If you are anything like me, you panic when it reaches this time of the year. You could have been preparing for months, but you always said “I have time.” Well now there’s no time. That is why I’ve compiled a list of 45 fool-proof gift ideas that people actually want and will like. I know it’s not a super extensive list, but I really wanted to only include items that the broader population would appreciate, not too niched. I know I will personally take inspiration from this list for my wishlist and I will be getting some of these items as gifts for others too. I’m not going to ramble on and on, so I’m just going to get straight to the list!
A fun game for anyone old enough to get the jokes! This is something they will be sure to like but have not bought themselves!
There was a viral Abercrombie & Fitch camo printed hoodie going around, however, besides being more on the expensive side, it has sold out and resellers are selling for outrageous prices and it’s hard to find. This dupe is a great alternative and the pattern is pretty much the same!
We all know that person that NEEDS a new case for their phone… in my case it’s my brother… Casetify cases are perfect for anyone because they have soooo many designs to choose from, and different budget friendly prices. The quality is amazing too.
Perfect for the influencer in your life! The Octobuddy is a simple tool that sticks to the back of your phone and then you can use it to suction your phone onto surfaces as mounts to film/take pictures! They come in a bunch of colors!
Another perfect gift for that influencer! Good quality, long lasting tripods are hard to find, so I’m sure that they will appreciate a new, good quality one. This one in particular is mainly for phones, but it could also work for cameras. It is also a perfect gift for someone who loves photography or videography!
This find is for old-fashioned people who like to write down all of their passwords in hard paper. I know people who do this that just have a blank notebook and all of the passwords are in random order and they can never find the one they are looking for. This notebook helps organize them by alphabetizing pages with tabs! Today, for everyone’s digital safety all passwords must be different, and also websites have different requirements for the characters in the password, so remembering them all is pretty much impossible!
A hand casting kit is such a cute gift for a couple! They can mold their holding hands, and if they are engaged or married, they could include the rings in the cast! It could also work for your single friend too, they can mold a piece sign, a rock on sign, a ILY sign, or if they think they’re funny, a middle finger haha.
I know I would personally love this item. I have the regular jewelry boxes to organize my things, but they are just too small and bulky for all of my things and convenience. I currently have a box for my silver jewelry and one for my gold jewelry, and also one for my colorful stuff. They take up space in my dresser and it’s inconvenient. This full length body mirror is perfect because you can hang it over your door, and then it opens and it’s a huge organizer. I specifically chose this one because of its aesthetic shape. Perfect for the jewelry lover in your life!
What used to be just something to protect your feet, are now a fashion phenomenon. Women, men, everyone seems to love collecting shoes these days. Storing them in an efficient and convenient way seems to be an issue. Consider this item a “layered shoe lazy susan.” if you will. You can easily store and access 35 pairs of shoes! That’s a lot of shoes. It could be sneakers, boots, heels, sandals, etc…
Something we all need, but usually wouldn’t spend a lot on. We all love when our car smells nice and clean, but sometimes those air fresheners are meh looking and boring. These are aesthetic care fresheners! They come in a pack of 12 different designs.
A higher end, more expensive gift would be these headphones. They are worth the money to me. Amazon always has the best price on them. They have different settings of noise canceling modes. They are also easily customizable because there are a plethora of cases and stickers you can add to them to make them your own. Perfect for working and listening to music, working out, traveling and way more!
These are the very trendy Prada Sunglasses. Usually this brand is very expensive, however for some reason, Amazon has them for a VERY reasonable price! They are so stylish and basic, they will go with every look!
The possibilities are endless with Apple Airtags! From just popping them on your keys and/or wallet, to adding them to your dogs collar, to putting them inside your suitcase when traveling (just in case 🙂 ) you can never have enough of these bad boys.
We all love cloud systems (Like Google, ICloud, etc.) But they can start getting pretty expensive after a certain storage limit. Sometimes you don’t need to always have access to some documents and pictures, but you still want to keep them, so an external drive is perfect! It would also be a great gift for a content creator or photographers who have a lot of footage and files! In my family we personally use these to store all of our life pictures and videos.
Very simple gift, but there is never going to be someone that doesn’t need/want another pair of gold hoops. A staple piece in everyone’s collection. Stainless steel is the best because it’s hypoallergenic and it won’t tarnish!
