30+ Gift Ideas for Women Who Swear They ‘Don’t Want Anything’
Because we all know they don't really mean it.
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Whether it’s your best friend, girlfriend, wife, mom, sister, or daughter, all of us have a beloved lady in our life that seems to already have everything, making her near-impossible to shop for. Sure, you could get her an Amazon gift card—but where’s the fun in that? Instead, get her a unique gift that she couldn’t possibly own, or an outside-the-box luxury pick that she probably wants but may not buy herself.
As a shopping editor who tests hundreds (if not thousands—I’ve lost track) of products all year long, I pride myself in my gift-giving skills. And I know what’s good and worth it.
Best Gifts for Someone Who Doesn’t Want Anything at a Glance
- Best Overall: Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer Glasses With Meta AI, $224 (was $299)
- Best Self Care Gift: Aesop Shower Room Serenades, $65
- Best Sweater: NAADAM Luxe Cashmere Oversized Crewneck Sweater, $298
- Best Luxury Skincare Essential: Obagi Professional-C Serum 20%, $150
- Best SPF Gift: Colorescience Sunforgettable® Total Protection® Brush-On Shield SPF 50, $69
- Best Wellness Gift: Oura Ring 4, $349+
- Best Insider Gift: Flamingo Estate Seasonal Subscription, $240+
- Best for Foodies: Goldbelly Gift Card, price varies
- Most Practical Gift: Touchland Power Mist Hydrating Hand Sanitizer, $10
- Best for Coffee Drinkers: OXO BREW Rapid Brewer Single-Serve Coffee Maker, $45
- Best Personalized Gift: Aura Digital Picture Frame , $149 (originally $179)
- Best for Wine Connoisseurs: MyGift Copper-Toned Stemmed Wine Glass Set , $38
Ahead, I have a good feeling you’ll find the perfect gift for the gal who always insists she “doesn’t need anything.”
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Best Gifts for Someone Who Doesn’t Want Anything
STANLEY Perfect Brew Pour Over Set
The STANLEY Perfect Brew Pour Over Set
is the best gift for camping and coffee lovers alike. This single-serve pour over set is perfect for making fresh brews in your campsite, or at your desk.
Aesop Shower Room Serenades
Whenever we are stuck on what to gift someone, we opt for a luxe version of their daily essentials—like this body wash and hand cream duo from Aesop. Both formulas offer a layer of functionality, but slightly more elevated thanks to their luxurious aromas, which feature woody, spicy, and herbaceous notes.
SUPRUS Electric Lighter
On Sale 18% off
If you have a candle-lover on your list, they probably already have quite the collection. Instead, give them the gift of a rechargeable lighter. This lighter
from Amazon is one of the best gifts I’ve ever received, and one of my most-used gifts (tied with my book light), too.
Amazon Kindle 16 GB
Buying a book for a book-lover can be quite intimidating. Instead, consider gifting them a Book of the Month subscription. Or, you could go all out and splurge on a new Amazon Kindle
.
Buddha Board The Original Water Painting Board
Inspire your loved one’s inner artist with the Buddha Board
. This water painting board is designed for mindfulness and a creative flexibility. All you do is paint with water and watch as your illustration fades away, teaching you how to be more present and let go all at the same time.
Best Buy
Ray-Ban Meta – Wayfarer glasses with Meta AI
On Sale 25% off
The Ray-Ban Meta glasses are on sale for Black Friday, and they make the most impressive gift for everyone and anyone in your life who “doesn’t need anything” because they kind of do everything: Capture photos and videos literally through your eyes, make calls, send texts, and so much more—without even making contact with your phone. And they look exactly like regular (cool) glasses. This is truly the gift that everyone wants this year (but isn’t going to get it themselves!).
NAADAM Luxe Cashmere Oversized Crewneck Sweater
There is nothing more timeless than an oversized cashmere sweater (especially a black one!), and it’s something that people are not likely to actually buy themselves. NAADAM makes the softest, coziest cashmere sweaters, and this one specifically is designed with Olivia Culpo, so it’s got an extra factor of style and confidence.
