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Becky G has been going nonstop all year. Not only did the singer release her fifth studio album, Baraja Bendita, which was nominated for Top Latin Pop Album of the Year at the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, but she also filmed a new movie and led a cross-country headlining tour. She also helped Patrón design a limited-edition “Our Rainwater Project” bottle, which funded 200 rainwater harvesting systems for households in Jalisco, Mexico. Needless to say, the L.A.-based superstar is ready for some much-needed rest and relaxation this holiday season.
“I’ve been away from home a lot more this year. I’ve definitely been putting my head down and grinding it out, so I’m looking forward to family time — celebrating with them, reconnecting, and eating some yummy food,” says Becky G. “It’ll be a fun holiday, for sure.”
In addition to making her family’s annual tamales, she’s preparing for Las Posadas, a nine-day religious celebration that takes place from December 16 to December 24, and readying her holiday shopping list. “I’m really big on gift giving,” she says. “It’s my favorite time of the year to catch up with everybody and give them things that I’ve put a lot of thought into.”
She adds that, regardless of presents and parties, showing up and celebrating together is the most important part of the holiday season. “Now more than ever, there’s a unity that we need as a community and a time that we need with our family. It’s a beautiful reminder of what really matters in life.”
Below, Becky G breaks down the gifts on her holiday shopping list this year, including a white elephant gift everyone will fight over and useful stocking stuffers.
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Becky G describes herself as ritualistic when it comes to her pre-show routines — and restocks of her go-to essentials are always appreciated around the holidays. “I always have to have palo santo and sage,” she says. “I’m really big on essence sprays and things that cleanse the space. It’s very helpful for me to set the vibes. I’m a vibe curator, so I would say those are things that I absolutely love receiving.”
Lé Trois Apothecary offers three essential oil ritual cleansers: one for relaxation and release, one for manifestation, and one for grounding. The brand’s No. 3 cleanser to create unity and connection was inspired by Becky G and it features notes of bergamot, oud, and vetiver.
Not one to miss her family’s white elephant gift exchange, Becky G says a bottle of Patrón Tequila was one of the best presents she’s ever brought. “It was the hot ticket item that everybody was battling it out for, and at the end, people started linking up with other people to trade gifts to get it.”
An official partner of the brand, she recently designed an exclusive bottle for the Rainwater Project, which helped bring 200 rainwater harvesting systems to families in Jalisco, Mexico. A fan of buying and gifting things with intention, Becky G is planning on giving friends a bottle from that collection this year because it’s a present that’s connected to something close to her heart. “When I’ve been given things that are for the community and for the culture, it hits me differently and it reminds me that we’re a part of something bigger and it makes me want to do the same,” she says.
Patrón silver tequila is an unaged blanco tequila made from 100% Weber Blue Agave. You must be 21+ to purchase and consume.
If someone came up to Becky G and asked her for a mid-luxury beauty product to give as a gift, she’d recommend Dezi Skin’s Agua Fresca Moisturizer. “Desi Perkins killed it with Dezi Skin; there’s not one product that I do not love, especially Pore Choices, the new mist she just released. But, the OG Agua Fresca moisturizer is also incredible,” she says.
The fragrance-free gel-cream moisturizer is formulated with niacinamide, hyaluronic acid and antioxidants to help give skin a much-needed boost of hydration. It’s lightweight and can be used with all skin types to help target fine lines, dryness and elasticity.
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Every year, Becky G likes to give her team presents that they can make together. Last year, she bought them a Mexican coffee set from a small cafe in Los Angeles. The kit included the coffeehouse’s signature Café de Olla — a traditional Mexican coffee brewed with ground cinnamon and piloncillo (unrefined Mexican sugar) — and a bag of Oaxaca Reserve beans. “Little thoughtful things like that are super, super fun to put together,” she says.
Traditionally, café de olla is made in a clay pot, which imbues the coffee with more flavor. While you can make café de olla in a regular saucepan, you can also purchase an olla for less than $40 on Etsy — just make sure to wash it by hand with warm water and baking soda (or coarse salt) when you’re done. Chemical-based detergents are easily absorbed into the clay and can give your food (and coffee) a soapy taste.
One thing about Becky G is she commits to an aesthetic. Each of her family members gets a matching color scheme for the holidays that’s themed to their personalities, which she helps curate on Etsy. “I get down on wrapping presents. That’s the one thing I enjoy,” she says, noting that she’s usually the one going around and saving the tissue paper and unripped bags. “There’s some bags that have been around at my Christmas for eight years now. We can’t just use these once, come on.”
As someone who’s always traveling, Becky G loves tin candles, and she thinks they make a great addition to any stocking. “Tin candles help make a room feel a little more custom to your vibe,” she says. “They’re usually a little bit more potent in scent, so you don’t need to leave them [burning] for a very long time.” During the holidays, she opts for scents like apple cinnamon, which she says reminds her of her mom’s house, and pine. One of her go-to candle brands is Soy Latina Candles, a non-toxic soy candle brand that offers scents inspired by the owner’s Latina heritage.
Another of Becky G’s go-to stocking stuffer ideas is anything practical that can be kept in a glove box, like individually packed hand wipes, silk hair ties and lip balm. “I be doing too much with the stockings sometimes. I’m like, it’s overflowing at this point,” she says.
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I’m a newsletter editor at NBC Selected. I’ve been testing products professionally since 2016 and have previously written for publications like The Cut, Elle, Teen Vogue, Elite Daily and Bustle. To write this article, I interviewed Becky G about her Patrón partnership and her favorite holiday gifts to give and receive.
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