The ultimate Galentine's Day gift guide to give you top present ideas for your pals
With Barbie being snubbed by the Academy Awards this year, it feels more important than ever to show our fellow women the utmost love and support.
From acts of service to quality time, the ways in which we express our love are wide-ranging. However, here at ES Best, there’s one love language which trumps them all: gift-giving.
Of course, by the time Valentine’s Day rolls around, it’s easy to feel gifted out. But we should always find the time to celebrate the wonderful women in our lives who aren’t blood relatives and shower them with the presents and delights they deserve.
Enter: Galentine’s Day. Whether you’re in a relationship or not, the importance of celebrating Galentine’s as a woman cannot be understated. The origins of this wondrous day, usually celebrated on February 13th, lie in the iconic American sitcom Parks and Recreation. Thank you, Leslie Knope.
Yet it’s one particular 21st-century, record-breaking global blockbuster that we’re looking to for inspiration this Galentine’s Day. reminded us of is the power of female friendships. While romance is certainly a lovely thing, platonic soulmates are no myth – and treating our best pals with the same grateful affection as we would family and partners remains of the utmost importance. After all, Blair and Serena found their way back to each other.