Obagi Professional-C Serum 20%
Obagi Medical contains prescription-strength ingredients that you want in a pricey serum. As a woman who is now in her mid-30s, vitamin C skincare is one of the best things I can do for my skin—and most dermatologists will agree. Vitamin C brightens and evens out skin tone, and helps slow the progression of wrinkles and fine lines. Now that I’m dealing with more skin issues, I *have* to get something more potent, and Obagi’s Professional-C 20% serum contains the purest form of vitamin C (L-Ascorbic Acid). I’ve been using this stuff for about a month, and can already see results. What makes this great for women who “have everything”? You can never have too many bottles of vitamin C serum. Or SPF, but that’s my next point.
Colorescience Sunforgettable® Total Protection® Brush-On Shield SPF 50
Another no-brainer gift is sunscreen. Especially a luxe, award-winning formula like Colorescience’s Brush-On SPF that, in my personal experience, is the only brush-on formulation that not only protects skin, but evens out the complexion and covers blemishes and dark spots, and plays nice with other makeup (so you don’t have to ruin your beat with an application of oily, liquid sunscreen). The Brush-On SPF checks off all the boxes: It’s a mineral formula that’s great for sensitive skin, is water and sweat-resistant, provides blue light protection on top of UVs, and it’s infused with hyaluronic acid for hydration. Truly everyone deserves to have multiple tubes of this stuff in their tote bags.
Oura Ring 4
As someone who has owned an Oura Ring for the past 4 years, I cannot recommend it enough to literally anyone. It’s an incredible wearable that tracks sleep in a very actionable way (by recommending movement based on your readiness levels), what part of your cycle you’re likely in (this was so critical for me when my husband and I were on our TTC journey, but now I use it to track my period), stress levels, and so much more. The app’s interface is user-friendly and condenses info in a way that’s manageable and helpful. Plus, the ring’s design is ultra-sleek.
Flamingo Estate Seasonal Subscription Box
This is one of those in-the-know, insider-y gifts that I love to recommend, because Flamingo Estate is still pretty under-the-radar—but it’ll pop up here and there on social media, usually from a celebrity. For the uninitiated, Flamingo Estate is this highly (hand) curated luxury lifestyle brand based out of Los Angeles. Every product you get has been personally picked by founder Richard Christiansen, who launched the brand from his estate. If you have the cash, get your giftee a seasonal subscription box. It’ll come with candles, hand-made soap, spreads, honey, and so much more artisanal goodies that’ll never cease to impress.
Touchland Power Mist Hydrating Hand Sanitizer
Another no-brainer gift that literally everyone will love and use is a high-end hand sanitizer. I don’t even think of myself as bougie, but I will not use a regular hand sanitizer—it dries out my hands and smells like a vodka shot! Touchland makes deliciously-scented sanitizers with formulations that look more like skincare.
Solawave
Solawave Wrinkle Retreat Pro Light Therapy Face Mask
On Sale 20% off
Now’s the best time to gift one of Solawave’s popular skincare devices to a loved one—the celeb-loved brand is running BOGO deals. No discount code is needed, as the deal automatically applies at checkout with no limit to purchases.
Have your pick from any of the top-selling devices, including the Wrinkle Retreat Face Mask Kit which comes with the pro-grade, FDA-cleared red and near-infrared mask (psst: it’s also on sale at Walmart right now, though not a BOGO deal). Once that’s added to your cart, grab other leading contenders, like the 4-in-1 Skincare Wand Kit or Bye Acne Pro Kit (both are on sale right now!).
Have your pick from any of the top-selling devices, including the Wrinkle Retreat Face Mask Kit which comes with the pro-grade, FDA-cleared red and near-infrared mask (psst: it’s also on sale at Walmart right now, though not a BOGO deal). Once that’s added to your cart, grab other leading contenders, like the 4-in-1 Skincare Wand Kit or Bye Acne Pro Kit (both are on sale right now!).
Danucera Cerabalm
One of my favorite nightly self-care rituals is to spend a couple minutes melting off my makeup/day—it’s soooo satisfying. Danucera’s Cerabalm is a luxury multipurpose face balm that not only removes makeup, but infuses the skin with lasting hydration (so important for winter!) *and* leaves your complexion feeling clean.
Hatch Restore 3 Sunrise Alarm Clock
I guess being in your 30s is realizing how much better life can be when you have a super bougie, multi-functioning alarm clock (even my one-year-old has one, and it’s made sleep-training so much more bearable). The Hatch
is an all-in-one white noise machine, alarm clock, and night light, and you get to pick from sounds like thunderstorm and machine dryer to go to sleep to, and the Twilight Saga theme song as a gentle alarm “song” that you can coordinate with a wakeup light. So much less traumatic than your phone’s ringing.
