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Best gift shops: Cobble Hill

Find out where to shop for gifts in this Brooklyn neighborhood.

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Shen Beauty
  • Shopping
  • Cosmetics
  • Carroll Gardens
  • price 2 of 4

Former stylist Jessica Richards and beauty journalist Jules Stringer opened this Cobble Hill jewel—a candy-hued, old-world-style apothecary with modern touches. The space carries an assortment of all-natural and organic products, as well as a handful of high-end products for which Shen has exclusive U.S. distribution (one being top aesthetician Amanda Lacey’s cleansing pomade, $100). There are local treasures, too, including and a line of sulfate-free body washes ($18-$25), lotions ($18) and soaps ($10-$18) in aromas like lime-basil and water lily. Cosmetics connoisseurs and dabblers alike can try Becca sheer moisturizing tints ($42) that instantly wake up winter-weary skin, Ilia lipsticks and lip tints ($24–$34) and Piggy Paint nontoxic peel-off nail colors ($9). Or just make your next bubble bath more festive with Feeling Smitten organic, edible-looking cupcake bath bombs ($5.50–$12).

More shops for gifts in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn

  • Shopping
  • Kitchen and bath
  • Cobble Hill
  • price 2 of 4

Mother-daughter team Paulina and Gosia Rojek debut a sister store to Shelterego, their gift shop on Shelter Island. Just like the original, this space maintains a nautical theme: One wall is covered with a recycled sail, and the small home goods ($12–$250), linens ($12–$450) and giftable knickknacks ($7–$180) all have a decidedly beachy vibe. Top picks include Roost etched-glass champagne flutes (six for $70), Texlen linen aprons ($30) and house-line cotton-thread bracelets adorned with freshwater pearls ($35). As a nod to their heritage, a small selection of jewelry ($160–$532) is also available from Polish designers such as Marcin Gronkowski and Jacek Byczewski. Look for Marcin Zaremski’s silver bracelets, including gold-plated cuffs ($389–$532) and brushed-silver buckled styles ($372–$452).

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