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Support Women & BIPOC-Owned Businesses with This Holiday Gift Guide

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Support Women & BIPOC-Owned Businesses with This Holiday Gift Guide

Each year we showcase incredible BIPOC and women-owned businesses to support while doing your holiday shopping (and all year round).

Why? Because what we buy matters! How we spend money is a way to vote for more of what we want to see in the world. 

Plus, the pandemic, inflation and supply-chain issues have made the last few years really challenging for small businesses. Our support can make a big difference. 

We’ve compiled a list of your (and our) favorite brands. Thank you for sending in all of your new favorites this year. This list just gets better and better. And we plan to continue to add to it! 

Without further ado, here’s our BIPOC- and women-owned gift-guide.

P.S. If you are feeling strapped for cash this holiday season (cough: many of us!), head to the bottom of this article for ideas to stretch your gift budget!

For the friend with big goals…

Kimothy Joy’s Focus Pocus Weekly Planner & Calendar

For the one who wants to cook more at home (and Actually enjoy it!)…

The Omsom “Try Them All” Set

For the friend looking to level up her $$$…

My book, Financial Adulting!

For the animal + Shoe lover…

Nokwol Shoes

For your friend who goes into the office…

Dagne Dover’s Dakota Neoprene Backpack


For the one who loves baths…

OUAI Chill Pill Fizzy Bath Bombs

For the musical youngsters…

The Loog Guitar (Mini or Pro)



For the friend with the best nail game…

Olive & June’s Mani system

For the activist with a cause…

Bird & Stone’s cuffs (a Statement + Donation)

For the one who can’t keep a plant alive…

The Sill’s Easy Case Plants

To Celebrate the ambitious women…

Stefanie O’Connell’s Statement Cards

For friends who loves everything skincare…

Helen Rose Co’s Cupuaçu Butter

For the friend with a year-round glow…

Live Tinted Guard & Glow Set

For the friend who’d rather stay home and light a candle…

Freres Branchiaux’s Wakanda Forever Candle or Black History Collection

For the One who loves to “nest”…

Jungalow’s Peel & Stick Wallpaper

get creative with your gift budget:

If you are feeling like your holiday budget is already bursting at the seams, I hear you. With inflation, things are more expensive all around. And that means less money available for the holidays (which will probably cost more money). If you are looking to get creative with some friends and family, here are some ideas: 

  • Make a saving, investing or debt paydown swap. My sister and I made a pact a few years ago to save in each other's honor instead of getting each other gifts. We transfer a specific amount of money to our savings and celebrate it together. 

  • Make a gift budget pact. If you’re not ready to pull the plug on gifts altogether, you can make a pact with said friend or family to tone down the gifts this year. You might be surprised how relieved others are when you bring this up. They’re feeling the pressure too! 

  • Host a white elephant exchange. Hosting a gift exchange with a group where everyone buys one gift (and you can put a dollar limit on it) is a great way to add some fun while reducing the amount of gifts you need to buy.

Other Women and BIPOC-Owned Businesses

By Category in Alpha Order

Candles


Coffee / Tea 


Cooking / Baking 


Fashion / Jewelry / Accessories


Art / Home Goods / collectibles


Skincare / Beauty 


Wine 

For more…

Head to our consumer activism channel in Slack to search through the treasure trove of recommendations by keyword or ask the group for recommendations!