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I Think I Created A Monster

My daughter really loves makeup. I mean… LOVES makeup. Every single day she is either sneaking into my bathroom to put on some of my lip gloss or BEGGING me to paint her nails. It’s so cute, but I’m nervous that she is getting too caught up in it all.

I know she wants to be just like mommy, but I’m so afraid that she’ll start thinking she NEEDS makeup. She’s WAY too young to start feeling like she doesn’t look pretty without it. Natalie isn’t saying that, it seems like it’s all a game right now. BUT I’m looking ahead and making sure we don’t walk down that road.

Do you have girls? What do you do about makeup? Do you let them play with your stash?

Natalie says there is a girl in her class that goes to school with lip gloss and she BEGS to be allowed to do the same. I won’t let her because… that’s insane. At home it’s ok if we are playing dress up (she also loves my heels – BEGS ME TO BUY HER A PAIR), but out in public??? 5 is WAYYYYYYY too young. I’m thinking 13 will be her first time?? That might be naive of me, but I feel like that’s when I started to wear lipstick. In high school!

Liam wears Bill’s clothing, so it’s not really gender specific. I’m just nervous about whether or not I’m unintentionally  giving Natalie the wrong message….

HELP!

Leslie

Friday 4th of February 2011

Oh, and I remember being totally into lip gloss and lipsmackers, but not until middle school. I did play w/makeup at home mainly because my mom had a ton of it, and I wanted to be like her. She was also OBSESSED (and still is) with weight - constantly talks about it and made/makes "comments". < this is one of the worst things we can do to our kids, ladies...

Leslie

Friday 4th of February 2011

"She’s WAY too young to start feeling like she doesn’t look pretty without it."

^ Let's ALL stop feeling this way!!! Ladies, can I get an AMEN?!! We don't have to be polished and flat ironed and perfect Stepford Wives all the time. Just when we feel like it, LOL

Vera, I'm glad you are aware. You run I'm Not Obsessed (I love the name because it shows you have a sense of humor) and Getting Gorgeous. It's good for Natalie to know that Getting Gorgeous means more than just looks, makeup and fashion.

Sandra Babic

Friday 4th of February 2011

13 is wayyy too old!! 13 is 8th grade................ girly girls can start wearing it in like 5th grade....... maybe you should let her have her own like chapstick that has a candy flavor or cherry or whatever so that she feels like shes wearing lipstick and its not so flashy or out there u know

Kyle

Friday 4th of February 2011

I wasn't allowed to wear makeup until I was 14. I was a social outcast.

Nah, I'm just kidding, that's not the reason I was a social outcast :P There were other factors I'm sure.

Suzanne (Crunchy Green Mom)

Friday 4th of February 2011

My mother was a genius.

Never thought I'd say that about her when I was a little girl and wanted to wear makeup.

She started telling me when I was in elementary school that she would take me to a makeup professional at our salon for my 14th birthday who would show me how to put on my make up, what makeup to use and how to cover up blemishes, etc.

She was true to her word, on my 14th B-day, I went to our salon, sat in a cool chair and got all the training I needed. My mother bought all the make up the lady used and I felt like a million bucks! I got my hair done and went home looking like a stylish woman, and not a trashy girl trying to wear makeup that I had no idea about.

It's an option.... Good luck! I've got 5 daughters and they are ALL different in their makeup desires.

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