9 Thoughtful Gifts For the Hero In Your Life

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With all of the challenges we have endured in 2020, we wanted to dedicate a special section of products that focuses on frontline workers, first-responders, and our healthcare heroes. Their bravery and commitment to helping others is unmatched in the fight to find a cure for the coronavirus, and they deserve memorable and thoughtful gifts that will make things just a little bit easier. From bath bombs to hand remedies to the perfect eye mask, we hope these bits of joy make their day.

#1 Avocado Face Cream

Who said avocados and green tea were just for your inner health? This delicious smelling hand cream is like a healing spa for your hands. If you want to give the feeling of a fresh, botanical garden trip in one tiny bottle this is the perfect gift.

Buy Here – $11

#2 OUAI “Chill Pills”

All you need is a tub, the OUAI Chill Pills bath bomb, and one free hour. Drop one of these babies in warm bath water, light some candles, and you’ve got yourself an oasis! You can even use the whole pill for an extra sudsy time.

Buy Here – $30

#3 “Thirsty Hands” Hand Mask

Our hands deserve their own facial after this year! Due to our constant hand washing (you’re still doing that, right?!) our hands can get dry and cracked pretty easily, but this Nail Inc. hand moisturizing mask— that slides on just like gloves!— smoothes and rejuvenates in just 15 minutes. You don’t even have to look away from your phone while you soothe and scroll.

Buy Here – $8

#4 BRAVE Definition Keychain

Gift a daily dose of inspiration with The Giving Keys, a company aiming to end homelessness through employment. Each key is stamped with an inspirational word like Let Go, Brave, and Joy, where you can purchase and embrace your own word, then pay it forward by giving your product to a person who needs the message. Every product you purchase supports job creation for individuals transitioning out of homelessness.

Buy Here – $30

#5 Weighted Eye Mask

Just like a weighted blanket, our eyes need a little extra love when we sleep too. Nodpod’s weighted eye mask is perfect for relieving stress, soothing migraines, calming anxiety, or easing into restful sleep. It’s coated in a cozy, fleece material and we’ve never been so excited to sleep before.

Buy Here – $32

#6 Lollia Hand Cream Gift Set

Life is like a box of hand creams… you never know what you’re gonna get. When you can’t decide which hand cream to gift— give a whole box! Each mini hand cream features a beautiful scent— grapefruit, white tea and honeysuckle, vanilla, water lily, or sugarcane and jasmine— and an iconic Lollia pattern. Each is handcrafted in the USA and includes six bottles to devour.

Buy Here – $46

#7 Sydney Hale: Woodsmoke + Amber Candle

Huckberry’s Sydney Hale Woodsmoke and Amber Candle, handcrafted in Virginia, helps you journey to a cabin in the woods right in your own home. The best part is when the candle burns down the glass doubles as a drinking glass or container. Burn this baby for 50 hours and you’ve got yourself your own whiskey mug.

Buy Here – $30

#8 Life is Good: Grateful Tee

Life Is Good’s 100% USA Grown Cotton tees are the best thing to throw on after a long day at work. Gift one of these comfy Thankful & Grateful tees to your hero for a perfect loungewear look for their day off.

Buy Here – $28

#9 SU2C Wristrock Bracelet

ElyseRyan is proud to support Stand Up To Cancer’s innovative research programs with the SU2C STANDING STRONG, SU2C WRISTROCK and SU2C ROCKS OF HOPE bracelets. Each stone is as unique as you. Stack them, love them, gift them!

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9 Surprising Subscriptions You and Your Family Will Love

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Don’t know where to start with subscription services? Don’t worry we’ve got you covered. We’ve organized some of our favorite monthly to weekly subscription plans that are intended to make your loved one’s life a little easier. We’ve got something for the wino, ideas for the flower-obsessive, and a box for the gear-head that’s always buying the latest and greatest workout apparel! And yes, Katie’s Winter FabFitFun box full of surprises made the list! 

#1 Winc Wine Club Membership

Whether you’re a wine novice or a wine connoisseur, you’ll love Winc’s wine of the month club. Membership comes with a personalized quiz to make sure that you love every single bottle.

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#2 Kidstir

Why should adults get to have all the fun?! With Kidstir, the little ones in your life can get in on the joy of cooking… all with easy kits that the whole family is sure to enjoy.