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R+Co Badlands Dry Shampoo Paste
This is so specific, but it really has changed my life: This is the best dry shampoo
if you have bangs. As someone who has hair that goes from zero to 100 in the oil department, I’ve been using this stuff every day instead of dunking my head in the sink with shampoo (yes, really), and it really makes my hair look freshly washed and blow-dried. It’s all-over dry shampoo—not just for bangs—but I cannot recommend this enough for folks with a fringe. Plus, it’s great for giving your head of hair some texture and va-va-voom, post-styling.
TravisMathew Skyloft Soft Lounge Set
For the woman who “has everything” or insists she’s impossible to shop for, the TravisMathew Skyloft Lounge Set is the loophole. It’s buttery soft to the point of sabotage—you give it once, she’ll expect it every holiday after. The cropped fit is right on trend, the vibe is effortlessly put-together, and suddenly she did want something after all.
TokyoTreat Subscription
TokyoTreat is another insider-y subscription service that I love gifting people who I know love unique snacks. It comes with treats that aren’t easily accessible (a lot of the snacks you literally have to travel to Japan for), and the box is curated so thoughtfully! I also need to note that the box is filled to the brim with crunchy chips and crackers, candy, chocolate, and drinks—so you really do get your money’s worth.
Funko Pop Yourself
One of my favorite gifts of all time is a personalized Baby & Me Funko Pop that my husband gifted to me for my first Mother’s Day: It’s me and my daughter as Funko Pops, and it’s truly the most delightful, thoughtful present. You can choose from one or two Funko Pops, and can customize everything from skin tone to hair color to clothing to accessories. It’s so cute and fun.
UGG Ribbed Crew Socks
These are the best socks for that cozy leggings + boots or sneakers combo, hands down. They’re supremely soft and have that Tumblr-era slouchy fit the millennial in me just cannot, will not get over.
Gruns Adults Super Greens Gummies
This multivitamin gummy
is packed with fruits, veggies, fiber, prebiotics, and so much more to help you feel your best. These are formulated to aid your digestion (keeping you, ahem, regular), immune system, hair and skin, and your nervous system. Plus, they’re actually delicious.
Dolce & Gabbana No-Puff Caffeine Eye Patches
Designer eye patches are all the rage with Gen Zers, and my current favorite are Dolce & Gabbana’s, which are formulated with caffeine to reduce inflammation in a jiffy. I can confirm they look ultra chic while wearing them.
KISSAIR Countertop Ice Maker
On Sale 64% off
An ice maker may seem like an unnecessary appliance to keep in the kitchen, but if you routinely find yourself waiting hours at a time for the trays in your freezer to be done, you’ll quickly come to appreciate having one on hand. This ice maker in particular can create nine blocks of ice in just 6-13 minutes. If that someone on your list is big on hosting, they’ll think of it as a godsend.
Courtesy: Masterclass.
MasterClass Online Courses
From cooking lessons with Gordon Ramsay to film 101 with David Lynch, MasterClass’ impressive roster of online classes taught by industry pros gives the wishy-washy giftee of yours plenty of unique options to utilize throughout the winter.
Rag & Bone Miramar Drawstring Wide-Leg Pants
Secretly wearing sweatpants to work is my subtle form of rebellion, but you’d literally never know it because these pants are so sleek and perfectly fitted. Rag & Bone has always known how to make the most divine denim on the market, but the brand’s Miramar Drawstring pants should win a fashion Pulitzer.
Bedsure Heated Blanket Electric Throw
Come the chillier days, anyone would be happy to snuggle up with this heated blanket
that you can control with a remote. It delivers soothing heat whenever you need it, and this blanket comes in 23 different colors, including holiday-like colors.
OXO BREW Rapid Brewer Single-Serve Coffee Maker
They supposedly have everything, but do they own a rapid coffee maker? This appliance will brew them a fresh cup of joe whenever and wherever they want. Never-ending Starbucks lines and a mess on the kitchen counter no more!
Marshall Stanmore III Bluetooth Wireless Speaker
On Sale 21% off
Trust me when I say this speaker
is one of the most functional, sleekest looking items you can put in your home. Hook up your smartphone to the Marshall Bluetooth app or use the analogue controls on the speaker’s top panel to craft the perfect sound.
