Best gifts for girlfriends gift guide for British GQ

100 best gifts for girlfriends that are at the top of her wishlist in 2025

Flowers, lingerie, chocolates and the rest of GQ's best gifts for girlfriends come her birthday or your anniversary.

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How I chose the best gifts for girlfriends

A majority of the products in this list are owned and loved by either me, GQ gift guide expert Jessie Atkinson, one of my friends or family, or someone else at the magazine. While it isn't possible to try or own absolutely everything here, I've gone out of my way to choose brands that are trusted from years of use by the British GQ team. I also attend product launches in order to see things I don't have in my own house, and additionally uses customer reviews as a litmus test.

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Best overall gifts for girlfriends

Let's get right down to it, shall we? If we're talking crowd-pleasing things that visitors to these gift guides lap up then you don't need to scroll further than these top dozen options. Lovely new lingerie, a beauty grail, a life-changing sex toy or a nailed-on classic like a bunch of roses and an inventive chocolate present: you'd probably thought about them already, so take this as your cue to go right ahead.

Lounge

Pandora Eyelash Lace Lingerie

I'm in the habit of recommending a new Lounge set for each season, so consider this your autumn/winter pick.

Lovehoney

Rose Clitoral Suction Toy

Show her you understand that sex is sometimes a solo endeavour with the viral rose-shaped clitoral suction sex toy.

Adidas

Campus Sneakers

A chunky '00s throwback threatening to upset the Adidas Samba and Gazelle supremacy.

Stone & Mason

Glass Letter Tumbler

Feeling lavish? Buy her a set of eight tumblers so they can spell out ‘I love you’ on the kitchen counter.

Sol de Janeiro

Bum Bum Jet Set Kit

The Sol de Janeiro takeover of birthday wishlists has been swift and absolute.

Sassy Saints

At-Home Nail Manicure Kit

Save her money on the salon with her own at-home nail kit. A beauty and DIY gift in one.

Blondie's Kitchen

I Love You Cookie

Blondie's makes the best cookies team GQ have ever had their chops around, and now you can pick up a giant edition finished with ‘I Love You’ piping.

Sculpd

Candle Making Kit

An experience gift that allows her to enjoy a new rose candle that she both poured the wax, and made the pot, for herself.

Mejuri

Diamond Line Ring

The Mejuri bandwagon is starting to buckle under the weight of enthusiastic customers, and I'm sitting up front with the driver.

Scarlett Gasque

Bo Peep Thong

The flirtiest undies this side of a burlesque show.

Monica Vinader

Pearl Drop Earrings

A pair of simple but beautiful keepsake earrings that straddle the lines between day and evening, drop and stud.

Papier

Mini Photo Book

The soppy side of personalised gifts? A miniature photo book which lets you get all of those iPhone pics you have together down on paper.

Best birthday gifts for girlfriends

Generosity looks different to everyone, meaning there are a few avenues open to you. if you have the funds then do not pass “Go”, do not collect £100 and head straight to Coach or Djerf Avenue. If you want to pay more than you usually would for something that's genuinely worth the money then opt for something inventive from Hotel Chocolat or ship in a candle from Cozy Earth. Finally, how about a touch of total frivolity? If you wouldn't buy her a disco mushroom or an ornate ring on her birthday, when would you?

Monica Vinader

Lab Grown Diamond Initial Pendant Charm

Personalised initial charms have made a big comeback, and while in 1999 they were made of bright acrylics, now they come in elegant pavé diamonds.

Coach

Tabby Shoulder Bag 26

Though half the price of other designers, Coach's bags have just as much cachet.

Chelsea Peers

Berries Gingham Pyjamas

For Chelsea Peers, a new season means a new opportunity to design sleepwear that chimes with the zeitgeist. Gingham + cherries = sell-out pending.

Hotel Chocolat

Heart-Shaped Chocolate Box

The most-coveted in heart-shaped and best-selling chocolates from Hotel Chocolat, including dark giandujas, praline oysters and pink champagne truffles.

Flowerbx

Red Roses Bouquet

Twenty perfect red roses presented with sincerity have worked for a hundred years and will likely work for a hundred more.

Ouai

Shampoo/Conditioner

It’s hard out there for haircare brands what with the impossible-to-pronounce but unceasingly popular Ouai topping everyone's wish lists.

Cutter & Squidge

Chocolate Love Hamper

Cutter & Squidge, of biscuit/cake mash-up biskie fame, also deals in more obvious sweet treats. I am, of course, talking about chocolate.

Papier

Reading Journal

The new hype in stationery-based must-haves? The reading journal.

