A hilarious book of essays about work, dating and breakups, by the head writer of Amy Schumer’s show. $17.
Pink vase, $24, for her bedside table.
A pin of best friends, just like you, $15. (Also, this girls pin, $10.)
A beautiful lip stain, $18, that she can swipe on every day.
Six of the best cookies in New York City, $18, which pastry chef Jacques Torres describes as “a lot of chocolate with a little cookie dough around it.” (Or the cookie mix.)
A donation in her name to Catalyst, an awesome nonprofit that helps break down barriers to career advancement for women all over the world.
Socks from classic girl-y movies, $9, to make her smile.
A folding knife and corkscrew (plus cheese and a baguette) for winter picnics. $30.
Pink vans, $50, to add a wink to everyday adventures.
A French leather bag to carry through the years. $345. (Would be a great wife gift:)
The dry shampoo paste we all SWEAR by. Poof! Your hair gets crazy volume.
A cabin weekend with all your girls. (Plus, this game!)
P.S. Last year’s best friend gift guide, and the 2016 gift guide so far.
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you come across with nice idea always …thanking you for sharing nice ideas
My girl friends and I go away to a cabin twice a year. It’s the best!
Love the pink vase and donation idea!
Evie
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Great guide! That bag is my dream bag.
I have loved this blog for several years… bummed that the ouija board gets the occasional plug though. That thing is downright creepy!
Can I make a humble request for earlier gift guides next year? With the increasing Cyber Monday/week/whatever hoopla, I’ve mostly finished my shopping!
The audiobook version of Jessi Klein’s book (narrated by her) was amazing and made me laugh until I cried.
One of the best gifts I ever got was a cookbook from my best friend and she put sticky-notes throughout the book with pithy comments and suggestions about how to get my husband to eat the dishes. It’s a great cookbook but those sticky notes are my favorite and sometimes I just read them when I need a good laugh.
Vase and Vans are proof that Glossier pink is taking over the WORLD! (and I like it)
Eagerly awaiting your “husband/man-in-your-life” gift guide. Every other gift guide for men seems like it’s for a dad on some CW show whose only interests are beer/golf/fishing/hunting/sports – ugh. Your gift guides never let me down! (No pressure though…)
First I got the Glossier lipstick, and I just ordered the Vans and the vase. You’re totally right!
I feel like taking the train to NYC and testing out all 6 of those cookies! ; )
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A cabin wekeend is such a fantastic idea. My girlfriends and I did a cabin weekend in upstate NY to watch the leave change in the fall and it was perfection. We’re all getting to that stage in our lives where is beginning to get really hard to get away- and I know it will only get harder. It so great to spend that time together while you still can!
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I recently read You’ll Grow Out of It and the only part I hated was the fact that it wasn’t 3x as long. :) Books are excellent gifts.
That best friends pin is amazing <3. Also, those pink Vans are everything.
xo Azu
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This gift guide is so on point! I just spent this past holiday week camping in a log cabin in Oregon. It was so nice to get away from the city and spend time with my family without any electronics.
PS. Glossier lip stain is my go-to gift for all my friends. I’m obsessed!
Thanks for sharing these fun gift ideas with us!
Anika Yael Natori, aka, ‘The Josie Girl’
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a log cabin, how amazing!
The pink vase!! I want it! I don’t have plants though (they’d die under my care), maybe I can put something else in.
– Charmaine
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I knew you had to come accross the Sézane stuff someday !
Thanks for this beautiful list, again !
i LOVE the brand. everything they do is so beautiful!
Agh! I keep forgetting to get Jessi Klein’s book. I’m friends with her sister and know there’s stuff about my friend’s wedding in there… which I’m not entirely sure I want to read?
Oh gosh, I love that you call Jacques Torres’ the best chocolate chip cookies in the city! They are my absolute favorite! To die for. It was so fun to introduce my family to them last week when they were here for Thanksgiving.
You’ll grow out of it left me ROFL….
Love the whole list, especially the Catalyst idea! I’ve been looking for some worthy charities and have thus far been overwhelmed but this one is a perfect friend/sister cause. Thanks and keep it up!
Yes, yes to Jessi Klein’s book! So good! Found myself snapping photos of passages on my phone so I could go back and read again and laugh. Love all your book recommendations-thanks for sharing!
Those pink Vans!!!
I bought my best friend the book and a cat pin from the same artist that does the best friend pins!:)
pink vans are my favorite every day shoe! and that BAG- SWOON!
xo, brittany
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Beautiful gift guide! The book sounds amazing!
Abigail Alice x
Joanna, I just clicked on Gemma’s beauty uniform post you linked. In the section about showering, I mistakenly thought Ned was Gemma’s husband and couldn’t stop howling with laughter at this passage:
“Ned is the kind of baby who gets needy when I’m in the shower – he just stands there holding onto the edge and bellows at me to get out – so the entire shower takes like two minutes flat.”
This made me snort laugh.
hahahaha
Love this gift guide! All of these things are so fun (and now on MY wish list now, oops!). Reading “You’ll Grow Out Of It” right now. :)
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A good friend gifts me a new shade of Mac lipstick every year for my birthday. I love it! It’s thoughtful, fun and gets me out of usual makeup rut. ;)
Over the weekend my husband told me that he consulted your gift guides and admitted that he was hoping to find a gift guide for “Readers of Cup of Jo” HA! I told him I’d pass that along to you! ;)
Ha! My husband did the same thing! A “Readers of Cup of Jo” gift guide is an EXCELLENT idea.
Alternatively, honey, if you’re reading this right now, I really like that bag. ;-)
that is so sweet! we sometimes get emails from husbands/boyfriends/partners asking for gift ideas haha!
Had to get the lip stain for myself too!
beautiful guide! you guys always find the best stuff.
DRY SHAMPOO PASTE? Color me intrigued!
Pink Vans! How cool! I adore pink shoes.
Jo – who is your best friend???
gemma! :) http://cupofjo.com/2015/06/gemma-burgess-beauty-uniform/
Just caught up on Gemma’s blog – LOVE it x
HA! I couldn’t keep a straight face at “a donation in her name.” Don’t pull a George Costanza!! Maybe a donation in her name and a small gift? Just to ease the office gift exchange awkwardness.
hahaha good idea!