Small Christmas Presents for Tween & Teen Girls
Good Gifts – China Glaze Nail Polish, Mac Lip Gloss, Nude Lipstick
Nov 15, 2009
Here's help for grandparents, parents, and friends who are looking for small Christmas presents for tween or teen girls. Some good gifts are China Glaze, Essie, or OPI nail polishes, Nars or Mac lip glosses, and cute nude lipsticks. These are just a few gift ideas for teens and tweens, so look around the internet and ask the girl's family about other nail or makeup products that she might like.
Cheap Gifts
There are lots of little makeup gifts for teens and tweens. Sometimes people want something small and cheap:
- To use as stocking stuffer
- To give along with a gift card
- To give along with an expensive present
- To give something that shows love or friendship, but the giver doesn't have much money
- Because they make easy and fun presents
Good Gift Ideas
What's a tween? A tween is a girl (or boy) who's around the ages of 9 to 13 years old. The term "tween" has come to signify young people between childhood and their teenage years; so tween girls are almost too old for dolls but sometimes too young for full-on makeup.
Gifts for Tweens
Most of these tween gift ideas are products recommended by teenage girls. Older tweens, like 11 year olds, often start to experiment with makeup, such as nail polish, lip gloss and mascara.
Other good beauty presents for tweens are light perfumes, hair jewelry, hair care products, and manicure supplies.
Nail polish and lip gloss are not usually a problem with moms, but check with the girl’s mother about gifts like mascara and eye shadow. In some parts of the country, all girls wear it, in other areas, the tweens wait until they are older. And, the use of makeup varies from girl to girl.
Nail Polish
Before girls become tweens they sometimes wear cute clear nail polish with colored sparkles. This type of polish is easy to apply and doesn’t show chipping. Look for something like “Untarnished Image” at Sephora by OPI.
Nail Color
Nail polish comes in so many colors now it’s become a fashion statement. Tweens tend to follow their favorite celebrities and they copy looks worn by music and TV stars like:
- Ashley Tisdale
- Selena Gomez
- Miley Cyrus.
Lately, these Disney-style pop divas have been wearing black, gray, extremely dark shades of any color, bright blue, and various shades of green nails.
Jewel tones, like emerald and ruby (not true red), are hot, as well as metallics (usually holographic flecks). And, while black or gray polish might sound awful to some women, these newer polishes have a depth of color seldom seen outside of the art world a few years back.
If unsure about colors, some of the most popular polishes, with teens and tweens, are: China Glaze, OPI, Essie, Urban Decay and a few others. A good place to start might be Sephora.com. Find interesting colors and check around the internet to find the best prices.
China Glaze
China Glaze is a newer brand of nail lacquer with many cute colors. This company has shades with great shiny finishes and they are reasonably priced considering the quality and hipness factor. Popular purple shades are Reggae to Riches (bluish), Purple Panic and Evening Seduction (plum). Unusual favorites with many teens are Recycle (gray with undertones), Wagon Trail (golden olive green), My Private Jet (holographic). For lighter colors, check out For Audrey (Tiffany blue) and Fairy Dust (glitter).
Try online websites to see:
- Essie: Essie has two wildly popular colors: Mint Candy Apple and Sapphire in the Snow.
- OPI: OPI nail polish is used at most nail salons. Many girls love We’ll Always Have Paris (matte shimmer), Lincoln Park, and Call Your Mother (purple violet).
Essie, OPI, and China Glaze are some of the current faves, but Mac, Sally Hanson, Elf, and Urban Decay are mentioned quite a lot.
Lip gloss
Lip gloss is another makeup / beauty item that can be worn by almost any girl and Mac is considered a cool a good lip product. Of course, every girl likes something different, but here are some good colors to check out. All of the following colors are favorites with teens, but also appropriate for tweens.
- Mac Lipglass: Local Colour ,Young Thing, or FloraBundance.
- Nars Lip gloss: Orgasm (shimmery orange pink, don't blush at name),Turkish Delight
- Mac Lipstick:Myth (pink nude, cute under gloss),Way to Love (cute semi-sheer pale pink), Hue (perfect nude lip), Crème d’Nude? (very flattering nude color)
See an article about accessories.
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Read more articles about fashion for women and teenagers.
Look around the internet for these and other good buys. And, check with the girl's family if unsure of makeup styles and products. Every part of the country is different, and of course, every clique has their own favorite brands.
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