Asianati Holiday Gift Guide 2025 Local Edition
Sam Burke
Dec 07, 2025
Shop Small, Shop Local
Check off your gift giving list this holiday season while supporting Cincinnati AAPI owned businesses with our Asianati Holiday Gift Guide: Local Edition! Here are nine local small businesses offering unique services or products that will delight everyone on your list!
Betty Face
Betty Face, owned by AAPI Esthetician Jessica Tokijkla, offers custom facials using gentle Korean products! Visit her location in Columbia-Tusculum! Purchase a gift certificate to gift a custom Korean facial treatment to a loved one! Betty Face is offering a holiday discount for 10% off every $100 spent!
Visit Betty Face’s website for more information.
Mood Nail Bar
Mood Nail Bar is a downtown Cincinnati nail spa that is Filipina owned by Angelica and Cristina Denise.
Purchase an e-gift card online or onsite at their downtown location for nail spa services!
Mood Nail Bar
633 Main Street, Suite 6
Cincinnati, OH 45202
The Rake’s Progress
Owned by Susanna Hancock, The Rake’s Progress offers handmade botanically-inspired ceramics, and rare & unusual plants! Purchase online or in person at the Queen City Clay Holiday OTR Market now through Dec 31!
Pictured are monstera trinket dishes (above) (small $16 and large $25), porcelain and stainless steel plant earrings studs (starting at $20 and dangles starting at $35), stoneware planter sets (starting at $35), and and stoneware mugs (starting at $45)!
Queen City Clay Holiday OTR Market
Wednesday - Sunday 11am-6pm (through December 31)
1326 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202
MeSseD Comics by Creative Mussel
MeSsed Comics is Filipino owned by Jay Kalagayan, (who is also Asianati’s Development Manager)! Pick up his latest graphic comic book which tells the real-life story of 1920's Cincinnati boxer, Vincent Manago Hambright!
In the late 1920s, Vincent Manago Hambright, "The Filipino Assassin," boxes his way to fame in Cincinnati, Ohio. This graphic comic book charts his rise, military service, and tragic death in 1946, highlighting the struggles of Filipino Americans against racial prejudice.
Kimchee and Gold
Kimchee and Gold was founded by Bhora Nadler and offers clothing, jewelry, and accessories from oversized coziness & fun prints to preppy, polished, & country chic.
Shop her boutique anytime online.
Ivory & Olive Photo Co.
Ivory & Olive Photo Co. is owned by Ashley Robertson and specializes in wedding and family photography.
Visit her website to book a wedding or lifestyle photo shoot to capture your family’s special moments!
Jade Leaf Events
Jade Leaf Events, owned by Samantha Peterson, specializes in “elevated events” to educate on the healing properties of cannabis and build community in a safe environment!
Sign up for a 2026 Jade Leaf Event on their website!
Churchill’s Fine Teas
Owner Angela Qu sells loose leaf teas from the around the world along with teaware and accessories from her two locations (Findlay Market and Madisonville)!
Visit those locations or pursue Churchill’s website where you can also purchase gift cards towards a tea class, tea and food pairing or private tea tasting for a group!
Madisonville
6709 Madison Road
Cincinnati, OH 45227
Findlay Market
122 West Elder Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Joy and Matt's Books
Community focused bookstore in Downtown Cincinnati, owned by two self-proclaimed nerds: Joy and Matt! Stop in to meet their pup Nebula!
Purchase books from across genres, pick up merch items or attend their local author events! Follow them on social media for the latest news!
Joy and Matt’s Books
915 Vine St
Cincinnati, OH 45202