Not On The High Street

Couples Bucket List Journal

Do you talk late into the night about all of the adventures you want to have together? Then you, my friend, need to take a look at putting some of that daydreaming to paper.

Diptyque Roses Candle

A candle is always a spectacular idea, but this giant edition of Diptyque's all-timer scent ‘Roses’ in a collectible jar is for the real show offs.

Wright Brothers

Luxury Champagne & Chocolate Fish Gift Hamper

Chocolate (in the shape of sardines, obviously) and a bottle of Piper-Heidsieck Champagne for now, oyster-shucking knife and apron for later.

Rachel Jackson

Electric Love Gold Ring

The heart ring: a styling stalwart in all sorts of genre and sub-genre. For the vintage, book-loving woman of elegance: this “Electric Love” piece by Rachel Jackson.

Best viral gifts for girlfriends

If you've ever seen the ‘tell me you’re [insert banality] without telling me' meme then you'll know that something going viral doesn't always account for its value. That being said, sometimes the folks on the internet have (whether by accident or design) hit upon something actually brilliant, and that is the case in these twelve pressies, from cross-body water bottles to the Rhode lip gloss phone case to Kendall Jenner's tequila endeavour, 818.

Chappell Roan - The Rise & Fall of a Midwest Princess

Even though it came out in 2023, Chappell Roan’s The Rise & Fall of a Midwest Princess went toe to toe with Charli XCX’s Brat as the most influential pop album of 2024.

White Fox Boutique

Hoodie

The ancient legends of capitalism foretell of one loungewear brand to rule every three to four years. For the period commencing winter 24/25, that brand is White Fox Boutique.

Stanley

Cross Bottle

A new frivolity from the Rolls Royce of water bottles.

Our Place

Wonder Oven

A miniature oven that roasts, bakes, air fries, grills, reheats and even toasts… all while looking like a perfect dolls house prop.

Loop

Dream Sleep Earplugs

Loop is partly responsible for the uptick in those wearing ear plugs at gigs and clubs, and now it’s set its sights on its next target: bedrooms.

Adanola

Knitwear

One of these jumpers is impossible to get wrong as a gift: a sweatshirt for the gym girlies and a knit for the fashion followers.

Coco De Mer The Seed

Inspired by a real-life seed, this clitoral stimulator is the crème de la crème of sex toys.

StamPrints

Personalised Book Embosser

Kindle readers: we guess you're out of luck.

Rhode

Lip Phone Case

Not content in only creating one of the most popular lip glosses (or “tints” as Rhode calls them), Hailey Bieber’s brand also went ahead and invented one of the most covetable accessories in recent memory.

Oodie

for Her

The warmest winter accessory since the invention of the electric blanket.

818

Reposado Tequila

As far as celebrity alcohol brands go, Kendall Jenner has one of the best with 818.

Beautifect

Makeup Box

No more scrabbling around in her makeup bag for a tiny mirror or working out how to travel with a ring light: Beautifect solves both problems while providing a comprehensive place for her to store her cosmetics and tools.

Best beauty gifts for girlfriends

Buying beauty products when you don't have the first idea of what a beauty blender even is, let alone what it does, is no mean feat. Here are your two options. Your first course of action is to sneak a look in their makeup bag and replace the things that look as though they're running out (make sure you note down the shade!). Alternatively, take a look at the suggestions listed below: it'd be a struggle to go wrong with any of them.

Beautifect

Glow Mirror

One of my favourite new vanity table essentials, feat. three adjustable light hues and a slim, lightweight design.

Charlotte Tilbury

Magic Cream Heroes

Charlotte Tilbury makes your shopping errands as simple as “Add to Bag” and “Checkout”.

Sassy Saints

At-Home Lash Lift Kit

A safe, cheap alternative to salon lash lifts, with the added benefit of DIY satisfaction.

Coco & Eve

Silky Hair Set

Everyone’s hair gets thirsty, but if your gf has highlights or bleach in her tresses, she’s in even more need of follicular moisturisation.

Dr Dennis Gross

Facial Steamer

An optional but wholly thrilling skincare experience to add to a routine, a facial steamer makes it feel like your bathroom is in fact a very ritzy spa.

Diptyque

Eau Rose Perfume

Eau Rose, which uses (you guessed it) roses as its classic olfactory muse, is a devastatingly perfect example of a floral scent.

Slip

Silk Lash-Friendly Eye Mask

A silk eye mask specifically for those with lash lifts and extensions.

Gisou

Hair Oil

Infused with honey and formulated from an old family recipe, Gisou’s hair oils have gotten highly popular among people with long hair they work hard to keep in good condition.

