The 21 Best Friend Gifts of 2021

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Through thick and thin, your best friends have always had your back. They make you laugh when you’re down, answer the phone no matter what time it is, and love you unconditionally. If you're engaged, they were the first to pop the champagne when you answered “yes!”, have calmed your wedding-planning nerves, and are traveling from near and far to help make your big day special.

These amazing humans deserve a huge “thank you” for their advice, time, and emotional support, don’t you think? Whether your BFFs like to enjoy good cocktails, indulge in self-care, or are extra-sentimental, you’ll want a gift that perfectly expresses what they mean to you.

Read on for our favorite best friend gifts.

Giftsby Kelly H Personalized Heavy Glass Tumbler

Whether you’re having water or an old fashioned, every beverage is better when it’s served in a fancy glass. These high-quality tumblers come in their own gift box, and you can personalize them with your wedding date and your friends’ names and positions. The glitzy, metallic script will make the members of your wedding party feel like Jay Gatsby himself. They’ll definitely use these wedding favors for years to come.

Seline Lounge Bridesmaid Pajama Set

These luxurious satin pajama sets are so comfy and stylish that your squad will be thrilled to say “I woke up like this.” They come in a variety of different colors and sizes, so you’ll be sure to find something that looks fabulous on everyone. Have your friend's initials or names embroidered on the front pocket for that extra special personal touch.

Red Fern Studio Maid of Honor Sister Bracelet

On the outside, this beautiful bracelet is printed with a delicate fern pattern, sure to catch the eye of everyone around. On the inside, it holds a hand-stamped message just for your friend. Whether you order it in silver, gold, or rose, they are never going to want to take this bangle off. Luckily for them, it goes with literally everything. The bracelet also comes with a protective bag and a cleaning cloth so they can always keep it looking as good as new.

Mark and Graham Small Travel Jewelry Case

If you’ve ever watched your friend waste hours untangling necklaces and bracelets, you can be sure they’ll jump for joy when you give them this chic jewelry case. Crafted of guilt-free vegan leather, it comes in 17 shades and has multiple compartments for rings, necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. If you want your darling to feel extra fancy you can even add a foil debossed monogram.

Amped Fleece Fringe Trim Throw Blanket

This insanely soft throw will warm up any corner of your home (and will make this winter so much cozier). Available in three muted colors, it also sports a boho-inspired trim that adds a touch of texture to your sofa or bed.

The Qi Rose Flower Tea

This gorgeous, full-flower tea is more than just a showstopping display- it's also delicious. And of course, it also smells amazing.

Nevertheless She Persisted Puzzle

Inspire your favorite puzzle-loving friend with this collection of groundbreaking female activists, writers, politicians, and more. Featuring portraits and quotes from luminaries like Angela Davis, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and Malala Yousafazi, this is an interactive gift that will also empower.

Cooluli Mini Beauty Refrigerator

If your bestie is a beauty aficionado, they'll love this tabletop mini fridge for their vanity. It keeps all their delicate serums, creams, and cooling jade rollers chilled and ready to go (and helps to extend the lives of their favorite products).

Minted Heart Snapshot Frame

If a picture is worth a thousand words, this heart-shaped collage is the perfect way to tell the story of your friendship. Choose 30 photos that capture the two of you at your finest, weirdest, or most adorable, and give your bestie a memento that they'll hold dear forever. The heart snapshot comes in a variety of sizes and can be ordered with or without a frame (sold separately) which makes it the perfect gift for any budget.

Parachute Cloud Cotton Robe

This luxurious robe will make your special someone feel like royalty. Relaxed, pants-less royalty. As its name suggests, the cloud robe is unbelievably soft. It’s made of premium 100% long-staple Turkish cotton and features fluffy, 2-ply gauze. It comes in a variety of sizes (from small to extra-large), soothing hues (like rose pink, surplus green, and gray), and it even has pockets!

River Roots Collective Bridesmaid Frame

You know the camera loves you two, so you’re sure to take some fantastic pictures together on your wedding day. Pick your favorite and give it to your partner in crime in this lovely rustic frame. Choose the wood tone you like best and add a personalized message so they’ll never forget how much you love them.

