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This post is all about 21 unbelievably cute birthday gift ideas for your best friend.
Are you looking for a cute birthday gift that your best friend will love? Are you looking for a gift for the best friend that has everything? No need to worry anymore! 🤩 We are going to show you 21 unbelievably cute birthday gift ideas that we guarantee your friend will love.
We know how hard it can be to find something that your friend will actually want, use and love. It’s sometimes stressful to think of all the possible things to get someone. 🤯 We completely understand! That’s why we are here to help!
We wanted to include gifts based on different timelines. Whether you’re the ultimate planner, a week ahead planner or a last-minute gift giver, there’s ideas for you here! There’s no need to stress about this any longer.
Without further ado, here are 21 unbelievably cute birthday gift ideas that your best friend will LOVE! 💗
21 Unbelievably Cute Birthday Gift Ideas for Your Best Friend
Gifts for the Ultimate Planner (order 2-3 weeks in advance)
These gifts are for the ultimate planner. We don’t fall in this category when it comes to birthday gifts, but if you like to be really prepared two to three weeks before your best friend’s birthday, we these items will be able to be there in time!
1. Sun Ripened Painted Glass Candle
We smelled this candle the other day at Anthropologie and it smells so delicious! If your friend loves to create cozy vibes in her home, this is the perfect gift for her!
2. Drop Cap Monogram Mug
This isn’t just any monogramed mug! These mugs have cute sayings painted on the monogram. These are so fun to choose for your friend, because they have a sweet message, which will make this gift even more sentimental.
3. Sophie Faux Fur Throw Blanket
Mckenzie was actually gifted this blanket last Christmas, and when we say it’s the most magical gift, you better believe it! This blanket is heavier than others, but feels so luxurious!
When you’re cuddled up in it, it feels like a warm, cozy hug! This is the perfect gift for a friend who loves to relax at home and watch Netflix.
4. Cookish
This cookbook is perfect for the friend that loves to cook and entertain! Cookish is filled with delicious recipes with minimal ingredients that you can quickly throw together any night of the week!
5. Maggie Stephenson Happiness Blooms Pot
Aren’t these pots just gorgeous! They caught our eye the other day when we were looking around in Anthropologie.
If your friend is a plant lover, this is the perfect gift for her! You could even buy a little plant or succulent to plant in the pot before giving it to her.
6. Fuijifilm Mini Smartphone Photo Printer
We are obsessed with this gift! This mini Fujifilm smartphone printer is able to print off photos from your smartphone device onto Instax Mini Film.
Your friend will be able to print out miniature memories to have forever! How cool is it that she can have them in the form a polaroid as well?
7. BDG Classic Corduroy Tote Bag
Do you have a friend that is constantly on the go? This bag would be perfect for her! It can carry all her essentials (plus more). It’s made of soft corduroy which makes the straps super comfortable when carrying the bag on your shoulder.
8. Wood Marble Inlay Serving Board
Does your friend love to entertain? This serving board is perfect for all your friend’s charcuterie board dreams!
The marble inlay is so gorgeous and elegant. We haven’t ever seen a board quite like it. It’s the perfect piece for parties with friends or family!
9. “Feels Good to be Home” Sign
This sign from Target is perfect for your homebody friend! We all have that one friend who enjoys home, home decor and creating life within their home for friends to enjoy as well.
We thought this sign was so sweet to give. It’s a great piece to hang on a wall, lean up against the back of a bookshelf, or on top of a mantle.
10. Hello Gorgeous LUSH Gift Box
This gift set is perfect for the friend that’s a beauty guru! LUSH creates all natural, vegan skincare and beauty items. We are particularly in love with this gift set because it includes the BEST face moisturizer we have ever used.
A small pod of Gorgeous moisturizer is included in this package. This infamous moisturizer was said to have been formulated and used by Princess Diana. It’s the BEST moisturizer we have ever used, and your beauty-loving friend is bound to be obsessed with it as well.
