15 Gifts for Skin Care & Beauty-Obsessed Tweens & Teens
florence by mills, Vermouth Before the internet, teen skin care routines basically consisted of rubbing the heck out of our faces with apricot scrub, using zit cream for the inevitable breakouts that followed, and choosing between three brands of drugstore mascara. Compared to today's tweens and teens who've grown up on YouTube makeup tutorials and #skintok guides to looking dewy, we were basically prehistoric.
There is so much skin care and beauty content out there and so many more brands to choose from these days and it can be a little overwhelming to find the best new products to gift tweens and teens this holiday season. The good news is that we're here to help with that. From trendy brands to environmentally friendly lipsticks, we've got stocking stuffers and gift ideas to spare this year. Will we potentially also buy some of this stuff for ourselves? Well, we've been very good this year, so we think Santa would approve.
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The foundation of any skin care routine is good, but gentle, cleansing. This travel set from the trendy brand Grown Alchemist includes both a gel and cream cleanser, so teens can try both options to see what works with their skin best. It also has a day cream and hand cream, which is perfect for keeping winter skin moisturized.
Teens who are interested in "clean" and more sustainable beauty will love this flight of five lip crayons from new brand Vermouth. These handmade lip crayons are plastic-free and in biodegradable packaging, so they are as sustainable as they are pretty (and they are so pretty!).
There is something so satisfying about a peel-off mask (and the clean feeling it leaves behind) and tweens and teens alike will love this vibrant purple one from popular brand Florence by Mills. This vegan mask has charcoal to pull out dirt and lavender to help calm skin down. Will there be selfies in this fun mask? Yes, yes there will be.
A good bath can be a fun part of a beauty and skin care routine and a bath bomb is a lovely way to make it even more relaxing. That said, bath bombs can be pricy for a single-use product, which is way we are loving these $1.99 options from Martie. Less than $2 turns this into an excellent stocking stuffer idea.
Teens who are super into skin care know that keeping their various serums, cleansers, and face rollers cool can help maintain quality. Help them do that (and prevent skin care products from taking over the family fridge) with this small countertop fridge specially designed for beauty products. A little over-the-top? Maybe, but the right teen will love it!
Here's another great stocking stuffer idea that could also work as an add-on gift for a teen lucky enough to get that beauty fridge we included. This jade roller and gua sha tool set is soothing and relaxing for all skin types and just feels fancy in a way that tweens and teens alike will appreciate.
A good primer is an essential step in making sure makeup looks amazing, especially for oil-prone teen skin. This primer from E.L.F. dries clear, so it works for all skin tones. It is also vegan and cruelty-free, so it is a guiltless part of the beauty routine.
Even though younger skin is typically more supple, that doesn't mean it doesn't face the winter challenges of dry and wind chapped faces and hands. This classic Nivea "blue tin" is an ultra rich moisturizer is a perfect step for bringing extra moisture to the driest months of the year.
Tweens and teens who are looking for a high shine lip gloss, without all that yucky stickiness that sometimes comes with it, will love the eight universally flattering shades of the NYX Fat Oil Lip Oil line. This moisturizing formula can be worn solo or as a layer over lipstick.
A sad truth for many tweens and teens is that, no matter how diligent they are about skin care, zits are going to happen. These pimple patches are great at helping clear up those spots quickly as they start working within just a few hours. Put one on before bed time and look clearer before school starts. This is a great stocking stuffer for a kid who won't be embarrassed by the acknowledgement that zits happen.
Some tweens and teens with sensitive skin or a history of eczema might find themselves more prone to flare-ups thanks to all those fun puberty hormones. This soothing cream makes a great stocking stuffer and a solid everyday lotion for kids with sensitive skin.
Putting on makeup can be fun, especially for those tweens and teens obsessed with all the amazing makeup tutorials out there. Taking off makeup might not be as fun, but it is essential for keeping both skin clear and clean. This gentle balm is effective but doesn't dry skin out.
A really great makeup look requires practice, patience, and some high-quality makeup brushes that perform well and have the right shapes. This five-piece set from Fenty Beauty has all the basics they need for face, eyes, and lips and the colors are youthful and fun.
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These puffy headbands are all over social media, and while not everyone might agree about whether they are cute or kind of ridiculous looking, they do serve a function: keeping hair dry and out of the way when it is time to cleanse the skin or use a face mask.
OK, we might need this item for ourselves. This handy stick (perfect for a backpack or purse) is a handy way to absorb oil, mattify skin, and reduce the appearance of pores so we all can look selfie-ready in hurry. It works on any skin tone and is vegan/cruelty free, too.
