The 20 Best Gifts for People With February Birthdays

This squalene-filled overnight mask is my solution to dry winter lips. It smells peachy and comes in a sophisticated jar that’s a step up from Laneige.

Easy to learn and fun to play, Wavelength is a board game that’s best for adult game night. After dividing into two teams, the groups compete to see who can best guess where clues fall on creative spectrums, like “underrated movie” versus “overrated movie” and “smells good” versus “smells bad.”

If she’s thoroughly worn out the yoga mat she ordered online in 2020, upgrade her setup with this option from Stakt that unfolds rather than unrolls. “It also has the advantage of doubling as a block for added versatility outside your regular mat Pilates workouts, from elevated planks to using it as a step stool,” our writer Brenley Goertzen says in our guide to Pilates mats.

Sure, a sachet of fancy bath salts makes a nice gift — but have you considered ones they can throw into the bath with abandon? Since they’re relatively affordable, “you can just absolutely shovel them into your tub without the guilt of squandering more expensive salts,” our senior editor Hilary Reid says.

Office lunches are sweeter without endless slop bowls. After I gifted this to my boyfriend, he used it to reheat everything from leftover soups to stews and curries.

This flat spatula is the latest addition to our senior kitchen and dining writer Emma Wartzman’s utensil crock. It functions as a bench scraper, serving set, and a versatile spatula.

Founded by YouTuber and actress Claudia Sulewski, Cyklar is more than pretty packaging with influencer backing. After testing almost everything the brand has to offer, Goertzen found its body oil is brightening, hydrating, and worthy of a spot in our guide to the body-care staple.

Whether they’re daunted by the pen market or simply need to refresh their pen supply, this gel-pen sampler has enough options that they’ll finish them off with a favorite.

Compared to the viral Lola Blanket, Cozy Earth’s cuddle blanket is thicker and heavier. My boyfriend compares it to lying under the pelt of a polar bear.

Our favorite weighted sleep mask is available in a similarly fluffy version. The mask is the only thing that’ll help our writer Ambar Pardilla fall back to sleep at 3 a.m.

If they didn’t receive one of the hottest gifts of the year — the rather pretty sunrise alarm clock from Hatch — it’ll still arrive with plenty of time to beat the winter blues. It has a massive audio selection and a compatible app that lets you customize both a morning and nighttime routine.

Consider the first book in the series that inspired Heated Rivalry a Valentine’s-y gift that isn’t too on the nose.

Combining the best parts of carbon-steel (lightweight yet durable) and nonstick (easy release and no seasoning) pans, Misen’s new carbon nonstick skillet is the latest breakthrough for plastic-free nonstick pans. Wartzman uses hers to make everything from crispy-skinned fish to chicken cutlets that slide right out.

If they weren’t able to get a birthday reservation at Sailor, they may as well use the knives they use there. Owner Gabriel Stulman chose them because they’re durable, dishwasher-safe, and popular in Paris.

Enjoy Ghia’s nonalcoholic aperitif straight or in a mocktail (or cocktail). Wartzman says it leans bitter and is made with elderflower, yuzu, fig, rosemary, and ginger.

Chef JJ Johnson can’t live without this probiotic hangover remedy that actually works. “I just left the Food and Wine Festival in South Beach. I took one every day I was there and I wasn’t hung-over,” he told us.

To gift like Ana Gasteyer, go with something elevated that solves a problem. So if their tea kettle is worse for wear, a Le Creuset kettle will surprise and delight.

A seasoned skier has likely perfected their setup down to their goggles, but a nifty gadget like this boot dryer will spoil them during their next ski vacation.

While Subus function like sandals, they’re plenty comfortable and warm. Affectionately called “puffer jackets for your feet,” they live up to their nickname (and are our favorite insulated slippers).

In the years since we spotted Mater at a slew of cool Brooklyn shops like Lolo, Salter House, and Sounds, it has become the soap of choice at some of the city’s most in-demand restaurants, including the Four Horsemen, Tatiana, and Bridges. The arbor scent smells of sage, rosemary, and vetiver.