12 Secret Santa & Stocking Stuffers ideas
“Trim up the tree with Christmas stuff. Like bingle balls, and whofoo fluff!” - Dr Suess
It’s gifting time Denverites! Here is the round up of denv.her.’s top 12 favorite Stocking Stuffers & Secret Santa gifts for those special peeps lucky enough to call you their fren.
& #goodfrensgivegoodfrenspresents #duh
From practical to hilarious - there’s something on this list for everyone.
& just an fyi, none of the products below are affiliate products or #ad products - meaning this is a legitimate gift guide of products we support because we just generally like the f*ck out of them & we think you will too.
1) Truff Hot Sauce - $34.99
Like ch’ya, why wouldn’t you want this in your stocking? Truffles are delicious. Hot sauce is delicious. Combine both of those and voila! You are going to be smothering all your savory treats in this tantalizing shizz - it’s like crack sauce in a bottle. & Oprah likes it - so you can’t really go wrong.
But in all seriousness, TRUFF rules as hot sauce king in the denv.her. household (sorry sriracha) and I can’t get enough. The white truffle sauce is a specialty for the holidays and is my FAV (so they better keep it around all year or I will riot) -but I’m a sucker for the OG sauce as well (made with black truffles) - #getboth.
2) The Carole Radziwill Vesper Necklace - $69.00
(or what I like to call, the ultimate gag gift of 2019)
Wow!
What a stunning 26” chain necklace am I right readers? A dramatic statement piece of jewelry that can be worn with a casual or dressy outfit. SO. What’s the catch? Why do I consider this a gag gift??
Well, this tasteful necklace also doubles as a (drumroll please)
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A vibrator… I am not joking.
"The Vesper is incredible. Not only has it become my favorite sex toy because of it's power and adjustability, it has become my favorite piece of jewelry as well. Wearing my sexuality around my neck has been an incredibly empowering experience, and I love my Vesper. Not only would I recommend this to a friend, I have recommended this to MANY friends, and the ones who have ordered it all have the same reaction.” - lovecrave.com
EL. OH. EL.
SO basically, give this to your friend and they’ll be all like “OMG what a GORG” necklace!” and then 6 months down the road you can be like - “Yeah you’ve been wearing a vibrator around your neck since December, byeeeee.”
Jk haha, they’ll probs read the box it comes in… unless they’re illiterate… OR you can pull a fast one and take it out of the box so they think it’s just a pretty necklace.
Carole Radziwill of RHONY gives the Vesper two thumbs WAY up and even created her own limited edition - so Bravo fanatics, get this for the other Bravo lover in your life and have a good laugh…and a good time later.
3) Volcano Jar Candle - $30
You cannot even begin to call yourself a basic betch if you haven’t had the pleasure of owning one of Anthropologie’s Volcano candles.
With it’s 85 hour burn time, intoxicating tropical smell and pretty little jar - getting this gift or gifting this gift makes everyone happy.
4) R+CO, Outer Space Flexible Hairspray - $32.00
Guys, R+CO, Outer Space Flexible Hairspray will ruin your life…& I mean it will ruin your life because it’s the best hairspray in the world but it’s expensive AF to add to your daily routine.
Funny story about this hairspray - Ross and I were pit stopping in NY on our way back from Europe and I was out of hairspray from the trip #SOS #hairassistanceneeded.
We decided to go out for a quick night on the town so I needed spray to quickly tame the disaster travel hair I had on my head; so we popped into a hair salon in SoHo to grab some.
Something you can generally expect from the hair salons employees in NYC? They’re snotty AF. But like whatevs, I can snot back with the best of them, so lay it on me.
I see the R+CO, Outer Space Flexible Hairspray on the shelf and ask to smell it. The well polished primadonna male employee delicately handed me the bottle as if it was encased in gold.
