I’m joining along with a great group of bloggers (you’ll find links to all 18 at the bottom of the post) who are all sharing our very favorite things – it’s gift ideas galore right in time for the holidays! Sarah coordinates this fun round-up every year and I always find some great holiday gift ideas along with a few things to add to my own wish list. Along with my personal favorites, I got my husband and girls to dish about theirs – let’s get to it! (post includes some affiliate links – see my full disclosure statement {here}) Let’s start with my own list of things I love and use ALL of the time:
1 – The coziest robe ever – my husband first gifted me this robe over 15 years ago after seeing it mentioned as one of Oprah’s favorite things and I’m now on my third one because I wear them out using them so much. It is the coziest thing ever and I literally have it on 80% of the time I’m home. I have the pink color but there are eight color options to choose from.
2 – The most amazing foundation – I have mild rosacea and use foundation daily to even out my skin tone. I found Born this Way about a year ago and love it! It’s goes on beautifully and makes my face look almost flawless. The color I use is Warm Nude.
3 – The cutest coffee spoon – I’m not a morning person and can never wait to get some coffee in me after I wake up. I’ve had this spoon for years and think it’s just the cutest – the perfect stocking stuffer! (The chalkboard print is actually a favorite too and can be found {here})
4 – The coziest sweater (is it obvious that I gravitate towards anything cozy?!) – I found this sweater while on vacation several years ago. The weather was chillier than I expected and I had forgotten to pack a sweater so I scooped it up without even shopping around very much. Such a lucky find because it’s the one I reach for in my closet every time it’s clean. It’s fleece lined and super cozy!
5 – A favorite new camera lens – I take all of my pictures with {this Canon camera} but have always struggled with full-room shots. When my One Room Challenge makeover was wrapping up, I decided to buy a new wide angle lens for my final reveal shots instead of spending the money on a photographer and I was so much happier with the results of the pics I took (you can check out the rest of the pics from this space and a full source list for it {here}!).
6 – A gorgeous, versatile vase – This is the vase that I reach for time and time again – I’m sure you guys recognize it because it’s in so many of my tablescapes in our dining room. You can also use it with a pillar candle inside. Simple, classy, and one I’ll have forever.
Now moving on to my husband’s favorites:
Favorite Things for Him
7 – A must-have for cocktails – this baby makes four large round ice balls to keep your cocktails cold. My husband loves it because it doesn’t water down your drink like a typical glass of ice does.
8 – Grid-It organizer – seriously, when my husband first got this, it’s all that I heard about for days. He’s obsessed with it and kept trying to convince me that I needed one for my purse (not happening!). He has one for toiletries when traveling and another to keep all of his cords and other accessories for electronics.
9 – The best grill brush – the extent of my husband’s cooking abilities is pasta but he does do pretty well on the grill! He recently bought this grill brush and loves it and says it does a better job of cleaning off the grill than any brush he’s ever had.
10 – A go-to travel backpack – this is the backpack that my husband grabs when he travels because it’s TSA friendly (you don’t have to take your laptop out – you just unzip and spread it open to go through security) and has felt pockets for ipads and cell phones.
11 – Portable USB charger – another favorite for when he’s on the go. This USB charger is smaller than most but still packs a charging punch! A great stocking stuffer!
And finally – on to tween and teen girls (sorry for those of you with boys – I can’t help in that department!):
12 – Urban Decay eyeshadow set – my daughters’ favorite eye makeup and apparently a set that’s super popular among teen girls.
13 – Personalized bar necklace – my sister gave this to my youngest daughter for her birthday and she loves it. You can choose gold or silver and personalize the necklace with any wording you want (my daughter’s says “soul sista” because she and my sister are like twins!)
14 – Birchbox – with Birchbox, you pay $10/month to get five makeup samples (chosen specifically for you) delivered to your door. I have to admit that I had a hard time stomaching the thought of paying for makeup samples (shouldn’t they be free?) but it’s all that my daughter wanted for her birthday so I went for it – I’m glad I did because it’s probably her favorite gift ever. She can’t wait to get her Birchbox package every month and has talked pretty much every one of her friends into subscribing too.
15 – Birkinstocks – these are very “in” with the tween and teen crowd and while expensive, they last forever!
16 – A must-have cell phone accessory – this Pop Socket is a collapsible mount that sticks to the back of your phone or tablet and can be used to either prop it up or simply better grip your phone. They come in all sorts of different styles/prints and my youngest daughter totally loves it. The perfect stocking stuffer! You can find additional color options {here}.
Well that’s all that I’ve got but there are plenty more gift ideas to go around – check out the favorites of my blogging friends for even more gift giving inspiration!
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I’d love to hear any of your favorite things too – my birthday’s in December and my family’s been bugging me to come up with a few wish list items. So dish it!
That Naked eye shadow set is a favorite of mine and I’m in my 40s! 🙂
I own that same sweater (#4) and love it, too! Also, I have the same phone charger as your husband and love the small size. Happy Thanksgiving!