Kylie Jenner, Kanye West and More Celebrities Who Are Great at Gift-Giving: Photos

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Kylie Jenner, Kanye West and More Celebrities Who Are Great at Gift-Giving: Photos

What makes a great gift? It all depends on who you ask. For stars such as Kylie Jenner and Kanye West, more is definitely more. Money is no object for the Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum and the rap mogul, who shower their friends and family members with extravagant goods. The Kylie Cosmetics founder has given everything from a Ferrari to Louis Vuitton handbags to those in her inner circle. The Yeezy designer, for his part, has donated $1 million to his then-wife Kim Kardashian’s favorite charity in honor of her birthday and also had a one-of-a-kind Hermès Birkin bag hand-painted for her. The KKW Beauty founder’s 40th birthday celebration in October 2020, proved that Kardashian is also a great gift giver. The Skims founder flew her closest friends and family to a private island for a week of festivities and fun activities, including dancing, bike riding, movies on the beach and big dinner. “I realize that for most people, this is something that is so far out of reach right now,” she wrote via Instagram, referencing the coronavirus pandemic quarantine restrictions at the time. “So in moments like these, I am humbly reminded of how privileged my life is. #thisis40.” [jwplayer JvOeexYw-zhNYySv2] Others, such as Once Upon a Time alum Josh Dallas and musician Stevie Nicks, have shown their love and admiration for their nearest and dearest with inexpensive-yet-personal presents straight from the heart. “I have this incredible book that Stevie Nicks gave me in 2013 when my boyfriend [Cory Monteith] died,” Lea Michele told Billboard in January 2017. “She gave me this art book of hers that she put notes in over the years and song lyrics, and then she rewrote personal notes for me that say things like, ‘Keep singing, and have faith.’” Taylor Swift has also become a gifting guru, sending special presents to her new mom friends over the years. The “Lover” singer hand-embroidered a blanket for Katy Perry’s first child, daughter Daisy Dove in September 2020. “Hope it’s one she drags around for years till it becomes an unrecognizable shred that she keeps in her pocket as a teenager,” Perry captioned a photo of the sweet gift. Scroll through to see which Hollywood A-listers know how to nail it when it comes to finding just the right thing for any gift-giving occasion!

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Kylie Jenner, Kanye West and More Celebrities Who Are Great at Gift-Giving: Photos

What makes a great gift? It all depends on who you ask. For stars such as Kylie Jenner and Kanye West, more is definitely more. Money is no object for the Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum and the rap mogul, who shower their friends and family members with extravagant goods. The Kylie Cosmetics founder has given everything from a Ferrari to Louis Vuitton handbags to those in her inner circle. The Yeezy designer, for his part, has donated $1 million to his then-wife Kim Kardashian’s favorite charity in honor of her birthday and also had a one-of-a-kind Hermès Birkin bag hand-painted for her. The KKW Beauty founder’s 40th birthday celebration in October 2020, proved that Kardashian is also a great gift giver. The Skims founder flew her closest friends and family to a private island for a week of festivities and fun activities, including dancing, bike riding, movies on the beach and big dinner. “I realize that for most people, this is something that is so far out of reach right now,” she wrote via Instagram, referencing the coronavirus pandemic quarantine restrictions at the time. “So in moments like these, I am humbly reminded of how privileged my life is. #thisis40.” [jwplayer JvOeexYw-zhNYySv2] Others, such as Once Upon a Time alum Josh Dallas and musician Stevie Nicks, have shown their love and admiration for their nearest and dearest with inexpensive-yet-personal presents straight from the heart. “I have this incredible book that Stevie Nicks gave me in 2013 when my boyfriend [Cory Monteith] died,” Lea Michele told Billboard in January 2017. “She gave me this art book of hers that she put notes in over the years and song lyrics, and then she rewrote personal notes for me that say things like, ‘Keep singing, and have faith.’” Taylor Swift has also become a gifting guru, sending special presents to her new mom friends over the years. The “Lover” singer hand-embroidered a blanket for Katy Perry’s first child, daughter Daisy Dove in September 2020. “Hope it’s one she drags around for years till it becomes an unrecognizable shred that she keeps in her pocket as a teenager,” Perry captioned a photo of the sweet gift. Scroll through to see which Hollywood A-listers know how to nail it when it comes to finding just the right thing for any gift-giving occasion!

