I’m not one of those people who start their Christmas shopping early, but instead rely on the best Black Friday gifts. Because the festive season is already expensive enough.
Years ago, I thought Black Friday was just an excuse for unnecessary impulse spending on clothing, beauty and homeware no one really needs. But now I see it as the perfect opportunity to get a host of gifts for her and gifts for men, at a much more reasonable price.
So, unless you’re one of my siblings, read on to see the list of Black Friday gifts I’m weighing up, plus answers to all those common FAQS. And here’s to yet another year of avoiding low-effort, low-reward gift cards!
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Best Black Friday gifts for everyone on your list this Christmas:
Ahead, the best Black Friday gift deals for 2025, approved by Glamour editors:
Whether you’re shopping for the perfect gift for your wife, girlfriend, mum, best friend, auntie, mother-in-law, or grandma this Black Friday, the best gifts for women should never be an afterthought. Rather, a considered purchase which you’ve taken some time to mull over.
So, after you’ve had a browse of our guide to the best gifts for her, you’ll know we think the following are fail-safe options. First up: one of the best LED face masks, such as the Silk’n Exclusive Facial LED Mask 100, certified after months of GLAMOUR testing. The 4-in-1 LED mask is designed to target multiple skin concerns, including signs of ageing, blemishes, pigmentation and dullness via 100 LED lights, 300 LED bulbs and four LED colours: red, blue, yellow and purple.
Elsewhere, for the loved one who forever looks perfectly put-together, take advantage of the Boots Cyber Monday sale and shop for the Shark FlexStyle 4-in-1 Air Styler – one of the best curling irons the GLAMOUR team tested. Designed to help you achieve salon-level soft curls from the comfort of your home (and just as good as ~more expensive~ alternatives), it’s a hybrid between a hot air brush and styler which uses auto-wrap curling barrels to give you that bouncy blow.
Elsewhere, jewellery gifts from Daisy London and the like are timeless. But for homebodies, I’d always recommend wellness gifts such as an essential oil diffuser instead, designed to spread a sense of calm, peace and tranquillity.
If it’s a luxury gift for her, the Net-A-Porter Black Friday sale has launched, too. Hosting almost every major designer brand of the moment – think Jimmy Choo, Re-Done, Gucci, Victoria Beckham, Bottega Veneta and LOEWE – as well as an array of mid-priced labels loved by editors and influencers alike – Rejina Pyo, Rixo and GANNI – this is the place to head for a designer gift your sister will love.
It’s no secret that, as we welcome in the festive season, the beauty space becomes seriously overcrowded with gifting options. Thankfully, we’ve spent the last few months testing a host of new beauty — some unreleased, some packed inside embargoed gift sets that haven’t been released yet.
Think luxury gifts from brands like Augustinus Bader, a host of seriously effective hair tools and our Korean beauty favourites. Or, for those struggling with Secret Santa, we suggest you consider these Laneige skincare gift sets or a lash serum duo that’ll save you 24%.
If you struggle when shopping for the best gifts for men, whether that be something for your flatmate, brother, boyfriend or grandad, let me share my approach: what’s something they both want and need, that’s not a useless novelty and is within my budget?
My 2025 contenders include a restock of his favourite skincare to prevent him from stealing mine, an experience gift that’ll earn me audible praise, or wear-on-repeat loungewear.
Percival is the place to head for the latter. You’d have had to have been living under a sartorial rock not to have heard of Percival, having garnered an army of celebrity fans, including Tom Holland and Ryan Reynolds. A white tee is a wardrobe essential — but one embroidered with his favourite tipple? The ideal gift for dads.
Best Black Friday Gifts For Kids:
I’m a proud aunt of five, and if there’s one thing I can say, it’s that tracking down the best baby gifts and gifts for one-year-olds doesn’t get any easier. And while an extra pair of hands would likely be appreciated most, sweet comforters, winter accessories and adorable outfits are sure to be well received too.
Just like the rest of Gen X, my five nieces and nephews are obsessed with the personality-packed plushies, designed to look like our favourite fruits, hobbies and classic cuddlies (bears and bunnies. Is it any surprise, then, that GLAMOUR editors regularly weave Jellycat into our gift guides?
Best Black Friday homeware gifts:
The best Black Friday home deals cover just about everything — mattresses, sofas, kitchen tech and home furnishings. And all of those, while essentials, are the kind of things we rarely buy or replace for ourselves. So, why not invest in a luxury gift for your parents, a newlywed couple or people who have everything?
Mere weeks away! Yep, this year, Black Friday falls on Friday, 28th November 2025 — AKA the fourth Thursday of the month and the day after America’s Thanksgiving holiday. Historically, Black Friday was a 24-hour shopping event; however, we’ve seen the deals extend until midnight on Cyber Monday — this year, falling on Monday, 1st December — to give you more time to make considered purchases.
Even better news: in previous years, the Charlotte Tilbury Black Friday sale has started a week early, as have the Trinny London Black Friday, Medik8 Black Friday and Glossier Black Friday events. Because who wants to wait?
For those in need of a reminder, Black Friday is an international shopping bonanza, with thousands of brands discounting their stock both in-store and online to, often, their lowest prices of the year.
These deals usually extend across all categories, including fashion — keep tabs on the best Selfridges Black Friday deals and best Anthropologie Black Friday deals here — and beauty. For example, it’s the ideal time to upgrade your hair dryer or mattress, with our in-house expert, Mayola Fernades, tracking down a host of premature Black Friday mattress deals.