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Team British GQ choose the best gifts for her
Site Director Sam Parker reckons a book is “thoughtful but complimentary. A book says ‘I’ve thought deeply about what you like’ and ‘I believe you’re the kind of person who reads’ – even if it’s not true.”
Lifestyle Director Mike Christensen is a proponent of lingerie… “The key to happy marriage isn’t getting new underwear in your Christmas stocking – but it certainly helps,” he says.
Stripe & Stare
Bow Knickers
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Contributing Writer Ollie Cox puts his faith in a candle come gifting season: “It looks good, it smells fantastic, and it’s great for when you wanna double down on the chill vibes.”
Senior Commerce Writer (and interiors expert) Daphne Bugler concurs on the chilled side of things: “Absolutely everyone loves a new pair of pyjamas at Christmas and even if they don’t, they probably need some new ones.”
Audience Development Manager Hannah Enderby reckons you should go all in: “A bag is a luxury purchase that is easy to hold off pulling the trigger on. Make it easy for them and make that decision for them.”
Contributing writer Jack King has the answer to your prayers for pretty much anyone you're buying for: Muji's electric diffuser: “The perfect gift for the sister-in-law you see once or twice a year; or indeed anyone, really, because who doesn’t like it when their room smells like a spa?”
Naghedi
St. Barths Large Tote
Muji
Electric Aroma Diffuser
How do we choose the best gifts for her?
Our in-house gift guide expert Jessie Atkinson looks after this guide alongside 20+ others as part of her ongoing quest to make buying presents an easier and overall more enjoyable experience. She regularly attends product release events and tries things out herself in order to make sure the presents she recommends are worth your money. She even picks her absolute favourite finds for videos on TikTok. Where products haven't been directly tried and tested by a member of the GQ team, we rely on customer reviews and tend to stick to brands we've used — and loved — before. You'll find gifts that err on the cliché — flowers, sex toys, chocolates — as well as more unusual ideas — viral T-shirts, habit-making notes, books about pirates — that you might not have thought of below.
What gift do women want the most? Scroll on to shop GQ's edit of the best gifts for women in 2024…
Best Overall Gifts for Her
It's hardly for me to make the final decision on which gift(s) to buy for your other half, but I do have insight into what might be your best bet. All of these things have big pulling power for fellow British GQ readers, and they're all tried and tested by at least one member of the team. I've covered all the bases here, from beauty grails like the CurrentBody LED face mask and the Beautifect Glow Mirror, to some of my favourite lingerie (Lounge, Intimissimi) and smaller homeware pieces such as a candle or a delicate piece of glassware.
Mejuri
Patra Hoops
These angular hoops scream Carrie Bradshaw and are loved by your other half's latest crush Reneé Rapp.
LoveHoney Rose Clitoral Suction Toy
A kiss from a rose, but not in the way that Seal meant it.
Currentbody
LED Face Mask
Is is the pleasure of every person's life to frighten their partner with the Hannibal Lecter stylings of an LED face mask (or is that just me?)
Lounge
Lace Lingerie Set
Lounge's lingerie will always be one of my first ports of call for new undies — and should be yours for gifting emergencies.
Timberland
Welch Mountain Puffer Jacket
She'll be needing a puffer for many winters to come, and this one is chic and cosy as they come.
Neom
Happiness Candle
You can’t buy happiness, but you can get somewhere close with Neom’s ‘Happiness’ scented candle.
Desmond & Dempsey
Sansindo Dressing Gown
Desmond & Dempsey called: it has your Christmas gift buying all ready to go.
Stone & Mason
Glass Letter Tumbler
Select her first initial for a chic piece of tableware bespokery and she'll be the proud owner of one of our office's favourite gifting picks for £20 and under.
Rachel Jackson
Art Deco Heart Necklace
I, like many women I know, have a penchant for heart-shaped things: tattoos, trinket boxes, and above all, jewellery.
Adidas
Gazelle 'Semi Pink Spark'
I can't claim to be unique in this, but boy, do I love an Adidas Gazelle.
Beautifect
Glow Mirror
Marvellous in every way: lightweight, wireless (with an impressive battery life) and beautiful.
Cheesegeek
Sparkling Celebration Hamper
Name a better duo than cheese and wine. I’ll wait!
Intimissimi
Intimissimi
Collectively, the female editors at GQ try a lot of lingerie, and within the realm of the affordable, Intimissimi makes my personal favourite.
