At what age did you let your daughter start wearing make-up?

[ncmickeyluvr]

My dd started wearing some makeup in 6th grade. She turned 12 shortly after starting middle school. She wears powder,very light eyeshadow, minimal eyeliner, mascara, and lip gloss. She has olive skin and dark eyes, so it's barely noticeable.

She has competed in dance for 7 years and does local plays, so it's important that she understands the difference between every day and stage looks.

 

[indimom]

I never set any guidelines about makeup and allowed her to own and play with it from a young age. She's currently 15 and she could care less. She occasinally wears eye shadow or lip gloss (like Christmas or picture day), but that's about it.

 

[JVL1018]

My mom told me when I turned 13, so I told my daughter when she was 13.
She's never bugged me about wearing it earlier,she's fine with it. I don't really see any of her friends wearing it.
Oh, I have let her wear lip gloss for years.

She'll be 13 in October, my best friend and I are taking her to a makeup counter to get her makeup done and buy her some stuff, we're all looking forward to it.

BTW, she is in 7th grade, I was in 8th when I turned 13, so even though we were the same age for makeup, I feel like she gets it a year earlier. LOL

 

[chiefmickeymouse]

My DD was about 12(middle school) and is now a well adjusted 23 YO middle school teacher so it didn't hurt her. My mom was not happy with that as I was not "allowed" to wear makeup until high school. I remember going to school in middle school and putting on this awful blue eye shadow from lash to brow every day and then washing it off before going home. I wanted my daughter to learn the right way. When she was about the same age she wanted to pluck her eyebrows. I promptly made her appointment at my salon and had her eyebrows waxed for her with specific instruction to the person doing it to make sure it look natural. Needless to say she decided after that first time waxing that she could wait a few years before doing that!

I took DD12 to Ulta to have her eyebrows done as she was beginning to sport the Brooke Shields Early Years look. This older man was there with his wife and since at Ulta the do the brows at the "brow bar" right at the front of the store, he stood there and watched her the whole time. He kept muttering things about her being a "baby" and it being ridiculous. I didn't hear this because I was wandering around the store but DD told me about it later.

DD ended up feeling really uncomfortable, but liked the way she looked with her brows cleaned up. We won't be going back to Ulta, though. Somewhere a little more discreet next time!

 

[disneydee6]

I was in middle school, age 12 when I started. Unfortunately my mom bought me a horrible first makeup kit. Lots of light blues and pinks. When you first start, you tend to do a little overkill, I can't imagine how silly I looked with my blue eyeshadow and pink lipstick. My older sister was always into makeup (and is now working fashion week ) and I was her guinea pig for many years, and learned a lot from her. Thanks to her, I know what quality makeup is, and probably have hundreds of dollars worth of makeup!!
I just bought a makeup kit for my boyfriends 11 yr old twins!! I brought my sister, and we put together a MUCH better kit than I got! Natural color eyeshadows, lip gloss, eye liner, and real brushes. All good quality products from sephora. Give them a taste for GOOD makeup. They will never look back!

 

[disneydee6]

I took DD12 to Ulta to have her eyebrows done as she was beginning to sport the Brooke Shields Early Years look. This older man was there with his wife and since at Ulta the do the brows at the "brow bar" right at the front of the store, he stood there and watched her the whole time. He kept muttering things about her being a "baby" and it being ridiculous. I didn't hear this because I was wandering around the store but DD told me about it later.

DD ended up feeling really uncomfortable, but liked the way she looked with her brows cleaned up. We won't be going back to Ulta, though. Somewhere a little more discreet next time!

That is awful!! Maybe if he understood what it's like to have a tween girl, he would have a different opinion. He can think what he wants, but nobody ASKED for his opinion! Sheesh!

 

[emer95]

I took DD12 to Ulta to have her eyebrows done as she was beginning to sport the Brooke Shields Early Years look. This older man was there with his wife and since at Ulta the do the brows at the "brow bar" right at the front of the store, he stood there and watched her the whole time. He kept muttering things about her being a "baby" and it being ridiculous. I didn't hear this because I was wandering around the store but DD told me about it later.

DD ended up feeling really uncomfortable, but liked the way she looked with her brows cleaned up. We won't be going back to Ulta, though. Somewhere a little more discreet next time!

Your poor daughter!! That creep should have kept his mouth shut.

I have taken my oldest daughter to have her eyebrows waxed a few times. She'll say to me, "Mom, they're starting to look like caterpillars." I had a free coupon for a new spa-type of place, so I took her there. The woman behind the counter asked me how often she gets her eyebrows waxed. "I said, "About once every six months, because I clean them up with a tweezer in between and they're not too bad."