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#3 FabFitFun

We’re so excited to share the Winter FabFitFun box with you! The  box includes some of the best winter essentials: a perfect blanket for snuggling, a treat from Kate Spade New York, Lilly Pulitzer decor, a slew of moisturizing, makeup and skin products, and more! Wouldn’t you love to receive a box full of fun surprises every month? Us too! (And if it’s your first box, Katie got you $10 off, just use the code ‘KATIEC’)

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#4 Daily Harvest

Whether you don’t like to eat your fruits and veggies, or just don’t have time to… Daily Harvest is the solution. This “One Step Prep” meal delivery service will bring ready to blend smoothies, harvest bowls, and soups right to your door.

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#5 Sakara

Sakara food subscription services bring healthy, plant-based meals to your doorstep that are ready-to-eat, no prep or cooking required. Their meals are organic, plant-based, gluten-free, dairy-free, non-GMO, and contain no refined sugar. The best part is the customizable weekly option, intended to help you get your meals back on track.

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#6 Blue Apron

 

Blue Apron delivers weekly ready-to-assemble meals, chock full of fresh and delicious ingredients, that are designed to teach you how to cook while reducing food-waste. This subscription is for a family member or friend who simply loves to cook but stresses in the shopping aisle or maybe can’t make it to the grocery store. Blue Apron even lets you skip the weeks you don’t need or allows you to order an extra for the weeks when you need to feed a few extra mouths

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#7 Mini Melanie x Little Gem

New York based female-owned small businesses, Little Gem and Mini Melanie team up for the first time ever on the perfect holiday gift for the health-conscious sweets lover. This six month subscription pack will last from January to June 2021, with chocolates and freshly-baked pastries and cookies shipped nationwide. The desserts are created by Melanie, a Food Network’s Chopped Champion Pastry Chef, and are made with the same delicious and health-inspired ingredients like chia, goji, matcha, and more, that are the foundation of Little Gem’s cooking.

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#8 The Bouqs Co.

What better way to brighten someone’s day with a bouquet of flowers? With Bouqs, you can make sure your loved one knows that you think they’re special all year round.

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#9 Just Like Me

There’s no better way to get a kid excited about reading than the anticipation of a new book delivery each month. Just Like Me delivers 2-3 age appropriate books with each box… and it’s great for kids of all ages.

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11 Gifts for the Best Self-Care

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If there was ever a time for intentional self-care, we are living it. Whether it’s a collagen powder to add to your morning latte or a plush robe to make your couch feel like a 5 star hotel, we have you covered. Load up on these gifts for the people who got you through this year, and while you’re at it, don’t forget to spoil yourself too. It is self-care, after all…

#1 KAMU Vitality and Dream Drops

Try KAMU’s day & night Aid for multitasking parents. We all know that parents are taking the brunt of the 2020 challenges. Gift them the impossible — strong immunity and a restful slumber — with the KAMU day and night holiday package.

Buy Here – $49.95

#2 Glow Recipe Watermelon + AHA Glow Sleeping Mask Mini

Let the pampering last all night. This sleep mask combines hyaluronic acid and AHAs to exfoliate and smooth your skin. You’ll be ultra-hydrated by morning.

Buy Here – $22

#3 Vital Proteins Collagen Peptide Powder

Look and feel your best with this Collagen Peptide Powder. Your nail beds will love you for it. Throw a scoop in your favorite hot or cold drink, and let it work its magic!

Buy Here – $24

#4 Lululemon Reversible Yoga Mat

In case you need to get a grip, this yoga mat’s natural rubber base is supportive for more gentle practices, while the top layer absorbs moisture so you won’t slide during sweatier flows. Whether you’re a novice or doing a headstand at the front of the room, this mat checks every box.

Buy Here – $78

#5 Hyperice Hypervolt Massage Gun

We all could use a massage right about now. With this percussion massage gun, you can relax sore and stiff muscles, no massage chair needed! Cue the spa music.

Buy Here – $299

#6 ‘Baby Foot’ Moisturizing Foot Mask

Talk about satisfying. Baby Foot’s exfoliation foot peel will change your life. Soak for an hour, wait a couple of days, and watch your worries peel away. You can thank us later.

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#7 Care + Wear Face Mask

We know you’ve seen a million mask options this year, but these, from our friends at Care + Wear, are truly our favorite. The 6-layer technology uses antimicrobial, moisture-wicking, and anti-odor fabric (plus they’re CUTE.) Grab a pack to revamp your collection or to gift to that one friend who still reuses a disposable mask for days on end.

Buy Here – $25

#8 KITSCH Satin Beauty Sleep Set

This satin set makes every night feel luxurious. Buttery smooth, vegan and female founded? Yes, please!