This hairspray smelled AMAZING. I’m talking a spirited mix of bergamot, wild fig, cedarwood and tonka bean...and to water that mouthful down let's just say it smelled f*cking good. The worker is still hovering over me at this point as if I’m going to run out of the store with his precious hairspray (& in his defense I look ratchet AF from traveling but idgaf I’m a customer) - I let him know I’ll take it,
He guffaws,
“It’s $32.00 dollars”.
I look at him -
“OH. I’ll take TWO.”
Needless to say, he was a pleasure to work with after that - enjoy my meager commission you uppity salon dipstick.
But I digress lol, this hairspray is pricier than normal brands but so, so worth it. It smells lovely. It isn’t heavy or sticky. & it will keep your hair in place without weighing it down. If you aren’t convinced, you can always buy the smaller bottle for $18 to give it a try before fully committing to the $32 behemoth.
5) Scrunchie Set - $18.00
Let’s face it, old hair ties are a thing of the past - they yank your hair out & they get those ugly knots o’ hair all twisted around them.
Velvet scrunchies are cutesies - & more importantly - they don’t yank your hair out. Also I’m like - v - concerned about traction alopecia (hair loss, caused by tight pony tails and buns) so velvet scrunchies have become part of my daily routine.
Urban Outfitters has a super cute selection as does Free People & Amazon.
6) Hanes, World's Softest® Women's Crew Socks - $12.49
I know it seems OH SO cliche to have stockings as a stocking stuffer, but these socks are the OG & I love them. They are like butter on your feet and are warm AF - you won’t want to take them off during the cold wintery months.
7) Pretty Beaded Clip Set - $16
Hair clips are hot, hot, hot right now in the fashion world. Clip your hair back with 1, 2, 5 or 26 (cough cough Dorit) - you really can’t have enough and the clips will be sure to make a fun statement at any holiday party.
You can find my fav hair clip sets at Free People & Zara.
8) BALEAF Women's High Waist Workout Yoga Running Compression Shorts - $35.59 (for set of 2)
These shorts are so clutch readers - a great athleisure piece. Whether you’re running to the grocery store, to a hair appointment, to the gym, or even to grab lunch with the gals, these biker shorts are a piece you can casually dress up or down. Obvi better for warmer months but I wear them around the house all the time even when it’s cold. Also they have a phone pocket which is a total necessity.
You can buy these in a set of two and in a variety of different colors on Amazon - they are true to size (mediums fit me great & I wear a size 6).
9) Lancôme, Hydra Zen Anti-Stress Moisturizing Overnight Serum-in-Masque - $48.00
Keywords here kittycats? HYDRA ZEN. Like who doesn’t want to be zen?!
I suffer from anxiety - #firstworldprobs - but whatevs, it’s anxiety none the less - and something about this delicate mask puts me at ease before going to bed - after a light application on my cheeks and forehead, my tension eases right away before a good nights sleep; & then wake up with bright & glowing skin! That’s a win, win in my book - I can’t say enough positive things about this overnight mask.
10) MERCII Zodiac Pendant Necklace - $129
Anyone that knows me well, has seen me wear my gold Gemini MERCII necklace - it’s become one of my regular statement pieces of jewelry that I wear almost daily.
MERCII is popular amongst the “famers” & you can find Gigi Hadid, Taylor Hill, & Delilah Bell sporting theirs on the reg. Your friend will be v pleased to find this pretty little number in their stocking!
11) Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Perfume $80 (1.6oz)
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue has been my go to perfume for 4 years. It smells like a white rose which is my fav flower and I’ve been obsessed since I tried this scent on - to smell it is to love it - & other perfumey sayings.
12) Tarte BB tinted treatment foundation/primer Broad Spectrum SPF 30
This foundation is the beeeeest babes - goes on nice and smooth (#NOT cakey), amazing coverage, and also provides great sun protection. I use this instead of sunscreen on my face whenever on vacation and it protects amazingly. I also just use it on my face everyday because it looks stellar lol - the best foundation out there IMO. Put this in those stockings!
That does it for our 2019 Secret Santa & Stocking Stuffers round up babes!
Get to gifting and happy shopping!
xoxo denv.her.