With the holidays behind us, Team EnVi is setting their sights on the new year with brands whose creativity and craftsmanship should be celebrated all year long. Every gift is an opportunity to shop with purpose and support businesses that help strengthen our communities. Here’s a round-up of products from BIPOC-owned brands we’re excited to support and are eyeing for the year ahead!
GU Flannel Pajamas
If we could live in something all winter long, it’d be GU’s flannel pajamas. They’re 100% cotton and just the right thickness for comfort. While this pajama set makes our wishlist, their Holiday Gift Guide includes everything under $100, from stocking stuffers to winter clothes. Talk about cozy and affordable!
GU, the sister brand of Uniqlo, is an AAPI brand that focuses on value, versatility, and the latest trends. You can get looks you love at prices you’ll love even more!
Beanie from Textile General Store
As temperatures drop this winter season, what better way to stay warm than with a beanie from Textile General Store? Their beanies come in several unique patterns and colorways, making them the perfect accessory for your winter outfits.
Textile General Store is a Boston and Brooklyn-based AAPI-owned studio inspired by fibers, colors, and craft. Their products have been worn by artists like Kendrick Lamar in “The Hillbillies” music video and Aminé on the KAYTRAMINÉ debut album cover!
Ruyi Club Jelly “Jade” Hoops
You can never go wrong with hoop earrings, and we’re obsessed with the Jelly “Jade” Hoops from Ruyi Club. These hoops reflect the millennia of jade worn by the Chinese community. They’re carved from smooth green agate, and they take on a jelly-like translucence under light. If you’re looking to add a pop of color and culture to your outfit, these earrings are perfect!
Ruyi Club is an AAPI, women-owned jewelry brand that blends tradition and modernity. Through their pieces, they hope to help you feel connected with your identity and celebrate memories, shared stories, and ancestral roots.
Girlhood: The Book
If you love doom scrolling through Pinterest to save aesthetic posts, try your hand at physical media for a change this new year. From Vietnamese-Indonesian artist Vanessa, Girlhood: The Book brings us a one-of-a-kind mixed media project. It features her own exclusive artwork, and submissions sent from women all over the world.
Expect to come across diary entries, text messages we can all relate to, and poetry that reveals the inner layers of girlhood. It’s the perfect coffee table book to have and flip through when you need to feel a little inspired.
Simihaze’s Super Slick Lip Balm
When the weather outside is frightful, we need a lip balm that does more than hydrate. SIMIHAZE came to our rescue with Super Slick, a unique oil-balm formula encased in their signature cylinder case. The line comes in a variety of nude shades to pick from, with sheer tint for everyday use.
Every detail is intentional, including its abilities to build up pigment and stack together with other Simihaze products like the VELVET BLUR MINI for when you’re on the go. Infused with ingredients like rose oil and shea butter, it guarantees that perfect “your lips, but better” shine.
Soshe’s Blurring Pillow Blush Holiday Set
If you’re still trying to perfect that sunkissed glow for your blush, you’re not alone. Luckily, SOSHE Beauty has us covered with this limited edition set.
It includes their Blurring Pillow Blush in the shade Speakeasy, a dusty mauve suitable for every skin tone for everyday use in any makeup look. Its unique cream to powder formula not only makes the product blendable, but customizable for how sheer or pigmented you want your blush to be. You still need the right tools for that perfect skin-like finish, and the Smooth Base Complexion Brush gives you just that. The high-quality bristle structure is meant to hug your face, delivering a natural look that looks like you’re blushing from within.
BadBlue Dimsum Bag
Dim sum is a dish that’s a quintessential expression of the holiday spirit, with shared plates and warm conversations that bring us closer to the ones we love. BadBlue, the Seoul-crafted fashion and lifestyle brand, captures that feeling in the most charming way possible with its Dimsum Bag. Its playful design wraps cultural nostalgia into a wearable and adorable package that feels especially fitting for the holiday season.
Prefer something edgy? The Mori Dimsum Bag Black is the perfect fit for you. Looking for something a little smaller? No worries it comes in a Mini size, too. Want something fierce? Try the Leopard Dimsum Bag Charcoal. But pink is your favorite color? Give the Washed Leopard Dimsum Bag Pink a go. No matter the mood, they’ve got you covered.
Pink Moon’s Over the Moon Gua Sha Duo
Self-care is an absolute must amidst the hustle and bustle of the holidays. Lin Chen, the Taiwanese-American founder of skincare brand Pink Moon, has just the gift we’re hoping for. The Over the Moon Gua Sha Duo takes an ancient Chinese ritual and bestows us with a modern moment of rejuvenation. The brand’s iconic rose quartz gua sha tool is paired with an antioxidant-rich facial oil in this holiday duo. The pair glides smoothly over the skin to depuff and relieve muscle tension. It is traditionally believed that the practice of gua sha also unblocks stagnant chi, which makes this the perfect gift for anyone wishing to leave behind negativity in 2025.
3.1 Phillip Lim Sequin Mini Market Tote
If there’s one bag that knows a thing or two about festive spirit, it’s this one. 3.1 Phillip Lim has crafted the perfect accessory for any holiday occasion: the Sequin Mini Market Tote. Treat yourself with this little silver bundle of bling, trimmed with metallic leather that is sure to catch everyone’s eye.
Founded by Chinese-American designer Phillip Lim, the brand seeks to elevate the everyday essentials of the “global citizen.” And trust that the Sequin Mini Market Tote will do just that for any winter wardrobe.
Telfar Canal Fur Hoodie
Cozy meets cool with Telfar’s latest drop. The Black-owned brand, brought to us by Liberian-American designer Telfar Clemens, is bringing the heat — both literally and metaphorically — with the Canal Fur Hoodie. Its extra-heavy jersey lining will keep you warm all throughout the winter. But our favorite part? It’s fully reversible, with the iconic Telfar logo on the inner print.
As 2025 comes to a close, be sure not to leave any of these EnVi picks off your wishlist. From apparel, to makeup and accessories, treat yourself to any of these essentials for the new year.
Looking for more trendy gift options for this upcoming new year? Be sure to check out our fashion-lover gift guide here!
