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We understand that finding the perfect gift for the woman in your life can be taxing. It’s why every holiday season, and ahead of Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, we present you with thorough guides to the best apparel, accessories, home goods and wellness products you can gift in hopes of making yourself look like a totally thoughtful stud.
But, you see, gift-giving is a year-round undertaking if you’re doing it right. Birthdays and anniversaries also call for thoughtful, first-rate gifts, as do any number of other totally random days for no reason whatsoever. It’s why offer this column where, each month, we’ll compile an extensive list of the best gifts you can give to the lovely women in your life, curated by women.
I’ll admit — the concept of a bag solely designed to carry your water bottle in sounded ridiculous — but I was dead wrong. Calpak’s water-resistant sling bag has quickly become one of my most-used, favorite accessories. Sometimes you only want to haul around a water bottle, wallet, keys, phone and lipgloss on walks, to the gym/workout class or errand runs, and this bag does so seamlessly.
Did you know that one of our go-to brands for premier men’s activewear makes some pretty good womenswear as well? Well, now you do. Rhone offers a collection of good-looking, high-performance apparel suitable for both low-impact and high-intensity workouts. If you add one piece from the collection to her activewear arsenal, let it be this airy, anti-chafe and odor-resistant tank.
This past spring, luxury home goods brand MacKenzie-Childs and Southern lifestyle tastemaker Gen Sohr launched a collection full of whimsical serveware, drinkware, decor and more. Among the boldly patterned flower vases and dinner plates painted with a new blue ceramic stain, is this collection of adorable, hand-painted fluted bowls, perfect for snacking on fresh berries, salty nuts or her morning yogurt bowl.
Summery. Feminine. Elegant. These are all words to describe Patricia Nash’s impeccably chic, full-grain leather crossbody bag in an all-new seashell design.
Luna Daily’s recent Motherhood Collection features a hydrating essential for both new moms and non-moms alike. This 2-in-1 balm offers much-needed soothing relief for breastfeeding moms, but can also be used as a moisturizing salve for the lips. My favorite feature of this balm? Its cooling curved metal applicator.
Once-pieces can be sexy. Proof: Swimsuits for All’s Mesh Wrap Bandeau One Piece Swimsuit. Now 60% off, this optional strapless suit keeps everything underneath nicely supported and flattering whether she’s sunbathing by the pool or diving straight into the ocean.
It’s a hot dog summer. I don’t make the rules. That includes sporting our very own hot dog-branded tote from ATACZ, the accessory brand that specializes in super unique knitted bags created from recycled materials. Hot dog!
If she or you are a sunglasses fanatic like ourselves, the Brooklyn-based, bespoke, luxury eyewear label Lowercase needs to be on both of your radars. I especially love this boss-like, unisex style from the brand, which is available in four sexy colorways, but I’m partial to this extremely dope “Gold Flake” design.
With temperatures stagnant in the 90s with no end in sight, a pair of 2.5″ inseam workout shorts is really the only way forward. So I’d recommend picking her up a pair of Nike’s classic board shorts. They’re comfortable and still provide ample coverage, but allow those legs to breathe easy.
If her love language is iced coffee, Kloo will make for a better gift than a piece of high-end jewelry. The bottled coffee brand uses Q Grader-crafted, single-origin coffee concentrate made from specialty-grade beans, so she can enjoy (and save some coin on) a near-perfect cup of joe at home.
Just in time for all of her summer getaways, beloved beauty brand Jones Road released a comprehensive, travel-friendly skincare kit that includes some of the brand’s best-selling facial necessities to ensure her skin stays cleansed, moisturized and free of blemishes all weekend long.
Summer-fied Birkenstocks. These slides feature an extremely comfortable and lightweight all-over EVA design and a waterproof finish. Unlike the brand’s traditional leather design, which gets a little grody when it comes in contact with water, this style is primed for beachier climates.
Using light therapy — a non-invasive treatment that mimics outdoor light to lift your mood — this high-tech face mask is an intuitive recovery tool she can use post-workout or whenever she needs a skin or spirit boost.
Of the many prebiotic sodas on the market, Olipop takes the cake (or in this case, the low-sugar, high-fiber, carbonated beverage). This 35-can variety pack includes healthier alternatives to those flavor-packed drinks she loves.
Love a summer salad, hate having to painstakingly chop everything by hand. Thankfully Sur La Table’s affordable push chopper does the hard work for her.
I’ll admit: I’m a supplement skeptic, but I genuinely enjoy Love Wellness’ probiotics for gut, vaginal and hormonal health, and after just a couple of weeks of use, have noticed positive results. Pick up a bundle of the brand’s best-sellers. Her body will thank you.
Everything she needs to prep and protect her hair for healthier-looking blowouts is in this luxe styling set.
One of my favorite new beach-going essentials, this 3-piece wine set fits an entire bottle of wine for up to 24 hours. Though, unlike other travel wine insulators out there, the Parkside Flask comes with two tumblers that seamlessly fit on each end of the flask, for quick and convenient on-the-go drinking. A pretty ingenious design, TBH.
Bared’s Surfbird shoe combines two of the hottest trends in footwear right now: a mesh upper and a Mary Jane silhouette. So essentially, the “it-girl” shoe.
From the cult Scandinavian skincare brand Mantle, this sumptuous face mask is “like a facial in a jar.” After slabbing this on for just 30 minutes, she’ll experience plumper, more hydrated and glowing skin.
Condiments are sexy now. But Sauz won’t just look fabulous in her pantry. After trying the new Gen-Z-founded tomato sauce brand, I can attest this jarred sauce is pretty damn tasty. Each of the four current flavor offerings Hot Honey Marinara, Summer Lemon Marinara, Creamy Calabrian Vodka and Wild Rosemary Marinara — is made with locally ground tomatoes, contains zero seed oils and is completely gluten-free. Your pasta nights just got a whole lot tastier.
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