Gift Guide #4: Hostess Gifts

Jessica Sturdy shares her favorite hostess gifts to give and get this holiday season on Bows & Sequins. You can't go wrong with candles, coffee table books, nice olive oil, bath salts, wine, or a fun group game.

Whether it’s a dinner or cocktail party, Friendsgiving, or a weekend stay, you should never show up empty handed! A thoughtful hostess gift never goes unappreciated. If you don’t know the host that well, you can’t go wrong with fresh flowers in a beautiful vase, a bottle of wine, spirits, or champagne, luxurious hand soap & lotion, or a nice candle (bonus points if you include chic matches). If you have a feel for your host’s interests, taste, and humor, feel free to have a little fun with it. Some of my favorites include group games, coffee table books, something with a funny phrase, high-end olive oil, or even bath salts to destress.

1.ย What Do You Meme? Gameย  | ย 2.ย Extra Virgin Olive Oilย  | ย 3.ย Living with Pattern Bookย  | ย 4.ย Detox Bath Saltsย  & ย Calm Bath Saltsย  | ย 5.ย Can’t Dine Without Wine Bagsย  | ย 6.ย Gold Initial Mugย  | ย 7.ย Overserved Wine Glassย  | ย 8.ย Nest Holiday Candleย  | ย 9.ย Louis Vuitton Coffee Table Bookย  | ย 10. Commodity Book Candle ย | ย 11.ย Vogue Covers Coffee Table Bookย  | ย 12.ย Champagne Resealerย  | ย 13.ย Gold Cheese Knivesย  | ย 14.ย Coconut + Rose Bath Salts

If your host is a millennial that’s into memes, this is a great option. I got Hallie thisย What Do You Meme? Gameย last year and it’s so fun to play… It’s basically like Cards Against Humanity, but there will be a popular meme that you’re matching your phrases against. Highly recommend!

In both Italy and Croatia, I’ve sent a few bottles of local olive oil home and it makes cooking that much more fun thinking about my trip(s). (And even more delicious, duh.) If your host knows his or her way around the kitchen, a nice bottle of olive oil is a welcome departure from a bottle of wine. And they’re sure to get a lot of use out of it! Williams Sonoma, Sur La Table, and heck, even Amazon, all have nice bottles if you don’t have a chance to run to Eataly and test a few yourself.

2017 // Twenty Five Days ofย Gift Guides

#1:ย Jessicaโ€™s Wish Listย  | ย #2:ย The Jet-Setterย  | ย #3:ย Rosรฉ All Dayย ย | ย #4:ย Hostess Giftsย ย | ย #5:ย For the Francophileย ย | ย #6: Fitness Fanaticย  | ย #7: Make It Monogrammedย | #8: For the New Yorkerย  |ย  #9:ย Cocktail Connoisseurย ย | ย #10:ย Gifts for the Guys

Be sure to check outย The Holiday Shop, where you canย filterย gifts by both recipient and dollar amount! If you need to reference back, you can always findย all ofย my gift guidesย here!

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  1. 11.15.17
    Briana said:

    I so need some detox bath salts! The meme game looks fun as well!

    Briana
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  2. 11.16.17

    Another brilliant list!!

    Rebecca
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