Guess what? It’s nearly Christmas again. Finding the right presents for all the discerning women in your life can be an arduous task, but before you panic about compiling shopping lists and braving the braying crowds, fear not, as we’ve made it a little bit easier for you.
Introducing the ultimate Christmas gift guide for every girl in your gang – from the handbag hoarder to the ever-chic bookworm, and everyone in between.
For the woman who likes their accessories small and neat
Some people like to wear big accessories – oversized sunglasses, giant totes – but not this friend. This friend wants everything small and delicate. And there is no doubt they will love this quilted pink bag: slight, cool and with a colour that makes just enough of a statement, it’s the cute little bag they’ve been dreaming of.
For the woman who puts the fun in fashion
Sometimes, people take fashion a little bit too seriously. Not this woman. So give her something shiny, green and dinosaur-shaped and she’ll love you forevermore.
For the woman who’s always got her nose in a book
She’d finished the Neapolitan series before you had even heard of Elena Ferrante and you often need a dictionary in hand when you hang out. While the bookworm is an easy person to be friends with (people who read are, of course, nicer than those who don’t), she is not an easy person to buy for. Partly because you don’t know which books she’s already read but mainly because she has impeccable, indomitable taste. So what do you buy for this discerning woman? Why, a leather bookmark, of course.
For the woman who’s always dashing around
Has this woman ever done anything at a normal speed? Probably not. And with the need for speed comes the need to keep your hands free and your movement unencumbered. Enter: the Soho Crossbody with Tea Rose. As practical as a bumbag but much, much easier on the eye.
For the eternal magpie
Like a beady-eyed magpie, this friend will spot something metallic a mile away and before you know it, your relaxing Sunday stroll has turned into a shopping trip. So make this friend a shiny happy person this Christmas with a bag that’s as pretty as a Christmas bauble.
For the corporate hippie
Suited and booted by day, floral bell-sleeve topped by night: the corporate hippie needn't live a double life any longer. This neat little clutch can slip inside her Serious Handbag and give her something to smile about when it’s 11pm and she’s buying her fifth coffee of the day.
For the woman who wears non-stop pink
Pink isn’t just a hugely under-appreciated colour, it’s also the perfect shade to bring some fun to a wintry British day. Give this little number to a friend who appreciates the small things in life.
For the glamorous geek in your life
This woman could out-nerd the entire Big Bang Theory cast and knows the names of more dinosaurs than Ross from Friends but could just as easily recount this season's biggest catwalk trends. This ochre jumper would be a welcome addition to their already covetable wardrobe.
For the handbag hoarder
This woman knows her handbags. But don’t let that put you off buying another one for her collection: not only is this little number in the best shade of pink around, it’s also bang on trend in the shape department and it screams geometric cool. Whatever that sounds like.
For the woman who loves sausage dogs
We all have them. That one friend who goes gaga every time they see a hotdog-shaped black and tan thing waddling down the road towards them. And yes, who can blame them.
So why not feed their obsession and give them this dachshund keyring to take with them everywhere they go? And remember: dogs aren’t just for Christmas.
For the woman who likes to be different
… Even in the customs queue. This woman is never satisfied with being like everyone else, she even gives her passport an upgrade with this chic holder (in fact, she may well have invented the word 'basic').
For the woman who’s tidier than Marie Kondo
She’s read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying five times, you’ve never seen her wearing anything that doesn’t look recently washed and ironed, and she’s dying to organise your life for you, too. Yes, this is for the woman who is obsessed with neat, tidy things. Do her a favour and help her cross that final frontier – and put her teeny-tiny pieces of jewellery into something as smart as she is.
For the woman who likes to have a laugh
Like Shoshanna from Girls that time she went to Japan, this woman likes to have fun with her clothes. And who doesn’t need a frog-shaped coin purse in their life? No one, that’s who. Buy one for yourself while you’re at it. Ribbit ribbit.
Like what you see? How about some more R29 goodness, right here?
Cardi B Wants Her Wedding Guests To Wear This Colour