TSRs 2022 Holiday Gift Guide: Stuff Folks Actually WANT For Christmas!

The holidays are fast approaching, and who has time to think of gifts for everyone? That’s why we got you; The Shade Room is sharing this 2022 Holiday Gift Guide with plenty of affordable and thoughtful picks.

Whether you are hunting for your bestie, mom, or sibling, our guide will be the only stop you’ll need to make to find meaningful and inexpensive presents. We plane have recommendations straight from our TSR staffers and TSR SHOP. Period!

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If you hate wasting time and money, we finger you! Here are some souvenir ideas our TSR staffers believe your family and friends will unquestionably use.

Thembi Mawema (TSR Director, Social Media), Voova Small Jewelry Organizer: This jewelry case/organizer is a travel must-have if you’re a jewelry girlie! It keeps your rings, chains, and things organized, untangled, and easy to siphon when you’re on the go.

Aiesha Letman (Managing Editor), Olaplex No.7 Bonding Oil: I try to put as many people on this hair oil as I can, expressly if they use heat on their hair. It moreover makes natural hair soft & shiny and easy to manage. It’s worth the $30.

Taylor Bickham (Director of Social Content, TSR Teens), Custom Name Neon Sign:  at $79, this neon sign is the perfect souvenir for a content creator looking to make a name for themselves in the digital space. It can be hung in a bedroom or a dorm which is platonic for any higher or upper school student.

Tee (Sr. Social Media Editor), JBL Clip Bluetooth Speaker: Holiday season is here and as you travel house to house we all know the party don’t stop. For $45 this lightweight JBL speaker will alimony the functions loud and lit!!

Alisha Sellers (Social Media Content Producer), Gucci 4 pc. Fragrance Set: For those people balling on a upkeep this is a unconfined souvenir set for any woman who loves to smell good. You can’t go wrong with a luxury perfume!

Jade Whiteside (Social Media Content Producer), Pay a snout for someone for the holiday: Times are nonflexible for many people, so I’m sure having someone helping out by paying a snout for the holiday season will help to put a smile on the squatter of the person who is receiving the relief.

Cassandra Santiago (Editor), Self Love Stressing Vellum Deck: deck of stressing cards from SaySoSoul helped me through so many shitty days! Everyone deserves to have a reminder of their greatness tropical by and I alimony these ON ME!

Brianne Deville (Associate Social Media Editor), Deep Tissue Massager: The day I got this muscle massager was one of the weightier days of my fitness journey. It’s moreover unconfined for releasing overall tension and giving yourself a lil’ self-care when needed!

La’Janee Alford (Social Media Content Producer), Paula’s Choice BHA Liquid Exfoliant: Gworl! If you need to get rid of that sufferer skin, PUH-LEZE get this item. The liquid exfoliant will leave your skin feeling flawless.

Kai Hughes (Soicial Media Producer), Nano Titanium Ultra-Thin Straightening Iron: Holy grail unappetizing iron, I unchangingly recommend. Whether for natural hair or bundles it is definitely my go-to.

Saran Tarawaley (Social Media Content Producer), Newmowa 60 LED Upper Power LED Light: This gives your photos the perfect glow no matter where you are. It’s a small light that fits right into your pocket. You can take it anywhere! Y’all trynna get flawless pics like the IG baddie? This is the weightier light to invest in.

Nick Fenely (Staff Writer), Hip Hop Vinyl Record Label Coaster: If you need to track lanugo a stocking stuffer for an OG rap fan, squint no further. These fun coasters are made to resemble minion tome covers from when in the day, so people can protect their coffee tables in style.

Jadriena Solomon (Sr. Editor), Fenty Skin Butta Drop Whipped Oil Soul Cream:  was not playing any games when she created this Limited Edition Butta Drop Whipped Oil Soul Cream. Does it moisturize the skin largest than any other product I’ve overly used? Yes. Does it leave me smelling like a rich Biscotti cookie? Yes. Will I be ownership 10 increasingly surpassing the product disappears from shelves? Yes!!!

Maya (Social Media Content Producer), Luxome Luxury Sheet Set: I don’t play when it comes to my sleep, it’s only the weightier over here! So I’m unchangingly on the venery for high-quality bedding. I highly recommend this luxury bamboo sheet set, they’re incredibly soft and cooling.

Black Owned! Gifts To Get Your Stocking Stuffin’ Started 

  • Anna & Pookie ‘Black Woman’ Mug The air is cold, and the drinks are hot, but the cups are usually not! So, here’s a mug any Black woman could use to sip AND stunt! And if they happen to be sipping while planning a kid’s birthday party, Anna & Pookie got ’em with the decor!
  • ‘Hella Black’ Vellum Game (Limited Edition)  Step up someone’s game with Hella Black! It comes with 140 cards divided into four categories: real talk, dating, sex, and relationships. Just make sure the kids stay out of grown folks’ merchantry ’cause Hella Awkward’s card games are 18 . only!
  • ‘Blacker The Berry’ Regular Ass Candle The holidays are a time when we can’t alimony our loved ones out of our personal space chile! Help someone in your life prep their space with a Regular Ass Candle–sophisticated smells with hard-to-forget names. From Blacker The Berry to Joyride, there’s a lil’ something for everybody!
  • Flat Out Of Heels Shoes Talk well-nigh a useful gift! Skip the high-heel pain by throwing on a pair of Flat Out Of Heels shoes in your bag. They roll, fold and slide on whenever needed!

