Affordable Gifts For Teen Girls + Caseapp Collab with 20% Discount Code!!

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Hey!! Now, this is not exactly a Christmas post (I've been repeatedly told it's too early for anything like that... despite me desperately wanting to start playing All I Want For Christmas Is You and putting up my mini Christmas tree), however it is a post that I think will be very useful in the months leading up to Christmas. Today, I will be sharing my Top 5 Affordable Gift Ideas For Teen Girls and as a teen girl myself, I feel very confident in my picks. These are all under £20 and would make great birthday presents (or Christmas presents, for that matter). This is also a super exciting post, as it's a collab with Caseapp... an amazing phone case + laptop skin brand that's based internationally. (Also, stay tuned as I actually have a 20% off discount code to use when ordering from Caseapp).

1. Phone Cases

Most teenagers these days, myself included, have their own mobile phone (and use it all the time). Because phones get used so frequently, it's important that they are protected (because no teenage girl wants to have to deal with angry parents because she broke her expensive mobile and now wants a new one). However, just having a plain, bulky phone case is not cool, which is why phone case companies (like Caseapp) are perfect. Caseapp literally has hundreds of designs, and you can even make your own custom iPhone case by uploading your own images onto the site. As long as you know what phone the person you're buying for has, you really can't go wrong with buying them a phone case. (Plus, if you go to caseapp.com you can use my 20% off discount code... WHATLEXIELOVES20. Two of my favourite cases (for inspiration) are:

This cute lemons case! https://caseapp.com/custom-cases/iphone-cases/iphone-xs-max/sweet-lemons

 



I have this pink, strawberries phone case myself and got loads of compliments on it during school!!
https://caseapp.com/custom-cases/iphone-cases/iphone-xs-max/strawberry

2. Mario Badescu rosewater facial spray

This spray has become really popular lately, and is a great gift for pretty much all teenage girls, particularly those who are into their skincare and makeup. This spray is only £7, so it's nice and afforsable, but makes for a really sweet AND useful gift. You can buy from Beauty Bay here: https://www.beautybay.com/p/mario-badescu/facial-spray-with-aloe-herbs-and-rosewater/

3. Portable charger

Portable chargers aren't the most interesting or exciting gift if I'm being completely honest, however everyoneeee could do with one, and they're so useful (def going to be on my Christmas wish-list this year!)

4. Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb

If the person you're buying for likes makeup, you can't go wrong with a lip-gloss, and the highly raved about Fenty Beauty one is a great shout. I have the gloss bomb myself and absolutely LOVE IT so this is definitely a great gift.

5. Gilly Hicks Bralettes

Hollister does some really cute (and super affordable) bralettes, which make perfect gifts. The bralettes are only £14-£17 and are cute, comfortable and a really sweet present.

I hope you all enjoyed this 5 Affordable Gifts For Teen Girls blog post!! Would you like to receive any of these gifts? What would you add to this list? Let me know if you'd like to see a part 2 to this, or maybe a more pricey version. Thanks to www.caseapp.com for collaborating with me (I do genuinely LOVE their cases, so remember to check them out and use my 20% discount code).

February Recap

Hola Lexicans! So today is the second day of March.. oOf I actually cannot believe the second month of 2018 is over already - it feels like the first two months have just gone by in a flash (is it just me??!!). So since February is over now and y'all always seem to love my Monthly Favourites/Update/Recap/Ramble/{insert here whatever this post turns out to be} hahaha* I thought why not share with you guys a little recap of how my February has been, what I've been up to etc. etc.

*also don't worry I meant to leave that in.. it wasn't a mental note-to-self I forgot to change when editing ahaha but instead an attempt to be witty.. it failed.. ik ik.. fIGHT ME**
**please don't actually i'm a weakling with no strength who lowkey*** practically lives off bread rolls and dairy milk oreo
***sidenote: for some reason I say lowkey so much lately aha

Friends (the show)

Ok.. so Friends came onto Netflix UK right around the end of 2017 and I'd wanted to watch it for a while, so I figured yess this is finally my chance!! And then I forgot and I didn't watch it.. Until early February when two of my bestfriends had started watching it and where talking about it loads sooo being the person I am, not wanting to be left out, I started watching it. and less than a month later.. I've kinda finished it. shhhhh I KNOW I KNOW 10 seasons in less than a month is bad, but the show is soo good aha. Have you watched Friends? Who are your favourite characters? Mine are (in order from favourite to least fav): Monica, Chandler, Rachel, Joey, Phoebe and Ross (controversial order I know ahah!!).

Goodbye, Perfect and A Spoonful Of Murder released

Lots of great books were launching this month, including two I was lucky enough to have already read. Goodbye, Perfect, a YA novel by Sara Barnard was released (you can read my review of it here: http://whatlexieloves.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/goodbye-perfect-written-by-one-of-my.html) on the 8th, and it's a great book all about the power of a close friendship. And A Spoonful Of Murder by the lovely Robin Stevens was also released. ASOM is the 6th book in the very popular Murder Most Unladylike series for 8-13 year olds and I also really enjoyed it (you can check out my review here: http://whatlexieloves.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/a-spoonful-of-murder-by-robin-stevens.html).

Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018 shortlist announced

Early February, Waterstones announced their shortlist for the annual Waterstones Children's Book Prize. This year, I have only read 2 books on the shortlist so far (Ink by Alice Broadway and Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson) but I plan to read a few more leading up to the ceremony. You can see the full shortlist here: https://www.waterstones.com/category/cultural-highlights/book-awards/the-waterstones-childrens-book-prize

Lack of posts??

I'm really really disappointed with the lack of blog posts I have uploaded in February - normally I aim for around 5-6 posts a month, but I only posted 2..! I'm not sure why this is, although I would guess it's partly because I've been watching Friends, and when I watch a TV show I often don't get much else done until I've finished (whoops!!), and I know it's really bad. However, I'm planning on getting the amount of posts back up to usual again this month:)

Snow!!

sO IT SNOWED (also I know the main days of it snowing were in March, so I'm kind of cheating here - but there was some at the end of Feb too)!! Despite being cold so often, England doesn't actually get snow that often so when the forecasts started saying that snow was planned, I did get quite excited. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of snow itself (because it's cold and inconvenient - plus it's March and I thought summer was coming:( ) but I like all the pros that come with it, like the fact that I'm missing school today (and did so yesterday) because of the snow!! I took a few photos yesterday and I'm planning on taking some more today in the snow, so make sure you're following my Instagram @whatlexieloves to see those at some point;)

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So those are some of the random things that happened this month!! Did you have a good February? And let me know if you like Friends as well!! I'll be back soon with a post as part of a book tour, so make sure you're there for that;)

Xxx