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Bath and body products are among the most popular gift options you can find. They're great because there's something to fit every price range, and you can get anything from a single simple thank-you gift to an elaborate package designed to pamper the recipient like a goddess. Online shopping makes it even easier to give a surprise bath and body gift, because you can shop from wherever you are and have a present sent to someone anywhere else in the world.

If you know someone's favorite scent, you can get bath and body products that are sure to be a hit. Modestly priced brands like Bath & Body Works offer lovely single-note scents like Sun-Ripened Raspberry, Sheer Freesia, Country Apple, or Cherry Blossom. They also offer signature blends, but these also tend to be light and delicate fragrances that can be worn anywhere, all the time. While designer perfumes tend to be stronger and often have limited circumstances under which they would be appropriate, these fragrances can serve as anything from your morning wake-up in the shower to the scent you wear to work, to the scent you wear on a first date.

Aromatherapy is gaining popularity, and oils, candles, body lotions, moisturizers, and the like make great gifts. Many brands that offer aromatherapy products label them both by scent and by what the scent is supposed to be good for. You can give someone the gift of more restful sleep, calming, concentration, sensuality, energy, or even healing.

It's also great to give the type of gifts that people rarely think to give themselves. While women are likely to have a favorite moisturizer, shampoo, or scent already, they're less likely to have massage products or full pedicure kits on hand. This makes a great treat, and can also be something that you share with the recipient, giving your friend a pedicure or your girlfriend a massage.