So DD wants to wear makeup. Just mascara and foundation. She actually wants me to bring her to a makeup artist to learn how to appropriately apply it. I took her to the store last night and bought her mascara and a light weight foundation.
She does have acne and so a few months ago I bought her an acne treatment that had color to it. She liked it, didn't totally hid the pimples but did minimize how visible they were. BTW her acne is not bad, just normal acne, albeit a lot for her age.
She does a good job putting on the mascara, just light, enough to enhance the lashes but not think like a hooker.
I know she is a bit young but she is head toward middle school and wants to get out of the elementary stage.
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DD12 can wear lip gloss to school, but that's it for now. If she had acne, I'd let her wear BB or CC cream. I'm not a fan of mascara, but many others are. I think it would depend on her cleaning regimen - if she will wash it off every night and take proper care.
DD12 watches YouTube videos on how to properly apply make-up and she's pretty good at it. But you could take her to the Clinique counter at the mall or something.
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Can't really remember when Caitlyn started wearing it.
She has always had very pale skin and hair so even at 1 I would give her some color for pictures. If I didnt, she wouldn't have a face. Just eyes.
She had play make up when she was little.
I think she was around 4th or 5th grade when she was wearing pink tinted lip gloss and her eyeshadow was very pale pink or flesh tone.
I think 6th grade she was wearing it daily.
But she only wore foundation on picture days.
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Jr. High for me. But only because my mother didn't know how to apply it, having grown up in the 50's where all they wore was lipstick and maybe a little liner and "rouge".
My neighbor, Kim, wore the wrong shade of foundation and her face looked orange. My father feared that would happen to me and said if that happened, makeup would be forbidden. My mother gave me beauty magazines geared for tweens, because she wasn't very good or experienced at makeup, and she knew I was interested. I always had the foundation part down, but needed help accentuating my eyes. My BFF was at the time an aspiring make-up artist (later to become one) so she showed me the ropes. But that wasn't until I was 15 or 16. Still...I wore it in Jr. High. Eye shadow, foundation, blush, eyebrows, mascara. My makeup artist friend taught me to line the waterlines which really brought out my eye color.
We also played with various shades of eye shadow which was popular in the 1980's. I actually got pretty good at it. I have had lessons from "professionals" over the years to see if there's anything I could learn, but I found that most skip the eyebrows. Since I have a natural blonde streak on my right side, that streak carries on in my eyebrows as well as my eyelashes. So filling in my eyebrows is a must, and most makeup artists neglect that area.
I think it's a good idea to take her to a makeup artist, whether it's at a department store makeup counter or a spa, but keep in mind their job is to sell products and what they use might not be what your daughter really needs.
I was in middle school. First I got concealer, the next year a foundation, and I think the summer before 8th grade my step mom took me to the Clinique counter and they did it for me. They were having one of their deals where if you spend $20 or so you get a bag with a bunch of sample products. I thought that was the best.
I was in middle school. First I got concealer, the next year a foundation, and I think the summer before 8th grade my step mom took me to the Clinique counter and they did it for me. They were having one of their deals where if you spend $20 or so you get a bag with a bunch of sample products. I thought that was the best.
Who didn't love Clinique give away days? They were fabulous!
I think my niece was about 9ish when I gave her makeup for Christmas. My SIL approved before hand. My brother almost had a heart attack when he saw it.
I was in 7th grade. Only a little eyeliner, mascara and lip gloss. I never had anyone direct me so that's pretty much all I wear today. I wish someone had tought me to do a smokey eye. I think that would be fun. I remember my grandmother got me a huge makeup kit about that time and I had no idea what to do with it.
Clinique was waaaayyyy out of my price range as a kid.
DD12 has really sensitive skin, as I do. Clinique is usually ok. And I can buy $28 worth of cleanser or whatever, and get a bag of bonuses perfect for kids. A mini mascara, eyeshadow palette, a lip stick. It's actually a pretty cheap way to collect makeup for tweens.
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Lancome used to have the best thickening mascara. Then they stopped making it. I tried their others but none were as good. Now I wear Maybelline I think it is. I can't wear it during pollen season though. I swear the pollen sticks to mascara & makes my eyes insanely itchy.
I'm sorry, I don't mean to be judgemetal. It's just that my parents could have never done that. I wouldn't even spend that kind of money on my own cosmetics now. It seems extreamly frivolous. But hey, not my money...
Lancôme? Wow your parents must have been well off. No judgement but $40 powder for a child?
