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experiences > homemade gifts > gift cards > books (any form) > physical > digital


✸ experiences

  • lunch out
  • parallel play at a cafe
  • theatre/plays
  • movie date
  • (window) shopping date
  • attend a presentation/talk with me
  • take a dance class with me
  • let me show you my favorite episodes of whatever the hell i’m into and talk about it with me w/ even 75% attention and active listening

✸ subcategory: please help me

  • … learn how to send a postcard
  • … generally just tag along while i get something (non-computer-related) done

(doing these things with me = legitimate gifts… i would never do these things otherwise)


✸ homemade

  • buy a book i like and annotate it with your thoughts and let me read your copy
  • playlist (i use spotify, but youtube music also OK)

✸ books


✸ gift cards

✸ i like…

  • nintendo
  • princess highway – australia
  • ropé picnic – japan
  • archives — japan
  • myer — australia (the undergarments section…)

✸ i want to try…

  • popflex
  • house of cb
  • chelsea reece
  • loud bodies
  • unique vintage
  • show me your mumu
  • fayt the label – australia
  • aulieude – australia
  • aym studio – UK
  • club monaco
  • arro athletics
  • the pretty dress company

✸ physical items

✸ eh?

  • 13mm weightlifting lever belt
  • light pink yoga mat with the usual squishy/sticky texture
  • 1tb hard drive

✸ stationery

  • sailor fountain pen lecoule power stone <F> (in rosequartz or pearl)
  • typewriter letter stamps

✸ games

✸ drugstore / personal care

  • necessaire lip balm multiceramide
  • the ordinary lactic acid 10% HA
  • rosemary oil
  • mielle hair oil
  • jvn complete blowout styling milk
  • mise en scene hair serum
  • oribe dry texturizing spray
  • bumble and bumble finishing hairspray
  • tresemme hair protectant
  • d’alba white truffle aromatic spray serum
  • caudalie instant foaming cleanser
  • peach and lily hydrating gel cleanser
    • glass skin serum
  • some by mi retinol intense serum

✸ makeup

  • rare beauty blush in bliss
  • nars soft matte pot concealer
  • lancome taunt e dole ultra wear care and glow foundation
  • m cosmetics so soft bronzer stick
  • elf products – power grip primer, putty blush, hydrating concealer, liquid filter
  • laniege glowy makeup serum (pink)
  • nars liquid blush
  • huda beauty fauxfilter concealer
  • makeup forever hd skin foundation

✸ splurge

  • silhouette cameo sticker printer and cutter
  • a waterpik and an electric toothbrush LMAO
  • digital camera

✸ digital items


✸ general items that are always nice to get

  • candles/scented wax (i have a wax melter!)
  • fountain pen ink (dark, please! i use my pens for longform writing)
  • soap & glory products
  • like, wet wipes and tissue, screen cleaners, stuff like that
  • lip balms
  • eyedrops
  • gatorade :)
  • granola :)
  • cheetos :)
  • cheap dog toys for worm (she enjoys rope toys and small squeaky plushies)
  • dog treats for worm (she likes most meats)
  • bags for picking up dog poop… this is becoming a worm wish list
  • instax film

✸ please no

  • pins and charms – nowhere to put them
  • i’m kind of a snob when it comes to sticker/washi tape designs…
    • embossed stickers especially (can’t fit in my journal…)
  • fanmerch, unless you know i really like the artist – i’m picky :(
  • food/snacks, unless you know exactly what i like
  • stuffed toys… i have so many…
  • memo pads… i have so many…
  • bookmarks… i have so many…
  • hand cream
  • unlisted books, makeup, clothing
  • lego/similar. i have nowhere to put these, fun as they are to make.

✸ flavor profile

  • jewelry: gold & rose gold
  • scents: clean (powder), vanilla, jasmine/light floral

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