Fairisle hot water bottle cover, £14.95 by People Tree at Amnesty International Shop Don't you just love a colourful Fairisle knit for the winter? Especially as this year we appear to be struggling through a tide of mimalism and camel cashmere in the knitwear world. Of course, not everyone can carry off a colourful, chunky knit without looking like an 80s childrens television presenter or a portly Icelandic trawlerman, so you may choose to dress up your hot water bottle instead. Monday Champaca aromatic candle, £28 by Votivo Votivo's copy writers have produced some very florid prose to describe this candle. It's an epic tale that starts: "Trudging through the rugged Himalayans on 15th day of the dark fortnight.... " Himalayans? Isn't that a fluffy breed of cat ? They needn't have bothered anyway, as all you really need to know is that Oprah Winfrey likes these candles. Buy of the day likes them too, especially this one which smells all smokey and exotic. They are pretty potent though; you have been warned. But hopefully no kittens were harmed in the making.