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Thoughtful and Unique Best Friend Gifts to Treat Your BFF

Celebrate your forever friendship with these thoughtful gifts.

Deena Shinn Contributor
Deena Shinn is a freelance writer and editor. When she's not writing or wrangling her two feisty daughters, you can find her experimenting with sourdough bread or exploring northern California.
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Deena Shinn
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It's often easy to shop for casual friends -- you can get away with a good gift and you're usually not too worried about it being great. But it's a different story when it comes to your best friend. You want a present for your bestie to be the right mix of thoughtful and personal, which is sometimes downright tricky. And then you have to factor in your budget as well. 

Luckily, we've done the deep dive for you and come up with thoughtful and unique gifts that will delight your BFF, no matter the occasion or your price point. Between meaningful photo gifts, custom "Besties" sweatshirts, a fern made for friends and more, you're bound to find something for your lifelong pal. Here's our list of gifts that are sure to brighten your best friend's day.   

GLDN

These GLDN Endless friendship necklaces are stunning, especially if you're looking for something a little more sophisticated than the heart-shaped plastic version from your childhood. When you're together, the two necklaces make a circle, which reminds us of the nursery rhyme lyric, "A circle is round, it has no end. That's how long I want to be your friend." 

The necklace comes in 14 karat gold fill ($142 for two), silver ($126 for two) or 14 karat solid gold ($442 for two). There's also the option to buy a single necklace instead. You can customize the length (up to 24 inches) without an additional cost. 

Artifact Uprising

You've likely shared tons of priceless memories with your BFF over the years, and a beautiful photo book is the perfect way to commemorate your friendship. Whether you make a book from one special trip or document your history from the beginning, an Artifact Uprising photo book will surely become one of your bestie's most prized possessions. 

Artifact Uprising offers something for every budget. You can choose a smaller soft cover book (starting at $22) or a more luxe hardcover version (starting at $49), or opt for a premium "layflat" book (starting at $165). Sky's the limit when it comes to choosing how many pages to include (for an additional charge) and other details, like fabric color, paper type and page size. 

The Bouqs

You already have a best friend, and they need a "best fern" too! This pun-tastic 6-inch Bird's Nest Fern from The Bouqs Co. is beautiful, comes in a cute pink pot and is fairly low-maintenance (like most great BFFs). It requires watering every one to two weeks and will do best in a bright room, but away from a window. If your pal has even the slightest green thumb, it should grow for years -- right along with your friendship. 

Shutterfly

Are you truly best friends if you don't have a picture of yourselves together in a frame filled with glitter? Thought not. This Shutterfly frame can be shaken like a snow globe and has just the right amount of silver sparkle to be magical. It can be personalized with the photo of your choice as well as custom text along the bottom. See if you can narrow down your favorite snapshot with your bestie and jump on this affordable, fabulous gift.

Target

With this cute mug from Target, you can remind your BFF every morning of how much they mean to you. It's simple, sweet and affordable too. It makes for a great "just because" gift, especially for those friends who always start their day with a cup of joe at home. If you want to add something extra, consider including one of these excellent coffee subscriptions along with it.

Mark & Graham

Do you wish you could bring your best friend with you everywhere? Well, now you can -- sort of. This Mark & Graham travel case has a slot on the interior top for a photo, so at least the picture version of your BFF can be stowed away with you any time. These fun, functional cases can also be personalized with a name or special message on the outside. This would be an especially great gift for besties in a wedding party or if you're all taking a trip together. 

Amazon

This cheeky candle is sure to bring a smile to your best friend's face. It has a refreshing lavender scent, is made from 100% natural soy wax and boasts 65 hours of burn time. It's a fun gift for a BFF, especially if you're the one who's made those "terrible decisions." The same brand also sells a "hug in a jar" candle, if that's more your speed. 

Etsy

If you're looking for a super thoughtful gift and have some time on your hands, a bottle of "Vitamin Me" is the perfect present. This set comes with 60 real pill capsules and corresponding blank pieces of paper for writing notes to your BFF. You simply write a note on the little strip of paper, roll it up and stick it in one of the pill capsules. Write inside jokes on them or special memories you've shared, and just imagine how excited your bestie will be to open each one.

Etsy

How about a "bestea" spoon for your BFF? This clever pun is hand-stamped on a vintage spoon, meaning each one is unique. You can opt for a teaspoon or a shorter coffee spoon (meant to stir tea). It would go great alongside one of these tea-of-the-month clubs

Amazon

Every group of besties needs personalized sweatshirts, right? This version from Amazon won't break the bank and can be customized with the year you became friends and your names. You can also opt for a T-shirt, crewneck sweatshirt or hoodie and pick from nine different colors too. You'll want to purchase a matching one for yourself, of course!   

I Dew Care

Give the gift of a relaxing spa night at home with your bestie with these hilariously named sheet masks from I Dew Care. The 14-piece set comes with six varieties of masks so you can both choose one that suits your skin's needs that day. There's one that tightens pores, another that calms stressed skin, one that brightens, and more. Don't forget to snap lots of ridiculous photos of you wearing the masks -- that's half the fun.

Uncommon Goods

You've probably seen plenty of digital photo frames over the years, but this one is special. If you and your BFF each have one, you can touch it and it'll change color and emit a soft glow on their end too. It's a simple, sweet way of letting your friend know you're thinking of them. If a group of you have them, you can even assign a specific color to each person so you'll know who's saying hi on the other end. How fun is that? Of course, this is all in addition to all the pictures you'll be able to reminisce about every time you look at it. 

You can purchase a solo frame for $129 or two for $258. If you purchase a set, they come prepaired.