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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…