It’s sometimes difficult to know what to give over the holidays to someone you know, but not incredibly well – like a longstanding neighbor, your dog walker, a teacher, your favorite barista, a yoga teacher, an in-law of an in-law, etc. Here are a few offbeat suggestions.
We Can All Use Gift Cards – The Gallery Collection
Cards provide keepsakes to the important moments in life…congratulatory, sympathy, birthday greetings, thank you expressions and more, and are useful for writing down your sentiments and for presenting holiday cash, gift certificates, or checks. Cards from The Gallery Collection are unique and useful for the holidays, and also for birthdays, promotions, new baby, appreciation from a team, welcome to the team, retirement, excellent employee kudos, and noting anniversaries at a workplace. Buy them in bulk to keep someone well-stocked, or buy just one and include a gift certificate or cash. High quality paper and envelopes seal the deal.
Price: $1.45 per card
We All Need Tailoring – ALTS
If you live in or near New York City, ALTS has multiple locations convenient to nearly every part of the city for alterations, and is a place where anyone can have a skit hemmed, pants adjusted, a zipper fixed, a hole sewn, sleeves extended or removed, and whatever else would upgrade a wardrobe. Pick up a gift certificate for the Union Square location, and choose whatever denomination you please, or offer to pick up and drop off their alterations at any of the other Alts locations that are most convenient.
Price: $10+
We All Cook – Around Our Table Book
For the person who enjoys cooking for their family, the beautiful cookbook Around Our Table will enable them to preserve their most cherished meals for posterity as well as the unique memories associated with them. This heirloom-quality blank recipe book features 138 recipe pages with ample space to record prep time, serving size, ingredients, instructions, and memories or additional notes about each dish (for example, alternative ingredients). It also has dividers with tabs, seven sections organized by food category, and 20 4×6 index cards to write down recipes for sharing with others. A wipeable cover will hold up in the kitchen after multiple uses.
Price: $34.95 / $25.31 on Amazon
We All Take Care Of Our Teeth (Ideally) – Lewie
Give a Lewie Care Package of eco-friendly, health-conscious products designed to brighten smiles and maintain good dental health. Crafted with natural, effective ingredients, the Lewie floss discs clean teeth in a fresh new way. Ergonomically designed and developed by a dentist, these ultra-portable flossing discs of expandable floss deliver comfort and effectiveness. Each dispenser has 96 compact, lightweight discs. Great for travelers and designed to fight gingivitis, even those with sensitive gums can use Lewie discs.
Price: $5.99+
Also, the Lewie Teeth Whitening Wand is a great gift for someone with a beautiful smile. Effective, safe, enamel friendly technology and natural ingredients will maintain a smile that dazzles, and you can add a note to that effect. Make someone smile this year! This is also a great stocking stuffer.
Price: $24.99
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Skin-Nourishing Pain Relief For All – Wholesome Hippy
Spread some good vibes around with Wholesome Hippy. Their Calm Cream for Pain Relief contains Vitamin D and Magnesium as well as skin-sating shea butter, mango butter, cocoa butter, and arnica. Ideal for stress/pain relief and after workouts, runs, or long hikes, this is 100% natural and made in Dallas, Georgia. Everyone would appreciate having a jar of this soothing balm on hand at home.
Price: $31.99
K-Beauty Is For Everyone – Dr. Althea’s 345 Relief Cream Mask
Each 345 Relief Cream mask in this package of 4 sheets contains three blemish-relief ingredients, four nourishing ingredients, and five soothing care ingredients. Skin is calmed and regenerated, and each high-adherence vegan cellulose sheet ensures quick absorption of the active ingredients. Pick these masks up for anyone with sensitive skin or for those who love to self-pamper, these vegan, cellulose, soothing masks are clinically proven to deliver hydration with 30% Tea Tree Leaf Water.
Price: $9.10
Dr. Althea’s AQUA Marine Jelly Mist
Suitable for all skin types, the Glow & Moisturizing Marine Jelly Mist contains 100,000ppm Sea Water as well as hyaluronic acid for a revitalizing pick-me-up spritz whenever needed. This fine mist is ultra-gentle on sensitive skin and is tinted blue from Malachite extract. It provides a jelly glow for glass-skin appearance, along with instant hydration and a cooling sensation. This jelly mist can be used as a serum or sprayed over makeup to achieve a flawless sheen. Grab this for favorite people in your world.
Price: $11.94
Dr. Althea’s PDRN REJU 5000 Cream
Containing 5,000ppm of PDRN (Sodium DNA), Panthenel 50,000ppm, and Centella Asiatica Leaf Water 50,000ppm, this calming cream improves the texture and firmness of skin. K-Beauty is at its finest and most efficacious with this soothing, firming, and regenerating cream. It strengthens the skin barrier, enhances resilience, and soothes irritated skin with powerful anti-inflammatory benefits. Choose it for anyone who appreciates skincare products, and even bundle it with the Dr. Althea masks and the Marine Jelly Mist above for a memorable skincare trio present.
Price: $29
Happy holidays!