For the skincare enthusiast! Apparently some skincare and skin tools are better when cold. I will say it does feel good to massage your face with a cold jade roller in the morning to depuff. There are so many cute options out there in different sizes. I personally like this one because it doubles as a light up mirror you can use while doing your skincare routine and/or makeup in your vanity!
I think this is a simple but great gift. It’s a perfect stocking stuffer too! It’s a rechargeable electric lighter! It’s so much safer and economic in the long run than matches. This one also has a bendable neck to reach inside any candle. We all know and love a candle loving individual.
Aesthetic. These were trending online for a while. This one in particular has multiple color settings. They create a sort of aura projection. Perfect to set the vibe in a room or as special effects for photography.
I know many people (not me) love to read. And getting physical books can get expensive and cluttered. A kindle is perfect because digital books are more affordable and it’s one tiny device compared to hundreds of huge books laying around. I know some people prefer collecting the actual books and love the smell of them, but this is still a nifty gift for the book worm you know!
Everything vintage is making a comeback. Every new album that gets released pretty much comes out as a vinyl record these days. I think anyone would appreciate this gift because everyone loves music and this is a timeless way of listening!
I think it’s hard to find someone that doesn’t already have one, but even if they do, you can have so many of them in different rooms and different accessories for it! They are scarily smart and convenient. This one I like because its not too big, but it still has that screen where you can look at recipes, music, calendars, news, the weather, etc.
Everyone, and by that I mean EVERYONE, will always appreciate a speaker. I’m always losing and misplacing mine anyway. You can keep one in every room haha! This one from Bose is small but mighty powerful! One of my faves.
There are so many things you can make with this blender! I like it for smoothies, but since it has other attachments, you can use it as a chopper too! Cooking, baking, and smoothie making, made easy! Great quality!
I guess Keurigs are out, and Nespresso’s are in! I owned a Nespresso like 10 years ago before I even owned a Keurig, and I remember loving it back then! It makes such tasty coffee in an aesthetic way! This one comes with a warm milk frother, a perfect pairing! Get them something they will use every day, like this!
To go with the previous item, get them some different flavored Nespresso pods. They can be pretty pricey for coffee, so I’m sure it will be appreciated. These are official Nespresso pods in a 3-pack variety.
Another great stocking stuffer idea. This is great for the matcha and iced coffee lovers! You can also use it to mix together supplement powders, energy drinks, pre-workout, protein powders, pretty much anything powder. But its main use is for milk, to make your coffee creamy and delicious!
I’m sure you’ve seen these around! They came to popularity from the Crate and Barrel brand, but are now vastly available. They are aesthetic to use, and this particular set comes with wooden seal lids and glass straws for convenience. Perfect for someone just settling into a new home or just an aesthetic drinkware lover!
Kind of goes hand in hand with the previous item. You can never have enough reusable straws in your home. They either disappear or break! They are great to drink with and sustainable for our planet. They would make great stocking stuffers too!
Who doesn’t need a nice toaster? I can assure you this one is on many people’s wishlist. It’s efficient and aesthetic. It comes in a few color options to match other appliances and/or kitchen themes. Give the gift of beauty and toast haha!
These have been going around online recently. We all know the struggle it it to get ice cubes out of hard plastic molds… it’s pretty close to impossible! Silicone molds bend more so sliping the ice out is easy as cake! They have all kinds of fun shapes and sizes for your ice, but these little ball ones are so cute and are kind of the perfect inbetween from crushed and regular ice.
This one might not be something many people think of buying themselves, but in my personal opinion, everyone would like receiving! Romanticizing your life really helps see it in a different light, and having a nice, aesthetic, cute picnic would be very much something you could romanticize. And having a cute basket to go with is essential! This one in particular doubles as a table with wine glass holders. How convenient! This would make such a unique gift, but they are sure to love it!
Kind of similar to the previous, but not really. Charcuterie boards have been all the rage lately. If you haven’t done so already, you need to level up your skills, haha! This one here has a drawer and it comes with cheese forks and knives, which makes your life so much easier as a host! It would also be cute if you paired this with a charcuterie book. It’s like a recipe book, but on how to make cute boards and what to put in them! I will link one here that I like.
You don’t have to be super flexible to like yoga, sometimes the most basic of yogas can help the mind, body and spirit. This yoga mat here is super comfortable to use and high quality, and I believe any yogi would appreciate having a new or extra mat! If you know they like yoga, it would seem very thoughtful! Also could be a good gift for someone who you think needs to practice more mindfulness, who is stressed, or maybe wants to get into fitness.
