I'm in My 50s, and These Are Gifts People My Age Would Love
Melissa Meyers is a Los Angeles–based influencer with a focus on beauty, style, travel, and wellness. Her blog, The Glow Girl, aims to empower women to embrace the best version of themselves, age gracefully, and cultivate a glow from the inside out. She also happens to be 54 years old and has a penchant for finding the best products. Below, hear from Meyers on her holiday gift picks.
The holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year. Our to-do lists can feel endless thanks to shopping, parties, events, and completing work projects before year-end. In order to select the best gifts that are truly enjoyed and appreciated, I like to stay as organized as possible by making a list of everyone to gift and then choosing something specifically for them.
I’ve listed some of my favorite gift ideas below by category to help with all your shopping needs for friends, family, employees—a curated shopping wish list and holiday gift guide for the lifestyle categories that resonate with me and so many Glow Girls my age. Ahead, items for everyone and every budget.
Fashion Favorites
Add something new to her style routine with these unique pieces that will add the perfect touch to her look.
Puff sleeves are the perfect detail to upgrade your basic sweater with.
Jewelry She'll Love
For the woman who loves to layer her necklaces.
Beauty Becomes Her
These beauty-themed presents will keep her glowing all year long.
Wellness Intention
Is she more about igniting her inner-glow? These gift ideas will feed her mind, body, and soul.
Use them on their own or mix as the perfect cocktail for a mental vacation.
Home Alone
When she’d rather chill at home, these items will keep her warm and cozy.
Setting the mood with a fragrant burn.
Fitness Enthusiast
This girl doesn’t sweat, she glows! If fitness is her thing, these gifts are sure to make her heart race faster than a five-minute mile.
Small in size, with big and mighty sound and style.
And Now: Five trends fashionable women in their 50s are wearing right now.
Nicole Kliest is a freelance writer and editor based in New York City who focuses on fashion, travel, food, wine, and pretty much anything else that's amusing to write about. After graduating from Pepperdine University with a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing, she started her career back in 2010 as Who What Wear's photo editor and throughout the last decade has contributed to publications including Fashionista, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, The Zoe Report, PopSugar, Fodor's Travel, and several others. She also copywrites and has worked with clients such as Frame, Sea, 3x1, Intelligentsia, and others to develop brand voices through storytelling and creative marketing. She's very passionate about the ways we can improve our sustainability efforts in the fashion industry as well as cultivating content that's diverse and inclusive of all people. When she's not checking out the latest restaurant opening in her West Village neighborhood or riding her bicycle along the West Side Highway, she can be found scheming her next trip somewhere around the world. (Up next is Vienna.)
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