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The gemstones are interspaced with 14K Gold beads to spell "Love" in Morse Code, while the delicate gold chain takes the backseat. Don't spend hours scouring the cosmetics aisle for the perfect gift for her. Unless you know the makeup she likes, you'll likely come out with nothing but frustration and a run-of-the-mill lipstick or fragrance. Here's where Birchbox comes in: It's the gift that keeps on giving, she'll think of you for months to come. There's something special about receiving jewelry on Christmas morning.
Sure her smartphone camera is great for capturing selfies and posting Instagram boomerangs, but there's something extra special about a physical polaroid that prints instantly.
Come Christmas morning she's going to be on a Polaroid spree with this baby. Our only warning, make sure to give her plenty of film. Many women opt to sleep in old tees and sweats, but upping the nighttime fashion game can make getting up in a better mood a lot easier. When you feel good about yourself things tend to shift for the better. While a sexy La Perla set is nice to have, give your girlfriend something she can actually use on the regular like this PJ set, which will leave her feeling both cute and comfortable.
Do you have any idea how great it is to have a drawer full of new underwear?
Find out more at MeUndies. Not quite ready for a diamond ring or Cartier Love bracelet? Start off with a small, but bold investment with these teardrop baubles.
No matter if she's dressing for a day at the office or a night on the town, these earrings will give her look an extra touch of pizazz. Finding yourself in a new relationship around the holidays may seem like the best present you could ever ask for. Maybe you passed a gourmet chocolate store and your date stopped in their tracks to eye some candy?
Or did a taco dinner date lead to a conversation about favorite hot sauces? So to keep you in the safe zone — that is, the more-than-friends-but-less-than-full-on-relationship zone — here are a few things Suri recommends. Remember that taco date you went on? Suri says this is the perfect way to flash back to that night. Sticking with function minus the sentiment, a luggage tag is the perfect travel accessory that a frequent flier may want, but not necessarily buy for themselves.
But as adults, receiving cash just feels lazy, impersonal, or straight-up guilt-inducing, especially if she ends up using it to, say, pay the electric bill instead of buying herself a gift. Gift cards are a great alternative, though. They give you the flexibility of cash, but allow you to invest meaning and thought at the same time—if you do them right. The trick here is to pick a gift card that speaks to her uniquely.
And then, once again, to turn it into an experience. Giving her an iTunes gift card would be a pretty solid present. If she happens to be a huge book nerd, then an Amazon gift card is like hitting the lottery. Luckily, there are gift cards from all sorts of vendors, and many are available at your local CVS or Duane Reade.
Give her the iTunes gift card, then book an evening to listen to the White Album and together. Or reverse the order: Book a fun road trip with your girl, then hand her the Amazon gift card a few days before, so she can download some new audiobooks for you guys to listen to together in the car.
Either way, plan the experience around the same time that you give the gift, so that the physical gift becomes a fun invitation to a much more intimate experience down the road. That shared moment gives meaning to the gift card—which is otherwise a pretty generic gift—and lasts far longer than whatever she decides to purchase with it. Most of us spend the majority of our time at work or thinking about work. Which makes work a great place to brainstorm gifts that will make her professional life that much more enjoyable.
He can pin it to his jean jacket, hiking pack or whatever he wants. This Nike bag is perfect because it has tons of pockets and features that will keep everything accessible and organized. She likes a particular brand of accessories? Buy a world map, some different colour tacks and tick off all the places you've been together and want to go together in the future! The research also shows that waiting for experiences tends to be more positive than waiting for possessions. Or did a taco dinner date lead to a conversation about favorite hot sauces?
If she works in a loud office, a new pair of Bose headsets. But beyond making her job better, the best Christmas gifts for her are the ones that make her better. Does she need to get smart on business operations for her new restaurant gig? Buy her the best small business management book you can find, and offer to go through it together.
Does she need to start following current events for her new analyst job?
A subscription to The Economist will set her apart from her colleagues. Is she an illustrator?
What are the best DIY Christmas gifts for your new boyfriend or girlfriend? You' re still getting to know each other, so why not give him something that he can do. Gift giving, whether at Christmas, Valentine's Day or a birthday, can be fraught with You have to take into account how long you've been dating and the more flexibility you have but whether you're exclusive or not will.
Opt for a nice pen and sketch pad. This kind of gift gets really fun when you consider where she wants to be, and not just where she is right now. Similarly, offering to pay for her first design class can help her invest in the skills she needs to break out of her entry-level merchandising gig. These are just examples, of course.
Every girl is different, but every girl has career ambitions that could be served by a thoughtful gift from you.