10 best gifts for a friend

It doesn't matter how long you have known each other: a year, a couple of months, or have been friends since kindergarten - the main thing is that now you are "not spilling water" and you cannot imagine any event in your life without her, without your best friend. Of course, such a person, ready to support you in difficult times and share your happy moments with you without envy, deserves the best. Therefore, the choice of a gift for a friend must be approached thoroughly.

Gift selection rules: practical psychology

From the point of view of psychology, there are 3 basic rules for choosing a gift, which are definitely worth listening to if you want your gift to bring only positive emotions to the hero of the occasion.

1. Give love. Of course, there are tons of situations when your present is nothing more than a polite gesture. But even in this case, do not forget that your gift will remind the person of you and this situation. Would you like to be remembered with hostility? So the gift should be pleasant, even for an unpleasant person.
2. Remember the children's proverb that "what is given is not given"? Of course, this is not polite, especially in a circle of mutual acquaintances, where there is a possibility that the person who made a gift to you will see it already transferred to another. But from the point of view of psychology, this rule categorically does not apply. Firstly, why clutter your space with unnecessary things, and secondly, if you can make another person a little happy, to whom this thing does not seem useless, then why not donate countless figurines that are absolutely not suitable for your interior?

Drawing is a symbolic and special gift

Fortunately, now it is not necessary to be an artist in the fifth generation to give a beautiful friend a portrait of which she, perhaps, has long dreamed of. On social networks, there are many groups, communities where artists, both professionals and amateurs, offer their services, including a portrait from a photo. Moreover, for most of these masters, it is enough just to provide a photo where you can see the face in close-up, and they, in turn, will dress your friend in a 17th century dress or even completely undress, giving her the shape of Aphrodite. By the way, the cost of such a gift directly depends on the skill of the artist.

Another unusual creative gift that you can easily make with your own hands is mandalas that are fashionable today, attracting love, or luck, or something else that is missing in your friend's life. You know that for sure. But first things first: a mandala is the oldest visualized magic, which is a special sacred circle, which, with its symbols and flowers, carries a certain energy aimed at some aspect in life.

What gift to give a friend for her birthday

Each girl is unique, so, unfortunately, there is no advice that would suit absolutely everyone. Even the most primitive sweets will appeal to one and seem completely unappetizing to another birthday girl. Therefore, choose a gift based on the interests of your friend. Before you go shopping, think about what your friend enjoys, what her hobby is, and what she has often mentioned lately. Maybe, even without wishing it, your girlfriend herself accidentally let slip several times about what she would like to receive as a gift most of all.

In addition, when choosing a gift, consider birthday girl's age... After all, even if a girl carefully looks after and takes care of herself, giving a 16-year-old girl a set for anti-aging skin care is, to put it mildly, not ethical. In general, such a gift can only be given to a person who is really so close that you well know what type of skin he has, whether allergy for some cosmetic care products, etc.

Inexpensive and original gift ideas

The main thing is not a gift, but attention... If, for some reason, now you do not have the opportunity to give your friend an expensive, but very desirable gift, then there is nothing terrible or shameful in this. A real friend will be happy even with a homemade postcard, the main thing is that you feel your love for her and care in it.

• A modern girl, constantly watching her figure, can rarely afford to gorge herself on sweets, so your girlfriend will definitely like a whole basket of all kinds of delicacies presented for her holiday.
• At the girly accessories store, you can find a cute headphone splitter so that even headphones don't tear you apart during your morning run or commute.
• Beautiful underwear is never superfluous in the wardrobe of a girl of any age.

Traditional options

Traditional gifts in the form of a bouquet of flowers, a box of chocolates and wine are usually presented either to unfamiliar people, for example, colleagues, or bought in addition to the main gift. Of course, your friend will also be delighted with a bouquet of flowers, like any other girl.

Also, traditional gift options include soft toys, dishes and other kitchen utensils, etc. Such gifts, of course, have a place to be, but it is better if your girlfriend herself asks you for such a gift.

Useful gifts for girlfriend

If you are going to give a gift, then, of course, you want it to be useful and pleasing to the eye. Well, or at least it was not transferred

Therefore, when thinking about choosing a gift for anyone, be sure to proceed from the interests and needs of the birthday person. Even a small gift-sign of attention should be welcome.

Gift certificate

If your imagination is really tight and you just can't come up with a gift that your girlfriend would like, then a gift certificate will be a good present in this case. Although there are also pitfalls here: firstly, you still have to choose from a huge variety of options, first the specifics of the gift, and then the store in which you will purchase this certificate, and secondly, the cost of such a gift will be obvious not only for your girlfriend, but also for everyone around you. Think about how important this moment is to you.

DIY gift

And yet the most sincere and creative gift is the one that is made by hand. Even if you have never been involved in needlework and the like, we still advise you to try it - it will be twice as valuable for your loved one. Moreover, on our website we regularly update the section with all kinds of ideas for needlework in different directions. Well, if for you creativity and uniqueness of the presentation are in the first place, then it is quite possible to turn to hand-made masters for help, of whom, fortunately, there are plenty of them on social networks.