Adanola
Knitwear
In and out of stock with almost as much frequency as the tides, get this page bookmarked and may the odds be in your favour.
Chelsea Peers
Ribbon Robe
I'm consulting my crystal ball and I predict this will be extremely popular this Christmas. Why? Because it's perfect.
Stanley
Cross Bottle
Stop press! Stanley has just dropped its “Cross Bottle” and if your other half is water bottle obsessed, you need to budget it in.
Best Christmas Gifts for Her
In February, “festive” means heart-shaped and filled with confetti. In October, it refers to pumpkins and ghostly festoons. At the end of the year, it can only mean gaudy Christmas prints and pine scents, as excellently represented by the likes of Chelsea Peers' pyjamas and Biscuiteers', well, biscuits. The “Christmas gift” could also refer to the very fancy present you save up for in order to inspire childlike joy in your loved ones. This section covers off both of these ideas.
Diptyque
Baies Candle
Diptyque’s Baies candle has become a modern classic on par with a bottle of Chanel perfume or a new gold-plated pair of earrings.
Fender
x Hello Kitty Fuzz Guitar Pedal
Apple
iPad mini (2024)
As high up on peoples' wish lists in 2024 as it was in 2012.
Ugg
Tazz Suede Platform Boots
A non-negotiable for those of us who wear bootcut jeans and rejoiced at the return of the leg warmer.
Chelsea Peers
Christmas Dog Pyjamas
Everyone could use a new pair of pyjamas each Christmas, but none more so than festive enthusiasts.
Baked By Steph
Christmas Cookies
Biscuits so darling they could function just as well framed and on the wall as they could as an after-roast sweetener.
Ginger Bread Glass Mug
Cute, practical, ornamental and under £25. Your search ends with this gingerbread mug.
Vogue Advent Calendar
Vogue has created its second annual Advent calendar, and everything in it is supremely desirable.
Olivia & Pearl
Oh So Fine Bracelet
A tiny cultured pearl is the understated star of this fine bracelet; the perfect finishing touch to any of her favourite outfits.
Aesop
Majestic Melodies Gift Set
A top five bodycare brand on anyone’s list, and a top five brand of any kind on my gifting go-tos.
FujiFilm
Instax 99 Mini Instant Camera
As simple a point and shoot as its predecessors, this new iteration also comes with automatic exposure for perfect shots day and night.
Mejuri
Diamond Line Ring
Diamonds are a gift giver's best friend.
Biscuiteers DIY Gingerbread House
A sweet treat and an experience gift in one.
Boux Avenue
Teddy Fairisle Onesie
Ever year that comes around and they don't have a Fairisle onesie is another year they're missing out on the best lounge/sleepwear Christmastime has ever given.
Jellycat
Amuseable Hot Chocolate
Crowned with whipped cream, Jellycat's hot chocolate Amuseable is vital for any collector.
DS & Durga
Portable Xmas Tree Scented Candle
Pine smells for when the disappointingly scentless artificial tree comes down from the loft.
Best Affordable Gifts for Her
Even a £30 budget can turn up some of the best gifts I've found in my two year search for the things you and yours actually want for your birthday or Christmas. I can't name one person who doesn't want some more crew socks in their underwear drawer (especially if they're by Adanola), Taschen's smaller coffee table books are, if anything, more covetable in £30-size, and Papier is bursting with beautiful stationery for smaller budgets. And remember: you can almost never go wrong with a mug.
Sundae
Honey Foaming Body Wash
A can of Sundae is an absolute must this Christmas.
Anna + Nina
Love You Mug
Too cute not to add to her overflowing cupboards, plus every time she drinks from it, she’ll think of you.
Papier
Mini Photo Book
A coffee table book with a bespoke twist, you don't need Valentine's Day as an excuse.
Cutter & Squidge
Biskie Box
Cutter & Squidge: the bakery brave enough to ask the question “what if we made an ice cream sandwich that wasn't cold?”
Taschen
Pirate Tales
An illustrated romp through the history of the golden age of the mutineer — both real and imagined.
Happily Puzzles
90s Jigsaw
Feat: a floppy disc, a game of Snake on a Nokia and a 25p pack of Wrigley’s chewing gum.
Papier
Reading Journal
If she reads more books than eats hot meals, it may be time to keep track.
