The Ultimate Gift Guide

Hello readers! With Christmas fast approaching (I don't know how time passed so quickly) I thought I'd throw together a post about things to get your friends and family if you don't already know. This also can, of course, apply to birthdays or other holidays. I divided it into a few different categories below so take a look and I hope you find this helpful, most have links you can click on, I chose to use amazon for most links possible to keep it cohesive. (I may update every once and awhile with new ideas, so check back!)

• Man Repeller by Leandra Medine- really hilarious and fun/easy read written by one of the most important bloggers of this century
• #Girlboss by Sophia Amoruso (duh)- this, no joke, taught me a lot about life and suceeding in the workplace + so much more, it is a must read 
• Birchbox- this is cool because you can either do a one time box or a subscription and they send you name brand, awesome quality products every month to try out!
• Teenvogue Handbook

• (Book) 501 Must See Movies
• "Movie Night" gift set- put together a basket (possibly substitute for a popcorn bowl) filled with all the goodies you would need for a movie night in; candy, popcorn, bowl, cup(?), and of course a movie
• Box Set of tv series or movies (for ex. all of the austin powers or scream movies)
• Central Perk Coffee mug
• The Office Sign to hang on wall
• Visit here for more cool tv show merchandise 

(moms love this stuff)

• Go paint a cute jar/plate/box/etc- go to your local pottery shop and paint a jar or a cute plate! 
• Hot Chocolate or cookies in a jar- you know how you see those cute, but expensive, hot chocolate in a mason jar things where it has all the ingredients to make something layered and then the instructions on top of the jar? just make it yourself and save the money + be cuter 
• Sugar Scrub or soaps in a jar- link to 21 different recipes
• Decorate a picture frame
• Personalized Calendar- or if you're short on time/very creative/want to save money, you can just make your own which would be cute 

• ButterToki store (on etsy)- for if you don't have the time or interest in making your own scrubs/lotions/body butters/etc.
• Lush Cosmetics- bath bombs especially because they're a cheaper option from that store and they're absolutely amazing *insert heart emoji* 
• Naked Palettes (by Urban Decay)- you can get these (there's 3, although a little pricey) from Ulta, Sephora, and many other retailers! You could also save some money and virtually get any palette, E.L.F. has some good ones for waay cheaper!!
• "Spa Day" package- basically just put a bunch of stuff into a cute basket that you would use to pamper yourself with; face masks, body butter, perfume, bubble bath, nail polish,lip balms, scrubs, etc. 
• Nail Polish Sets- they have these at a lot of different places, or you could put together your own as well (surprise, surprise) usually they come with mini nailpolishes, like the one from E.L.F. (sold at Target, Urban Outfitters, etc.) that came with 10 different polishes for $10 and just recently was clearanced out I noticed at Target (or at the least the one by my house) 

• 14,000 Things to Be Happy About- also at Urban, Barnes and Noble, etc.
• Food Network Scented Candles- also seen sold at Kohl's 
• Coffee/Tea- if you know someone who loves coffee or tea, you can't go wrong with this! Get them some nicer teas and coffee beans or even get them a kettle, mug, tea cup set to go with
• Lotion- pretty broad, but if you don't exactly know the person well or have absolutely no idea what to get them you can't go wrong with some nicely scented lotion
• Weird/Cute Socks- another thing you can't go wrong with, everyone loves weird and cute socks, and here this brand has some cool ones, especially the mona lisa and starry night ones
• Yes Please by Amy Poehler- this is just a hilarious book I recommend everyone read, but if they're into comedians you could also get Tina Fey's Bossypants or Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?  
• Ed Sheeran- A Visual Journey- as a lot of people know, Ed has a very interesting mind and creative process so, although I've have yet to read it, this book seems like it would be very cool and the illustrations are done by a childhood friend!
• Art Supplies for creatives- prismacolor brand colored pencils, nice sketchpads, or anything cool you find at an art store you think they would like

• Books to write in- like wreck this journal, 642 things to write about, etc. books like these are really cool for people who love to write or just in general and for even more books like these visit urban outfitters because they literally have the coolest collection of books for writing, fashion, blogging, music, cooking, diy, traveling, and much more + right now there's 30% off many of the books! 
• astrology books- again, there are many of these at urban 
• Band/Artist Merch- for friends you know love a band or artist, get them merchandise from their online store for them! This could be a shirt, sweatshirt, booklet, anything really that you think they would love to have  
• Reusable K-Cup- really cool for anyone you know that has a Keurig and uses it often because these are reusable and you can fill them with any coffee of your choice! (which is also probably cheaper because sets of K-cups can be pricey)