The coolest Christmas gifts for teens
Spoil even the pickiest teen with gifts guaranteed to impress
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Ah, gifts for teens. Possibly the most difficult you’ll buy in any given year. They’re old enough not to want to the old childhood failsafes of soft toys or anything Disney – but not old enough not to put a lot of excitement and expectation on Christmas presents.
So, how to find something they’ll actually love? The key, to my mind, is to treat them like adults (with some limitations). Above all else, teens want to look cool in front of their peers, so get them something from a hip up-and-coming fashion label, jewellery that’s just slightly more refined than anything they currently own (but, please, don’t spend thousands on it – there’s a high chance it will get misplaced in a PE bag), or teen-skin safe beauty and grooming essentials from Tik Tok viral brands.
And, if all else fails, you really can’t go wrong with a pair of great headphones or a top notch camera to upgrade their Instagram Reels. Scroll on for our edit of the best Christmas gifts for teens guaranteed not to garner eye rolls.
Fashion
Adidas Handball Spezial trainers
Brown is the colour of the season and these chocolate suede unisex trainers from Adidas are the perfect foil to those oversized jeans they’re going to regret wearing in years to come. Just be sure to Scotch Guard them before you wrap them – style should never be inhibited by a rainy day.
Accessories
Coach Tabby bag
Thanks to some very savvy sponsorship of YA smash hit The Summer I Turned Pretty, as well as the ambassadorship of Elle Fanning, a Coach bag is pretty high on every teen girl’s wish list right now. The best-selling Tabby shoulder bag comes in a range of classic shades and will just get better with age.
Watches & Jewellery
Nomos Glashütte Tangente 38 Limited Edition watch
Buying for a teenage boy who’s hankering after his first proper watch? Around 16 is the perfect age to begin introducing them to the craft and artistry of mechnical watchmaking – but now is not the time to be shelling out a small fortune on a Patek Philippe. Instead, start them off with something modern and high quality – but with a more everyday price tag – like this limited edition Nomos Glashütte Tangente 38. I’d be very surprised if you’re not tempted to add one to your own collection once you’ve seen it in IRL.
Beauty & Grooming
LookFantastic Beauty Vault
If you’re looking to really spoil your skincare and makeup obsessed teen, allow me to introduce the LookFantastic Beauty Vault. Curated by the online beauty destination’s team of expert buyers, it’s packed with full-sized products from the likes of Medik8, Fenty Beauty, Sol de Janeiro, MZ Skin and Color Wow, spanning haircare, skincare, makeup, and bodycare. Plus, it’s worth a mammoth £705 but is yours for £150 – so you’ll look like the most generous adult in the room.
Tech
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Gaming Laptop
Whether it’s for homework or passion projects, every teen needs a good latop – and if yours also happens to be partial to a bit of Minecraft or logs on to Steam the moment they get home, they’re going to need something powerful enough not to lag during a particularly intense set piece. Asus’ gaming-centric Zephyrus G14 laptop is powered by a Nvidia RTX 5060 graphics chip and Ryzen 9 Performance processor and features an OLED display for an optimum experience.
