Holiday Gift Ideas for
| Teen Beauty Mavens | Teen Creators | Fashionable Teens | Gaming Teens | Teen Gift Cards | Homey Teens | Sporty Teens | Tech-Savvy Teens |
Teens are a finicky bunch, and shopping for them is tricky and can become mentally exhausting. Unless you’re a teenager, it’s hard to know what are really the hot items for the holidays, short of getting your own TikTok account. To make gift buying easier and less painful this year, we asked a few teens — boys and girls — what’s topping their holiday wish lists in 2022.
Here’s everything we learned and what they’re hoping for most:
Gifts for Teen Beauty Mavens
Boy Brow + Balm Dotcom + Futuredew
The trio of quintessential Glossier products — Boy Brow + Balm Dotcom + Futuredew — gives your teen an “are they wearing makeup/aren’t they wearing makeup?” vibe. The award-winning Boy Brow pomade visibly fluffs and holds brows, while the Futuredew serum makes skin look like your teen spent all day at the spa and Balm Dotcom keeps dry lips at bay.
Olive & June Mani System
Olive & June makes an at-home mani the easiest thing your teen might do, thanks to The Mani System. Choose from one up to six polishes with additional add-on options for a complete DIY set.
T3 Lucea Professional Straightening & Styling Iron
The T3 Lucea flat iron offers precise heat with its Rapid Heat IQ technology for a smooth and shiny style in only one pass. It has nine digitally controlled temperature settings and is available in 1- and 1.5-inch plate options. This premium product has beveled edges for straightening or creating waves and curls for different looks every day.
Gifts for Teen Creators
REBEL POPPY Vanity Mirror
Your teen can capture their favorite YouTuber looks in this Hollywood-style mirror. It has 12 LED lights and is available in white or black. Plus, it comes with an integrated phone mount for easy, hands-free recording.
LED Video Light Kit Tripods
Besides having a great device to record content, lighting is super duper important to capturing great video. The UBeesize LED Video Light Kit comes with two small portable panel lights that adjust to 180 degrees for different shooting angles. These retractable tripods come with colored filters for changing the look of your teen’s content.
Auto Face Tracking Phone Holder
With an AI computing system, this phone holder has face tracking to recognize and track your teen’s face or body and rotates 360 degrees to follow their movements. It comes with horizontal and vertical camera modes, which adjusts to multiple angles.
Gifts for Fashionable Teens
UGG Classic Ultra Mini Platform
The new twist on a classic UGG boot features a 2-inch platform underneath the same boot we’ve come to love and adore. From Hailey Bieber to Bella Hadid, every “it” girl right now is sporting this pair as part of their super cool streetwear look.
Altar’d State Fallon Hat
This totally affordable and positively adorable structured hat pairs perfectly with virtually any look and vibe your teen goes for. It has an adjustable neutral belt with rose gold hardware and just completes any outfit.
OFFLINE By Aerie Real Me High Waisted Ruched Flare Legging
Teens are making this pair of leggings by Aerie a top pick because of its amazing fit, flared hem and super comfy texture. Aerie has sales all the time, so check back throughout the season.
Oversized Puffer Jacket
This top-rated roomy puffer jacket defends your teen against the snow, wind and rain. It comes in a range of colors and features drop shoulders, a high collar, a full zipper, ribbed cuff sleeves, and an adjustable drawstring waist.
Coach Willow Saddle Bag
The Willow Saddle Bag is the perfect size for any teen and can be customized to fit their distinct personality. This crossbody cutie features polished pebble leather, an interchangeable strap, turn-lock closure and fabric lining. Its equestrian-inspired style makes it a classic.
Gifts for Gaming Teens
For many teens, gaming is a pastime they absolutely love the most. And when they’re playing with their friends online, you want them to be the comfiest with the latest game available.
HyperX Cloud Stinger Core Wireless Gaming Headset
Every serious gamer needs a serious wireless headset — enter HyperX Cloud Stinger. The lightweight multi-platform headset features immersive in-game audio with surround sound via HyperX Ngenuity that reaches up to 65 feet. It works with PCs, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch and mobile devices.
Homall Racing Style Gaming Chair
An ergonomic chair is a worthy investment when your teen is spending more time gaming or working on schoolwork. This top-rated chair has an adjustable headrest and lumbar support pillows that offer comfort for hours of sitting.
Cephalofair Games Gloomhaven Strategy Board Game
Not all fun games have to be online, and the Gloomhaven board game proves it. The multi-award-winning game has up to four players fighting against automated monsters with an innovative card system to determine the order of play and what a player can do when it’s their turn. The Euro-inspired tactical combat board game takes 60 to 120 minutes to play.