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Ed Sheeran

The “Thinking Out Loud” crooner revealed in October 2022 that Elton John has a penchant for giving him “weird” — and NSFW — gifts. To pay it forward, Sheeran decided to send the “Rocketman” singer a large phallic statue made out of marble.

“[Elton] is very proud that Eminem bought him and his husband David [Furnish] diamond-encrusted c—k rings for their wedding,” Sheeran revealed during an episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, noting the couple frequently like to show off their present to houseguests. “[I thought], ‘I need to one-up this. I need to get Elton a present that’s gonna make him go, Oh my God.’”

The Game of Thrones alum decided to order a “massive” marble statue of a penis for his friend’s birthday. After John was "over the moon" about the gift, Sam Smith asked for his own version that was his same height. 

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Gucci Mane

The “Poppin” rapper showered his wife, Keyshia Ka’Oir, with presents for her 37th birthday in January 2022, including a lavish floral display, a lobster dinner and four-tiered cake. The biggest surprise, however, was when Ka’Oir opened a gift box that held $1 million in cash, which she promptly poured out on the table, according to an Instagram video.

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Jenna Bush Hager

For her Today cohost and best friend, Savannah Guthrie, Bush went big for the perfect 50th birthday present. She treated Guthrie to a private concert by Andrea Bocelli.

“I still kinda can’t believe it,” Guthrie said on Today in January 2022, just days after her December 27 birthday. “The whole thing was incredible.”

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Nicki Minaj

RHOP's Gizelle Bryant gushed over the thoughtful presents her three daughters received from the "Starships" artist: their first Gucci bags. "I’m SPEECHLESS! So I’ve never bought my girls high end bags because I always wanted to keep them HUMBLE," the Bravo star wrote via Instagram in December 2021. "Always felt like humility and gratitude is way more important than stylin and profilin for children. So for their 1st @gucci bag to be gifted by the MEGA ICON SUPERSTAR @nickiminaj for Christmas is PRICELESS! Nicki my kids are screaming thru the house 😂 You have made their YEAR! Thank you for being so sweet, this is beyond special!! 🥰❤️🙏🏽 #HumbleNoMore 😜 #RHOP 🌸 #MomentForLife."

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

“This one felt good. Surprised my mom with a new car for Christmas today 🎅🏾🎄,” the former wrestler captioned an emotional Instagram video with his mother. "She was shocked. She got a few good ugly cries in. Then once her grandbabies joined her inside the car. She was overcome with pure joy joy.”

Johnson continued in his post: “I’m so grateful I can do this kinda stuff for my mom, who’s had one helluva life. I don’t take any of it for granted. Neither does she. Merry Christmas ma, enjoy your new ride!!! … We love you. You deserve a lot more 🙏🏾.”

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Ja Rule

“The kids are big now. I like to give them stuff that [is] more meaningful now in the financial world — and in the investment world — so I probably will give them some cool NFTs this Christmas and get them into the art world,” the rapper told Page Six in December 2021. “I want to get my kids into the NFT space. I think I want to do that for them this Christmas [because] it’s cool and different. It is an investment, stuff that they can have to watch and grow with them as they are getting older because it’s gonna be a great investment.”

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Sarah Michelle Gellar

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum shared the early holiday present she had gifted her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., in December 2021 via Instagram Story. Gellar was in awe of the self-watering and self-fertilizing Lettuce Grow farmstand, which can be used to grow kale, spinach, arugula, broccoli and romaine leaves.

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Keanu Reeves

Bruce Concepcion and Jeremy Marinas took to social media to show off their special gifts from Reeves following the end of filming on John Wick 4.

“Got that new new thank you bro KR,” Concepcion captioned a post via his Instagram Stories in October 2021. Each watch had a custom engraving on the inside of the clock from the actor.

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Vanessa Bryant

"Surprise @shariawash! We love you!!!😘❤️," Vanessa captioned an Instagram collage in June 2021 alongside snaps of the late Kobe Bryant's sister Sharia Washington. "Tesla Tunnel, here she comes!! Vegas to Cali ☀️🌴 #BoringTunnel."

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Tom Kaulitz

The guitarist set a very high bar after giving his wife, Heidi Klum, a piece of the Berlin Wall for her 47th birthday.

