Gifts for Teen Girls: Bring a Smile To Her Face

Teens, and especially teen girls, are a species of their own aren't they? Though sometimes they can be confusing, finding gifts for teen girls doesn't have to be. Here's a guide to gifts for teen girls that will bring a smile to her face and make her want to give you a big 'ol hug... or at least a sly smile.

Gifts for Teen Girls: Stocking Stuffers

In many families, the stocking is the coolest part of opening up Christmas presents. When searching for gifts for teen girls, filling her stocking will likely be the easiest part, since most of the things she wants are small!

Makeup or Perfume

Great gifts for teen girls is makeup, and I'm not referring to the cheesy lip gloss you find in the kid's aisle. Consider splurging a little bit on some nice lip gloss, eye shadow, eyeliner, or bronzer from brands like Clinique, Max Factor, and Sephora. Also, receiving a bottle of designer perfume will be quite cool to your teen girl. If you are hunting for perfume as gifts for teen girls, consider brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Mariah Carey, and Beckham. But, you need not spend an arm and a leg, Victoria's Secret has less expensive perfumes as well as The Gap.

Body Products

Body products make excellent gifts for teen girls and they fit well in the stocking too. Depending on your teen girl's likes, you have a number of scents to choose from. Usually, you cannot go wrong with lavender, sweet pea, almond, or vanilla. Bath & Body Works has an excellent selection of body products, as does Victoria's Secret.

Jewelry

Jewelry makes excellent gifts for teen girls because it's something they probably won't buy for themselves. Also, it gives them a memory each time they wear it of who gave it to them. The styles of jewelry that are in right now are large bead bracelets in purples, browns, oranges, and teals. In addition, rings with a large stone or collection of stones are quite sheik. Bangles are back from the 80s with all of their color and pizzazz and make inexpensive gifts for teen girls as well.

Gifts for Teen Girls: Gadgets

There isn't a teen girl out there who wouldn't love a gadget or two this year. Fortunately, the prices of gadgets are going down which not only makes them great gifts for teen girls, but also affordable gifts for teen girls.

Music

If your teen girl doesn't already have an mp3 player, she probably wants one. Some of the best quality mp3 players that are great gifts for teen girls are:

Apple- Prices range from the iPod Shuffle at $49 to the iPod Touch at $399 (Bonus: If you order your iPod online, you can have it engraved with any message for free!)

Sansa by San Disk- Prices range from the Sansa Clip at $39.99 to the Sansa View at $249.99

Microsoft Zune- Prices range from the Zune 4 at $129.99 to the Zune 120 at $249.99

Cameras

Gone are the days of 35mm cameras and here to stay are the days of digital. Cameras make great gifts for teen girls because they are an inexpensive way to help them keep memories of these great years of their lives. Here are some good brands of cameras to check out:

Kodak Easy Share 7 Megapixel $70 at Circuit City- This cool camera has lots of features like scene modes and picture enhancing. This awesome gift for teen girls even comes in pink!

Nikon Coolpix L-18 8 Megapixel $100 at Circuit City- You can't go wrong with a Nikon, and this stylish camera is as sleek as it is useful. Clear pictures and lots of features are just two of the great things about this awesome gift for teen girls.

Olympus FE-310 8 Mega pixel $100 at Circuit City- Another brand with an excellent reputation, Olympus cameras are user friendly and take great pics. Olympus tends to have less features than other cameras, but what they lack in extras, they make up for in value and overall quality.

Phones

Maybe this is the year where your teen girl gets her first phone. Here are some great brands that make great gifts for teen girls. (The prices listed are based on signing contracts with that particular cell phone company.)

Verizon Wireless: Samsung Glyde $150- This cool phone flips open to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. It also has a built in camera and mp3 player so your teen girl will have everything she enjoys about staying in touch at her fingertips. She'll love the cool design, you'll love the option of the Chaperone (http://products.vzw.com/index.aspx?id=fnd_toolsApps_childFinder) feature that allows you to locate your child and know when she arrives at the designated safe zones

T-Mobile: Sidekick $49.99- One of the coolest gifts for teen girls of the season is this affordable phone. The Sidekick features a QWERTY keyboard, web browsing, and instant messaging. Your teen girl will be able to stay in contact with you and her friends with this cool gift for teen girls.

AT&T Wireless: AT&T Quickfire $100- This cool gift for teen girls comes in a variety of colors and features a QWERTY keyboard, web browsing, text and IM, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, and an mp3 player. This camera puts all of your gifts for teen girls in one small product!

Gifts for Teen Girls: Books

There are a number of great books out there for teen girls if you know where to look. Here's a list of books that make great gifts for teen girls this year.

The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

If you're going to buy the first book, Twilight, you might as well buy the rest in the four-part series, because the Twilight Saga is one engaging and addicting series of books. Plus, with a movie coming out soon, your teen girl will probably enjoy it even more!

The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler

This book is perfect for girls from 8^th to 11^th grade. It tackles teen issues with an understanding of how teens feel and a lot of quirky humor to boot. This book made the Teen's Top Ten Awards for its awesomeness.

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

A tale of 16-year-old Macy and how she deals with the death of her father. This book isn't all tears though, as Sarah Dessen has incorporated the perfect amount of humor and giggles to her teen tale.

Gifts for Teen Girls: Clothes

Clothes can be difficult to buy for teen girls, especially with the ever changing styles. You can't go wrong adding a short-length pea coat to your list of gifts for teen girls and a cozy scarf to match. Also, uniquely printed shirts, such as those found at blendapparel.com are usually the kind of style that teen girls enjoy wearing.

Gifts for Teen Girls: Popular Brands

So, after exhausting a list of gadgets, music, books, clothes, and stocking stuffers, you may still have some questions as to which brands make the best gifts for teen girls. And, although I mentioned in the subtitle that you should ditch the gift cards, honestly, sometimes gift cards can make the coolest gifts for teen girls. This is because they can save the cards for a belated present, or pick out something that they may not otherwise be able to afford on their part time job or allowance. So, without further ado, here are some top-notch brands to consider or to buy gift cards for when purchasing gifts for teen girls:

The Gap

Aeropostale

Old Navy

Abercrombie and Fitch

Starbucks

Nordstrom

Macy's

American Eagle Outfitters

Urban Outfitter

dELIA*S

Hollister

Juicy Couture

Coach

Roxy

Lucky

And oh so much more...

Good luck purchasing gifts for teen girls, and happy shopping!