The 2025 Holiday Gift Guide: The Homebody
A Nancy Myers approved gift guide of spoils for the homebody, curator of cozy, comfort creature and the first one to leave.
Welcome to the 2025 holiday gift guides, featuring eight meticulously curated and personality-specific collections of gifting ideas for everyone on your list (including you). From gifts small enough to fit into the stockings hung by the chimney with care to those best worn with while roasting chestnuts by the fire, coveted indulgences wrapped in silver and gold, jolly conversation starters and comforts you’ll want to keep for yourself. This year’s holiday gift guides include the extravagant and the understated, the timeless, the unexpected, the essentials and everything in-between for maximum fa-la-la-ling. Every installment features a delightful, handpicked assortment of my most loved and recommended items that I’ve obsessively tested (and gifted!) throughout the year to pinpoint the very best gifts. While each collection has a different theme (we love a theme) based on the lucky recipients on your list, my annual gift guides are intended to be mixed and matched, combed through and delved into, explored and bookmarked for all of your gift-giving needs this holiday season and throughout the year. Subscribe to unwrap all of the 2025 holiday gift guides in the coming days and find them all here. Happy gifting.
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Treat yourself to the collection of home comforts for the hibernators, the sanctuary seekers, the nesters, the cozy curators, the first to leave and the one who always says “there’s no place like home.”
For the one who has everything, gift them a luxurious formula that doubles as decor — designed to smooth and soothe. I’ve been obsessed with this product for well over a year and like to keep a jar on my bedside table and another on my desk. I’ve gone through several jars and continue to gift them to loved ones throughout the year.
When deciding what to gift the sanctuary seeker who thinks of their skincare routine as a renewing ritual, consider this delightful, indulgent set that includes some of my very favorite products. Not only will they love these additions to their skincare repertoire but the set comes in special holiday packaging — making it easy to just add a bow! — save w/ myskinterest
For the one who would rather host a girls’ night in than venture out, gift them a beautiful, practical piece that is one of my favorite things. It’s the perfect gift to soften the edges of the everyday and one they'‘ll love to display. — save w/ myskinterest
While this product has popped up in other gift guides in this year’s collection, it deserves another mention for your consideration. Few products are as useful as this game-changing, TSA friendly device. It will help ease jaw pain and tension for the homebody who works from home and spends their days on Zoom; depuff their tired, dry eyes after a late night of rewatching their favorite feel good series; relieve some congestion-related pressure when they have a cold and a million other things, too. Frankly, it’s the only skincare device I use daily (I even brought on my honeymoon!) and one of the few I really recommend. It’s one of my tippy top gifts of the season and it’s on sale right now so move fast!
When in doubt, my favorite cashmere sweater is always a good idea. I take a size medium.
Make them feel like they’re in The Holiday with the best gift I’ve ever gifted or received. It’s not at all an exaggeration to say that we use these every single day without fail and they’ve truly become the only ones we reach for. They’re perfectly oversized to keep your nester completely covered and cozy, hold their shape remarkably well, double as decor and are very easy to clean. While they’re the perfect companion on snowy winter days, we continue to love them all year round and they’re somehow still in perfect condition. I honestly think our cat, Frances, prefers them too. The original is perfect for one person.
Looking for a gift for the one who’s always the first to leave? Gift them the ultimate set of hydration that I swear by and used religiously leading up to (and on!) my wedding day. I continue to use them when I’m feeling particularly dry (aka all winter long), before events and as a little treat. No matter their skin type, these are truly better than the rest.
No matter what kind of homebody you’re shopping for, you really can’t go wrong with a beautiful, timeless forever piece that I wear every single day and never take off (I have the 15 inch). It’s one of my favorite pieces I own and one I’d spent years searching for. However, if you’d rather go for something smaller that still has impact, this stunning classic makes for the perfect gift. — Make sure to take advantage of their free overnight shipping through Friday, 12/19!
For the homebody who thinks they invented the everything shower, gift them this unbeatable set that they’re sure to adore. The set includes two of my absolute favorite, must-have products from the collection and is gives them an opportunity to bask in a moment of calm. But if you’re hoping to spend a bit less, make sure you get them this. — save w/ natalie15
Keep their home smelling like fresh sheets still warm from the dryer with this comforting room fragrance that I can’t get enough of.
While most loungewear sets and separates are cheap and made to fall apart, gift the cozy connoisseur a pair of these unexpectedly great joggers that are truly in a league of their own. As someone who owns *a lot* of loungewear, I can attest that these joggers don’t lose their shape easily like other joggers and they’re one of the few pieces of loungewear I don’t feel awkward wearing while venturing outside the home. I have them in Oatmeal Heather and really cannot recommend them enough. I take a size small, true to size.
And if you’re looking to complete the set, the matching crew neck will make for the perfect pair. However, I’d recommend this endlessly comfy hoodie that I can’t stop wearing. It’s distressed in all the right places for a perfected vintage look, incredibly warm and one of those sweatshirts they’ll wear season after season. I take a size small, true to size.
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Always the best advice--always the nicest, most appreciated items.
Not surprisingly, I love each and every one of these gift ideas. Perfection as always!