Our friend and social media guru Misha is here today to share with us the perfect girlfriend’s gift guide. Misha is an amazing gift giver (among her many amazing qualities) and we LOVE the goodies she’s picked out!
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After menu planning, mantle decorating, and the marathon cookie baking session, you just want to put your feet up with a festive beverage, right?
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But WAIT! You may have forgotten the one person who was with you through it all! The one who you called when you needed to know what was missing from your stuffing recipe, the one who let you cry just a bit when you were searching for sold out Palace Pets, the one who gently pried the 43rd roll of velvet ribbon out of your hand and whispered “You have enough!”
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No, not your husband! (We can all laugh together at the very thought – we know this show is up to us ladies.)
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Your bestie! We all have one – or maybe even a group, the family we choose for ourselves – and they deserve a token of our holiday affection, too. Here are a few ideas worthy of a splurge and a couple of lower priced but still totally thoughtful items to gift to your nearest and dearest.
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The Yogini – For your friend whose idea of a good time is kombucha tea and kundalini – or if it’s ME, vino and vinyasa.
1| Splurge – The Manduka Black Mat Package – this is THE gold standard of mats. Everyone in class will know she means yoga BIZNESS when she walks in carrying this.
2 | Steal – Gaiam Super Grippy Yoga Gloves – help her improve her arm balances (even if it does mean she’ll break out the occasional Crow Pose during margarita night. Drunken yoga is a real thing and it’s fun for everyone.)
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Miss “Shoes Make the Outfit” – if Cinderella’s her favorite princess, she’ll want these.
3 |Splurge – Tieks Rose Gold Flats – Trust us, she wants these. Literally every woman wants Tieks but feels reluctant to splurge on them for herself. True story.
4 | Steal – Dr Scholls Fast Flats – So, this is a great little gift add on for your friend who has a high heel addiction. She can stuff these in her purse for those times when the breaking-in-blisters get to be too much – and she’ll thank you BIG TIME then.
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The Treasure Collector – does she accessorize perfectly just to go to the grocery store? Check these out.
5| Splurge – Swarovski crystal earrings – give her these ASAP so she can sparkle pretty for the rest of the season.
6| Steal – Kate Spade Bridesmaid Idiom Bangle – not just for bridesmaids! This is the modern equivalent of the half-heart necklace and so much chic-er than wearing a broken heart that says “BE FRI”. (and pssst! They have silver, too!)
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Miss Greener than Thou (but you love her for it!) – For the one who secretly re-sorts your recycling when you’re not looking.
7| Splurge – The Berry Breeze Activated Oxygen Refrigerator Deodorizer – you actually might want one of these for yourself, it completely sanitizes your fridge and cuts down on produce waste. Take THAT, leftover tuna salad!
8| Steal – Liberty Bottleworks Water Bottle – 100% American made of 100% recycled aluminum AND totally BPA free, it’s the PERFECT water bottle.
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Miss Mixology – did she ever meet a spirit she didn’t like? Can she turn lemons into Roasted Peach Lemonade? Choose from here –
9| Splurge – Moscow Mule Mugs – even people who DON’T like vodka like drinking from these cups. Cross my heart on that.
10| Steal – The Drunken Botanist – a really interesting compendium of the relationships between plants and the spirits they create. Buy your friend the hardcover (and yourself the Kindle edition – it’s under $2!)
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The Kitchen Goddess – you know the friend who just “whips up” the most fantastic, delectable concoctions ever? This is her department.
11 & 12 | Splurge – IT’S A TIE – She’d be delighted to get either of these, and she probably wouldn’t buy them for herself, so here’s an adorable set of mini-cocottes OR my actual favorite use-it-for-everything knife ever.
13| Steal – Gourmet French Macarons: If she thinks cupcakes are passe and Pinterest is her pastim, it’s time to try her hand at macarons – unutterably adorable macarons. She can get ideas and recipes here .
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The One Who’s Always Ten Minutes Late – you know instantly who I’m talking about – rushing through the line at drop off, permanently stressing about her late status and always trying to find weird stuff in town at the last moment. She could really use a Prime membership of her own! Yes, for just $99 you can save her all the heartaches of freaking out over shipping costs for a whole YEAR. And that, my friend, is PRICELESS.
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So there you go! A few ideas sure to delight your actual BFF. Remember, she’s been holiday-ing just as hard as you have been this year – she will love love LOVE the extra little bit of love being sent her way!
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(Oh, and PS? In case you’re the one who’s always ten minutes late, all but two of these items are available through Amazon Prime – if you’ve got a membership , you can have any of these goodies in your hands in two days flat without crazy expedited shipping costs. Because we’re your friend, too!)
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