She then handed me a brochure and said, "Ok, well I want to suggest to you our special teen-only waxing schedule. You can bring her in every two weeks and it will only cost $330 a year if you pay up front, which is a savings of $60."

I stared at her and tried so hard not to make a face. I said very kindly, "Well, since the most we pay ever is about $30 a year on her eyebrow waxing, I think we're going to pass."

I cannot imagine spending over $300 a year on eyebrows!!

 

[Sgt Mickey]

That is funny. It wasn't like you weren't standing right there. Apparently the makeup counter lady has more authority over your daughter than you have. I wonder what her manager would have to say about that. I might have been a little rude if she questioned my judgement like that.

I thought the same thing I almost said really are you her mom but I just paid for makeup and left told dd we would get it with soneone more willing to help.

 

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

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[kinntj]

I told my girls they will get their first set of brushes and makeup from us when they turn 12. I was also that age and did well with it then.

 

[CTMomof2]

My DD is 10 and I let her have some eyeshadow and blush from Bare Minerals. I always buy their beautiful sets at Christmas time and never use all of the colors. She loves to play with them. Our understanding, though, is that she only gets to wear them at home and playing dress up with her friends. So of course they pile it on in all it's glittery glory (there are some pretty wild shades in those sets) and my hope is that by the time she's ready for real makeup, she'll have gotten it out of her system and be ready for me to show her how to wear it correctly.

 

[sillylily]

14. We've allowed eyeliner a couple of times before that, but nothing else. My DD15 is a makeup fiend now, my DD12 doesn't care.

 

[dismom301930]

12. She is very fair with red hair, so she usually just wears mascara (so you can see her eyelashes!) and a little blush so she is not so pale. She looks great with it, and does not over-do it.

 

[Bluestars]

My mom told me when I turned 13, so I told my daughter when she was 13.
She's never bugged me about wearing it earlier,she's fine with it. I don't really see any of her friends wearing it.
Oh, I have let her wear lip gloss for years.

She'll be 13 in October, my best friend and I are taking her to a makeup counter to get her makeup done and buy her some stuff, we're all looking forward to it.

BTW, she is in 7th grade, I was in 8th when I turned 13, so even though we were the same age for makeup, I feel like she gets it a year earlier. LOL

My daughter was 13 and in the 8th grade when she wanted to start wearing makeup. I took her to a department store at our mall and had a professional show her how to apply it. I then bought the makeup from the store.

I never had a problem with her applying too much makeup and feel like taking her to a professional and having her learn the correct way to apply it helped.

 

[blueiis99]

12, she was in seventh grade.....even better at the end of the year she was begging to have her hair died Red (she is mousey brown). We had it prfessionally done, with a subtle change (more like red highlights) it looked great!

This is my last of 3 girls, (I'm tired lol) Her sister's sre much older (24, 26) so its a little harder to stick to the NO rules at times, cause she wants so much to be as grown-up and "free" as they are. These are going to be really tough years....until college.

 

[PatsGirl]

In middle school,lip gloss only. In 9th grade I allowed blush and now in 10th grade I've offered (again) to teach her some makeup basics but she has decided that lip gloss is all she wants. She has beautiful skin and I am very happy to say she has decided not to make it up to look differently. I never wore anything but mascara and blush until my 40s...now, well, its almost a necessity

 

[goofinoff]

My daughter just started 6th grade and I've allowed mascara and lipgloss. She hasn't asked for anything else yet. But since I work for a cosmetic company she knows where to go when she's ready!

 

[hsmamato2]

I have no daughters, but around it seems like the girls start around 10 years old....(if I had a daughter,she might hate me for making her wait till 12-13 yrs. old)

 

[U2_rocks!]

My girls (9 & 11) have makeup sets they have gotten as gifts, and they play around with them at home. They have also worn makeup on stage in dance/gym shows. But I have only let them wear pink lip gloss for real a couple of times. It just barely highlighted their lips a little bit and could have been natural. They have dark eyes and lashes and are usually tanned year-round, so their lips are the only parts of their face that can be a little pale and non-descript. I don't mind a little understated lip gloss for special occasions. They will never be allowed any makeup at school (all schools here have uniforms and a no makeup/jewellery policy) so it will really be for parties that they will want to wear it.

 

[pacrosby]

My dd is 12 and in 7th grade. She wears no make-up (and neither do her friends). In fact I've never noticed many girls wearing make-up in middle school so I don't think it's the thing to do around here. She's never asked but if she did I'd say no. There's a time for everything.... no need to rush.

Of course she's a serious dancer so mascara, and eyeliner, and blush, and lipstick, even false eyelashes are things she is well versed in. Make-up holds no mystery to her. I don't think she sees it as a way to feel grown up. And fortunately she has not yet become so overly critical of herself that she feels she needs it to 'look pretty'.