12 year old wants perfume for Christmas

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I’d like to get her something from a proper fragrance brand, probably not Sol de janeiro or anything like that.

but of course not anything wildly expensive or too sophisticated.

maybe Vera wang princess? Ideas welcome please

Floral Street is a modern UK perfume brand so decent ingredients, cruelty free, sustainable etc

My DD started off with Daisy - eau de toilette at 12/13

Ariana Grande has a range of perfumes that my 11 year old likes.

Sabrina carpenter?

Ariana Grande Cloud is on special this week at Superdrug for £20... Bargain!

Can you get a tester set?

Anna Sui, Burberry or Jimmy Choo?

Ariana Grande cloud is defo a good place to start..I actually use it as a day time, cheap and cheerful perfume and I always get compliments on it.

My daughter is the same age as yours, and she has Vera Wang Princess too, which is also available at a good price.

Kyle Jenner has some lovely smelling perfumes out too, but I’m not sure what price they’d be.

Last year my then 13yo DD asked for Billy Eilish (the one in gold). She loves it and has worn it loads.
Superdrug is usually good for fragrance offers.

As others have said, the original Daisy and the original Jimmy Choo are popular and not achingly sweet. My nieces also love Dolce & Gabbana, particularly Light Blue.

If she’s happy not to smell like everyone else currently does, some of the older youthful classics are still lovely and now very reasonably priced e.g. Cerrutti 1881 and Anais Anais l’originale.

If you have an Anthropologie or Sephora nearby they stock some of the new niche fragrance houses that are popular now with the ‘yoof’! Eg Phlur. Mostly very pleasant.

Billie Eilish, ArianaGrande, Sabrina Carpenter and Daisy by Marc Jacob’s are good

My own discerning daughter described Ariana Grande’s Cloud as like ‘ my friend’s little sister’s wet nappies’ 😯Do try them out yourself if for a surprise, or get her to choose if not! Tastes and body chemistry vary greatly.

Marc Jacob’s Daisy would be ideal. Ariana Grande Cloud was popular with my dd when she was younger. Unfortunately now she has developed very expensive taste in Carolina Herrera!
Personally I love Victor & Rolf Flowerbomb.

Perfume is so individual and subjective, why not just take her out to the nearest boots or superdrug and get her to try a few? get her to several options and then you choose one if she still wants it to be a surprise. It seems mad to me that you're thinking of spending, what, minimum £50 on something she might not like at all!

I completely agree with the person who said it's a risk to choose for her as she may not like it.

If you really want it to be a surprise then something like this is a good call because she's not stuck with one bottle she may not love and she can experiment a bit.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/jacobs-2x4ml-daisy-perfect-version/dp/B0DZJ1JYGM/ref=sr1_71?crid=37XML7KDTS2XI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.eAqrDHYicWlL7mTV8I2Km-GaH7aJ10PTPQ5TPGGq3nlEAEyzEonkOyn8TSzrtNQtrGXvMyrZJEmDsz7KNIMwknJn5WOHxdHkMxFfR4iJ3L8ADKcDcMVNdxhpyxNOiGc4mNzmVAXSbiIHibIA8AzQNbtRNQ73PIOH4UZT17is3uqjuJJHHjlfi8SdxpYTZHf2Bk20yvL7MfqnqVG6U8uJE3UFO9XB6xC7c1a1IrtjsOsFmI6JBPVJrSTIJAd7DZjgDgu9IHLX4SrQTHhUEq8Uj6LWrqx8bBNEyXk.XmRlesmyeH3gUoMTk4QQ-NY6oMETA5P85HfJ0oWVEk&dibtag=se&keywords=eau+de+toilette+selection+set+women&qid=1794581895&sprefix=eau+de+toilette+selection+set+women%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-71&xpid=OUuvXn7t2l5W7

I'm pretty sure I had pure jasmine and/or pure rose from Body Shop at this age. I think smelling like a real flower is a lovely idea for a tween girl.

My DD had Daise, it’s a body mist but looks like a perfume bottle, it’s not expensive, which is great because the amount they use it is a lot! The Ariana Grande perfumes are nice and usually on offer

Vera Wang Princess is a nice first perfume
Also some of the Britney Spears ones are nice
DD has an Ariana Grande one too (the cloud one)
Miss Dior is a classic but maybe a little grown up for a 12 year old

gone are the days of Anais Anais - ha ha

Part of the joy of getting a perfume is finding the right one for you - take her for a superdrug/boots testing session

'If she’s happy not to smell like everyone else currently does, some of the older youthful classics are still lovely and now very reasonably priced e.g. Cerrutti 1881 and Anais Anais l’originale.'

I was going to second this. I had Anais Anais at that age, and it is still a perfectly nice perfume. I occassionally buy my husband Cerrutti and I have notoriously expensive taste in perfume.

Take her to Boots/Superdrug/Perfume shop but look in advance and set a budget.

DD had Ariana Grande twice and now a Sabrina Carpenter. She hates Daisy so it‘s really a very personal choice.

Boots have had some great discounts on perfumes lately

Anna Sui perfumes come in great bottles.

Cacharel Amor is usually popular with young people as well. I had a bottle of it in my teens and I still like it.

As others have said perfume is a very personal choice, and smells different on different. Take her to boots / Superdrug etc and try a few out. Arianna Grande, Sabrina carpenter, Katy Perry, Britney Spears have some really nice fragrances which are a good starting point for teens, and they’re not too pricey either. My now 18 yr old always used to liked Katy Perry killer queen I think it’s called