gifts for preteen girls, part 2

I’m back with another round of gifts my 12-year-old daughter thinks her friends would LOVE.

But, first, I have to share a disclaimer: I’m buying only a few of these products for my daughter. I’m concerned about these girls’ focus on “skincare” and their desire for extremely expensive creams and serums. I love the idea that they’re taking care of their skin, but influencers have convinced them that they need very pricey products. It’s become a status symbol. I guess it’s no different from designer jeans or purses, like the ones I coveted as a teen, but I still have my guard up.

That said, these are gifts that preteen girls will absolutely love. And my daughter does all kinds of research and uses all the testers in Sephora (as I’m standing behind her, hollering, “Don’t put that on your mouth!”). So you can rest assured that these gifts will be a hit with the sweet preteens in your life.

• Amika dry shampoo and heat defense serum
• bubble serums
• Maui shampoo and conditioner (she likes the shea butter scent)
• Gisou hair oil
• Drunk Elephant facial moisturizer
• Drunk Elephant body cream
• Beachwaver s1.25 (on sale now!)
• Gisou hair perfume
• satin pillowcases ($15 for two)

And some more ideas, including makeup. I allow her to experiment with makeup at home, but she’s not allowed to wear anything other than lip gloss to school. (I have a feeling she’s been wearing highlighter to school, too. Maybe Santa will leave coal in her stocking!)

• Glow Recipe toner
• Glow recipe serum
• lip stain
• face masks (in bulk from Amazon)
• highlighter (she likes champagne color)
• Summer Fridays (she likes pink sugar)
• Ilia mascara
• Glossier balm dotcom (we like rose color)
• Rare Beauty liquid blush (she likes happy)
• Glossier deodorant (she likes orange blossom)
• Function of Beauty hair mask (she likes the straight-hair formula)

I hope these ideas are helpful! Happy shopping and wrapping!

I’ll be back before Thanksgiving with some gift ideas for girlfriends, moms, or YOU!