This Favorite Things Party Gift Ideas is one of my favorite gift guides to create because most of these items have been gifted at my Favorite Things parties! I’ve included gifts at a variety of price points too — but tried to keep them under $30! Tip: Some of the smaller priced items can be combined to make a great gift!
And if you’re thinking about hosting a Christmas gift exchange this year, I am here to tell you that you should definitely DO IT! These are some of my favorite holiday parties every year. I love hosting them and I love participating in them!
I would highly recommend checking out these posts:
- How to Host a Girls Gift Exchange
- 2024 Favorite Things Party (Champagne Problems Theme)
- 2023 Favorite Things Party (Snow Bunny Theme)
- 2022 Favorite Things Party (Glam Pajamas Theme)
- 2021 Favorite Things Party
- 2020 Favorite Things Party
- 2019 Favorite Things Party
Favorite Things Party Gift Ideas
Alright, let’s get down to the goodies! Also, if you’ve gifted or received a great item from a party, please share your Favorite Things Party Gift Ideas in the comments!
Favorite Things Party Gift Ideas
1. Scalloped Cocktail Glasses
I have these in pink and love them so much. These colorful cocktail glasses are perfect for martinis or mimosas!
2. Silk Pillowcase
This dreamy pillowcase is truly a little luxury that is designed to help keep your hair soft and shiny, keep your skin happy (satin is known to retain moisture, helping prevent wrinkles and blemishes) and is SO soft (but not too silky soft if you know what I mean). HIGHLY recommend!
3. What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking
I love this cookbook so much and every recipe is so good!! I really appreciate how this cookbook is organized by how much time each recipe takes, with the option to search by protein. The pages are filled with helpful tips, easy swaps, shortcuts, and gorgeous photos of both the food and Caroline’s family. I’ve followed Caroline Chambers for a long time, so it’s been extra fun to cook from her newest collection of recipes!
4. Birdie Safety Alarm
A safety alarm that is perfect for carrying from day to night – parking decks/garages, on public transportation, walking the dog, on trails, across campus, when traveling, etc.
When activated this alarm will sound a loud siren and flash a strobe-light to create a diversion and to help deter an attack.
Available in 5 colors.
5. Kosterina Extra Virgin Olive Oil
***A HALL OF FAME GIFT EXCHANGE ITEM!
Every year we all agree that this bottle of olive oil is still one of the best gifts every brought to one of our exchanges — of all time!
I am obsessed with this superfood. It has a rich, bold flavor, smooth taste, and is packed full of antioxidants that promote your overall health and well-being.
6. Maldon Sea Salt Flakes + Marble Salt Cellar
***A HALL OF FAME GIFT EXCHANGE ITEM!
I cannot tell you how much I LOVED receiving this gift a few years ago — and have since gifted this numerous times to others!
I sprinkle these salt flakes on so many things — roasted veggies, peanut butter toast, avocado toast, meats, and use it on cocktail rims. It really does elevate the taste of any dish (or cocktail)!
This gift also included a beautiful marble salt cellar for storing the flakes and was a HUGE hit at a previous party.
7. Bio-Collagen Hydrating Face Mask
This viral overnight hydrogel mask is popular for a reason — it WORKS! I wear this sheet mask overnight and it helps hydrate, tighten pores, firm and brighten skin.
8. Diva Glamorous Wash
This luxury detergent was a super popular gift at one of my previous gift exchanges and I’ve shared it many times since.
It’s a product I have refilled many times and while it’s a splurge, it is totally worth it. A little goes a long way (you only use a cap full in a load) so the bottle lasts a while as it is highly concentrated. I use it on our towels and sheets!
9. Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray
My go-to gift exchange gift and a product I’ve shared a million times on the blog! This dry shampoo alternative smells amazing and gives the best hair volume and texture!
10. Match Cloche
How stinking cute, right?! My friend Laura gifted these one year and everyone LOVED them.
This elegant, hand-blown glass cloche comes filled with matches and a strike-on-bottle flint that ensures you always have a light ready. Perfect for your bookshelf, entry table, or bar cart!
11. Hair Thickening Spray
A product I love and have been using for years!
Every time I blow dry my hair, I use this spray and the difference in the volume and thickness of my hair is noticeably different — like big time. If you already have thick hair, you probably won’t need this, but if you don’t, I promise you this will be one of your favorite products too.
12. Mahjong Playing Cards
For the mahjong player, this set of travel sized cards is perfect for playing on the go.
Pair it with a 4-pack of premium wooden card holders.
13. Ona Large Pitcher
This beautiful pitcher instantly became a reader best seller when I shared my White Christmas Margarita reel. And every time I serve wine or a cocktail in this pitcher, I get asked about it. It’s handmade in crystal-clear glass with a thick, cut and polished rim. And it’s an incredible price point for a nice gift.
14. Clear Stadium Purse
A beautiful clear stadium-approved bag, perfect for sporting events and concerts.
15. Sleek Chignon Pin
Just twist your hair up, tuck the pin in, and go (kind of like how you would use a pencil in your hair) — and it works on short hair too!
16. Hair Vitamin Serum
This is one of the gifts I brought to the 2023 gift exchange!
This serum is a no-rinse treatment you apply while your hair is wet. It doesn’t make your hair greasy and has tremendously helped restore shine and a silky smooth texture to my hair. I will continue to repurchase these forever and ever.
17. Portable LED Lamp
The prettiest Portable LED Lamp! This rechargeable touch lamp features 3 levels of brightness and keeps a charge for up to 48 hours.
It’s perfect for placing in areas around your home where there isn’t an outlet, using as a bedside lamp, bringing outside in the evenings for a little ambiance, or the mahjong table!
18. Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural Spray Anti-Frizz Treatment
One of my favorite gifts I received at a gift exchange and have since purchased many more times! This stuff is seriously AMAZING.
This moisture-repellant, anti-humidity spray covers each hair strand with an invisible waterproofing cloak to combat frizzy hair. And I really love how it doesn’t weigh down my hair at all which is important since I don’t wash my hair every day. Oh and it lasts for days — even if you shampoo your hair!
19. Sunburst Earrings
One of my favorite pairs of earrings in my collection. I get so many compliments every time I wear them!
20. Fuzzy Orthotic Slippers
These slippers are not only super comfortable, they have great arch support with a thick memory foam cushion and a plush fuzzy band.
These are probably one of the items I most often hear from readers who have purchased reporting back with a rave review!
Available in 4 colors.
