If there’s one thing Amazon Prime does best, it’s deliver (literally) on last minute gifts. We’re shopping the best gifts for women on Amazon, since we’re no strangers to gifting in a hurry. We’ve assembled 21 thoughtful gifts to make your holiday shopping just a bit easier. Whether your giftee is a best friend, a sister, a girlfriend, the commerce writer writing this (jk!), we have you covered with a highly-shoppable and rapidly-shipped list of soon-to-be favorite things.
These also happen to be great gift ideas year-round—a Diptyque candle or a Made In pan make as good of birthday gifts as they do sitting under the Christmas tree.
This is the only ceramic pan I trust, and believe me, it’s been a journey to find one. Made In delivers on its promise for a non-toxic, ceramic-clad, non-stick pan that does the work. It passes the ultimate test—properly cooking an egg without any stick, or that bubbly, crispy residue—with ease, and I find the 10” to suit most of my frying or reheating needs perfectly. There are a variety of other sizes available, too.
A more high tech gadget worth investing in is Kindle’s very new Paperwhite release, which dropped in October. This Kindle features a 7” screen, a higher contrast ratio than ever before, and it’s waterproof (if you know, you know). A single charge via USB-C lasts up to 12 weeks, so if you happen to pack your Kindle for an Italian summer but not its charger, it actually wouldn’t matter. If you happen to know a woman looking to read something like 15 million titles for a fraction of the hardback price, go ahead and add this to your cart.
This lip mask broke the internet last year, and its influence hasn’t let up. Lauded by just about every magazine, influencer, celebrity, and best-of list, this lip mask is deeply hydrating and full of everything us skincare-obsessed girls are always Googling. Vitamin C, Murumuru & Shea Butter work overnight to banish winter-chapped lips once and for all. Their dreamy lip kit makes for a great stocking stuffer as well.
I use this 8-ouncer every single morning, without fail. I took the no-coffee-until-you’ve-been-up-for-30-minutes bit circulating TikTok seriously, and this little tumbler keeps my coffee hot on a jostling commute to Manhattan, where I can properly enjoy it at my desk after the chaos is over. I don’t drink much more than eight ounces of coffee every morning, anyway, but what I really like is that it fits a latte—my drink of choice—perfectly. It’s a great gift for anyone—sister, girlfriend, or co-worker you got for White Elephant but don’t know much about except that they to drink coffee.
The best way to make a morning cup of coffee is as aesthetically as possible. This Alessi offers just that—an elevated coffee maker with a Bauhaus design and impressive functionality to boot. It’s the perfect gift for the coffee enthusiast and design snob alike, which so often go hand-in-hand.
And the best coffee for that aesthetic morning grind? Emma Chamberlain’s “Fancy Mouse” Espresso Blend. This dark roast has notes of caramel, dark chocolate, and toasted nuts, making it a classic taste profile entry point for Chamberlain’s whole line. (It also has a really cute mouse on the front.)
Nearly every girl on TikTok is trying their luck at confiting with this Le Creuset cocotte. We’ve waxed poetic about Le Creuset before (and are hot on the tail of their imminent Black Friday deals), but they’re a kitchen essential for a budding chef or working professional alike. The Cocotte is a very darling gateway gift to the full French cookware set, which she’ll want in following years (if you give a mouse a cocotte…).
If you’ve peered at any AD gift guide, you’ve seen this candle. That’s because it’s a staff favorite, as well as makes a Sex and the City Season 4 cameo. And while Diptyque knocks it out of the park with every scent, Baies is their bestseller for a reason. It has a super unique scent profile, using blackcurrant leaves and Bulgarian rose to create an indisputably luxe scent that’s a welcome bit of liveliness in the dead of winter.
Girl dinner may have taken off, but any woman knows what trumps girl dinner is perennial favorite toast. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack—toast is constantly appropriate and always hits the spot. This SMEG model is a retro, stylish upgrade to respect and encourage her toast habit. With 14 color options, her new favorite countertop appliance most certainly comes in her favorite shade.
