Do you know your proper etiquette? Should you give a gift to a host or hostess of a party? The answer is yes! If a party is hosted at their home or a dining establishment where they’re paying for your meal, then you should be a gracious quest and bring a gift for the host or hostess. But there is more to it than that. Today I’m sharing the Do’s and Do Not’s of Gift Giving to a host or hostess.

Food and Beverage Items

Entertaining and Home Decor Items

Personal and Pampering Items

My Favorite Places To Shop For Host or Hostess Gift’s

• Anthropologie – great unique gifts for all categories
• Crate and Barrel – great home decor and entertaining items
• Pottery Barn
• Williams Sonoma – great food items!
• Mark & Graham – great personal items such as gloves and entertaining item
• Nordstrom
• Target
• Macy’s

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Outfit and Beauty Details for Today’s Video

• Blouse: old, but still purchased this year Banana Republic
• Faux Leather Leggings: old, Bar III from Macy’s
• Camel Blazer: old, from Target
• Handbag: New, Kate Spade at Nordstrom and Bloomingdales
• Booties: old, Sam Edelman
• Wool Coat: old H & M
• Aubergine (or Eggplant) Leather Gloves: Leather Gloves Online / Nordstrom Rack / Amazon
• Earrings: Dean Davidson
• Ring: Dean Davidson (in Rainbow Moonstone) I also have this ring in Black Onyx
• Bracelet: The Gigi – a bracelet to honor my role as a grandma. I created this add-a-diamond bracelet along with a local jeweler 
• Bracelet: Curb Chain Michael Bolt Bracelet Ana Luisa
• Lip Pencil: Palladio in Rose (lined, only) Amazon
• Lip Pencil: Huda Beauty in Muted Pink (filled in) Sephora
• Liquid Lipstick: Kat Von D in Lovesick Sephora
• Lip Topper: Huda Beauty Lip Strobe in Angelic Sephora

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Do you have any do’s or do not’s of gift giving?