Birthday gifts for women

Finding a birthday gift for a woman

On the hunt for a birthday gift for a woman:

Finding a gift idea for a woman to delight her on her birthday is no small task. At Amikado, we have created a complete selection of women’s gift ideas, including more than 1500 gifts, so you will be spoilt for choice when selecting her birthday present. There is something for every taste, every age, and every type of woman.

Birthday gifts for women of any age or any profile:

Whatever the nature of your relationship with the recipient — your wife, partner, sister, mum, grandmother, friend or colleague — Amikado helps you find the unique women’s gift idea that is sure to please her!

Gastronomy Gifts:

Are you looking for a gift idea for a woman who enjoys wine, cheese, champagne, beer, or something else? You are in the right place! At Amikado we have a selection of wine and gastronomy gifts that are a big hit! From engraved wine or beer glasses, personalised gourmet gift sets, engraved cheese boards, personalised bottles of wine, to engraved Laguiole knives, we offer a wide range of gift ideas.

Our favourite gastronomic birthday gift: Engraved birthday wine glass

Cocooning Gifts:

If your recipient is more of a homebody who loves staying in and enjoying the comfort of her home, you will find the perfect birthday gift for her among our wide selection of women’s gift ideas. From personalised cushions, printed mugs, engraved tea boxes, embroidered throws, to engraved candles, our cocooning gift selection is full of original and unique ideas centred on home well-being!

Our favourite cocooning birthday gift: Embroidered deluxe sleeved blanket

Sporty Gifts:

If you are hunting for a gift idea linked to her favourite sport or a sports accessory, Amikado offers personalised gifts that will make her happy. From embroidered sports bags with her name, personalised water bottles, engraved sport-themed keyrings, to printed sports T-shirts, you will easily find the right match.

Our favourite sporty birthday gift: Embroidered duffel sports bag

Green Gifts:

Perhaps you are searching for a gift idea for a woman with green fingers? We have the perfect options. For plant lovers, we offer a selection of grow-your-own plants for a long-lasting gift — a refreshing change from a bouquet of flowers that sadly fades after a few days. From ecocubes, desktop organisers, to plantable cards, you will have plenty of choice. You can even choose the plant she will love the most from our wide range. If you prefer to give a plant that has already grown, one of our Haworthia plants makes an ideal birthday gift. And finally, our embroidered gardener’s apron with motifs and her name is extremely popular.

Our favourite green-thumb birthday gift: Engraved desk organiser

Birthday gifts for women by age:

As the years go by, tastes change, and birthday gifts change with them. To guide you, Amikado has created selections of women’s gifts to offer on her birthday according to her age. Looking for a gift for a young woman? Discover our pages of birthday gift ideas for women of 20, 25, 30 and 35. You will find that Amikado has prepared suitable women’s gift ideas to help guide your choice. Find inspiration for a birthday gift for her from our embroidered dressing gowns, personalised plants, engraved glasses, personalised pouches or unique decorative gifts.

And if your recipient is in the prime of life, we have also prepared perfect pages for her. Come and discover our selection of birthday gifts for women of 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60. You will find gold roses in engraved cases, personalised cheese boards, canvas photo prints, leather gifts and many other birthday ideas. And if the recipient happens to be your mum celebrating her birthday, we have a selection of Mum gifts to help you find the ideal birthday present — because mums deserve to be spoiled whenever the occasion arises.

Finally, if your recipient is a senior woman, closer to blowing out 90 candles than 20, we have also prepared a selection of birthday gift ideas to surprise her on the big day. From birthday books, candles, cushions, to jewellery, you will certainly find the idea that will delight her when she opens her gifts. Discover our selections of women’s birthday gifts for 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90 and 95. And do not forget to take a look at our grandmother gifts if your recipient happens to be your grandma!

You are sure to find among these pages an original birthday gift idea that she will love — something different from the classic women’s gifts seen time and time again. Yes, a beauty box, a bouquet of flowers, a book, a handbag or a classic piece of jewellery will always please her, but wouldn’t you like to give her a birthday gift this year that will truly surprise her?

Looking for a birthday gift for Mum?

Your Mum’s birthday is coming up and you want to give her a memorable gift? Visit our Mum gift page where you will find excellent birthday gift ideas for Mum. To help you further, here is our selection of the best Mum gifts.

TOP 5 birthday gift ideas for Mum

The customer favourite of the year is undoubtedly our personalised Mum ecocube. Our special Mother’s Day designs are extremely popular, but the “I love Mum” ecocube signed with the children’s names is one of our customers’ all-time favourite gifts.

Another very popular birthday gift, especially for mums, comes from our We Are Family collection, particularly the personalised We Are Family cushion. The idea? You personalise this cushion with the members of Mum’s tribe, matching each one to the We Are Family avatar that most resembles them — a decorative gift idea that always makes an impression!

For mums who love cooking or baking, the successful birthday gift is our 100% cotton embroidered apron. You can have it embroidered with the text of your choice.

The stunning gold rose with engraved case is also a big hit with mums, as well as more generally as a women’s birthday gift.

And finally, one of our best women’s gift ideas — perfect whether it’s for your Mum or your daughter — is the embroidered women’s dressing gown. An intergenerational gift, it is loved at any age and for any occasion.

Where do our birthday traditions come from?

Each year, on our birthday, we gather with our loved ones and celebrate having completed another journey around the sun. On this occasion, we blow out candles on a cake while our guests sing, and then they offer us birthday presents… But what are the origins of all these birthday traditions?

Apparently, the tradition of putting candles on a cake on one’s birthday comes from antiquity. In Ancient Greece, people went to the temple of Artemis on each anniversary of her birth to honour the goddess of hunting and the moon. To celebrate her, they brought a round cake symbolising the moon, surrounded by candles to imitate its glow. According to custom, after kneeling before the cake and saying a prayer to the goddess, the Greeks blew out the candles. Over time, this tradition evolved and today the popular custom is to make a wish before blowing out the candles on one’s birthday cake.

However, in the Middle Ages one did not celebrate one’s birthday — it was frowned upon. In fact, celebrating one’s date of birth was even associated with misfortune because in biblical texts, the only three mentions of birthdays refer to death. Thus, in Medieval Europe, people instead celebrated the feast day of the “Patron Saint” associated with one’s given name, or the anniversary of one’s death (symbolising the day of resurrection).

It was only in the 19th century that birthday celebrations reappeared, as the Catholic Church sought to shift attention away from the feast day of the saint, in order to weaken the overly strong cult of saints. It was at this point that the celebration of one’s birthday gradually gained importance. At first, it was the bourgeoisie who adopted the practice, and over the course of the century it spread to the working classes, eventually becoming the celebration we know today — with cake, candles, the “Happy Birthday” song, and birthday gifts (as well as the panic of not finding the perfect birthday gift idea).