Make Up for Teeen Daughter

[gabriellewatson]

As your daughter is only 13 and you want to limit the colors of make up and build a kit for her... I would recommend E.L.F. make up products. It is very inexpensive, but a lot of it is comparable to the more expensive brands. If you are looking to save money, but also give her a well developed kit E.L.F. is the way to go. You can find it at Walmart, Target and Ulta. Most of the items including brushs run $1-3. For $20 you could get her a kit of brushes, eyeshadows, bronzers, and lip glosses. All easy to control the pigment. Link below.

Eyes Lips Face - makeup for very reasonable

 

[ktlm]

It depends on what you want to spend on make-up. Also, if you are going to do make-up, then you want to step up the cleaning as well. I did Clinique way back when I was in Jr. High and High School--- I used their soap, toner (if she has oily spots- if not she may not need it), and moisturizer. I have sensitive skin and my skin was absolutely clear in Jr. high and high school- I rarely had a pimple. I quit using the Clinique cleaning products in my 20s, and I had occasional breakouts. I just figured I was lucky in my teens and it was catching up to me a little. I was not bright enough to put 2 and 2 together until years later when I went back to Clinique and hardly ever had a pimple again! So I would highly recommend the Clinique cleansing products!

Clinique is good make-up too and usually does well for people with sensitive skin. They have some good lighter colors too and can do a consultation where they help pick appropriate colors for her and show her how to do it. That kind of make-up that is a little higher quality also seems to me to be a little easier to put on evenly for someone inexperienced- seems like some of the cheaper brands can get a little splotchy if you aren't used to it yet. As far as eyeshadow, blush and lipstick though, although Clinique might be easier and better quality, most brands of those will be okay and shouldn't really cause breakouts. Some blushes can, but most don't. DD is not old enough to wear make-up yet, but she is a theatre kid, so she does have to wear it for some performances. She has very sensitive skin and we do a lot of cover girl for her, and she has done fine with it.

 

[damiel]

I am going to addmt two cents worth: When I turned 13 my mom took me to Nordstrom and had the Estee Lauder rep show me how to apply make-up. She stressed a natural look and as a wide eyed 13yo I thought this lady was beautiful and knew way more than my 40 something mom. I hung on her every word. To this day I am an Estee girl (I even worked for them a few years later). I highly suggest choosing a product that you are comfortable with (you will be buying it for many years to come) and making an appointment for a consultation. Exlpain that you have a budget and a young daughter, they will work with her and she will probably leave with a bag full of free samples. Most of the major department store companies have gifts with purchase around the holidays, these make nice gifts for a young teen.

 

[aprilgail2]

Bare Minerals was horrible for my skin. I do know quite a few people who love them, but again why I think it is important to sample something before buying it all and see how she does.

I do agree with the PP about MAC being flashy, but most of the people there are good a pulling out colors that are neutral. I am plain jane, but the reason I love MAC is really b/c I don't break out.

Bare Minerals was HORRIBLE for my daughters skin- I ended up taking her to Clinique and she got a few things there but she ended up being a Sephora kid, everything she uses now is from Sephora. The people in Sephora are so helpful when shopping in there too!

 

[crisi]

For a young teen, I'd avoid foundation in favor of a tinted moisturizer/BB. Foundation is gonna clog pores and lead to more break-outs!
Additionally, spring for a Clarisonic facial cleaning appliance (maybe for Christmas!) It really deep cleans the pores--it's amazing how much it can clean out after you have already washed your face!

Aveno has a good tinted moisterizer that has some breakout medicine in it for teenagers.

 

[quirty30]

I recently took my 13 year old to the Clinique counter at a local department store. She really only wanted something to cover up blemishes and had been getting into my "Almost Makeup" which is a light, subtle powder foundation with sunscreen. I bought some just for her to match her skin tone, and it was also bonus time at the store, so she got a whole bunch of other makeup items to experiment with.

 

[auralia]

Bare minerals hands down

 

[charming23]

My cousin just turned 12 and for her birthday (with her mom's ok), I got her a start-up make up kit. I bought the E.L.F. cosmetics at Target as I have found they are just as good as anything else. I spent around $40 for a makeup bag, some powder, blush, eye shadow, lip gloss, brushes, and make up remover wipes. She loved it.

 

[buckirj1]

Old Bat wisdom ahead: You (generic you) should keep in mind the OP's daughter is at an age where her skin will change on a daily basis, and she's probably going to have some level of breakout no matter what she wears, or if she wears nothing at all. What won't break out her skin today, might do so tomorrow. Best to stick to the cheap drugstore stuff like we did when we were that age, until her complexion settles into itself. Some of us never get away from the cheap drugstore stuff, because it works for us.

 

[TnTWalter]

Huge fan. Both daughters use it. My oldest has clear skin but uses bisque for occasional breakouts and mineral veil. They also use the shadows [you can use them as liners and as lip gloss too].

My 13 year old is prone to acne. She uses Blemish Remedy [Sephora] foundation mineral veil and bisque and the eye shadows.

I use the regular foundation medium beige on occasion but mostly mineral veil.

Trish