Sorry I veered off course. I was not a child when I wore Lancôme. I was in my 20s & working. As a child & teen I just used my mom's makeup most of the time. I did usually get one of those big eye shadow pallets for Christmas each year.
I first got to wear make up for 7th grade graduation but my mother couldn't teach me to apply it so it was a disaster. I went without for a long time. It wasn't until jr high drama class that someone finally taught me what was what but it was basically drug store stuff because of small town living.
As an young adult I was into MAC all the way because of the fabulous colours - you could get a palette mix that had work colours and club colours all in one! As a grad student it's back to drug store . . .
Growing up, I wore drugstore stuff. I still do, actually. I've tried designer stuff, but the foundation is too greasy for my oily skin, and the eye shadows crease and irritate my eyes. I do use MAC gel liner, and estee lauder mascara primer, and lipsticks/liners.
Cover girl base made me break out. Every time. I've never really had an issue with acne, but that would cause all kinds of problems.
I can't remember, I can't remember which base I used.
But everything else was the cheapest I could get.
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My favorite foundation has been max factor for the last 30 years. I've tried others, but they have the best coverage. I don't use much anymore...just on my nose blended into the apples of my cheeks. Nothing under the eyes anymore or rest of my face.
I very rarely wear any make up any more. It just looks weird now.
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I like Neutrogena foundation. The one is use is liquid. I tried a mousse type but didn't like it as well. I used to sell Beauticontrol makeup & they initially had a fabulous foundation. Then like everything else they decided to change it & it wasn't as good as the original.
DD is 14. She really only cared about it for the dances. So, in 7th grade for the dance she has done makeup and also for other dances. She really doesn't wear it every day. And, when she does she wears light makeup. Some of her friends now wear heavy black eyeliner, but DD doesn't like the look of that on her so she keeps it pretty basic. Foundation, mascara and some eyeshadow usually.
I let DD's start wearing it when they were asking to and the school allowed it. It was different for each girl because they went to different schools. But I always had the rule that I reserved the right to wash your face and send you to school with no make up if you came out of the bathroom looking like a ho.
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My sister *ahem* was called to her DDs school when DD was in 5th grade to talk about the amount of makeup her DD wore. She told them that she would tell her to tone it down, and asked them what the other girls were wearing. They told her that her DD was the only one that wore makeup. And she wore A LOT. My sister really didnt have a clue that 10 year olds were not really old enough to wear makeup...
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My sister *ahem* was called to her DDs school when DD was in 5th grade to talk about the amount of makeup her DD wore. She told them that she would tell her to tone it down, and asked them what the other girls were wearing. They told her that her DD was the only one that wore makeup. And she wore A LOT. My sister really didnt have a clue that 10 year olds were not really old enough to wear makeup...
Was it against school rules to wear what she was wearing? If not, the school had no reason to be upset. Our schools specifically stated no eye shadow, no eyeliner until 7th grade, etc. So it was pretty clear what you could wear.
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I had a teacher tell my mom I shouldn't be wearing the elastic halter top to school in 3rd grade.
It wasn't against dress code and covered me completely except my shoulders.
Mom told her to stuff it.
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That's the kind of mom I am too. I had the school call me about something they heard that DD might have put on her FB page. I asked if it threatened anyone or if it was rude to anyone. They said no. Apparently she said "wait until my teachers see my grad dress" --- big scandal that year about them being too short, DD chose a floor length dress. I then asked why they bothered me at work to gossip? They didn't have an answer and actually said I was right and apologized. Ridiculous waste of time.
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My sister *ahem* was called to her DDs school when DD was in 5th grade to talk about the amount of makeup her DD wore. She told them that she would tell her to tone it down, and asked them what the other girls were wearing. They told her that her DD was the only one that wore makeup. And she wore A LOT. My sister really didnt have a clue that 10 year olds were not really old enough to wear makeup...
Was it against school rules to wear what she was wearing? If not, the school had no reason to be upset. Our schools specifically stated no eye shadow, no eyeliner until 7th grade, etc. So it was pretty clear what you could wear.
Im not sure. But a 9-10 year old Shouldnt be wearing hooker makeup to school....
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I had a teacher tell my mom I shouldn't be wearing the elastic halter top to school in 3rd grade.
It wasn't against dress code and covered me completely except my shoulders.
Mom told her to stuff it.
I'm shocked it wasn't against dress code. I've never seen a school allow halter tops.
It was in the 70s.
It came under my arms and below my waist and tied behind my neck.
Really, the only thing uncovered were my shoulders.
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