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Birthday present for 14 year old girl
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Thanks - will pass all the suggestions on and see what he wants to do.
It doesn't help that I don't know the girl as it's someone he's got to know through secondary school. Questions I've asked to try and find out more about her have been answered with a very helpful "errrr dunno"!Here I go again on my own....0 -
Can I suggest you err on the side of caution with Claires Vouchers or stuff from Claires unless you know the girl and what she is like - My DD and my older Nieces (all 13 - 16) won't go to Claires as they say it is a 'tweens' shop.
So if it's a girl he's trying to impress he doesn't want to send out a signal that he thinks she's a kid
Lush gift boxes are always a good bet
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Any Brittany Spears perfume is the latest trend with teens.Mama read so much about the dangers of drinking alcohol and eating chocolate that she immediately gave up reading.0
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I vote for lush (if they are just friends) or flowers (if he really likes her
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When my daughter was that age she'd have loved Lush, Body Shop, or a grown up looking gift set from Boots.
Voucher for a manicure possibly ( about £10) or vouchers for somewhere like Primark, Top Shop,New Look, Hmv?
Not sure about the flowers, a teenage boy may feel awkward giving them, as they can be seen as a token of affection!0 -
Ahh, I mis-read the original post. The flowers also aren't a good idea, the 'banter' he'll receive from his fellow lad mates is not worth the 'nice thought'. My little brother had the same situation, and sent me with £10 of his money to get the girl something. I ended up getting her a nice little bracelet from Topshop, which cost around £8. He can either say he picked it (if he's wanting to impress her), or say that you picked it as he wasn't sure what she would like0
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Another vote for Lush here, from a grown up girlie.
There are some lovely little gift sets under £10.0 -
Lush and Soap and Glory get the votes from my 14 year old niece! She's outgrown Claire's and Lush/S+G are more grown up brands!0
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Another vote for a New Look voucher!0
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Some of the 14yr olds I know have got pretty expensive taste...son's gf was into MAC and Clarins :eek:0
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