TheraGun Prime Quiet Deep Tissue Therapy Massage Gun (5th Gen)
On Sale 31% off
There’s bound to be someone on your list who would love to have a Theragun massage device to relieve their sore muscles. The Prime model
connects to the Therabody app via Bluetooth so they can access customized routines. Plus, it comes with four foam attachments to cater to their different needs. The product’s 4.6-star overall rating on Amazon tells you it’s absolutely worth it. If they already own a massage gun, check out Therabody’s other amazing offerings—from the brand’s new face massager to innovations that’ll speed up recovery.
Mr. Coffee Mug Warmer
Any coffee lover needs this device. It’s a mug warmer
that keeps your cup of Joe at the optimal temperature, no matter how long you’ve left it sitting. It’s almost always on sale at Amazon (and is available at other big box retailers), and is an ideal gift for bosses, parents and anyone else in your life who loves a nice and comforting warm cup of anything.
Aura Digital Picture Frame
Parents are notorious for saying they don’t want anything for their birthdays or the holidays. They usually just say they want photos of the family to cherish the memories you’ve made together. Lucky for you, you can graduate from a couple of framed images to Aura’s digital picture frame
. I’ve gifted Aura frames to each of my parents and they absolutely adore them. Uploading endless snapshots to the Aura app is super quick and simple, so your parents will always have a curated slideshow of memories to look at in their bedroom, office, kitchen, or literally wherever they want!
Bearaby Tree Napper Weighted Blanket
On Sale 10% off
A cozy, stress-reducing weighted blanket is the home decor upgrade you didn’t know you needed until you have one to cuddle with. I’ve given this very blanket as a gift numerous times and it’s never not been a major hit. It comes in a few different weight levels and colors to match the person you’re gifting it to.
Mueller Pro-Series 10-in-1, 8 Blade Vegetable Chopper
Any home chef knows how tedious chopping up veggies can be during the food-prep phase of cooking. Make their life easier with this innovative chopper
that will slice up onions, peppers and more in seconds thanks to its clever design. It’s a time-saving kitchen gadget that anybody will love. Trust us, they’ll wonder how they ever went without it.
MyGift Copper-Toned Stemmed Wine Glass Set
Sure, most people probably already have their basic wine glasses covered, but why not get them a chic set
that will make them even more excited to drink wine?
Merit Beauty.
Merit Retrospect L’Extrait de Parfum
The person who’s the most difficult to shop for likely doesn’t splurge on themselves often. That’s why a bottle of nice perfume is right up their alley. Merit’s Retrospect L’Extrait de Parfum is soon to become their go-to fall and winter scent. Its perfect blend of floral, musk, vanilla, and moss will put this chic bottle front and center in their collection.
Photo: Goldbelly.
Goldbelly Gift Card
Food is the key to most people’s hearts, so why not send them a Goldbelly Gift Card? They can pick out a treat from food icons like Ina Garten and Nancy Silverton (I’ve tried Nancy’s gelato sampler box and it was so much fun to taste each amazing flavor with my family), or they could go savory with something from Guy Fieri or Wolfgang Puck (Guy Fieri’s trash can nachos were delish and a blast to whip up).
Rocketbook Core Reusable Spiral Notebook
For the one who takes the nicest notes and jots down pretty much everything, get them a more sustainable option. Rocketbook’s Smart Reusable Notebook saves so much paper and lets them upload their handwritten notes to Google Drive, Dropbox and other cloud services, with the app.
Beast Blender + Hydration System
We can’t help but drool over this aesthetically-pleasing blender that kind of looks like a piece of art. But it’s not all about the looks—the blender is smart and efficient in that it keeps track of the blade speed so that it can constantly adjust. It also tracks the device’s temperature to prevent it from overheating. Head over to our full review for more honest thoughts on the kitchen appliance.
Photo by Steven Senne/AP/Shutterstock.
Disney+ Membership
Disney+ is literally all of the rage right now, so why not gift your favorite Disney-obsessed person with one of the most coveted memberships of the year? Disney+ plans start at just $11 per month (Duo Basic), and they’ll get both Disney+ and Hulu with 44% savings.
Oster Cordless Electric Wine Bottle Opener
There’s nothing quite as insufferable as struggling to get a new bottle of wine open. This cordless opener takes the stress out of the process and does all the heavy lifting for you. Simply place the mouth around the top of the wine bottle and press down on the device. It’ll cut the foil and scoop up the cork in seconds.
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