The Gen Z Guide To Valentine’s Day Gifts For Your Best Friend
A gesture of appreciation for the ones who have always stuck by you.
By Alby Permana,
Hot take: Valentine’s Day being just for couples is overrated. If being one’s soulmate is about deep connection and mutual understanding, then platonic relationships certainly count – and should be celebrated, too. After all, your friends are the ones who have been there for you through it all, from celebrating your wins to being the shoulder you cry on during breakups. This February 2026, celebrate the ones who have been constants in your life and show them that they are loved with this curation of the best Valentine’s Day gifts.
Crafted with gold-tone chunky brass links, this necklace with a puffy heart charm is the perfect way to tell your bestie you love them – in style.
Move over Sonny Angels, this Takashi Murakami phone hipper in collaboration with Casetify will be your friend’s next obsession.
What’s better than a matching friendship bracelet? A Miffy friendship bracelet, duh.
South Korea eyewear label Blue Elephant makes the coolest glasses at wallet-friendly prices – this pair will easily impress that friend who’s obsessed with the office siren aesthetic.
Here’s something for your budding Masterchef friend. Written by chef-owner of East London’s Café Cecilia, the book features 100 mouthwatering recipes from breakfast to dinner, and image spreads by Matthieu Lavanchy and Jacob Lillis that are the feast for the eyes.
Singapore-based label Atmosphere has a wide and solid curation of fragrance sticks, and their discovery set is a great starting point for introducing their calming scents to one’s space.
Aesop’s Geranium Leaf series is well-loved for a reason. Blending notes of citrus and fresh aromas, the result is a luxurious, spa-like fragrance that stays with you all day, and their body cleanser leaves the skin feeling nourished, soft, and clean.
Philosophy’s Vanilla Hug body and hair mist smells exactly like what the name suggests: warm, cosy, and delectable.
Best friends match, not copy – and Laneige’s Glaze Craze Tinted Serum, which comes in a pack of two, allows you to twin lip combos with your girlfriend.
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