by Anna Kropf
For mom
Baguette Board
Price: $14.90
Store: Crate and Barrel
Description: No mom can have too many cutting boards, but if you want to branch out from the ordinary, go with a baguette board. It can be used as a tool or a decorate platter. If you are in the mood to splurge on your mom this Christmas, then go on a shopping spree to Crate and Barrel and pick up a few other items to accompany the baguette board.
3-Wick 14.5-ounce large candles
Price: $20
Store: Bath & Body Works
Description: Candles are a classic and common yet perfect gift for moms. Bath & Body Works has a wide variety of scents to choose from, but perhaps your mother would appreciate a Christmas-scented candle, such as frosted cranberry, to enhance the holiday season.
J.Crew Jackie Cardigan
Store: J.Crew
Price: $65
Description: Give a gift of comfort, style and warmth with a simple cardigan.
Touchpoint Smart Gloves
Price: $19.99
Store: Marshall’s
Description: As parents become more tech-savvy, the need to use a smartphone while wearing gloves becomes more relevant. These e-gloves look like classic leather gloves with a small adjustment to the finger.
For dad
Handmade wood eyeglass holder
Price: $15 or less
Store: Amazon.com
Description: If your dad has a quirky side to his personality and has eyeglasses, what could please him better than an odd-looking yet thoughtful eyeglass holder?
Cufflinks
Price: Anywhere from $65-$130 depending on your spending range
Store: Nordstrom
Description: Dads tend to be hard to buy for since they often only want a handwritten card, but cufflinks are an easy yet classy gift and would show you know him very well, as long as you are willing to spend the big bucks.
7-Piece Golf Club BBQ Set
Price: $37.93
Store: Amazon.com
Description: Two things dads love–grilling and golfing!
For friend
BP Infinity Scarf
Price: $22
Store: Nordstrom
Description: Infinity scarves are good for any occasion, any friend and any style. Nordstrom’s line of junior scarves is very comfortable, versatile and warm.
Lululemon Headbands
Price: $12
Store: Lululemon
Description: You cannot go wrong with such a simple and useful gift.
Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual
Price: $15.23
Store: Barnes & Noble
Description: Whether your friend wears make-up often or never, she will use this book to shreds. Honestly, it is the only book that every girl would enjoy receiving as a present.
Cookies
Price: Free, just buy a few missing ingredients
Description: Flour + sugar + butter + fun + love = cookies.
For boyfriend
urBeats Earbuds
Price: $89.99
Store: Best Buy
Description: Beats earbuds will be especially worth the money if your boyfriend lets you borrow them every once in a while.
Mix CD
Price: If you already own the music and a CD, then free. Otherwise, go buy a $10 iTunes card, buy some songs and throw them on a disc.
Description: Go very cheap, yet extremely creative with a mix CD. If you share the same taste in music, even better. Choose songs that you have bonded over, that describe your relationship or that you simply want him to hear. You have an unending range of options.
Ralph Lauren Half-Zip Cotton Sweater
Price: $115 (on sale for $59.99)
Store: Ralph Lauren
Description: I do not know about you, but I highly appreciate men with style and the Ralph Lauren logo on their bodies. This sweater satisfies both. On the other hand, if you wanted to get the sweater for him for unselfish motives, I am sure he would love it.
Vineyard Vines Canvas Belts for Men
Price: $49.50
Store: Vineyard Vines
Description: A Vineyard Vines belt would show a great deal of thoughtfulness, and it seems that no man can have too many belts.
