Travel Gift Ideas For Girlfriends
30 Gifts For Your Travel-Loving BFF
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We all have that incredible, adventurous friend. The jet-setter. The explorer. The one who chooses travel over having a big savings account and travel over romance, and if she doesn't have anyone to travel with, she'll jet off on a solo trip without the slightest hesitation. If this sounds like your travel-loving bestie, you'll want to give her a gift that is not only a travel essential she'll use during her travels, but also a gift that makes her think of you every time she uses it while you're oceans apart. If you have a friend who is always thinking about her next getaway, these 30 gifts are perfect.
1 Jetsetter Tank From Wife Material Tees
Essential for on-the-go style, this custom-designed jet-setter racerback tank ($27) from Wife Material Tees is an ultrasoft poly-viscose blend that flows beautifully to flatter the female silhouette, and it makes packing a breeze since black and white go with everything.
2 Too Faced Travel Makeup Kit
This adorable Too Faced "Best Year Ever" Makeup Kit ($49) is a limited-edition makeup bag with three mini palettes of its popular eye shadow and blush shades, as well as a travel-size version of its famous Better Than Sex Mascara.
3 Maui Jim Sunglasses
Maui Jim sunglasses ($171) are a must have for any traveler because the special Polarized Plus technology of Maui Jim's high-quality lenses enhances the scenery on vacation by accentuating the full color spectrum, which will make watching that Hawaiian sunset much more vibrant and beautiful.
4 "Beach Please" Bathing Suit
This fun and fashionable "Beach Please" one-piece bathing suit ($66) from All Twerk and No Pray is a quality, triple-lined suit with removable padding and can be customized in terms of suit color and choice of graphic.
5 Lauren Conrad Travel Rescue Kit
The Lauren Conrad Travel Rescue Kit ($18) is an adorable beauty bag of travel essentials which includes a sleep mask, hair ties, tweezers, ear plugs, a mini hair brush with a compact mirror, and more.
6 Travel Jewelry Box From Stella & Dot
This stylish and practical travel jewelry box ($39) from Stella & Dot keeps jewelry organized and tangle-free while traveling so that looking fashionable on the go is easier than ever!
7 Bucket List Travel Journal
This fun Bucket List Fill-In Travel Journal ($35) by Axel & Ash (sold at Anthropologie) is perfect for travelers who want to keep track of what's crossed off — and what still needs to be crossed off — on their travel bucket list.
8 Bare Minerals Customized Beauty Kit
The Bare Minerals "Your Perfect Picks" Custom Makeup Kit ($48) allows you to create a custom makeup kit and hand-pick eye and lip colors for whomever you're buying for. The personalized kit comes with a pretty cosmetics bag, three deluxe minis, and your custom eye and lip picks.
9 EVER Skin Mini Regimen Skin Care Kit
It's essential to take care of your skin while traveling, and this EVER Skin Mini Pure Results Regimen Kit ($99) will help you do just that with its handy travel-size moisturizer with SPF, advanced eye cream, cleanser, exfoliating peel pads, and more.
10 How to Pack Illustrated Book
Hitha Palepu's awesome book How to Pack: Travel Smart For Any Trip ($10) is a fun, smart, and helpful illustrated guide on how to pack for any trip.
11 Becca Jet Set Glow Kit
The Becca Jet Set Glow Prep & Prime Kit ($25) will keep her skin fresh-looking and glowing on the go. Included is a brightening under-eye corrector and a set of travel-size illuminating primers for radiant, flawless skin.
12 Jet Set Hair Travel Kit From Honest Beauty
Jessica Alba does it again with this awesome Jet Set Travel Kit For Hair ($29) from Honest Beauty, which includes all the products needed to keep your hair looking amazing on the fly.
13 Airplane Mode Travel Essentials Kit
This adorable Airplane Mode Travel Kit ($29) by Pinch Provisions contains 18 mini travel essentials in a stylish gold hologram case. Enclosed, you'll find essentials like floss, lip balm, lotion, tissue, wrinkle remover, stain remover, headphones, and more.
14 MAC Lip Gloss Kit
Creating a glossy lip look has never been easier with this Snow Ball Nude Mini Lip Gloss Kit ($30) as it includes three mini lip glosses in a chic rose gold travel case.
