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1. A cold brew coffee maker so gloriously easy to use that all they have to do is stick their favorite ground coffee in the filter, seal the airtight lid on top, and pop it in the fridge overnight. Boom, four cups of cold brew.
2. A beginner-friendly cross-stitch kit with everything they need to create their own 2020 mood board.
3. A jar of whipped shower icing so even your friends without bathtubs can feel decadent as heck while they're getting their suds on. Each of these comes with unique layers of soapy ~frosting~, in so many combos that it might actually make your mouth water.
4. An assortment of Milk Bar cookies from the iconic New York-based bakery, aka the ultimate birthday bragging right â ordinarily you have to stand in line for a bajillion years for one of these!
5. A five-pack of Old Navy masks you can get in 20 different ~aesthetics~, whether theirs is "Blues," "Brights," or even something called "Medium Americana."
6. Plus a dainty beaded face mask chain to keep their mask on their person while they're driving in the car between errands.
7. A Wi-Fi-connected movie projector that easily converts any wall, both indoor and outdoor, into a personal theater. Once they sync it with a device like their phone or laptop, they can use it to project their fave Disney movies, at-home workouts, and even to play video games outside after the sun goes down.
8. A 25-pack of Baked By Melissa cupcakes, if your friend's favorite flavor happens to be "all of them." Psst â you can even get gluten-free and vegan versions if that's more your friend's speed!
9. A sweet personalized beaded bracelet you can tailor to your friend's exact taste, choosing the length, color, and the name, nickname, or cute inside joke you want to decorate it with.
10. An adorably encouraging daily planner they can fill out throughout the course of each day â a super cute gift for the friend who likes to keep organized.
11. Plus a set of eye-popping fine point pens designed for planners and journals, so they can â gasp â color code their day.
12. A teensy make-your-own cheese set with everything they need to learn to make three to five batches of of farmer cheese and live their most delicious life in under an hour.
13. A pair of Oxford shoes with a cheeky side slit that pair flawlessly with so many outfits they'll wear them all autumn long.
14. A pair of glowing light saber chopsticks to bring balance to the Force *and* to their sushi â whether they're repping the dark side or the light.
15. A gorgeous pastel paint-by-number with an end result so beautiful they'll want to frame it in the front hall đ¸.
16. An Atlas Coffee Club subscription for that friend who's always Gilmore Girls level of caffeinated â this will send them a different gourmet coffee from around the world every month, along with tasting notes, brewing instructions, and a postcard from the country it's from.
17. A ridiculously cute rainbows and butterflies-themed fruit bouquet from Edible Arrangements, complete with pineapple, cantaloupe sticks, grapes, honeydew, and chocolate-covered strawberries drizzled in fun colors.
18. A set of 50,000 (!!) highly popular, 100% biodegradable water beads that are basically microscopic when they arrive, but expand into small, bouncy jelly-like balls when exposed to water. People love them for at-home spa treatments, for fun games with kids, for making stress balls, for home decorating â the word is their water bead oyster.
19. A Wi-Fi-connected digital touch-screen photo frame your friend can update over email directly from their phone or desktop, so loved ones can send them pics to display on the frame in a happy little socially distanced loop â¤ď¸.
20. A six-bottle variety pack of curated wines from Nakedwines.com, an excellent place for them to discover indie winemakers and sample a lil' something of everything to celebrate.
21. A collage mug you can curate with photos to celebrate your friendship or remember a particularly fun adventure you went on together â Shutterfly has a collage template all raring to go, so all you have to do is drop your photos in and let them take care of the rest.
22. A "Good Vibes Only" candle you can order with a custom scent, so they can use it to ~manifest~ whatever it is they're hoping to get out of this next year of their human life.
23. Plus a rose gold rechargeable electric lighter your candle-loving friend can use to replace all their old gas ones. This one is not only chic as heck, but completely flameless, and made with a long stem so they can use it to light gas burners and larger candles.
24. A customizable Glossier Balm Dotcom trio gift set full of ultra-hydrating, gorgeously subtle colors you can hand-pick for your friend â including a sparkly *birthday* balm.
25. A "sport-brella," which is an SPF 50+ maneuverable personal umbrella with a universal clamp that'll latch onto any chair they own. Boom, instant shade no matter where they've parked their human self, whether it's the porch, the beach, or the park.
26. A set of Monkey Noodles, a quiet sensory toy that stretches, pulls, twirls, wraps, *and* squeezes, for that friend who loves to keep up with the latest and greatest in Fidget Toy Land.
27. A sleek gold vinyl record display stand so your friend can establish that they were diehard enough to buy the vinyl of folklore in all bajillion pastel colors the moment anyone walks through the front door.
28. A leak-proof sphere ice mold to make everything they drink feel so top shelf and fancy they may just spend the rest of quarantine writing a self-insert James Bond fan fiction.
29. A temporary tattoo from a shop with whoooole bunch of different designs, so there's bound to be one your friend will love. Bonus points if you get yourself one to match đŻââď¸.
30. A Birchbox x BuzzFeed limited edition beauty box, which comes with all the skincare, haircare, and beauty bargains they need to make FaceTime a time for their face to shine.
31. A 40-pack of velvet scrunchies so they can have one to match every single one of their fall outfits (and then some).
32. A personalized cutting board you can get engraved in their (or their loved one's) actual handwriting with their favorite family recipe, so they'll have something solid, lasting, *and* practical to cherish them with.
33. A delicate zodiac necklace so customizable, you can choose the exact length and color for their sign (so maybe run it past your Virgo friends in advance, because trust me, they'll have thoughts).
34. An eye-poppingly vibrant palette for the "hello, world, I am here!!" friend, complete with 35 rainbow pigments that come in shimmers, satins, and mattes. These are super blendable and buildable, so they can get cheeky with one color or bold with the whole lot.
35. A tiny milk frother to make everything they drink taste like it was lovingly handcrafted by a barista.
36. A set of adorable hanging cat spoons, because they deserve to have a meow-mentously cute birthday breakfast.
37. A Sips By subscription that will bring a tear of Earl Grey-flavored joy to your tea-guzzling friend's eye. They can take a (VERY thorough!!) tea quiz about their taste preferences, and every month get a curated box of four new premium teas from all over the world.
38. A sophisticated whiskey tumbler with a map of their favorite city etched on it.
39. A teensy mini waffle maker that will churn out adorably-sized, perfectly cooked-through waffles in mere minutes â the ultimate birthday treat.
40. A pair of crystallized "stay back 6 feet" tights so your friend can be all, "Social distance, but make it fashion."
41. A game of BuzzFeed LISTicles, where they can be the author of their *own* listicles just like the one you're reading right now!! (Meta as heck, I know.)
42. A waterproof Bluetooth shower speaker with a hook that attaches right to their curtains or a suction cup to stick it on their tiles, so you can boogie in the shower or go full Fine Line in the bath with some candles burning.
43. A Nike Dri-FIT AeroBill Tailwind running cap that's truly a must-have for your runner friends â it's made with sweat-wicking fabric and strategically-placed mesh panels to keep them cool and covered, whether they're going out for casual jogs or jumping on the socially distanced hiking bandwagon.
44. A massive set of 100 The Office-themed stickers, so you can litter all your surfaces with iconic moments included and not limited to Kevin's doomed chili, Dwight's doomed encounter with the CPR dummy, and Michael's doomed...well, everything.
All of your mutual friends when you show them up by getting your BFF the best birthday gift of all *time*:
