One of the many things my mama taught me is to never show up to a party empty-handed. Hosting, especially during the holidays, is so much work. Even if the host/hostess says they have everything covered in terms of food and drink, a gift goes a long way in showing your appreciation.
While this year’s holiday gatherings will look a bit different than usual, showing up with a hostess gift is still a good plan. Even if you’re just going to your sister’s house for a small gathering with immediate family. Or maybe you’re hosting an intimate holiday get together and want to treat yourself! 😆
I’ve rounded up some of my favorite, unique hostess gifts below and I’m super excited to share this hostess holiday gift guide because TBH, I really think I nailed it with this one. I’d be beyond thrilled to receive any of these gifts and I know your hostess with the mostest will too!
Hostess Holiday Gift Guide
Giving your host a bottle of wine isn't anything ground-breaking, but giving them a wine from nakedwines.com + a $100 credit absolutely is!
If you're not familiar with nakedwines.com, it's an incredible way to discover talented, independent winemakers. They have a very unique model, where customers (aka "Angels") deposit $40 a month into their accounts, and this cash is then invested into the indie winemakers who are a part of nakedwines.com to create their awesome wines. All of these wines area exclusive to nakedwines.com, and the wineries don't have to worry about expensive marketing or sales costs, which means customers get insider prices at 40 - 60% off!
I especially love their social rating features on the site, and I can filter by style, grape, country, and of course rating. I've discovered some incredible wines through nakedwines.com and the rating system never steers me wrong.
Nakedwines.com is offering What The Fab readers $100 off their first order—perfect for the holidays! You can order a case and serve some of the wine at home while gifting other bottles to hosts/friends, and they include these cute little tags so they can get $100 off their first order too.
This is such a great, unique gift for the hostess! Aera is a smart home fragrance diffuser and once you try it, you are legit going to use it every day. You can control the settings and intensity from your phone, or set it on a schedule like I do and wake up to delicious scents every morning. They have a huge variety of fragrances and each capsule lasts for 800 hours.
Aera just came out with their holiday gift set and the festive fragrances include: Snowfall (Noble Fir, Cedarwood, and White Freesia), Holiday Spice (Red Apple, Ginger, and Cinnamon), and Deck the Halls (Berries, Pine, and Holiday Spices). Perfect for getting in the holiday spirit! Aera fragrances are 100% pure fragrance (no harsh chemicals), so they’re safe for kids & pets.
By the time I'm halfway through my cup of coffee, it's already gotten cold. The Ember coffee cup keeps your coffee warm while you sip throughout the morning. Genius. Plus, Bed Bath & Beyond is doing 20% off right now when you subscribe to their email newsletter, so I'd suggest buying it through there!
Lucini's olive oil is made from Italian olives where the trees date back 100 years and the microclimate of the area grows some of the best olives in Italy. When you taste it you can tell how premium it is. Considering how high quality this olive oil is, their pricing is extremely reasonable. You can even get it on Amazon Prime!
illy has some beautiful gift sets, whether you're looking for a couple pretty espresso cups and saucers from their many artist collections, or a more built-out set that includes an espresso machine and coffee capsules. I love my Y3.2 iperEspresso Espresso & Coffee Machine in white—it's so cute and chic and makes the best shot of espresso in the mornings. Any coffee lover would be thrilled to receive a gift from illy!
These coasters are so chic and come in a few different colors. Pretty coasters are something that I don't normally buy myself, but love to have in my home! These ones are unique and eye-catching while also being neutral, so they'll go with any host's setting.
Grove Collaborative is my favorite place to shop for plant-based and sustainable household goods and beauty items. They have their own line as well as a selection of some of my other favorite brands like Mrs. Meyers, plus I like discovering new brands through Grove—I know that if it's on Grove the brand/product has already been vetted from a sustainability and health perspective.
There are so many things on Grove's site that would make for great hostess gifts, and you can either put together a custom caddy with different items like I have in this pic (I included things like dish towels, a candle, and a room spray), or if you are a new customer and spend $20, use this link to get a FREE gift that includes a few Mrs. Meyer's holiday items (hand soap, dish soap, and multi-surface spray) along with Grove's Walnut Scrubber Sponges all in a cute Grove caddy. It makes for a great hostess gift and you get to treat yourself too!
This could actually be used as a wine chiller or a utensil holder, but either way this marble wine chiller is sleek and pretty. Perfect to put those wines from nakedwines.com in!
I'm casually obsessed with this agate cheese board. The colors! The gold lining! So stunning. Pro tip: bring some cheeses so the host can use it that very night.
