Gift Guide Part #5: Your Best Friend Who Looks Beautiful Even in a Hoodie Sweatshirt and Knows a Weird Amount of Sound-of-Music Trivia.

Two tickets to the new Marilyn Monroe movie (to which you sneak in mini bottles of Champagne with straws, since that's what Marilyn would do).
MoroccanOil Treatment to keep her hair smooth and silky all winter. (I swear by this; it's magic.) $12.55.
An art print that's funny 'cause it's true. $17/small to $47/large, by Gemma Correll.
Adorable sparkly flats, in red, black or gold, which would look good with everything, $128.
Mistletoe for her house. $3.49 plain, $10 with a hanging kit and breath mints!
Fresh Sugar Passion Lip Treatment, because it's tinted and moisturizing (meaning, the best for kissing:), $22.50.
Cheeky umbrella, 45 Canadian dollars.
2012 subscription to Martha Stewart Living. The new editor-in-chief Pilar Guzman (formerly of Cookie Magazine) has amaaaazing ideas. Excited to see what's in store. $24.
Marble balloons, 8 for 1.99 British pounds (or 100 for 10.60 British pounds, if you want to go nuts).
Bensimon sneakers to wear all year (and delight her inner French girl). $57.
Fortune-Telling Book of Names, so she can look up herself, her friends, her future children...and every guy she's ever dated (obviously). $9.95.
Magic 8 Ball Pen, $7.
A candle inspired by Jane Austen, $22.
Wooden animal boxes, $49 each.
A tiny Rosemary or Lemon Cypress tree for her house (and they smell so good), $58.
A personalized coffeetable book about her beloved pup. $44.
Striped ski hat, $85.

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Diane Keaton's fantastic new memoir about her relationship with her mother--and Woody Allen, Warren Beatty and Al Pacino. $14.35.
Red lipstick, because she'd never buy it for herself. (Bonus: It's moisturizing.) $32.
The iconic Finnish Aalto vase, because it makes even a bunch of daisies look straight out of Helsinki. $50.
Brownies and chocolate chip cookies...combined. Six for $14.
A beautiful tiny bar necklace, $49. (I wear this everyday and adore it.)
Pinecone candles, $29.
Silk pillowcase, which not only feels good (and perfectly cold!) but helps you not get wrinkles when you sleep. $18.
A rad natural sea sponge, because she always had one when you were growing up. They're also unbelievably gentle on your face. $5.
Amagansett Sea Salt with a sweet, briny flavor, made by a husband and wife. All steps--from the ocean to the bottle--take place in their tiny town in the Hamptons. (Photos by the New York Times.)
Striped slippers from France, $88. (Or duvet socks!)

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A cozy cardigan, $72. (I love this mustard yellow!)

A cute striped tote, $39.

Ponytail styling lotion for the perfect high pony, $22.

A custom portrait of her beloved pup, $300...or one of these adorable (and more wallet-friendly) animal prints, $20.

New York pencils to inspire her to visit, $11.

A morse code necklace that spells "friend," $36.

Caramel marshmallows with sea salt and toffee crumbles, $13.

A rad street-style memory game from Amsterdam, $13.

A pretty pink bralet that you know she'll love, ;$36.

The world's cutest coffee-table book, $31.50.

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A lovely print for her bedroom, $15. (Update: Good news, she added more to the shop!)

Compost cookies with pretzels, chocolate, oats, coffee and potato chips (holla!), $10 for six. (They also have blueberry and cream cookies, yum.)

The newly restored dvd of Breathless, $31.96, wrapped in a French striped shirt.

A handmade cutting board from the Hudson Valley, $38, along with three stinky cheeses.

Pretty triangle earrings that she can wear with everything, $30.

A vintage scarf, $55, that she can wear around her neck or wrap around her head like Audrey Hepburn. (Bonus: It looks like modern art!)

A British gurgling jug which makes a hilarious "glug" sound when you pour it, $36. (I love love love these.)

You Are Beautiful pencils, because it's true. $10 for six.

A bundle of dried lavender to make her desk feel like the English countryside, $10.

xoxo

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Fabulously false eyelashes, 'cause every girl needs a pair, $25.

Hugs scarf, since she lives 3,000 miles too far from you, $95.

A feel-good print to make her smile, $29.99.

The Barefoot Contessa's dessert mixes, $11. (My mom swears by them!)

Silhouette coffee mugs, $65.

French Milk, a graphic novel about a girl's trip to Paris. $10.80.

Chocolate French bulldogs, $28.

A tea towel that's funny 'cause it's true. 7 British pounds.

Heart tights or polka-dot tights, like this Copenhagen cutie. $14.

(Twiggy photo via Ms. Lilien; cupcake photo by Jennifer)