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

[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.

[Cranky Kitten]

I like the tinted moisturiser idea with a bit of lip gloss. My DD is obssessed with make up at the tender age of 9 and has been since she was about 5 I think. Strange because personally I hardly ever wear it, only for going out somewhere special.

I do note however, that DD seems to intensely dislike her freckles, as much as I think they're gorgeous and tell her that I was exactly the same at her age - a nice little smattering across the nose. We've said no makeup until she's at least 14 however as I don't think it's necessary regardless of what all her friends are up to

[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!