"It's the German wall! It's the Berlin German Wall," the model gushed about the present during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in May 2021. "My husband was actually born in East Berlin, and I've been there many, many times. Obviously, I love Germany. This is where I'm from, even though I've been [in the United States] longer than I've been in Germany. So he gave this to me for my birthday."

Klum said the gift now sits in her garden, adding, "I loved it. It's beautiful. I mean, it's beautiful that it's broken and it's not standing there anymore doing what they intended it to do, so I love it as an art piece in the garden."

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Kim Kardashian

The KKW Beauty founder jetted off to a private island in October 2020 for her 40th birthday and brought her best friends and family along for the ride. “For my birthday this year, I couldn’t think of a better way to spend it than with some of the people who have helped shaped me into the woman I am today,” she wrote via Instagram at the time, adding that she surprised her “inner circle” with the trip. The reality star added: “We danced, rode bikes, swam near whales, kayaked, watched a movie on the beach and so much more.”

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Taylor Swift

The Grammy winner sent Katy Perry’s daughter Daisy Dove a hand-embroidered blankie after her arrival in August 2020. The sentimental gift had a daisy embroidered on it as well as the inscription, “Baby Bloom.” Swift (or “Auntie Taylor”) also gifted Gigi Hadid’s daughter a blanket that she made when she was born. The model shared a photo of the present alongside a glimpse of her little one on social media in September of that year.

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Offset

The "Clout" rapper loves to shower his wife, Cardi B, with plenty of bling. He gave the Grammy winner an Audemars Piguet watch adorned with diamonds and two Birkin bags for a lavish Mother's Day present in May 2019. On Cardi's 27th birthday in October 2019, Offset presented her with a heart-shaped diamond ring known as the Titanic diamond. He doubled down on the lavish Mother’s Day gifts in May 2020, spoiling the rapper with two Hermès handbags and more than 20 boxes of luxury rose arrangements in shades of purple, gold and red from Rose Box NYC.

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Kanye West

The "Follow God" rapper went beyond the material for Kardashian's 39th birthday — by donating $1 million to her favorite charities. "I got amazing gifts from my whole family and Kanye for me the most amazing bags," she wrote via Twitter in October 2019. "But he also donated $1 million to my favorite charities that work so hard on prison reform on my behalf from him and the kids. This makes my heart so happy!" Kardashian revealed on her Instagram Story that West's generous donation was to four criminal justice reform charities: Cut 50, Buried Alive Project, Equal Justice Initiative and Anti-Recidivism Coalition.

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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson

The Jumanji: Next Level star brought his mother, Ata, to tears when he gifted her a house of her choice in December 2018. "This one felt good," Johnson captioned the heartwarming video of his mom's reaction. "I told her to treat this card like it’s 'Willy Wonka’s Golden Ticket' because she gets to choose any home she wants — anywhere she wants."

He added, "I always say, if you got a good mama, then you gotta pretty good shot at becoming a decent human being. And somehow, somewhere along the line I became one lucky SOB to be able to make stuff like this happen."

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Josh Dallas

Dallas knows that the best gifts come from the heart. His wife, Ginnifer Goodwin, told Us Weekly and other reporters at the Tamara Mellon Palisades Village Opening Party at Blue Ribbon Sushi in Los Angeles in December 2018 that her husband often sends her sweet gifts while on the road — including fruit preserves. “He sends a lot of flowers, or jam because I like jam.” 

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Kylie Jenner

The TV personality has a long history of bestowing her loved ones with high-priced goods. For mom Kris Jenner’s 63rd birthday in November 2018, Kylie gifted her with a $250,000 red 488 Gran Turismo Berlinetta Ferrari. The Life of Kylie alum also presented her former best friend Jordyn Woods with a new Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 63 Coupe in September 2017. Ex-boyfriend Tyga was the recipient of a $60,000 bracelet from the makeup mogul in November 2016 and her No. 1 fan, Johnny Cyrus, was the birthday recipient of a $2,000 Louis Vuitton bag from the reality star in May 2018. 

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Travis Scott

Kylie’s not the only one doling out fancy cars: The “Butterfly Effect” rapper presented Kylie with the ultimate 21st birthday present in August 2018: a vintage Rolls-Royce. The entrepreneur also revealed the gold-wrapped box her former boyfriend had waiting for her under the tree labeled “Wifey” in early December 2018. 

