The time is here, it’s here, I can hardly believe it! And yes, while this holiday season is far from being just about gift giving, I sure do love the feeling of giving gifts that I know someone will truly love and get some use out of! So here is a list of items I actually own and looooove and plan on getting as gifts for friends and family this year… don’t worry, my family knows they aren’t allowed to read this post, unless they want to ruin Christmas 😉
1) Soooo for Halloween I actually bought 10 of these and gave them to all the teachers at Annabelle’s school filled with candy! They would make for an awesome gift to mom and teacher friends! And for just $6, how can you go wrong?! You can find it Here!
2) Personalized vertical bar necklace. Ok so I got this last year and wear it daily! You can can this bar necklace personalized with your kid’s names, a pet’s names, or words you want to live by. They come in a number of options. I went with the Rose Gold, double vertical bar. Annnnnd they are all between $25-$50 so it makes for such an amazingly affordable and meaningful gift! Here’s the link to the one I got, Here! But they have a number of style options!
3) Ok, Are you ever stumped as to, what to get your husband or your own dad or father-in-law? Well I have purchased a Man-Crate for all of those gentleman just listed. Seriously Check out their whole website. They have the most hilarious packaging, coming in wooden crates. And they have everything from project kits, where you make your own wooden handle knife to personalized whiskey bar sets to beard management kits. Ok, not gonna lie, they are a little hipster-ish, but they’ve got good stuff! Just go look, I promise you will find something for the manly man in your life! Here!
4) Super Dad personalized book! So this company has all sorts of great personalized books, but this Super Dad book, with a photo of your favorite dad on each page is all kinds of amazing! You can find the link to this book Here!
I couldn’t stop laughing at Robert’s face stuck on the Super Hero body on each page! Sooo good!
4) Cheeky Doormats! They’re just hilarious. Plus it’s something that people replace and could always use new ones to add a little humor to their front door. You can find so many cute ones on Etsy. Like this one Here!
5) Shop Name: ModCloth. So this might just be my favorite online store. Not only do they have darling retro clothes, but their gift section is amazing! All sorts of unique items you never knew you needed, but now desperately can’t live without! Not gonna lie, if you have a cat, dog, unicorn or dinosaur loving friend, you’ll especially want to check out their kitschy gifts and apparel! I’ve linked a few fun finds:
Ridiculous Salt And Pepper Shakers. Here!
Tea Towel Here!
Wine glasses for your drinking buddy 😉 Here!
We own this book set, and it’s the best gift for little girls! Here!
I could go on forever posting pics of gifts from ModCloth, just go check them out!
6) Ok so you saw me post about my love for this Apple Cider Vinegar Scrub. This is something everyone needs to have in their shower. When used once a week, it cleans out any build up from your scalp (especially for us dry shampoo lovers), and leaves your hair feeling so clean and voluminous!!! Here it is!
7) So I don’t rave about skin products often, because everyone has their routine for their very specific skin type needs. And this is in nooooo way sponsored. But a few weeks ago I started to use Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant and I have never seen such instant results from a product. I don’t fall in love with new skin products often, especially since my skin usually takes some adjustment time, but this stuff is MAGIC and can be added to anyone’s normal face routine making it an awesome gift. Especially since it’s a higher price point, someone might not want to buy it for themselves, but I promise they will once they try it! It’s a rice-based enzyme powder that micro-exfoliates dulling debris and instantly leaves the skin noticeably smoother and brighter. The powder formula activates upon contact with water, releasing papain, salicylic acid and rice actives to accelerate cell renewal. My face instantly felt scrubbed, moisturized, and brightened from the rice based powder thats starts as a scrub and melts down to a creamy texture! If you don’t like it I will buy it back off you 😉 Here it is!
8) One last Beauty Product! This!!!! So my lips have been needing some TLC lately. I actually saw another mama post about this line and had to give it a try. This Sara Happ Perfect Pout gift set would make an amazing gift!!! It’s a lip scrub, lip slip, and lip mask. It will make your lips feel amazing! I’m actually getting it for my sister this year, since I’ve been loving it so much. Hahaha looking back at these beauty products I’ve listed I seem to really be on a “scrub” kick!!! Tis the season I suppose with the weather changing and my skin, lips, and scalp needing a real scrub down! Here it is!
9) Best Grandparent Gift!!! Ok I’m sure you’ve all seen the new Portal by Facebook ads. It’s the new hands- free video calling with Alexa built in. It’s even more awesome because the camera follows you around. So you can have it on the mantel and call the grandparents and it will track the kids around as they show off a new dance routine or have a tea party with the grandparents. So this year our one and done gift to the grandparents with be the Portal. Then we will get the Portal Plus for our house. My parents aren’t very techy. And they don’t have iPhones and FaceTime is glitchy sometimes, and the girls when holding the phone inevitably hang up on whomever they are talking to. So I’m ecstatic about this being our big gift to our parents this year. With both of our parents not living in town, we are gifting them time with their grandkids. And what is more special than that?! Here is the Portal! And here is the Portal Plus!
10) Ok so I visited the Sprint store for an event a week ago, and never realized how many awesome things they carry besides phones! I personally fell in love with the The Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 5 Speaker!! We love to have shindigs and pool parties at our house, and yet we aren’t fancy enough to have a whole outside speaker system. So this beautiful number can connect via Bluetooth to your phone and keep the music going for 8 hours straight and it will go/follow the party to any room or chaise lounge chair 😉 So this is definitely an awesome gift for a music lover or entertainer or a husband that needs some tunes in his man cave! Here it is!
Ok! That’s it for now! I’ll get a more “kid focused” gift guide up soon too!
