Nothing too expensive like an iPhone and stuff. I was thinking a box filled with a bunch of things like sweets, hair products she always wanted but what else?
What do I buy a 16 yr old girl for her birthday
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Nothing too expensive like an iPhone and stuff. I was thinking a box filled with a bunch of things like sweets, hair products she always wanted but what else?
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Does she like makeup?
Tickets to someone she likes to do (a concert, if she likes music), a really good book (Inheritance Games is a good series w/ short chapters, easy to read), take her shopping at her favorite place, pedicure/manicure, dinner at her favorite place. It really just depends on what she does and what she likes. Hope this helps.
Take her on a picnic, buy her flowers and write her a poem. She will melt
I’d head to Mecca/sephora/whatever beauty store is in your area and look at the minis/travel section – you could ask a staff member to help pick out a few things like a body butter, lip gloss, a perfume sample box etc
Also, flowers. I have a few younger girls (5-10) in my life and they lose it when my partner and I get them flowers on bdays :’)
Sephora gift card.
This really depends on your relationship with her. If this is a romantic interest, you can’t bgo wrong with candy. Your idea sounds like a gift hamper that maybe an favorite aunt would give. If a she is a cousin or something then something simple like a branded T-shirt.
However the best gift for a 16 year old that means nothing more than Happy Birthday, is cash.
Get her an experience. Something that she actually wants to do. Ask her if she wants to do a day at the beach with her friends go to an amusement park. Go for a shopping spree experiences are much better than things.
Here’s a few things a 16-17 year old in my family recently received for their birthday: perfume, lip oil, roller skates, new trendy adidas trainers, cute phone case with charm, wireless headphones, laneige lip stuff, more perfume, gold plated necklace with her name cast into the pendent, hair bows, flower claw clips
Girls love little gift baskets filled with products, that’s definitely trending right now. Hair clips, skin and makeup products, water bottle (owala), sweet treats, gift card to sephora or Starbucks
19F here- just sharing my experience. I’d much rather do a nice dinner date, even if it’s nice takeout and sit home and eat, rather than have material things. If dinner dates aren’t your thing maybe a day of going out on a hike/walk, or taking a day to go to a mall or strip mall and set some cash aside for that.
Bear in mind I have been told I am “old fashioned” at times, so maybe 16 year old girls really just want a fancy necklace and a clown makeup palette. Who knows. But there’s my take.
Gift cards !!!
If you’re close to a national park, take her on a hike/walk and picnic. This will be a lot more memorable that a trinket. Nice scenery, fresh air, good company makes for a fine day. It’s also very affordable.
I liked silver jewelry with natural gems (these can sometimes be very inexpensive), books, chocolate… but I’m not her. What does she like?
Also, what’s your relationship? Is this your niece, sister, girlfriend, random girl you think is hot but you’ve never met, friend…?
I’d do what I did back in the day, ask one or two of her close female friends. Trust me, females know EVERYTHING!
A cute coach purse with some money in it
go do some memorable activity like smt that she always wanted to do!!
Ask her parents what she likes and then get that or something similar. Money and a card is always a safe choice too. What is your relation to her?