Buy Here – $36

#9 Women’s Long Robe

Team KCM agrees: if there’s one self-care item to splurge on, it’s a nice robe. This one from Weezie will make any day feel like a night at a fancy hotel.

Buy Here – $175

#10 Hoka Sneakers

If you see running on your New Year’s Resolution list, these sneakers are our favorite. With great support for daily use and tons of cute colors, we’re obsessed with them (even though these days our ‘morning run’ is just going around the block for coffee.)

Buy Here – $130

#11 Ugg Shearling Slippers

A new spin on an old classic. These coquette leopard slippers are everything we’re looking for. Think Molner will let us wear them around the office once we’re back in-person?

Buy Here – $130

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12 Gourmet Gifts For the Chef In Your Life

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For the family member who became the resident Quarantine Chef or the new grad who still isn’t sure how to turn on their oven: this list has something for everyone. We even added some of our favorite drinks for the mixologist in your life. If the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach, with this list you’ll be loved for life. Cheers!

#1 Dash Air Fryer

The trendiest kitchen gadget that will actually change your life. It can fit everything from individual meals to fully family dinners. Dash Air Fryer uses AirCrisp technology to rapidly circulate air, cooking your foods without the need for oil (but also, throw leftover pizza in there, trust us.)

Buy Here – $90

#2 Hamilton Pasta Maker

This pasta maker is sure to impress a dinner date, but also simple enough your kids could help you. Simply add ingredients, push a button, and sit back as the machine mixes, kneads, and extrudes pasta ready for boiling. You can pick from seven styles of pasta, yes of course we will help you try them all.

Buy Here – $129

#3 Instant Pot Duo

This next generation Instant Pot is even better than the original. After crowd sourcing feedback from millions of message boards and food blogs, Instant Pot is back with 48 customizable cooking dishes. Plus it’s 70% faster.

Buy Here – $120

#4 Cuisinart 11 Piece Kitchen Tool Set

All the essentials you forget until you desperately need them. This Kitchen Tool Set has all the basics, from a can opener to a whisk. Get this for a new homeowner or your college student whose closest thing to cooking is take-out.

Buy Here – $50

#5 Remi Measuring Cups

These measuring cups are precious. Enough said.

Buy Here – $28

#6 OONI Portable Pizza Oven

Step up your outdoor space with this wood-fire pizza oven. It cooks authentic wood-fired pizza in 60 seconds, but is also great for cast-iron skillet cooking for meat, fish, or vegetable dishes. It’s light enough (27 pounds!) to bring on outdoor trips, and will make your socially-distanced happy hours the talk of the neighborhood.

Buy Here – $239

#7 Dutch Oven

Gift a colorful Le Creuset dutch oven to the lovely chef in your life whose favorite cold weather activity is cooking up tasty soups, casseroles, roasts, and desserts. The Dutch oven makes it easy to monitor food as it cooks to prevent burning or sticking. It’s dishwasher safe and a fun kitchen accent piece!

Buy Here – $154

#8 Hamilton Beach Quesadilla Maker

Restaurant quality, easily at home! Your whole family will love this quesadilla maker. Guac is extra, though.

Buy Here – $80

#9 Smirnoff Zero Sugar Infusions

This zero sugar infused vodka lets you save calories without realizing. Infused with the essence of real botanicals and natural fruit flavors, Smirnoff Zero Sugar Infusions offer balanced, natural flavors with zero sugar and without compromises on taste.

Buy Here – $15

#10 GreenPan Cookware Set

The GreenPan 10-Piece Ceramic Nonstick Cookware Set is a fabulous housewarming gift for a family member or friend. Each piece in the set can help make delicious meals, anything from their favorite pasta to homemade cinnamon rolls— plus the ceramic bottom requires less oil for frying! They’re scratch resistant, dishwasher safe, and super easy to clean! Plus— Bed Bath & Beyond constantly has 20% savings so buying the whole bundle is worth the splurge.

Buy Here – $200

#11 Eli’s Cheesecake

For the people you love who skip right to dessert! Eli’s Cheesecake offers the best variety, and they’re one of Katie’s personal favorites. Send to a family member you wish you could be with this holiday season, or send to yourself to take one thing off of your To-Do list. Either way, use the coupon code KATIE for 10% off, a gift from Team KCM to you.

 

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#12 Love, Mary The Cocktail Party Classic Collection

And when you aren’t in the mood to be the group chef, Love, Mary did the work for you. This Classic Cocktail collection comes with everything you need for the perfect happy hour: from Everything Pigs In A Pie to Smoky Mac & Cheese Cupcakes. You can take the credit, we won’t tell.

Buy Here – $160

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