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Liam Hemsworth

Miley Cyrus’ ex-husband showed his lady with beautiful baubles over the years. She showed off a pair of rainbow-studded earrings and a matching necklace bearing her pet name for him, “LiLi,” on Instagram for her 25th birthday in November 2017. The Aussie native has also given Cyrus a pair of hoops and several stunning finger baubles in years past. 

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Carey Hart

The former motocross competitor ditched the usual diamonds many new moms are gifted as a push present when wife Pink gave birth to the couple’s second child, Jameson, in December 2016, opting for something a little more rugged. “Thanks @hartluck for the push present,” Pink wrote on Instagram in May 2017. “I give you babies and you build me motorcycles. Some girls like diamonds, I like heavy metal and carbon-fiber and chrome.”

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Kris Jenner

The momager proved mother really does know best in December 2016, when she got the perfect thing for daughter Khloé Kardashian: two original photographs of Marilyn Monroe shot by legendary artists Bert Stern and Richard C. Miller. “If anyone knows me, they know I have a true obsession with Marilyn Monroe and my mom gave me for Christmas two … original photographs from Marilyn Monroe,” the Good American designer told fans in an Instagram video on Christmas Eve that year. “I mean, can you not die? They’re signed by the photographers.”

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John Legend

The “All of Me” crooner got his wife, Chrissy Teigen, the perfect something-something for Christmas 2015: a giant cheese wheel. “John got me my lifetime dream for Christmas!” the cookbook author wrote on Instagram of the thoughtful surprise. “A cheese wheel to dump pasta and risotto in for years to come! My tableside serving game is bout to be liiiiiit!"

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Stevie Nicks

Nicks gave pal Lea Michele something extremely personal after her boyfriend, Cory Monteith, passed away. “I have this incredible book that Stevie Nicks gave me in 2013 when my boyfriend died,” the Glee alum told Billboard in January 2017. She gave me this art book of hers that she put notes in over the years and song lyrics, and then she rewrote personal notes for me that say things like, ‘Keep singing, and have faith.’”

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Kanye West

The “Ultralight Beam” rapper tends to go all out, particularly when it comes to Kardashian. In 2012, the Yeezy designer gave his then-spouse a Cartier bracelet worth $35,000 for her birthday. One year later, she received a one-of-a-kind Hermès Birkin bag handpainted with nude artwork by renowned artist George Condo. He got even more romantic for Mother’s Day 2015, arranging for a string quartet to greet the reality star in São Paulo, Brazil, with a Sam Smith song. 

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Angelina Jolie

In December 2012, the Mr. & Mrs. Smith actress gifted her then-boyfriend, Brad Pitt, with an actual waterfall in California, as both a Christmas and birthday present (the actor turned 48 on December 18 of that year). According to the Daily Mail, it was a longtime dream of Pitt’s to build a home around a waterfall in the style of the 1939 Frank Lloyd Wright Pennsylvania property Fallingwater. 

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Dax Shepard

Shepard went to great lengths to make wife Kristen Bell’s 31st birthday special in 2011: The Without a Paddle actor rented a sloth! “At that time, it was nearly impossible to procure a sloth,” he later told Ellen DeGeneres on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in April 2014. “They’re not on every corner like they are today. There were like two guys in the country that had access to a sloth and they’re very particular about what type of home owner’s insurance you have.”

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David Beckham

Kim’s Birkin had nothing on the albino Nilo crocodile Himalayan version soccer stud Beckham reportedly gave wife Victoria Beckham in 2008, which featured 18-karat gold hardware and roughly 245 diamonds.

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Tori Spelling

The 90210 vet revealed in her 2008 memoir, sTORI Telling, that father Aaron Spelling once gifted her and brother Randy Spelling with a snow machine! “My dad hired a snow machine to blow out so much powder that it not only filled the tennis court, it created a sledding hill at one end of the court,” she wrote in the book. The Mother, May I Sleep With Danger star reportedly did the same for her own children with husband Dean McDermott one year later. 

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JAY-Z

There’s no shortage of the luxe riches the Grammy winner has bestowed upon his wife, Beyoncé, and his children, Blue Ivy and twins Rumi and Sir, but the gift he reportedly gave to Bey for her 29th birthday in 2000 takes the cake: According to Hello! magazine, the “Empire State of Mind” rapper dropped $4 million on a private island in the Bahamas so the family could enjoy more time together.