15 Eminence Organic Skin Care Starter Set
The Eminence Organic Skin Care Bright Skin Starter Set ($58) contains a travel-size skincare regimen to brighten and moisturize the skin, including a mini of its Bright Skin Cleanser, Bright Skin Moisturizer With SPF 30, Acai Treatment Masque, Bright Skin Serum, and a practical travel bag.
16 GHD Flight Travel Hair Dryer
The GHD Flight Nocturne Travel Hair Dryer ($99) is the ultimate combination of portability and performance. It has a folding handle, it's lightweight, and it has functionality you can trust and depend upon.
17 Wanderlust Map Watch From Charming Charlie
This one-of-a-kind Wanderlust Map Watch ($15) from Charming Charlie is beyond adorable with its world map background and mini airplane dial.
18 Kindle E-Reader
A must have for any book-lover on the move, the Kindle E-Reader ($80) is a light handheld device that allows travelers to read everything from self-help books to bestselling fiction all on one device, saving a ton of room in their suitcase for more important things.
19 Dermalogica Dry Skin Travel Kit
Since the skin tends to dry out due to climate changes while traveling, this Dermalogica Dry Skin Kit ($40) will be a skin-saving gift, and the travel-size minis are the perfect size for carry-on luggage.
20 Tarte Best Sellers Makeup Kit
Tarte's Fresh Faced Faves Best-Sellers Kit ($29) helps a girl on the go achieve skin radiance in four easy steps with these four perfect travel-size favorites. Includes a hydrating and priming skin mist, a lipstick, Tarte's famous 12-hour blush, and a mascara.
21 Travel Diffuser Aromatherapy Kit
This Travel Diffuser Aromatherapy Kit ($30) comes with a travel-size diffuser and three mini essential oils, and it's perfect for travelers who want to infuse the air in their hotel room with relaxing, rejuvenating, or refreshing aromas.
22 Saje Adventurer's Kit
Saje's "Journey On" Adventurer's Kit ($27) contains energizing and rejuvenating essential oil, lotion, deodorant, and lip balm, sure to keep any traveler feeling fresh and energized during their adventures.
23 Framed World Map Print
Travel-lovers usually love travel-themed home decor, and this Wanderlust Map Print ($40) from Wayfair is the perfect gift for anyone who wants to incorporate their passion for traveling into their home.
24 Too Faced Makeup Brush Kit
The Too Faced Teddy Bear Hair Brush Kit ($65) is a must have for any traveling makeup-lover. The five-piece kit includes all the brushes she'll need to do her face each day and comes with an adorable matching makeup bag.
25 Instax Mini Polaroid Camera
Fujifilm's Instax Mini 9 Polaroid Camera ($59) is a great gift because it's the cutest way to personalize a postcard, and the Polaroid photos make great souvenirs and encourage travelers to create a real photo album or scrapbook, not just a digital one.
26 S'well Tropical Print Water Bottle
A S'well stainless steel water bottle ($45) is essential for anyone who's constantly traveling and on the go because staying hydrated is key for maintaining one's energy while traveling. S'well water bottles come in colorful prints and keep liquids cold for 24 hours or hot for 12 hours.
27 Versatile Kimono From Boohoo
A versatile floral kimono like this one from Boohoo ($16) will be a much-appreciated gift because traveling babes can use it as a beach cover-up, a getting-ready robe, a dress, or even a going-out accent piece.
28 Gold Globe Necklace
This beautiful, dainty globe necklace ($30) is the perfect piece to embody a traveler's adventurous personality. It's the gift that lets your friend wear the whole world around her neck.
29 Airplane Mode Racerback Tank From Wife Material Tees
A must have for the stylish traveler, this ultrasoft "Airplane Mode" scoopneck racerback tank ($26) from Wife Material Tees is comfy, classic, and chic with the perfect amount of flattering stretch. This tank would also be a great gift for yourself to remind yourself to unplug and give yourself some me time.
30 Carry-On Spinner Luggage
A quality piece of carry-on luggage is probably the most essential item for any traveler, and we love this Wit & Delight 20" Sage Hardside Roller Suitcase ($80) because it comes in a pretty mint color (to be easily recognized) and the spinner wheels make it incredibly easy to transport.
