The Most Thoughtful Gift Ideas for Your BFF
If anyone can believe it (we barely can), 2020 is almost over (PRAISE) and the holidays are just around the corner! After an unbelievable year, to say the least, gift-giving might seem confusing. We are still in the middle of a global pandemic and a national recession, which can make gift-giving seem overwhelming. How much do I spend? How do I show that I really care about my people? Is this insensitive? These questions are totally normal in these circumstances, so don’t feel alone! We had similar questions and worked together as a team (Ansley did a lot of heavy lifting to help me with this and you’ll see brands by other members of our Editorial Team on this list. S/O to Nicole Goldfarb and Kelsey Lemons for being badass femmepreneurs) to compile our favorite thoughtful and intentional gifts at a variety of price points to work with any budget. This list was carefully curated to include conscious brands with purpose, so that whatever time and money we do spend this holiday season, is spent well, and serves more than just the person you’re shopping for.
Otherland Candles
Otherland is a female-founded, female-run company that gives back to amazing non-profit organizations like the New York Food Bank. Gift your BFF a clean, non-toxic candle from a company that does good with you and you for helping your space smell amazing at all times.
Juju + Stitch
Give your BFF the gift of a personalized luxury loungewear piece from Juju + Stitch. There so many amazing ways to customize a piece for your BFF and Juju + Stitch’s pieces are the most luxurious feeling loungewear that you’ve ever put on your body. Get a hoodie embroidered with your bff’s favorite quote or Instagram handle and consider it the best gift of the century. Thank us later.
@adamjk
Adam does a brilliantly amazing job normalizing the human experience and all of the emotions that accompany the experience. Give your BFF the gift of a new journal, a new Tarot deck, a print, or any of the wonderful things from Adam’s online shop.
Fig Leaves Pajamas
There’s nothing more luxurious than a matching set of printed pajamas in your adulthood. Give the gift of luxury to your BFF and buy her a printed set of pajamas from Fig Leaves, our favorite place to shop for luxe, affordable loungewear and sleepwear.
Sorry I Haven’t Texted You Back - Alicia Cook
Give the gift of helping your BFF feel seen and heard with Alicia Cook’s new book, Sorry I Haven’t Texted You Back, a book of poems about anxiety and depression and other mental health challenges that accompany the human experience.
A Neighborhood Print by Nicole Goldfarb
There’s something really special about something that references a special place or a current or previous home. Nicole Goldfarb has beautiful custom prints to gift your BFF to remind her of her roots or a place that has her heart.
Snoop Dogg’s Cookbook
If there ever was a gift that might be perfect for virtually anyone, it just might be Snoop Dogg’s iconic cookbook. This is the gift that will remind your BFF why you’re her BFF. There is really no further explanation needed here.
Chillhouse Gift Certificate
For the girl who really needs to take some time for herself and schedule a luxury pampering session, gift her some chill. Chillhouse specializes in beautiful nail care and designs but they also offer massages (who wouldn’t love that?!). The gift of chill is perhaps one of the kindest and most thoughtful things you could gift your BFF this holiday season after a year that was truly not-so-chill.
A Calm Subscription
Gifting someone something that encourages them to invest in their mental, emotional, and physical well-being is one of the best ways to say “I love and care about you.” The Calm App is the number one meditation app that helps you to sleep better, reduce stress, improve performance, increase happiness, develop gratitude, reduce anxiety and build self-esteem. Gift your BFF a paid subscription to the Calm app so she can step her meditation game up and improve her sleep quality.
Katie Dean Jewelry
Katie Dean Jewelry has so many fun, modern, and effortlessly beautiful pieces to gift your BFF. All of Katie Dean Jewelry is handmade in California with love and by gifting your BFF a staple piece of jewelry that she will love and keep for years from Katie Dean, you’re supporting a female-founded and female-run business.
Empire State Jewelry
Gift your BFF some of Mandy’s favorite jewelry from Empire State Jewels — a New York-based brand that specializes in putting a modern twist on classic jewelry pieces that your BFF will adore. The custom nameplates are the perfect custom gift for the BFF who loves to accessorize and make a statement.
Equilibria Gift Card
Give the gift of CBD to your BFF this Christmas. Equilibria has a range of CBD products from soft-gels to drops and so much more so there’s a form of CBD for whatever your BFF might need most this year. Equilibria has medical grade CBD products that are customized toward whatever your goals are to find balance in your life and your body. Your BFF can work with an Equilibria specialist to customize her dosage and find the right product for whatever her needs may be. Use code GIRLANDTHEBAY for 15% off your purchase from Equilibria.
Phenomenal Women Sweats
Phenomenal is the place to go to grab a gift for your BFF who walks and lives in confidence. Phenomenal is a black and brown owned-company that is dedicated to bringing awareness to causes and empowering women to live and create their best lives. The new Kamala pieces are the perfect gift for your BFF who is Kamala’s biggest fan-girl.
Boy Smells
A beautiful, luxe new candle from one of our favorite companies, Boy Smells, is a swell gift for your BFF. Boy Smells is a company that makes candles that smell amazing that focuses on supporting remarkable organizations like The Trevor Project. Give the gift of a new candle (or two!) to your BFF to help her elevate her space and her home vibes before heading into the new year (come on 2021).
Sequin NYC
Sequin NYC has several options for a thoughtful, customized gift that your BFF will adore for years to come. Our favorite picks for a Christmas gift are the zodiac or initial necklaces in 22k plated gold or sterling silver. These gorgeous and unique jewels are handmade in NYC and are really high quality at a great price point.
The Anti-Anxiety Notebook
Give your BFF the gift of freedom by gifting her a tool to help her reduce anxiety to make room for joy and abundance in her life. The Anti-Anxiety notebook was designed by therapists to help you get in touch with yourself and your emotions, reduce anxiety and help you find alignment and freedom. The Anti-Anxiety notebook is what every BFF needs to be her best and highest self.
A Gabby Bernstein Book
Gabby Bernstein is the BFF that your BFF needs to learn how to really get in alignment and become a master manifestor and a super attractor in her life. Gabby has several books that are all incredible and that are perfect for the self-aware BFF who loves the Law of Attraction.
Something Green from The Sill
Gift your BFF something green that can grow and flourish with her, like any of the plants from our favorite shop The Sill. We really believe #plantsmakepeoplehappy and The Sill really has the best looking plants on the internet (and they ship nationwide right to any doorstep).
Loungewear With Purpose
Gift your BFF some loungewear that has a strong and powerful message from In The Making, a black & female-owned line from Kelsey with She In The Making. In The Making Loungewear is perfect for the BFF who walks in her purpose and loves a comfy but on-brand set.
