Mommy question??

I allow my 5 year old I figure if they see you doing it and you tell them they can't it will cause them to get into it when you aren't looking or hide it from you in those preteen years. She has her own eye shadows and various lip things but bet she doesn't even put on any make up 98% of the time. Its mostly when she sees me add some lip gloss or something then she will ask if she can too.

I do the same thing with my 5 year old. I think make up for playtime with the little ones is perfectly fine. It is fun to pretend you are a grown up when you are little. As for everyday wear...I started in the 7th or 8th grade with Cover Girl Powder & lip gloss and clear mascara. It's super natural. Get the brown compact b/c it has Noxema in it which is good for the skin. I think that is simple and not skanky. I'm not a big make up person though. I love to wear it and feel super pretty when I do...but it is rare that I will...mainly bc I am too lazy. Even more fun....let your daughter put make up on YOU after you put it on her!! It will be a riot!!

I would say about 12 for nude/clear lip gloss and maybe a swipe of mascara.
13-15 for any "natural" style makeup.
16+ It should be their choice.

This. This is almost exactly what we've done with our teen daughter. At 16 I'll help her learn base foundation but at almost 15 she wears mascara, lip gloss, eye shadow.

They are going to do it whether you let them or not. The key is to know that, and approch it with love and understanding from their point of view, not yours. Especially, if you wear make up.

My girls have been allowed to play with makeup for some time now though not all that often. They usually get a kids make up kit each around Christmas and they get to wear lipbalm all they want. Once in a while they get to wear makeup like Mommy on the weekends. Halloween gets them their full faces done. Concealer gets used on picture day for my oldest and she gets to wear full makeup for her school performances. Once in a great while I will allow them to wear light colored eyeshadow (something barely noticable) to school if they have all their morning tasks checked off before I apply my makeup.

Sometimes we give each other make overs. The last time was really funny - the three of us looked like "Dallas" rejects. The time before that, we were shopping with my sister-in-law during the holiday sales. We were in Victoria's Secret so I got my two and my SIL's girls together and gave them makeovers with the samples while we waited for her to get done in the huge line. That was fun (and hilarious too).

My girls are 8 and 10. I bought my first compact and eyeshadow in 7th grade (9 or 10).

It depends--within reason of course--on what the other girls are doing. It can make your daughter feel like the ugly duckling if she is the only one not wearing a bit of lipstick or mascara. As a mom of 4 ( 2 girls) I do object to pushing kids into adult stuff too early. What can they do to make them feel "grown-up" if they do it all at 7 or 8? Hope that is helpful.

I let my 13 year old wear concealer (for blemishes), lip gloss, and mascara. She just got interested in wearing it over the past couple of months.

mine started with light stuff,,,ie lipgloss, pink eye shadow at 13. She moved to real makeup at about 15. Now, at almost 17, she looks like a clown....IMO. LOL

My mom let me when I was 14...but she reserved the right to make me wash it off if I looked like a clown lol:) I think I will prob take the same route with my daughter

Same here. I wasn't allowed til 13 but she would make me tone down or wash my face if I wore too much. I wasn't allowed nail polish either (but that was a school policy as well). I think playing with it is okay...she sees you doing it, so of course she's going to have a desire to try it...if you keep it a secret then it's just going to be a bigger draw.

They are going to do it whether you let them or not. The key is to know that, and approch it with love and understanding from their point of view, not yours. Especially, if you wear make up.

thats what I worry about

Why do you worry? That's how it is. No one "lets" their kids do anything. My parents had zero say in my life, they just thought they did. I did whatever the hell I wanted, as soon as they were out of view. LOL>

It's nothing to worry about. It's how kids are. Just know that, and approach your style of parenting with that in mind. this means, saying no is not an option. That's my parenting opinion.

Let me clarify a little bit, unless it is dangerous or life threatening, don't sweat it.

Example: When I was a kid, growing my hair long was absolutely forbidden. I did it anyway, and I was constantly berated at home for it. One day, my grandmother came by and asked me if I wanted to go to the "store" with her. I said sure. I guess "store" was the code word for barber shop. I went along with it, but didn't like it. This was all so stupid. And, it made me even more rebelious.

On the other hand, turn to today. My son is 9 and says he wants to grow his hair out. His mom and I both said "Awesome. Which ever way you want to wear it. It's your hair." He doesn't think of it as a rebelious thing, it's just simply how we wants to wear it. I'm not going to disallow it for any reason. It's not dangerous, it doesn't hurt anyone, and there's nothing wrong with it.

You kind of have to step back and put things into perspective and pick your battles with your kids. And, in my case, it's really just when things are dangerous or hurt others.

We had to have a talk with my daughter because she was mean to a kid at school and said hurtful thing and his feelings were hurt. That is NOT allowed. And will not be tolerated. But, if she wants to die her hair blue or wear make-up, I could not care any less.

I started wearing makeup at age 13. I also had an older sister that was 4 years ahead of me and taught me how to put it on without looking like trash. Stick to the basics, lip gloss, cover up if she has a few blemishes and some mascara to make her look like she isn't sleeping..

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At what age do you feel is appropriate for girls to start wearing make-up???

Like just introducing them to make up..the simple stuff not nothing extreme

SUGGESTION!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let make-up be a reward for other good hygene -- like brushing teeth 2x a day without being asked and brushing nots out of their hair. I tell my daughter that putting on lipstick without brushing your teeth is like putting lipstick on a pig...not that I am calling anyone a pig LMAO

I think junior high is acceptable. I wouldn't encourage it, but if my daughter asked to wear makeup, I would let her.

I personally didn't give two s**ts if I wore makeup up until college.

I was 12 when i started wearing make up. it was just simple stuff like powder, lipgloss, and mascara. I didn't get into eyeshadow or anything until i was probably 15 or 16. Most of the girls i went to school with were wearing full face make up before i even started wearing make up. Depending on maturity, i'd probably let my daughter start around the time I did.