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18 Galentine's Day Gifts To Show Your Besties (or Yourself!) Some Love

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Even if we couldn’t see them much in person, we all have that close circle of gals who’ve helped get us through the past year. Valentine’s Day isn’t just about romance, so don’t save all your love for boo! This guide is loaded with gifts for any of your closest friends, but we surely wouldn’t be mad if our partners happened to get some of these for us!

1. Jeni’s Ice Cream

If you’ve been seeing the creamy delicacies concocted by the Ohio-based artisan ice cream brand Jeni’s all over social media, take this as the sign that the hype is real! Their selection of over 40 flavors from Skillet Cinnamon Roll to the viral Everything Bagel pint have been lauded by celebrities including Reese Witherspoon and Julia Louis-Dreyfus—true taste-makers—so they’ll be sure to impress. With flavor collections and customizable multi-packs, you can sample them all!

2. Face Mask Maker

Keep up the tradition of a Galentine’s Day Spa Day with this DIY face mask maker! Add any selection of natural fruit juices or essential oils depending on your unique skin needs along with an included collagen capsule and you will have a fresh and revitalizing custom face mask in mere minutes. It also features a cleaning function so it cleans itself while you and your gals get pampered.

3. Amasing Karaoke Machine

While we wait for Tone-Deaf Tuesdays to start up again at our favorite karaoke bar, this karaoke machine brings all the fun back home. The high quality speaker connects to any device via Bluetooth, allowing you and your friends to sing along with all of your favorite songs—even the deep cuts—and the rechargeable two mic system lets you adjust the volume and effects individually, You and the girls can sing solo or duet, just don’t fight over the mics when the group gets to “Wannabe.”

4. Ring Light

You already know all your girls are real life models, but this LED ring light from Sensyne will take their selfies to the next level. The ten inch ring light comes with a sturdy tripod and a bluetooth remote to catch the best angles, and with options for warm and cool lights and a spectrum of different brightnesses, your friends will look equally stunning in their selfies as in their Zoom meetings.

5. Homech Heated Blanket

Give the gift of supreme coziness and your friends will think of you everytime they plug in this electric blanket. The Homech Heated Blanket has 10 remote-controlled allows for blissful comfort for cold nights, and has a 3-hour automatic timer so you can fall asleep without a worry. Oh, and did we mention it’s machine washable?

6. Stationary Set

What’s the best way to tell your friends you love them all while supporting the USPS? Letter writing! A text just doesn’t have the same love and care as a hand-written letter, and any message sent on the mini art prints included in this stationary set will stay with your friends far beyond it landing in their mailbox.

7. Personal Library Kit

You know your bookish friend always recommending the newest book they’re reading? This personal library is the perfect gift for the generous reader who can’t bear to lose their precious books. This set includes timestamps and check-out pads to revive the unique joys of the library and helps them keep track of who’s borrowing what.

8. Baratza Encore Conical Burr Grinder

A good cup of coffee is a universal comfort, and the secret to a cafe-quality brew is evenly ground beans. Give your girls the joys of a coffee date at home with this Baratza Conical Burr Grinder, adjustable with over 20 different grind settings to match your ideal brewing method. Being your own barista is a breeze with Baratza!

9. Let’s Toast Homesick Candle

For all those long-distance friends you didn’t get to visit last year, send them the scents of home with a Homesick Candle. Along with the collection of scents inspired by cities, states, counties across the globe, their Valentine’s Day collection like the Let’s Toast candle smells like a celebration!

10. Love You a Latte Box From UrbanStems

Flowers wilt, but this naturally heart-shaped succulent will last. Urbanstems bundles it with a box of coffee themed truffles, so you’ll remember to schedule a social-distance coffee date soon.

11. Cosmo Style by Cosmopolitan Women's PJ Set

For the amount of time we’ve been spending in our PJs, it's time we really invest in them. This set from Walmart is affordably luxurious while stylish enough that you’ll still feel all dolled up even after a whole day spent in your pajamas.

12. Toned by Baggedem Yoga Mat

A V-Day Vinyasa is an unexpected but much-needed gift. Give your girls some matching mats from Baggedem in their one-of-a-kind designs and watch an online yoga class over Zoom—we’re sure you’ll like the space much better at home.

12. CBD Honey From The Chill Space

The anti-inflammatory, skin-balancing, and relaxing qualities attributed to both CBD and honey are joining forces in this infused honey from The Chill Space. It’s delicious stirred into tea but equally effective for topical uses to give your girls a little hit of zen whenever they need it.

13. Chromatica Oreos

Blast off to the interplanetary haven of Chromatica with a pack of these limited edition Oreos in collaboration with Lady Gaga’s most recent album. Matching with the pink and green color scheme of Gaga’s latest transformation, a pack of these will hold your friends over until y’all are able to dance together again. Plus, who doesn’t love snacks?

14. Incense Holder From Edie Parker

Luxury fashion brand Edie Parker is colorful and kitschy enough to slap a smile on anyone’s face, but their line of fruit incense holders made of hand-poured acrylic will help set the mood for anything from a relaxing bubble bath or a quiet meditation session. Better yet, it will last much longer than a box of chocolate covered strawberries while still remaining just as sweet!

15. Marshall Wireless Bluetooth Speaker With Alexa

Revolutionary sound now comes with Alexa built right in on this wireless speaker. Now you won’t have to lift a finger to put on your favorite jams or a podcast, and the versatile speaker connects not just to Bluetooth but also an audio jack output for clear quality sound no matter how you listen.

16. Chocolates From Fran’s Chocolates

Seattle has known the joys of Fran’s Chocolates for decades—even President Barack Obama sings the praises of their luscious salted caramels. Don’t just send your girls the typical box of drug store chocolates, Fran’s carries a unique array of truffles and confections including vegan options! Their cult favorites like double chocolate figs and coconut gold bars have been featured on Food Network, so you already know your friends will be begging for more.

17. Vegan Skincare From Kaike

Skincare has never been sweeter than when Kaike launched their line of plant-based, bakery inspired cleansers. Founded on the idea that minimal and multipurpose skincare is worth celebrating, items like their Marshmallow face mask and Frosting body butter makes your skincare regime cravable.
Kurt Suchman
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