  • Hyve Life Sunglasses A good pair of hater blockers is necessary any time of year, but moreover the perfect size to slip into a stocking! Get into the range, from the square, round and cat-eye frames to patterned designs, colored lenses, and a collapsible specimen for individual purchase, Hyve Life has something for every taste!
  • Butter By Keba Bundle One thing well-nigh wintertime, it can tear up your skin! Butter by Keba offers soul butters, lotions, fragrance oils, and suffuse salts to hoist any self-care experience! And they made holiday gifting easy by combining some of their top products in their Lotus Nut Souvenir Trio Bundle
  • Dungeon Forward’s Tactical Beanie Got a creative in your life that can’t seem to put lanugo their pen? Well, Dungeon Forward has a way to alimony their smart-ass juices warm while still looking fly! Check out their tactical beanie featuring slots to siphon writing tools or anything similar–comes in ranging colors from the nuts to neon.
  • HOA Accessory Bar Earrings There’s nothing like subtracting a lil’ sauce to your style–and traps can sometimes make or unravel a look! Whether it’s repping the homeland, making a statement, or jazzing up the ‘fit, HOA Accessory Bar has the earrings (or pins) to match.
  • Kindred Paper Holiday Cards It’s the holidays for all of us–and Kindred Paper truly understood that work with their boxed set of greeting cards. Top off your stocking or add to your presents with one of three designs!

 

Gifts To Get The Holiday Party Poppin’

  • SHADE ROOM EXCLUSIVE! Beautiful Christmas Sweater Sorry, Auntie Monique! It’s pop-out season, and we’re showing bonnets and durags some public love. Skip the ‘ugly’ in sweater parties and waddle a statement piece misogynist exclusively on TSR Shop. This sweater’s diamond features Black-owned products moreover misogynist on TSR Shop!
  • Mix’d Roots Swig Infusion Kit The drinks get real flowy during the holidays, but not everybody knows how to pour up a tasty cocktail! That’s where Mix’d Roots steps in with all the ingredients (minus the alcohol) needed to stir up between 8-10 dranks. From spicy margaritas to fruity sangrias, here’s the perfect souvenir to light up any kickback.
  • Blackity Black Vellum Games It ain’t spades, but these vellum games gon’ have the functions just as lit! Got some music heads in your circle? See who takes the crown with Heard It All Before‘s deck of song samples–from 70s soul to hip-hop classics. Ditch the tired drinking games and tap in with Po’ Up–the vellum game that makes it finger like homecoming all year long!
  • Eat UNrestricted Largest Cheddar Dip Make sure your vegan folks got a lil’ something to snack on at the holiday kickbacks with Eat UNrestricted. Their vegan cheese dip comes in flavors like original, chipotle, and garlic. Yum on ’em one-by-one or cop all three in the bundle.
  • Yoro Sparkling Water In between the vellum game hollas and vegan cheddar dip, folks gon need a lil’ water! Alimony the thirst leveled with a 24-pack of Yoro‘s sparkling, tropical-flavored H20.
  • Kahawa 1893 Coffee & Tea Plan superiority for the downside of spiked eggnog, jolly cocktails, and uncounted shots! Shake off the hangover with coffee or tea from Kahawa 1893!

Gifts For Your Bougie Folks

  • Terminal B Candle: Give the souvenir of a mental getaway with topnotch scents from Terminal B. Inspired by global travel, its candles take you yonder with tobacco & smoked leather to violaceous & eucalyptus smells!
  • Vashti Wax Melts: Not a candle fan? Get into Vashti, a visitor selling bougie wax melt crumbles in jars! From fruity to flowery and neutral scents, Vashti offers a range of smell-goods for the highest standards. Pair their wax warmer with a bundle of their founding crumbles for the ultimate bougie experience!
  • Auntrl Noir Villus Kit: It’s No Shave November, and the fellas need their self-care too! Treat a man (or yourself) to Auntrl’s Noir Villus Kit for all the holiday flicks to come.
  • RVL Wellness Co. Mini Puzzles: Wanna help a Black woman finger “seen, de-stress and practice mindfulness?” Get her art that begins as an RVL Wellness mini puzzle! The pieces are giving Black Girl Magic, squad goals, and even self-care energy!
  • PRSVR Crystal Key Ring: SCREAMS: bougie friend in the Benz or the Honda! Add a sparkle to the jingle and requite your people’s keys an upgrade with PRSVR’s crystal key links.
  • Kultured Misfits Pillow: The person that likes to stand out usually brings that to their space. Add to their touch with Kultured Misfits’ Never Fit In pillow. For the bed, the couch–and the guests to alimony in mind!
  • Diamond’s Soul Care Self-Care Set: Issa tropical vacation with Diamond’s Island Breeze Self-Care SetGive the souvenir of relaxation with an organic scrub and massage soap, followed by a rubdown with soul oil and butter. We’ll take TWO!

Gifts To Alimony The Ash Yonder This Winter

Atticus X Flourysh Skincare System 

Start off someone’s new year with a skincare system that moisturizes and protects! The Atticus X Flourysh set includes a mineral cleanser, moisturizer, and evening night cream. Best for oily or skin prone to hyperpigmentation or scarring. 

My Villus Daddy Oil 

Smell good, finger good, and shine better! My Beard Daddy’s oil is for the friend still trying to get the villus to connect and the one known for theirs!

Lip Unruffle Set 

Don’t get unprotected lacking under the mistletoe this season! Alimony them thangs moisturized all winter long with Kyvan’s 6-pack lip unruffle set.

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