Minted Dip-Dyed Canvas Tote

These dip-dyed canvas bags are adorable, functional, and made of natural cotton. With ten gorgeous colors to choose from, you can coordinate them with your wedding palette or your friends’ favorite shades. Add custom, embossed tags; fill them with matching canvas clutches and draw-string pouches, glass deco bottles and candles, and favor boxes from Minted’s website; or give them by themselves. Either way, your best buds are gonna love carrying these around.

Metal Signs and More Personalized Sunglasses

Give your friends a confidence boost with these personalized sunglasses and prepare yourself for some fabulous photos to follow. The glasses are handmade from bamboo and PC, and you can select black, blue, or orange lenses. Engrave the left and/or right sides of the frame with your wedding date and their names or their role in the wedding party.

Long Distance Touch Bracelet Set

Stay in sync with your person no matter where they are. This pair of bracelets touch your bracelet and theirs vibrates and lights up, letting them know you’re thinking of them. The duo is rechargeable and waterproof so it’s easy to stay connected all day, every day.

Butter By Keba Body Butter Jar Bundle

Body Butter 4 oz. Jar Bundle — Courtesy of Butter by Keba

Who doesn’t want the gift of soft, smooth skin, especially with fall and winter right around the corner? Made from shea butter, these moisturizing balms will be a welcome balm when skin gets dry. Grape seed and rice bran oils are also featured in the blends. This set of three makes it easy to sample the subtle fragrances—from clean and citrusy to fruity florals.

Huda Beauty Nude Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette

This eyeshadow palette may be tiny, but it packs a punch. From fun and sexy metallics to warm and cool mattes, this is the perfect grab-and-go eyeshadow kit. It even comes in three varieties (light, medium, and rich) to accommodate all skin tones. No matter what your friend’s skin tone or preferred look is, this palette will have them covered.

Book of Us Personalized Best Friend Book

Personalized Best Friend Book - Book of Us — Courtesy of Book of Us

Give your right hand (wo)man a gift as unique as the bond you share. This custom book about your friendship is a gift that they will cherish forever. Not a writer or an artist? Don’t sweat it. With a few clicks, Book of Us helps you create personalized avatars for you and your best bud. Then select and arrange your characters (and their antics and adventures) in whatever order you see fit.

Blu Anchor Creations Best Friend Wine Glass

Never to far to Wine Together, Best Friend Wine Glass — Courtesy of Etsy

Do you and your BFF moonlight as each other’s therapists? Do you hate all of the same things, especially the fact that you live way too far apart? Then these glasses will be the perfect reminder that you’re “never too far to wine together,” as the message painted on them reads. From now on, happy hour will be a time to remember that, though you may live in different states, your love for each other (and wine) is as strong as ever.

Aged and Infused Liquor Infuser

These infusion kits will make your bestie will feel like a master mixologist. Featuring all-natural, dehydrated ingredients, there are six tempting flavors to choose from, including Rose Ceremony, Just Peachy, and the spicy-pineapple blend, Island Time. Just fill the glass container with a favorite spirit, wait a week, and get ready to serve up some delicious drinks.

Knack Build Your Own Spa Kit

Life may be keeping you from sending your dearest to the spa right now, but it can’t stop you from sending the spa to them. With Knack’s build your own spa kit, you get to choose items from four different categories. Scroll through products for gifts and spa accessories that set the mood. Your bestie will be saying “ahhhh” in no time.

INFMETRY Store “Message in a Bottle” Glass Favor Bottle

Give your besties their daily dose of love by leaving them some messages in a bottle. This cute and quirky gift is filled with capsules containing blank scrolls of paper just waiting to be filled with your messages. Share a fond memory. Remind them that they are brilliant and beautiful and perfect. Draw the world’s tiniest, most ridiculous picture. However you choose to make this gift your own, It’s sure to be the cure for your friends’ blues or the pick-me-up they need.

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