45 Best Gifts for 17-Year-Olds They’ll Be Telling All Their Friends About
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Before you stress yourself out about what the heck kind of gift to get the 17-year-old in your life, I just want you to know that I hear you. I see you. And I 100 percent feel you. You’ve been tasked to shop for a person who’s in that phase of life where they’re constantly discovering new interests and dabbling in the latest TikTok trends That’s no easy feat! But don’t worry because this jam-packed list of the best gifts for 17-year-olds will come to your rescue. Not to toot our own horn, but JSYK, we here at Cosmo are experts in the art of teen gifting! (See: Best Gifts for Tween Girls, Best Gifts for Teen Boys, and Best Gifts for Teenage Girls.)
Filled with TikTok-viral items, trendy home decor, cult-favorite beauty products, and cool tech gadgets that’ll make their life so much easier, there are tons of stuff in here that will make any 17-year-old—whatever they're into—jump for joy. There's a pair of statement Adidas Gazelle sneakers, a personalized birth chart book and a custom horoscope crystal box for the astrology fan, and a beginner-friendly digital camera for the influencer-in-the-making who's always posting on the 'Gram. Take a deep breath, keep on scrolling, and let us do the hard lifting for you. All you gotta do is click and buy, and you're about to be your 17-year-old's favorite person ever. We gotchu!
Megan Uy is an associate shopping editor at Cosmopolitan, where she searches for the best products in all things fashion, home, beauty, sex, gifts, and more, so you don’t have to. When she’s not writing for the site, she’s whipping up some cool and trendy content for the fashion section of the print magazine. She’s been with the brand since 2019 (when she was an itty-bitty editorial fellow), and she's also written for Delish, House Beautiful, and People. Follow her on Instagram to get some BTS of the editor life and chaotic NYC content. Also, feel free to hit her up if you ever wanna discuss the madness that is TikTok.

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