Laura Mercier

Travel Brushes

Even if, to you, it seems as though they’re drowning in makeup tools, beauty obsessives could always, always do with more quality brushes.

Creed

Queen of Silk

New this year from the luxury fragrance house rumoured to have been a favourite of Queen Elizabeth II and Frank Sinatra: Creed’s sumptuous Queen of Silk.

Color Wow

x Chris Appleton Money Masque Hair Mask

One of the best masks for coming to the rescue in cases of over-treated and/or over-heated hair.

Currentbody

Skin LED Series 2 Special Kit

An anti-ageing marvel straight out of Ex Machina, Currentbody's super-mega popular LED face mask has had an upgrade.

Best different gift ideas for girlfriends

How about something completely different? If you've pulled your hair out over all of the identikit gift guides the internet has to offer then here is a random assortment of some more disparate ideas that you might not have thought of yet, from a needlepoint kit to a personalised selection of miniature “why I love you” letters.

Sloane Stationery

Good Girls, Bad Girls Notebook

A sort of naughty alternative to the mature stationery of Smythson.

Not Another Bill

Personalised iPhone Case

Add her initial or star sign to this faux leather phone case for just £12 extra.

Glamour Beauty Box Subscription

Our Condé Nast sister magazine Glamour knows a thing or two about skincare and makeup. Its newly-launched beauty box, then, is a shoo-in for a beauty loving girlfriend.

Wool and the Gang

Monstera Beginner Needlepoint Kit

Wool and the Gang doesn't only provide materials, such as yarns, for experienced knitters. It also helps newbies get started with a series of kits.

Arket

Flower Plate

TikTok’s underconsumption trend has shown us that we should favour a smattering of unique pieces over a cupboard full of matching bone china crockery.

Lenco

Mp4 Player

The opportunity to listen to music without all the messages and emails that come through on the phone she usually stores her tunes.

Lola

Massage Gun

Percussive massage therapy at home is becoming routine for those who suffer from DOMs — or people who sit curled up like a cooked shrimp while working at their desk.

The Fish Society

Sushi & Accessory Kit

Something smells fishy… just how sushi fans like it.

Hendog Designs

12 Reasons Why I Love You Mini Love Letters

Calling the newly in love, the still in love and the downright soppy!

Furbish

Taylor Swift Embroidered Throw Pillow

A throw pillow straight out of a kitsch daydream, this needlepoint soft furnishing has been imbued with the most enduring lyric from Taylor Swift's album Midnights.

Odeon

Limitless

Not much can beat the high of leaving the cinema after having seen an exhilarating new film, and this subscription lets her see them all.

Folio Society

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë

Over 160 years old and still one of the most appealing and original love stories ever put to paper.

Best luxury gifts for girlfriends

Choose from this edit if you want to pull out all the stops with the kind of presents that Eartha Kitt was singing about on “Santa Baby”. Platinum mine: optional.

Gilda & Pearl

Silk/Tulle Body

Hollywood glamour meets contemporary design in Gilda & Pearl, the women-owned lingerie brand creating smalls for a utopian wardrobe.

Bang & Olufsen

Beoplay H100 Headphones

For my money, these are the best non-studio headphones available anywhere.

Simba

Hybrid Pillow

A mattress may be a little extravagant a gesture, but the matching Hybrid pillows are almost as life changing when it comes to sleep hygiene.

Laurent-Perrier

Rosé Champagne

There are a bunch of champagne brands that deserve the spike in sales they receive come anniversary season, and Laurent-Perrier is one of them.

Tiffany & Co.

Engagement Ring

Want to graduate to our gift guide for wives? You're going to need two things: a proposal plan and a rock.

Slip Silk Pillowcase

Kind on the hair and skin, silk pillowcases are beauty heroes as well as decadent sleep kit. Happily, for you, they also make for excellent gifts.

Fender

Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster Guitar

Nothing to see here… just the Fender Strat of everyone's dreams.

Agent Provocateur

Scarlie Corset

How to buy lingerie for her? Well, one option is to get spendy in Agent Provocateur…

    In conclusion…

    As any of you who have bought a lipstick for a tomboy or an adventure holiday for a hotel fan will know, the idea of a “good” present is entirely subjective, and should always, always be measured against the unique qualities of your actual partner. That being said, there are some go-tos that I find can be (almost) universally cherished. Those include, but are certainly not limited to: a scented candle, a bottle of their favourite booze, a personalised photobook or “why I love you” note collection, a piece of jewellery that matches her style, a new piece of loungewear (pyjamas, hoodies, dressing gowns) or an experience such as a meal or gig out together.

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