Holiday Gift Guide: Our GofG Staff Picks For 2015

To Give: For the politicos in my life, I plan to give the gift of the Hillary scrunchies and Michelle Obama bandannas. ($10.99) I plan to give my mom a full basket of products by organic skincare line Skincando. I was skeptical at first but their products cure everything from dryness to acne to discoloration, are completely natural and smell incredibly clean. ($24 - $56) I’m bringing Virginia Lightning White Whiskey Moonshine from Belmont Distillery as my host gift to holiday parties this year. It’s delicious in mixed drinks and comes in a fun jug shape. ($31.99) I can never find the time to send out Christmas cards so, instead, I like to send a festive treat to my close friends and colleagues. This year I’ve been sending STK’s White Chocolate Cremeux Cake. ($10) I have a lot of music snob friends and this new song “Low Drop” by the quirky electronic duo Normaling is easily my fave of 2015. It’s sure to impress your hippest music friends. ($3.99) To Get: The Bixby bike by famous Detroit leather goods company Shinola would be a wonderful, shiny new present to find under my Christmas tree. ($1,950) I spend a lot of time seeing live music but like to be in heels. The Magdalena boots by Dr. Martens are cool and comfortable. ($160) Denada Designs makes handmade alpaca scarves in Peru and, I hope, will bring one straight to me. ($78) I’m in love with Owl’s Brew tea. The packaging, the fun flavors and the fact that they’re made especially to be stellar cocktail mixers. I want their trio of flavors gift set along with their new cocktail book Wise Cocktails. ($15.59)