Book Nerds To The Fashionista: We've Got You Covered On Christmas Gift Ideas For All Types Of BFFs

Most of the time when you walk down with your BFF you have to stop and turn back to look at what made them stop and what is being photographed. It's a frequent thing when your best friend is a photography nerd.

If you hit up Metro Gali near Dharamtala, you'll find a world of treasures for this buddy. From old cameras to camera accessories like phone gimballs, small tripods and tiny lenses, you'll every kind of photography essential and I-didn't-know-I-needed-this kind of accessories here. That too at a largely discounted rate (perfect for the meagre savings that we manage on!). Best of all, you'll also find well-maintained pre-owned products at a real steal that you can totally gift your BFF. Read more about the gully here.

If this still doesn't fit your budget, then check out LBB Specials for some cool-looking handmade camera straps from traditional Indian fabrics by (check here). Reusable and perfectly compatible with most cameras, these are available for INR 2,500 onwards.

You know nothing would make your bookworm BFF more happy than adding to the piles of book that they have stacked against the already-full bookshelf. If your friend happens to be a graphic novel or comic book fan, then you must make a gift out of the rarely available Kokaachi comic books (at least in Kolkata) that you'll find at Earthcare Books.

Or you can pick a copy of Verite (India's first adult comic mag) which has unpublished works of some of the famous Japanese manga creators like Susumu Katsumata and Youji Tsuneyama. If you carefully look through the shelves you'll also spot a few uncommon graphic novels like the ones we found by Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco (Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt).

Of course they are your BFF because they are special, and in case they are the rare sorts who love buying pre-owned books then you can hit up Booktuk on EM Bypass to pick books by the kilo as a gift. Put in your curious eye at work and you'll find first editions to uncommon books all in the shelves there. Check out what all we picked up here.

You tag your best bud frequently enough to the shopping jaunts to know that the latest trends are all in the closet. You'd definitely want to gift something beautiful and timeless to add to their collection, but if you're clueless on what to pick in a budget then we suggest you remedy it with a gorgeous stole or scarf. Hit up Sasha right away to pick fabulous Murshidabad silk scarves that'll go with almost any kind of look (ethnic or western) for as low as INR 300! You can also check out Biswa Bangla for fantastic Bishnupur silk stoles that range around INR 700.

For the funk-loving friend, pick a fun quote tee or quirky animal-printed bags from Yellow Curtain. Check out our review here.

Make your gorgeous skinned way-too-picky and skincare-products loving friend give you the tighest hug and biggest grin with a pamper hamper made out of handpicked products. Don't worry if you're clueless on where to start, we've got you covered. Hit up Living Free to pick up amazing organic spa bars and face cleaners from Bare Essentials. You'll also find Anantaya's absolutely organic aromatic essential oils there to add to the hamper.

Then head to Sasha to score a bottle of cold-pressed coco-amla hair oil and real good herbal shampoos from Rasa. Finally, add to your hamper some paraben-free face and body creams and lotions from Auli to bring it all together!

It takes one to know one. So, if your friend is a compulsive stationery addict, then you've got to take our advice and get them these gifts. Head out to Kamala to get Froggmag's folk-art inspired spiral notebooks. Or pick one of those Jatra-poster inspired Diamond Library notebooks (they come with handmade paper leaves) or Curry Mag's soft leather-bound journals from Sienna Cafe.

Go for a great coffee to The Lighthouse Cafe and also remember to pick up Tara Publishing's fantastic statement artwork-bound Flukebooks (they are available in a variety of sizes). This aside, spoil the doodler friend with a load of micron, brush and fine-tip pens from Starmark. You can also check out Prestigify to score some real quirky anime inspired pens (we found Totoro pens here!).