Alo Yoga
Claw Clip
Claw clips are threatening to make scrunchies redundant in no time.
Lego
Lotus Flowers
A DIY project to slip into their stocking; the perfect distraction during the King's speech.
Adanola
Socks
New socks are always needed, and Adanola's are coveted enough to feel more boom than bust.
Urban Outfitters
Rose Bud Mug
Another mug to facilitate all of those hot chocolates she'll be imbibing this winter.
Tony's Chocolonely Milk Chocolate
Jagged little pill (a chunk of Tony's Chocolonely).
Best Gifts for the Woman Who Has Everything
In this section you'll find all the funnest things: the gifts to buy for the woman who you'd stake your life on already having absolutely everything there is to have. In good news for both you and the machinations of capitalism, there is always something else to buy; you just might have to think outside the box a little.
Monica Vinader
x Amy Powney Bracelet
An eye-catchingly imperfect symphony of gold plating and pearl.
Fortnum & Mason
The Dirty Martini Gift Box
All the things she'll need to mix the perfect dirty martini — gin, vermouth, a cocktail spoon and gin-soaked olives.
Not Another Bill
Personalised Shell Dish
Prepared to hold everything from olives to hair ribbons to cigarette ends.
Jellycat
Razor Fish
Reader: I was delighted when I got to take him home from out best gifts for teens shoot.
Chappell Roan - The Rise & Fall of a Midwest Princess
Missoma
Jelly Heart Gemstone Ring
They may want one in every colour, but if I'm pushed to choose just one, it's got to be rose pink.
LSW London
Habit Notes
LSW's thorough Habit Notes looks at every psychology tactic in the book to help her along the way to building new habits.
Hotel Chocolat
Chocolate Dipping Adventure
Dip everything she's ever wanted to sample smothered in chocolate (everything except Timothée Chalamet, that is).
Animalist
Pet Print
Select breed, colour palette and style of painting before finishing for a unique and bespoke gift without any of the effort.
StamPrints
Personalised Book Embosser
If I didn't get my books out of the local library I'd be clamouring to make a bespoke bas-relief in all of my favourite reads.
Dirtea
Wellness Gummies & Powders
Tried, tested and loved by our Commerce Picture Editor Josephine Judd, and pretty enough to constitute a nifty stocking filler this xmas.
LSA International
Gems Wine Glasses
Tall-stemmed goblets like these wouldn't look out of place in Dracula's castle… except of course that they come in pinks and purples.
Best Cosy Gifts for Her
Since most people are always either a) lounging on the settee, b) working out at the gym, or c) wearing outfits out of doors that are intended for a) or b), loungewear is a big, big hitter for Christmas gifting. What could be better than doing a Harry Potter marathon in a new dressing gown or Oodie? For hoodies, sweats and activewear, my go-to's are Adanola, Skims and Tala, while PJs and associated fodder are best sourced from Eberjey, Desmond & Dempsey and The White Company.
Lounge
Breakfast Club Pyjamas
It may have started as an affordable lingerie brand but Lounge also does terrific sleepwear.
Olivia von Halle
Faux Fur Eye Mask
Opulence on the plane of Marie Antoinette in her palatial boudoir.
Ugg
Slippers
Christmastime and slippers go together like mulled wine and minced pies.
Habitat
Faux Fur Hot Water Bottle
PSA: there's no such thing as too much faux fur.
Skims
Snowflake Co-Ord
The Great Skims Pyjama Takeover moves into its fourth consecutive winter.
Drowsy
Silk Sleep Eye Mask
Made from mulberry silk and designed with a wrap-around fit, a Drowsy is a truly sleep-changing buy.
Oodie
for Her
An all-encompassing marshmallow-like cloud of fleece that fans of weekends rotting on the settee should never be without.
Eberjey
Pyjamas
My absolute favourite thing to sleep in.
Simba
Hybrid Pillow
My colleague Daphne Bugler's quest to find the perfect pillow is ongoing and exhaustive, but the Simba Hybrid still gets her vote as the best overall in its category.
The White Company
Dressing Gown
As luxurious as something found in a high-end spa.
Djerf Avenue
Go Slow Fruit Print Pyjamas
There are a lot of brands making miniature print PJs… all of them are trying to imitate the success of Djerf Avenue.
Piglet in Bed
Gingham Linen Pyjamas
Piglet in Bed is making a great case for linen pyjamas, particularly in this trouser-length, berry-hued ginghame.
