'But allll the other girls are....' *rolleyes*

[MumtoA]

O i dread the day!!! MY DD is only 1 but i work with teenagers and they are a whole different breed to when i was their age!

from about 13/14 i was allowed to wear clear mascara or a little bit of black (i have blonde tip eye lash syndrome thanks to my mum so she was sympathetic!!) if i really wanted to and i had some face powder which i was allowed to use if i had pimples or something but other than that, i didn't really wear proper make up till about 16/17 i don't think!

o they want to be adults to early!!!! but i can only imagine how hard it is for them when allllllllllllllllllllll their friends are allowed to!!!

[*Belle*]

year 7 or 8 here. What about the mineral makeup the one you just brush on it maybe good comprimise?

[Inertia]

I still don't! LOL. Hate the stuff. Feel horrible and makes my skin feel icky.

But DD1 has nagged me since one of her cousins got one for xmas in 2002.. Odd that she would bug me since she had never used it before, never seen anyone use it, saw her cousin putting on eyeshadow, picked up some nail polish and promptly tried to put it on her eye. My DH and elder brother spent a good hour or so at the ER and heavily pregnant Inertia had her mum and sisters trying to calm her down so she didn't go into labour! LOL.

And yet, she has been bugging me since then - 6yo.

Le sigh.

[willow5]

I still don't! LOL. Hate the stuff. Feel horrible and makes my skin feel icky.

Me too!

But DD1 has nagged me since one of her cousins got one for xmas in 2002.. Odd that she would bug me since she had never used it before, never seen anyone use it, saw her cousin putting on eyeshadow, picked up some nail polish and promptly tried to put it on her eye. My DH and elder brother spent a good hour or so at the ER and heavily pregnant Inertia had her mum and sisters trying to calm her down so she didn't go into labour! LOL.

And yet, she has been bugging me since then - 6yo.

Le sigh.

Ah the joys of parenting

[Jellybean29]

Hehe i'm 24 and still don't wear makeup daily. I just hate the feeling of gunk on my face hehe
In year 8 my highschool had a 'boys & girls' day. The boys went to the local swimming/leisure centre and learnt about 'boys' things and the girls stayed at school and learnt about 'girls' things. The 'girls' things included a lady coming in and teaching us how to apply makeup!

A tinted moisturiser with at least SPF 15 would be probably the best idea sweets, its always good to moisturise your face and wear sun protection, so you'll actually be encouraging her to look after her skin instead of just wear junk =) I am sure Mum used to buy me a Ponds brand one but there is probably a lot more out in the market now. I am very thankful for mum getting me this instead, I am lucky to still have nice skin and good habits

Also, if you feel ok, maybe its better you get her a mascara if she's going to be borrowing it off her friends anyway, as you don't want her coming home with pink eye from sharing eye makeup! I was really into lipgloss as well, the funny thing is, every boyfriend i've ever had say they hate it! hahahaha

[young_mumma87]

i wasnt allowed to wear it till i was 13 so my 13th bday was FANTASTIC!!! id go with a tinted moisturiser and gloss should keep her happy!!!

[hannanat]

My 14 year old daughter wears mascara and a light gloss. No foundation - she doesn't need it.

[NaeNae]

I was allowed mascara from the age of 12 but the rest of the make up stuff followed not so long afterwards as I got into competitive ballroom dancing ........ talk about caking it on LOL.

I was so uncomfortable without make up I wore a full face ALL the time.

In saying that though my mother taught me how to apply it without making it look OTT. Through the days I wore a tinted moisturiser as foundation, a light blush, light eye shadow tinted lip gloss a wee bit of eye liner and mascara.

I will teach DD how to wear make up from a youngish age (12-14) and buy her some nice products. I guess the thing is she will grow up differently to me. My mother is looks obsessed. I only wear make up if I am going out somewhere spesh and DD is so beautiful (in my opinion) I doubt she will need very much at all.

[Catastrophic]

I never really got into the whole make up thing ( i wasnt really a girly girly) I still only wear it if im going out some where nice!

[lissy]

Yep I think tinted moisturiser is definately the way to go instead of full on foundation. And if you're going to buy her some make up dont go the complete cheapy stuff for her skins sake.
Pretty sure I had make up around 14/15 but it was tinted moisturiser & other bits & pieces of mums make up she didnt use any more. But Yes please do teach your DD how to apply it properly to avoid the caked on street corner look as others have said lol.

[berrme]

I never wore make up at highschool. Couldn't understand why anyone would want to get out of bed earlier just to make themselves look overdressed. Still couldn't be bothered wearing make up everyday, it is a special occasion thing as far as I am concerned.

In year 8 my highschool had a 'boys & girls' day. The boys went to the local swimming/leisure centre and learnt about 'boys' things and the girls stayed at school and learnt about 'girls' things. The 'girls' things included a lady coming in and teaching us how to apply makeup!

You may laugh, but I have suggested make up classes at school for ages. It seems that they all want to wear make up these days, but have absolutely no idea how to wear it. It isn't so much the make up that bothers me, it is that they look like they should be on a street corner. Too much foundation in the wrong shade with no attempt at blending at the jaw line. Super thick (often liquid) black eyeliner and so much mascara that their eyelashes look like caterpillars. Not to mention a complete lack of any blush, so they all have weird monotone faces with big black eyes. They really do need some help!!!

[~Lashes~]

i dont think mum ever had a age were i was allowed to use it, but then i was never a 'girly girl' so didnt realy get into the whole make-up thing! the most i ever used was eyeliner and lipgloss arround 16-17.
she did however have a age were i could use permanate hair dye, that was 13, untill then i was only alowed to use rinses, pointless realy as my hair is to dark for them to show up!