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Throughout the year, and especially the holiday months, there’s no better feeling than finding the perfect gift for a person you love dearly — especially if they’re a hard-to-please teenager. If you’re shopping for a sibling, friend, niece or nephew, or classmate and don’t know where to begin, we can promise you that these gift ideas for teens are the coolest finds of 2022. Whether they’re into the arts and enjoy photography and music or they favor a good beauty product that will circle out their makeup routine, these gift ideas are certain to make them smile (and are much better than a gift card, am I right?).
From retro gift ideas like a polaroid camera and vinyl for their record player to cool tech gadgets like a sunset lamp and a phone scavenger-hunt game, they’ll be blown away by the unique and meaningful ideas you’ve conjured up — there’s even a monogrammed phone case! Don’t waste another minute browsing the internet for presents that feel mediocre and hop on these gift ideas before they sell out. Keep reading to see the affordable finds that we know the teen in your life will appreciate.
— Additional reporting by Macy Cate Williams