Gift Guide #2: Your Gorgeous BFF Who Happily Struts Into Your Place Without Knocking.

Egyptian cotton socks that fashion writers wear, $30. (They fit perfectly with loafers, sneakers, ballet flats, everything.)

A cool envelope pouch to use every day (in such fun colors!), $40.

My favorite body wash ever — makes your skin smell sooooo fresh and good, from $37.

Famously delicious chocolate chip cookies from Jacques Torres or Twins That Cook. From $24.

The dazzling bestselling novel Long Island, which continues the story of Eilis Lacey, the Irish heroine from 2009’s Brooklyn. (How compelling does this sound: Eilis, now 40, is raising two kids with her husband Tony, a plumber and one of four brothers, who live in the same Long Island neighborhood. Everything’s ticking along until one day, when a man knocks on the door and tells Eilis that his wife is pregnant with Tony’s baby.) $14.

A bathroom goodie from the Brooklinen x Kule collab, like a soft cotton robe, $129, or cute toiletries bag, $59.

Book cap that feels just like her — colorful, library, romance. From $27.

New Yorker subscription, so you can chat about the short stories (and whether or not this one was creepy!) (it was!). From $52/year.

RMS x Döen beauty set — a cranberry lip-and-cheek color, glowy luminizer, and nourishing beauty oil, all tucked into a velvet evening bag. $128 (going in with your group text).

Donation in her name to the National Network of Abortion Funds, because you both believe that people know how to best care for their own bodies and build their own families. xo

P.S. The 2023 gift guide for friends, the 2022 gift guide for friends, and the 2021 gift guide for friends.

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