One of the top questions I get is: what should I get a teenage girl?? Well, I have an in-house expert so I asked her to write a post on fun gift ideas. Please welcome my Hailey girl – she loves Rice Krispie treats, running, reading, playing and teaching piano, beating everyone at card games, and keeping us up on all of the shopping trends.
Hi, I’m Hailey! I’m 16 years old, and I even got input from my friends for some ideas, too, so hopefully that’s credible. :) My mom will add in the links and all of the technical stuff.
* Thread Wallets!
These stretchy wallets are so great because they’re small & compact, super cute, and easily portable if you attach them to a lanyard. I looooove mine and wear it everywhere.
* Scrunchies
These are so great because of their practicality and style. I love the ones with a small accent tie/bow, but I also wear my solid color ones almost every day. I also see velvet scrunchies and patterned scrunchies everywhere as well. Scrunchies are perfect to wear in a ponytail because they don’t leave those annoying dents in your hair, but they also look good just hanging out on your wrist. These hair ties are also super cute for tying around a ponytail or as a hairband.
* Makeup
You cannot go wrong with giving girls new mascara or eyeshadow. Some of my favorite makeup products are:
- Revlon eyelash curler
- Eyeshadow Pallete
- Pink Covergirl mascara
- NYX lipgloss
- 24 hour Maybelline foundation
Along with this, a cute makeup bag is also great to gift.
* Simple Charm Necklaces or Bracelets
They seem to go with everything! I love Pura Vida anything because of the color pop and cute charms they have.
A simple necklace is always a great idea as well.
* Chapstick
I lovelovelove Burt’s Bees, but eos (my favorite is sweet mint) are always great.
* Tiny Wet Brush
These are so great because they’re so easy to fit in a small backpack or purse, and are perfect to bring traveling. Not to mention, they’re adorable ♥
* Perfume/Lotion
Bath and Body works is the perfect place for this; you can never go wrong with Twisted Peppermint, Thousand Wishes, At the Beach, or Beautiful Day. Honestly any scent from Bath and Body smells amazing!
* Fun socks!
Socks can be so cute and so comfy, and everyone loves them. My favorites are boot or bootie socks or just fun socks with patterns--or even fuzzy socks to wear when it’s freezing outside.
* Water Bottles
I take one with me every day! My aunt and uncle just gave me a hydroflask – they are super popular right now, keep your drinks cold/hot and there is not condensation. Everyone loves to put stickers on them to personalize them – I love this store that has Dunder Mifflin and a lot of fun ones or maybe a favorite national park? I also love the Contigo Auto-Spout.
* Nail Polish
OPI and Essie nailpolish have lots of great neutral and colorful shades and seem to last longer than others. My mom’s favorite place to get OPI is TJ Maxx.
Press-on nails are so much fun too – I just used some for a dance and they last like 3 or 4 days!
* Vans Slip Ons
The white go with everything but they have a ton of other fun colors. They don’t go on sale but the least expensive place I’ve found to get them is Journeys. When you go there, sign up for their email and you’ll get $5 coupon right away, plus you’ll get free shipping.
* Bath Bombs, Loofas, and Shower Stuff
Girls love bath bombs because they make your baths pretty, and not to mention, they’re super cool and smell good. A good razor and a new loofah is always a good idea.
* Beanies
Beanies are so great for winter because they can be super cute while keeping you warm. You can get these pretty much anywhere in any color, but a favorite brand is Carhartt.
* Gum & Good Chocolate & Any Weird Food Craving
You can never go wrong with Lindt Truffles--oh my goodness, they are heaven. I absolutely love gum--I always ask for a ton of Orbit sweet mint gum every Christmas because it keeps me going through school and helps out the breath when you need it.
* A new charger – choose a color that is different from everyone else’s.
* Fun Pens, Markers and Pencils
Colored pens like Sharpies are so fun or new pencils are great for school, and lettering kits would be a nice gift if she’s into that :)
* A planner
I love keeping my school stuff and everything I have going on organized. These ones are super cute and only $10!
* Little Tree Car Freshener
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* Bracelet Key Ring
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* Think about vouchers for lessons or classes -- maybe she would love an art or craft class or self-defense or guitar lessons?
* Gift Cards
I love finding these in my stocking, especially when they’re gift cards to my favorite restaurants close to my school – even $5 or $10 are so great to get!
I hope this helps you with your gift ideas!! Good luck
- Hailey
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AND, for a heads up: Bath & Body Works is doing their $8.95 candles and you can use coupons on top of them! Call your store to see what time they open – my favorites are Fresh Balsam and Winter ♥
Happy last day of November!
Minted Christmas Card Deal! Featuring New All in One Cards with Free Addressing Both Ways ♥
27 November 2018
Minted is having their Cyber Monday sale right now – this is the best I’ve seen it! You get 25% off, free shipping, AND a $30 Minted gift card for future use!! You know I love Minted them and have been using them almost since my blog began! They consistently come up with the most beautiful, quality designs and it’s no secret that my favorite is the free addressing they offer. I cannot wait to show you what they have come out with this year: All in One Cards! They are very affordable and come with complimentary address printing on the front AND back. Here is ours this year – we did the Photo Tree All in One.
Click here to see the other All in One Cards – they are beautiful!
They fold together and feature a tear-off bottom section so that they can save your picture, a quote, a recipe, anything you choose to put down there. I also love these because you don’t have to write a separate letter – you can just add little updates on your family without writing an essay. And did I mention they include FREE recipient addressing and return addressing??
One of the questions I had was the difference between the standard cover and the value cover. The Standard is more creamy and a bit heavier (on the left) and the value is more smooth and a brighter white. The standard is lovely but the value is still quality and I honestly thought they were the standard when I opened them and was looking for the value! I would save the $25 and go value.
Another question was: how do they work without envelopes? Well, Minted sends you clear stickers and you put them along both edges and at the corner of the flap and that’s it! Add a stamp on the other side and since your addressing is already done, it will be your simplest Christmas cards yet.
The classic photo cards are still every bit as gorgeous and the address designs this year are so amazing! These are the Very Merry Year Cards – we chose these because we didn’t take formal family pictures so I just put together a bunch from throughout the year. I also died with that sweet deer on the envelope for the free recipient addressing and it truly is artwork on the envelope! You just upload your addresses and they will make magic with them. Click here to see all of the beautiful designs!
Another tip – the silver envelopes are only $4 more and they have a beautiful pearl-like sheen. I thought that was worth it.
So get over there and order them – you can pay today on the amazing deal and then personalize pictures and writing later -- just keep clicking through until you get to the Preview page and see this:
Here is more info on Buy Now, Personalize Later – the only thing that is not changeable is the card design you choose.
Choose the Buy now, personalize later and your transaction could look something like this when you use code CM2018:
$66.75 for 75 cards pictures, updates of your family AND with beautiful address shipping both ways! All that you have to do is seal them with the stickers and add a stamp! Hurry before the deal is over – the hardest part is choosing which beautiful design. Have fun!
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