This one’s for the girls.

If you have a best friend who has been there for the ups and the downs, the laughter and the tears, you can show her how much you cherish having her in your life this holiday season with one of these gifts.


10. A bubble bath kit tells any woman that she deserves to relax. It’s a thank you, a reminder to breathe and a suggestion to take a break from reality for an evening. Gift baskets are available at bathandbodyworks.com and stores.

9. We all have that friend who complains all the time about the weight she is gaining. Sometimes, that same friend also is a chocolate-lover. In that situation, chocolate candles are the perfect solution. They look just like scrumptious chocolate candies, wrappers and all, and even smell just like your favorite desserts. Vat19.com has an assortment of chocolate candle boxes.

8. If your friend is single, well maybe even if she’s not, send her some nice flowers to her work. Whether it’s a poinsettia, roses, daisies or whatever her favorite flower may be, she’ll feel special. It will allow her to boast to her co-workers about the lovely flowers she received. It’s up to her whether or not she tells everyone who sent them.

7. The “50 … worse than yours” books are great gifts. Especially the “50 Boyfriends Worse Than Yours” and the “50 Dates Worse Than Yours.” These books, by Justin Racz, contain funny stories about boyfriends and dates that will make any video-game obsessed boyfriend who fusses over going to family holiday functions seem like the best guy in the world.

6. Bake. Every woman loves baked goods —cookies, cakes, breads —make her a whole box of cookies or her own loaf of banana-nut bread. She’ll appreciate the effort, enjoy the delicious goodies and probably laugh at any disaster stories you have from your attempts to bake the perfect dessert.

5. Every woman loves her phone. So, give her the opportunity to personalize her phone to the max. Get her a personalized case. At custom.case-mate.com you can upload an image and put it on a custom case or mix and match colors. Grab a picture of her pet, her kids, you and her or something fun that she loves and customize the case.

4. For the wine-loving women friends in your life, buy some unique wine glasses. Uncommongoods.com has an interesting variety of wine glasses that you don’t typically see. A 2011 favorite has been the wine hourglass set. The glasses have an hourglass instead of a straight handle, and inside is colorful sand to make swishing wine around in the glass even more entertaining.

3. It’s not uncommon for women to go shopping together and try on every sweater or dress they adore in the store. It also is not uncommon for women to not buy a sweater they love. So, next time you’re out shopping with your friend and she doesn’t buy her desired clothing, make a mental note. Go back the next day and purchase it for her. Trust me, it’ll brighten her whole holiday season. 

2. A manicure and pedicure gift certificate, with a note of an upcoming day you both are going, is always a great gift. It’s simple but pleasant. You get bonding time with your friend and beautiful nails at the end of the day. Throw in a lunch date and it’s a perfect girls’ day!

1. The top gift for women to give women in 2011 is a bouquet of sweets. Cookiepots.com has a holiday goodie-basket for every woman out there. My personal favorite is the “Holiday Chick Flick Kit,” which includes typical movie-theater snacks plus Godiva chocolates, a holiday tissue box, a drink mixer and you get to include the included chick flick DVD of your choice! There also are candy bar cake bouquets, holiday pizzas made of candy and many other options.

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