23 Pandemic Gifts For Your Best Friend to Consider

Small Purses

Small purses are perfect these days, especially since we’re not hustling and bustling across the city these days given the pandemic. a small bag carrying your phone, lipstick and card is all you need when you go on your next walk. Iwatchco has a great collection that I personally love. You can see mine here. Check out their full collection and use code Rania20 for 20% off.

Athleisure

Due to the prolonged work from home shift, it’s no surprise that athleisure has increased in sales. Bebou Fitness have an array of funky leggings and tops. My personal fave was the colourful camo print, and you can get 20% off with code Rania20.

Vinyl Pants

For the stylish chick, check out Orasin. From funky boots, to printed dresses, and flashy pants. I love the pair I bought that you can see here. Use code raniastylist30 to get 30% off.

Styling Advice

For the fashionista you know, Life Styling: Simple Steps for Mums to Find your Style & Confidence will help her pack the perfectly organized bags. It’ll take her on a journey from the very basics to the dream minimalist capsule wardrobe. It will also help her navigate the social media obsessed landscape of personal style along the way.

She will get the pros and cons of living in this “Insta” world and how it’s affected not only the way that we dress but our expectations and how we feel about ourselves…Discovery of the importance of underwear and a good pair of jeans…Why she should be super excited that leggings are ‘back’. Life Styling will help her learn her colours, what styles will flatter her shape and lifestyle, and how to save money by shopping smarter and making the clothes she already owns work a little harder.

Accessorize

Jewellery

These days simple jewellery is all we need given the little out and about we’re doing. Something simple like iWatchco jewellery can make a pretty gift. You can get 20% off by using code Rania20.

Fashionable Watch

Marble is all the rage, and not only in the home, but on clothes, accessories, phone cases and stationary. Xcluslay makes fashionable watches that are not too pricey and make a great stocking stuffer. You can see mine here.

Classic Watch

80Bites: Dancers Diet eBook is a 12 step program based on the real science of hormones. It is the diet alternative for those who recognize that the key to losing weight is quantity reduction…and now eating less may be the only option: Covid19 will reduce food supplies. This ebook will show everyone what few know—how to train the stomach to feel full on less food. The science is clear: the stomach container shrinks and hormones rebalance. Focussing on less and in a week to feel totally different. Eating stress-free and gradually the stomach shrinks. Eating sanity is the salvation for now and the future. Never has there been a better time to rethink eating habits from the ground up.

Fat Burning Lemonade

Dietary supplements will aid you when adopting a healthy diet and fitness routine. Fat Burning Lemonade is a high performance fitness, weight loss and recovery product. It accelerates your metabolic rate using fat for fuel. It will also get you into ketosis faster by accessing your stored carbohydrates, meaning that you burn up all the carb stored in your body faster. You’ll notice a difference in your endurance when you consume it before a work out. It’ll keep you energized, focused, healthy and on point nutritionally.

Drink on an empty stomach before meals and before, during or after workout. Keep it simple and mix 1 scoop with 8 oz of water, tea, sparkling water or your favourite beverage. Try the Fat Burning Lemonade and use code Rania.

Body Nourishment

Immune Restore from Nutri-Spec is designed to provide the body with a well-rounded probiotic blend to support the health and wellness of one’s gut flora. It also contains invaluable prebiotic nourishment.

The immune and digestive systems are the ones that most benefit from probiotic. Probiotics possess anti-inflammatory support properties, particularly within the intestinal tract. Scientific research continues to unveil astounding links between the health and function of the gut and the health of the brain and numerous cognitive functions.

Prebiotic is a catch-all term for any nutritional substance which can be used as a sort of food or fuel source for this bacteria. As such, it may be possible to ingest large quantities of good bacteria, but without enough prebiotics entering the body, the probiotic flora in the gut will always be at risk of becoming damaged, degraded, or otherwise imbalanced.

At-home Tests

These days, stepping outside and going near people can be a health hazard. Being able to check on your health from the comfort of your own home with professional kits and accurate results not only saves you from potential infections, but also alleviates the burden on the health system. Lets Get Checked is easy, convenient and private. Test kits are all manufactured at accredited facilities using the world’s best labs. A team of physicians review your orders and results and nurses are available 24/7 to help with treatment options. You can track your lab and health information from one place and speak with their care team anytime, all the time. Link all your wearable data, to get deeper insights into your health.

Choose from several types of tests such as:

• Covid-19 test (home test)
• women’s health (fertility, progesterone, more)
• men’s health (testosterones, folate, more)
• sexual health (Chlamydia, Herpes, more)
• wellness (cholesterol, thyroid, more)

The kits explain exactly what the process is, when to do the test, how to treat the sample and send it for results. It’s truly amazing how it works, all from the privacy and comfort of your own home. From the 23rd of November to the 4th of December there will be 40% off all tests, available on our website with code: GET40.

Body Relief

KT Tape products are perfect for upcoming holiday gift guide opportunities. Used by everyone from the casual fitness community to Olympic athletes to folks who are aging/in need of arthritis relief, all of the products are under $50, portable, and small enough to be a stocking stuffer:

• KT Tape Pro is kinesiology tape used for muscle pain relief and support that will endure even the toughest workout.
• KT Performance+ Blister Prevention Tape are smaller strips of synthetic tape used to help prevent blisters, chafing, and hot spot formation. Great for athletes or just for breaking in a new pair of shoes
• KT Recovery+ Ice/Heat Massage Ball is a multi-functional massage roller ball with hot and cold therapy versatility. The ideal at-home gift during the pandemic for anyone missing professional massages.
• KT Recovery+ Pain Relief Gel Roll-On provides penetrating pain relief for body aches, strains, sprains, arthritis and bruising with a blend of warm and cool sensations. Non-toxic and paraben free, the gel is easy to apply and dries clear.

