Elevated Basics: Chic Girl Gifts for the Girl Who Has It All
Thoughtful upgrades to her everyday favorites — chic coffee cups, personalized keepsakes and little luxuries for the girl who has it all.
5 min readYou know the girl. She has everything, she wants nothing, and every time a birthday or holiday rolls around you end up staring at your phone thinking, what on earth do I get her? This is my answer. Elevated basics. Take the everyday things she already uses, the coffee cup, the hairbrush, the robe, the notebook, and get her the cooler, chicer, more personal version. Nothing random, nothing that ends up in a drawer. Just thoughtful upgrades on the things that are already part of her day. Many of these are personalizable, which is the whole point. Her name, her initial, her dog, her birth flower. That is what makes a $4 matchbox feel like a real gift.
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Step 1
Morning coffee, but make it chic
She already drinks coffee every morning. Get her the version that makes the morning feel a little more special.
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The Koythin mug is currently LTK only. The other pieces are also in my ShopMy collection. Prices and availability can change; check the linked listing before ordering.
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Retro Ceramic Conical Coffee Cup, Polka Dot Saucer Set
$15.20 — A sweet little ceramic cup and saucer set with a polka dot print. It looks like something from a French cafe, and it costs less than a fancy latte run.
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Koythin Ceramic Coffee Chubby Mug Saucer Set
$22.98 — The chubby mug. It is exactly what it sounds like, a round, cozy little mug on a saucer that feels good to hold with both hands. Perfect for slow mornings. This mug is currently linked on LTK only.
Recycled Glass Bedside Carafe Set
$56.00 — A hand blown glass carafe and cup for her nightstand, in amber and aqua. Water by the bed, but make it beautiful. This is the kind of thing she would never buy for herself and will use every single night.
Step 2
Getting ready, but make it personal
These are the pieces she reaches for every day, just with her name on them.
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Personalized Engraved Wooden Hairbrush
$40.39 — A boar bristle brush engraved with her name. It is the kind of gift that makes a regular Tuesday feel a little fancy.
Luxury Personalized Embroidered Robe
$69.30 — A soft robe with her initial embroidered on it. She will live in this. Trust me.
To Have and to Hold Your Hair Back Clips
$3.74 — The cutest little hair clips, and yes, they say "to have and to hold your hair back." Under four dollars and guaranteed to make her smile.
Personalized Bestie Photo Jewelry Dish
$3.69 — A little dish for her rings and earrings, with a photo of the two of you on it. Three dollars and sixty nine cents for a gift she will actually keep on her dresser.
14k Gold Initial Necklace
$21.00 — A simple gold initial necklace. It goes with everything, it never goes out of style, and it is personal without trying too hard.
Delicate Opal Hoop Earrings
$25.99 — Little opal hoops that catch the light. Dressy enough for a night out, easy enough for every day.
Step 3
For the girl who writes it down
She has a notebook for everything. Get her the one she will actually want to carry.
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Personalized Animal Print Travelers Notebook Cover
$28.00 — A leather notebook cover in animal print, personalized for her. It holds her journal, her planner, her lists, all of it.
Personalized Birth Flower Notebook and Pen Set
$9.99 — A notebook and pen set with her birth flower on it. Nine dollars and ninety nine cents, and it feels so much more thoughtful than a generic notebook.
Personalized Matchbox
$4.05 — An engraved metal match holder. For candles, for the fireplace, for the girl who always has a candle lit. Four dollars and a genuinely good gift.
Step 4
For celebrating
For the girl who loves a good toast, a good bag, and a good pair of sandals.
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Personalized Crystal Champagne Coupe Glasses, Set of 2
$75.00 — Engraved crystal coupes for two. These are for New Years, for birthdays, for Tuesday nights when she just wants to feel fancy. The engraving makes them hers.
Soft Margaux Leather Tote Bag
$240.00 — The splurge of the guide, and the one she will carry every single day. A soft leather tote that fits everything and still looks polished. If you are going big on one gift, this is the one.
Greek Women's Flat Leather Sandals
$110.72 — Handmade leather sandals from Greece. Simple, chic, and the kind of sandals that go with everything from jeans to a sundress.
Custom Pet Portrait Coin Purse
$67.50 — A hand painted coin purse with her dog on it. I mean, come on. If she has a dog, this is the gift. It is personalized, it is handmade, and it is adorable.
Step 5
Little extras that make it feel complete
A few thoughtful little extras to add to a gift bundle.
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Personalized Embroidered Kitchen Towel
$9.98 — A kitchen towel with her name embroidered on it. It is the kind of thing that makes her kitchen feel like hers.
Mini Keychain Digital Camera
$27.99 — A tiny digital camera on a keychain. It actually takes photos, and it is the cutest little thing. For the girl who documents everything.
Striped Woven Clutch Makeup Bag
$17.90 — A striped woven clutch that doubles as a makeup bag. A great little add on if you are building a gift bundle.
The girl who has it all does not need more stuff. She needs the version of the stuff she already loves, made just for her. That is what this whole guide is. Pick one thing, personalize it, and you are done.