Best Beauty Gifts for Her
While beauty trends do change, they're far more predictable than fashion ones, particularly when you consider that the best haircare, makeup and skincare products stay consistent in most people's medicine cabinets and dressing tables. Beauty gadgets like LED face masks and facial steamers are more modern phenomena that will inevitably stick around, but there's never a wrong time to replace staples like Gisou's hair oil, Eve Lom's Rescue face mask or a Charlotte Tilbury lipstick or to try her on a new makeup brand. This season I'm adoring my mini Merit blushers and the Sculpted by Aimee mascara.
Merit
Mini Blushers
A beauty product that passed my testing with flying colours (pink, brown and burgundy, to be exact).
Gisou
Hair Oil Gift Set
I absolutely love putting mine in before a session at the gym and washing it out for luscious hair afterwards.
Fenty Beauty
Build Your Own Fenty Face Bundle
It might have been far too long since her last album (Anti in 2016 for any quizzers among you) but Rihanna has nevertheless been busy creating desirable things.
Rhode
Lip Phone Case
There was a time at Condé Nast when every other woman in the offices — that's Vogue, Glamour et al. — had one of these phone cases. That time is now.
Glossier
You Perfume
When my friend wore it on a recent trip to France, I cornered her to find out what it was.
Charlotte Tilbury
Pillow Talk Lipstick
There are thousands of makeup brands out there, but Charlotte Tilbury is at the very top of the pile in my books.
111Skin
Eyelift Edit
If we had birthday present registers like those we have for weddings, I'd like to think that bits and pieces by 111Skin would be on it.
Stackers
Makeup Organiser
If your other half's worst nightmare is a floordrobe and a mess of products on the dressing table, she deserves something that organises her stuff comprehensively.
Sculpted by Aimee
Brilliant Basics Bundle
Maker of the best mascara I've tried in a hot minute, Sculpted by Aimee's other makeup is more than worth the punt.
Molton Brown
Rose Dunes Eau de Parfum
Not only is the bottle decadently pretty, but the scent within is one of the best I've tested all year.
Eve Lom
Rescue Mask
It might seem expensive, but the wonders I've seen Eve Lom's Rescue Mask work on my dull, pre-menstrual skin makes this extraordinary face mask more than worth every penny.
Laneige
Overnight Lip Mask
Topping the wishlists of every beauty adherent.
Best Luxury Gifts for Her
Got a lotta money to burn? How about a desire to really impress someone? This is the section for you, covering off everything from designer handbags to world-class headphones and decadent nightwear. Even those with a smaller budget might be able to afford Laurent-Perrier's new “Ribbons” wrapped cuvée rosé champagne… and that's as luxury as it gets.
Bang & Olufsen
Beoplay HX Headphones
My Beoplay HX's are fused to my head almost of the time like some sort of Frankenstein perversion of nature.
The Row
Half Moon Leather Bag
Loved by Vogue, this Half Moon shoulder bag is an investment, an heirloom and one-way route to being the best boyfriend of all time.
Laurent-Perrier
Cuvée Rosé Ribbons
A perennial favourite among those British GQ team members who know nothing about champagne (me) and those who know a lot (Lela).
Gilda & Pearl
Diana Silk and Marabou Feather Robe
So fabulously glamorous it'll look like she's just escaped justice in her rich husband's murder.
Dyson
Airwrap
There are some truly great duplicates on the market in 2024, but if she won’t be satisfied with anything but the original then invest in a Dyson Airwrap.
Lelo
Dot
Lelo continues to top our guides to the best sex toys and the brand's futuristic ‘Dot’ vibrator is our favourite gadget for women.
Neom
Real Luxury Box
A smorgasbord of spa products from the brand on a mission to keep your bathroom smelling heavenly.
Dr Dennis Gross
Facial Steamer
If your partner has an umpteen-stage skincare routine, she probably wants a facial steamer to go with it.
Monica Vinader
Lab Grown Solitaire Diamond Necklace
Lab-grown diamonds aren’t only far kinder on the world, but much more accessible — and just as lovely to behold.
Our Place
Wonder Oven
An appliance fit for a doll house, but the Wonder Oven does more than look pretty (it roasts, grills, air fries, toasts…)
Oura
Ring
A sleeker step up from the smart watch they're smitten with.