Now, this one might be basic, but am I wrong? I personally have 4 (!!!) Stanley cups. # of the quencher ones and one smaller one for my iced coffee. I LOVE THEM!. They really help you drink so much water because it fits a lot of water and it conveniently fits in your car’s cup holder. There are so many colors and sizes to choose from. Unless they live under a rock, they will know all the rave behind these cups and will appreciate a nice quality gift.
Similar to the previous item, these Owala water bottles have also been super popular. I have one and I think its really cool. You can drink from it 2 ways, as a regular water bottle tilting your head back, or the mouth opening also has a built in straw system. These come in the most wild but stunning color combinations as well as plain colors. A style for everyone!
You don’t have to be super crafty or “talented” to complete these diamond paintings. They are like a color by numbers, but instead you stick tiny diamond-like studs on a pre-printed sticky canvas. They come with all the tools you need. It’s such a stress relieving activity! Perfect to pass time! After it’s complete, you will have a 3D piece of art!
I think we all can agree that the world is nasty and gross. Everything we touch is so contaminated and there are so many diseases and sicknesses going around. Especially since the emergence of COVID-19, people have been conscious of hand sanitizing. These hand sanitizers are super cute, trendy, and come in many delicious scents, as well as an unscented one. They’re shape makes them easy to carry around and they are the spray-on kind. This link will take you to a 3-pack listing. You can either gift them all to one person or divide it among many people. They would be really amazing stocking stuffers!
I really want to try one of these myself! It’s an alarm clock that slowly starts to glow, mimicking the sunrise, and it’s supposed to naturally wake you up. I struggle a lot with waking up in the morning to alarms. I will hit snooze 109 times and then fall asleep and run late anyway. I have seen many people online raving about this product saying it really does work, so I am intrigued. I know personally I would appreciate this as a gift, and I think many also will.
I myself have a gamer brother, and from his experience, I think he would really like this. Gamers seem to love anything that has colorful LED lights first of all. My brother also one time sat on his headset and they broke, so he had to get new ones. I think that having a place to set them when they are not in use, along with the remotes, would have probably prevented this. It also looks cool and probably saves space!
These necklaces and the brand in general have been making a huge comeback, especially their bestselling signature Elisa pendant necklace. It comes in so many colors and stones, I think anyone would appreciate a nice piece of jewelry especially picked out for them, and even better in their favorite color and material.
Cool gadgets are things that most people like and appreciate but will not regularly buy themselves. This cocktail smoker is really cool and I doubt many people have. It comes with different flavors you can unfuse the smoke with. I know my dad would love this for his old fashions!
If anyone you know is like my parents and take their coffee on the go in the morning, I’m pretty sure they would appreciate a new high quality travel one for it. This one is from Yeti and it has a handle to avoid burning your hand if the coffee is too hot. It also fits in your car’s cup holder perfectly.
This is just something that some people don’t splurge on. Squinting from the sun causes premature wrinkles and also direct rays harm your eyesight. This set is specifically for men, but it’s a pretty standard style. It comes in a pack of 3, and you can choose which colors you want in the set. Again, you can give them all to one person, or split them. These are also polarized!
Still have someone you have no idea what to get? Get them a daily calendar. I have given many of these in the past, with daily quotes, facts, jokes, etc. This one in particular is from the History Channel. It gives you an “on this day _ years ago…” every day. Educational. Cool. unique, and fun!
Last, but certainly not least, Hey Dudes! They have styles for men, women, kids, everyone! I personally do not own a pair, but I’ve heard from so many people that they are the most comfortable pair of shoes out there. They are also not crazy expensive, so if you know their shoe size, go for it! They have so many styles and prints, even fur-lined ones for the winter! A fool-proof gift!
That’s it! I hope you enjoyed and got some inspiration as to what to get others for the holidays, and even gave you ideas of things you want to ask for for yourself!
If you have made it this far, thank you! I also compiled a Holiday Gift Guide for Her here. It contains more fashion and beauty things, so anyone that would like thighs like that,, not necessarily her, but you know what I mean.
Hope you have a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones, and a Happy New Year! Exciting things are coming!
XO,
Maidi Vidal
MAIDI VIDAL 