There are two common ways to organize gift guides. You can do it by category — tech gifts, steals under $50, last-minute presents you can get with two-day shipping from Amazon — or by giftee, e.g., what to buy the men in your life. But since the best gifts are personal, the Cut would like to propose a third way: a hyperspecific list tailored to the people we know, in hopes that you’ll recognize your own friends and loved ones in their very idiosyncratic holiday requests. In the slideshow below, we’ve laid out gifts for everyone from the Elliott Smith Fan Who Always Wears Black to the Woman Who Gives Weed for Secret Santa. Click through to see our picks, or check out our Very Personal Beauty Gift Guide for a more beauty-centric selection.
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