Gift Card Gifts for Picky Teens
When your teen thinks you know absolutely nothing about what’s in style, give them a gift they can pick out themselves. And even though we as parents are undoubtedly still the coolest, a gift card will save an extra trip to the store for potential returns, anyway.
Depending on the age of your teen, a Visa gift card is always a sure bet. But if you don’t want to give them the gift of spending power at unlimited places just yet, then these are formidable alternatives.
Amazon Gift Card
Take the quick and easy route, and send a digital Amazon gift card straight to their inbox or to their Amazon account, if they have one. You clearly don’t have to send a $2,000 gift card — you get to choose the amount you want to gift. And you’re obviously already aware of the sheer depth of the items your teen can pick from.
Happy Teen Gift Card
The possibilities are literally unlimited with a Happy Gift Card. And the Happy Teen Card lets teens choose from a wide range of stores: Regal Cinema, American Eagle, Nike, Dave & Buster’s, Sephora, Jamba Juice and Barnes & Noble locations within the U.S. Choose from increments of $25 up to $100 or more. If these stores don’t make the cut, you can shop for other Happy Cards through their website and choose an e-gift card instead.
Note: There’s a $1.99 fee that’s included in the purchase price to cover trackable shipping to your recipient’s address.
Shell Gas Gift Card
You can pick whatever gas station is the closest for your teen. The Shell gift card, for example, is 100% refillable and can be used on fuel at the pump, auto supplies, food and snacks, carwashes and other items at Shell stations in the U.S. Pick a minimum giftable amount of $25 up to the maximum of $300.
Gifts for Homey Teens
Wally Floor Mirror
Teens who never want to be far from their reflection will love this full-length Wally mirror to set up in a favorite corner of their room. The ovular mirror has an arc-shaped iron frame for a retro-modern accent to spruce up their space.
Marshmallow Gray Warmies Heart Heat Pad
Warmies has a slew of cuddly selections that help calm and relax people of any age. But for your teen, if you’re reluctant about getting a Warmies stuffed animal, the new weighted Heart Heat Pad is a great alternative. Scented with French lavender, the microwaveable heart provides ultimate comfort and relaxation. It can go in the freezer too, for relieving stress and soothing everyday aches and pains.
Cozy Pom Sherpa Throw
Adorned with 26 pom-poms, this cozy, stylish pom throw is full of texture and warmth. The best part? Each one is made from 100% recycled polyester and over 20 recycled plastic water bottles. You have five soothing color options to choose from that have been yarn dyed for vibrant, lasting color.
Portable Mini Projector
Your teen doesn’t have to be a homebody to love this portable projector. They can take it when they bounce from house to house for sleepovers or hanging out. The mini projector plays content from their phone or streaming stick by putting it right into the projector. It’s equipped with 5G Wi-Fi technology for faster transmission and a tripod for stable projection.
Gifts for Sporty Teens
Basketball Hoop Metal Wall Decor
A great reason for taking a study break, this metal hoop will not only elevate the aesthetic of your teen’s room but is a cute boredom buster, too. It comes with two mini balls and measures 27.6 inches by x 11.8 inches.
HoloGear Holographic Reflective Football
Made with a patented holographic reflective leather, the HoloGear football revolutionizes how the game is played and experienced. Wear the HoloGlasses ($15.95) to see the regulation-size football reflect a bright, holographic glow at night. A pair of HoloGlasses and a pump come with the ball.
Glow-in-the-Dark Basketball
With GlowCity’s glow-in-the-dark basketball, your teen can keep the outdoor party going even when the sun goes down. The 29.5-inch LED basketball has a water-resistant rubber exterior and features two lights for up to 30 hours of glowing play.
Gifts for Tech-Savvy Teens
Fujifilm Instax Mini 40 Instant Camera
This new take on an oldie features all the modern advancements in a cute little package. The monochromatic instant camera by Fujifilm produces square photos with the push of a button and features a built-in flash and automatic exposure and focus. It uses Instax Square instant film ($26).
Beats Fit Pro x Kim Kardashian
The really pretty Beats Fit Pro x Kim Kardashian brings Kardashian’s SKIMS brand tonal colors — Moon, Earth and Dune — to Beats earbuds. It instantly elevates any activity — or fab outfit — with features like the enhanced Apple H1 chip and spatial audio for immersive music, movie and game experiences.
Rainbow Bling Couture Boombox
Who doesn’t need to own a blingy boombox? The Bluetooth FM radio has LED speakers with wood/glass rainbow-bling beads. This is one gift you may need to gift to yourself, too. Trend Tech Brands makes other retro-inspired gear so you can have a family jam or karaoke contest from your living room.
HP Sprocket Instant Portable Photo Printer
Because teens are notorious for being less than patient, an on-the-go photo printer will give them their images in an instant. The HP Sprocket prints photos from smartphones or social media and lets them customize with editing tools through the free HP app.
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