11. Reversible Yoga Mat 5mm
Do you have a fitness lover friend? A yoga mat is always a great option! She can take it with her to the gym, the park, or use it for an at-home workout.
We own this yoga mat and can say that it’s one of our favorite things to use when we workout. It comes in beautiful colors, but this white one caught our eye! It’s classic and will go with any workout outfit she’s wearing.
Gifts for the Last Minute Gift Giver (order in 1 week or less)
These gifts are for the last minute gift-giver. Trust us, we fall within this category. We love giving a sentimental gift to our friends, but when it comes to actually buying a gift for them, we cut it down to the wire to actually buy them one. If that’s you as well (or even if it’s not), these are still unbelievably cute birthday gifts ideas for your bestie!
12. Natural Homemade Skin Care Book
Do you have a friend that loves a good DIY? This book is a great gift idea for her. It’s filled with beauty recipes she can use to create her own skin care products. How fun is that!
13. Vitruvi Stone Diffuser
We own a couple of these Vitruivi stone diffusers and are obsessed with them. We mentioned them in our Amazon Favorites for Home this year, and highly recommend them.
Not only do they have a lot of health benefits, but they purify the air and make your home smell amazing! It looks gorgeous in your home too.
14. Barefoot Dreams Blanket
Looking for another cozy option for your best friend’s birthday gift? Check out this extremely soft barefoot Dreams Blanket. You friend will fall fast asleep wrapped in this luxurious blanket.
You can even pair it with the mug above to make it an extra cozy gift!
15. Barefoot Dreams Robe
Why not go all out with this barefoot dreams? It’d be a great gift to pair with the blanket, but on it’s own is wonderful too! It’s made from similar material that the blanket it made from.
If your friend loves to lounge in the mornings and take baths in the evening, this is the perfect gift for her. You could even pair it with the LUSH gift set above!
16. JBL Speaker
We have had this speaker for years now and can say that it is worth the money! It’s incredible quality, it will last years, and is perfect for your friend that loves to listen to music.
We have ours set up in our kitchen. While we cook at night, we turn on some Italian music or Frank Sinatra and cook to the tunes. It’s the perfect portable speaker to take to any area in your home. Your music-loving friend will LOVE it!
17. Birkenstock Sandals
We love these rubber Birkenstocks and included them on our Summer Essentials post. We thought these would be a great gift for any friend! They come in so many different colors and are such durable sandal.
Your friend can wear them with biker shorts and a sweat shirt, or dress them up with some jeans and a cute top!
18. Marc Jacobs Daisy Perfume
Does your best friend always love to smell good? We know that’s a weird question to ask, but we genuinely know people who would love to be gifted perfume for their birthday, because they love to smell amazing.
This daisy perfume is a classic and has a cult following. It’s Morgan’s all time favorite! She swears by this scent and has been wearing it since high school. Every time she wears it people ask her “You smell so good, what are you wearing?” Your friend will love the scent. It’s sweet, a small hint of floral and vanilla.
19. Revlon Hair Dryer Brush
Do you have a friend who loves doing their hair? This is a great gift to give her if she does! It’s a cheaper option than the Dyson Air Wrap, but does just as good of a job.
Not only does it dry your hair, but it styles it like a blow out. You’ll look like you just got it professionally done at a salon after using it!
20. Fujifilm Instax Mini
We own one of these and take it to parties and on vacation to document fun memories. This a perfect gift for a friend who loves to take pictures!
21. Nespresso Coffee Maker
Is your best friend a coffee lover? The Nespresso coffee machine is an amazing gift to give her! It’s on the more expensive side, but you could always go in with a few friends on this gift and surprise her!
That’s all for these unbelievably cute birthday gift ideas for your best friend! We hope you found something to give to your special person. Happy shopping!
Let us know in the comments: What is the best birthday gift you’ve ever received?
