Novelty Gifts for Her
Women can have particular needs, and when it comes to gifts, they may just need a laugh most of all, or a thoughtful token from a friend who empathizes with her ups and downs. Novelty gifts can help women poke fun at themselves while also helping them bond with each other in shared understanding of "the female condition."
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Insolent Bath Salts
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If your female friend is a cheeky sort, she may appreciate bath salts which echo her sentiments about life. From the irreverent to verging on bawdy, vintage-inspired packages of bath salts show ladies of bygone eras proclaiming: "Greetings from PMS" or "I Like It Hot" or "La Dee Flipping Da." The enclosed bath salts range in scent from ginger blossom to lemongrass coconut and oatmeal milk and honey. Bath instructions also contain additional pearls of advice and encouragement.
Girl Survival Kits
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Girls will have their moments, not least of which are those hair, skin and shoe repair emergencies that will take any girl by surprise. Make sure she is prepared with an emergency or survival kit filled with quick fixes like safety pins, toiletries, static guard, breath freshener, earrings backs, pain reliever and shoe shine wipes. A miniature version holds similar personal care products, in tinier sizes, the entire bundle which a busy girl can slip into her purse or glove compartment.
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Fairy Godmother Box
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A cube-shaped keepsake box studded with Swarovski crystals and filled with special trinkets from a mysterious fairy godmother could be just the gift for a young woman when she needs to be in touch with a higher power. Assurances and affirmations written inside the box as well as a crystal ball, symbolic figurines and a slip for fairy godmother's contact information will make your recipient feel protected and treasured.
Nesting Doll Measuring Cups
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For an unusual take on de rigueur cooking and baking gear, give your cherished girlfriend a collection of Russian doll nesting measuring cups. The six food-safe plastic figurines accurately measure out 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4 and 1 cup of ingredients and can be fitted into one another for compact and decorative storage. Measuring food will take on a fanciful spin with these quaint yet functional companions in the kitchen.
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