KT Tape is perfect for those who won’t let their injury prevent them from reaching their fitness goals and the best holiday gift for the everyday consumer experiencing pain and discomfort.

White Crane Tai Chi

Qigong: Turning The Moon is an incredibly grounding and relaxing form of Tai Chi. It teaches how to create energy moving through the sequence. From the Chinese Qigong tradition of Zhan Zhuang (standing like a tree), this form is incredibly good for increasing levels of qi within the body, keeping the practitioner in good health, improving posture, strength, balance, focus, concentration, coordination. It’s a thoughtful gift for these times, especially to ease the mind.

Beauty

Truffle Skincare

If you like to splurge on skincare and want a new way to younger-looking skin, this Truffle Infusion – Gold Elements cream is fantastic. It’s an infusion of white and black truffle. Truffles are the most expensive food in the world. It contains effective age-defying ingredients combined with trace elements of gold to give a youthful appearance to your skin.

For the eyes, the Truffle Infusion Eye Cream – Gold Elements is the ultimate luxury in age-defying treatments. It is paraben-free, providing a mega dose of minerals. It contains moisturizing, strengthening, and nourishing ingredients as well as innovative technology to help promote resilience, smoothness and radiance for a vibrant, lifted, youthful look.

The D’or Facial Peeling is a multi-task, gentle, moisturizing cream. It contains refreshing ingredients, that assists in counteracting the external evidences of skin aging. Helping to condition and re-balance the skin, it leaves it feeling fresh, smooth, and healthy looking.

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Thickening Skincare

Vivier GrenzCine line is the latest big breakthrough in skincare since the emergence of retinol and Vitamin C. The line contains a unique combination of Vitamin C and Polyamine-DAB. It’s a patented ingredient that works to actually thicken the skin, increasing firmness, luminosity, and elasticity in the process. The Vivier GrenzCine line works from both the inside and the outside.

The products help repair the cellular DNA, restoring antioxidant levels, and activating collagen within the skin. The Vivier GrenzCine product family includes the Vivier GrenzCine, the GrenzCine Serum, the GrenzCine Neck, and the GrenzCine Body, for head-to-toe skincare maintenance.

Natural Skincare

Whether damage from the sun, winter weather, harsh chemicals or plain sensitive skin, skin problems can be uncomfortable and painful. LaLa Skincare Essentials is premium organic skin care products that brighten, tone, nourish and heal the skin. Made with 100% plant-based natural ingredients, they they have healing properties to relieve eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, dry and damaged skin. They also improve the appearance of scars, marks, wrinkles, dark spots, and blemishes giving you healthier, clearer, softer, smoother skin, naturally.

No chemicals, GMOs, synthetics and parabens are added to these and work for all genders, ages and skin types. These products are sustainable, fair trade, eco-friendly, and aren’t tested on animals, making them 100% vegan. Use code RaniaStylist15 for 15% off.

Hair Supplements

For an enviable mane, Viviscal Extra Strength Supplements is proven to promote thicker, fuller hair and reduce hair shedding in women of all hair types. Supported by 9 clinical trials, you’ll notice a difference within 3-6 months of use. They have been scientifically formulated with the property marine complex AminoMar C. This property is proven to nourish thinning hair and promote hair growth from within. Other key active ingredients include biotin, vitamin, and iron.

I’ve personally used Viviscal and have noticed fuller hair. Not only that, some of the fine wrinkles I had around my mouth and forehead have decreased and I only took half the dosage!

The Viviscal Gorgeous Growth Densifying Range works from the outside to promote thicker-looking hair with a voluminous boost. It perfectly compliments the work that the supplements do. The Range includes the Gorgeous Growth Densifying Shampoo, the Gorgeous Growth Densifying Conditioner, and the Gorgeous Growth Densifying Elixir. All of the products had 9 out of 10 women seeing thicker-looking hair after just one week.

Hair Rejuvenation

Monat provides naturally based products with anti-aging innovation. Rejuvenate the hair and scalp, provide nourishment, anti-aging benefits, and long-lasting shine. It delivers longer-term age-prevention results on hair and skin. It also provides many women with a viable business model. Go on and stuff it in a stocking for the one that enjoys natural beauty products.

Natural Deodorant

No Pong, a Canadian natural deodorant that is 100% paraben, aluminium, cruelty and plastic free. “Pong” is actually an Australian/British term for an extremely strong, unpleasant smell. Physical distancing is a great time to switch to a natural deodorant. This way you can get through the transition period while not having to be too close to many people. One thing that No Pong users have learned is that after using it for a few months, armpits will sweat a lot less. They recently released their first scent,  Spicy Chai. It is a gender neutral fragrance made up of woody notes and a hint of sugar and spice.

The Gist of it

Just because we may have to spend the holidays in a pandemic, it doesn’t mean the gift list has to be boring. There are several gifts for your best friend on this list. Whether it’s for the home, skin, to wear or for wellness, there’s an option for each. Make the gifts for your best friend meaningful, thoughtful and purposeful.

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