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by pagan-babe on February 25th, 2007

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My 13 year old daughter likes to wear make-up,i dont like this do you think shes way too young to wear it?

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  • by anonymous on February 25th, 2007

    anonymous

    Heck I don't know you or your daughter, so my opinion is only forged from my own thoughts. 'Too young' is subjective, so what I think is too young may be completely different to you. All I do know is I started wearing eyeliner and mascara when I was 14 and it never did me any harm. Really, if you have taught her to apply it right (please don't make her teach herself) and perhaps reach a compromise with it (e.g. only wear a little, or only wear it at weekends or something) then you would be more comfortable and your daughter happier. if you flat out refuse, she'll just wear it anyway when she isn't with you, and you don't need that kind of paranoia and distrust in your life

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  • by dogdogcrazy on December 5th, 2007

    dogdogcrazy

    I personally chose not to have this battle with my daughters. I expressed to them many times over the years my opinion on make-up, how to wear it, what looks good, etc. Once my daughters were 12, I let them use their own judgement. If they wanted to go out with blue eyeshadow up their brows, and bright orange lipstick, more power to 'em! It didn't make my face look bad, so sweat. However, I did take pictures, and usually one glance will cure their poor make-up skills. Thankfully, they didn't!

    My thoughts behind this are, there are so many much more important issues to fight about, I just didn't have the time or energy to care about make-up, KWIM!? I was much more concerned with them being good students, good people, proper eating and sleeping habits, etc. When it came to hair & body, as long as it was not permanent, I didn't care! My only issues regarding the body were 1)tattoos, and 2)piercings. These things are permanent, and can result in health issues, so this hill I was willing to die on!

    Choose your battles wisely, you never know which hill you may have to climb, so make sure it is one you are willing to die on.

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on February 25th, 2007

    singwell-is off researching a lot

    She may be too young to wear a lot of it, but, believe me, she needs to learn how to put it on. Thirteen is a good age to start. Introduce her to lip glosses and eyeshadow, and let her wear lipstick (light colour) on special occasion. Gradually, as the year passes, teach her how to wear other types of make-up and point her to sites online where they teach her beauty tips. Let her know that there are times and places for different levels of make-up and there is also a time for none.
    Emphasise that she is beautiful (I am sure she is) even without make-up, but that a little will just enhance that natural beauty.
    My mother never taught me a thing about make-up and I have had a love-hate relationship with it ever since. It would have been nice to learn from someone who cared, rather than just having to muddle through.

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  • by Mrs803 on December 8th, 2007

    Mrs803

    i dont think she is too young i believe to let your daughter try it and see how she feels about it after she wears it and see if she likes it or if i makes her different. It could be people at school saying something thats what happenes to me anyway

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  • by wander-er-er the vulcanologist on December 4th, 2007

    wander-er-er the vulcanologist

    My mom knew there'd be peer pressure and stuff when I was younger, so she wanted me to learn how to put make up on right. She took me to a Mary Kay party when I was 12. I think as long as it's not trashy or heavy, it's probably alright. Secondary school is when most girls seem to start wearing make up. I wore make up all through junior high and high school, and haven't hardly touched it since. I will also say that if you don't like it, you always have the option of taking it away from her and not allowing her to buy any more. The downside to this is it's not always very effective. All the friends will have it and she might become one of those who does her make up upon arriving at school and washing her face before coming home. I don't really know what you do about that.

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  • by EDGE_RATED_R on April 1st, 2007

    EDGE_RATED_R

    Take it off her.Thats the way to stop it.

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  • by Halskiisaklink on February 25th, 2007

    Halskiisaklink

    I don't think she's too young. But personally, I don't like makeup at all. Cosmetics (apart from the essential deoderant) are just a waste of time, they make people look ugly. Try telling your daughter this and see if it has any effect. Likelyhood is that she's already become a little consumerist who cares for little but her appearance.

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  • by Anonymous on November 6th, 2008

    Anonymous

    no i think that is fine in my opinion she's a teenager and she's trying to act like it you have to give her some freedom with things and makeup and her own style ia def one if them if you dont let her do some things shes gunna feel like she cant do anything .

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  • by bowlermommy07 on July 20th, 2008

    bowlermommy07

    Yes.

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  • by Jennifer on January 12th, 2008

    Jennifer

    no way! your daughter is NOT to young to wear makeup. She's way old enough too.She's just wearing it so that she can feel better about herself.

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  • by Vampyre Bat on December 5th, 2007

    Vampyre Bat

    You are her parent. If you don't like it, it doesn't matter what she thinks or I think. Tell her no. Be her parent.

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  • by Maria on December 5th, 2007

    Maria

    I think that she is actually too young and I'm her age. Make-up doesn't let people see their real beuty. My mom tells me I can wear make up but I don't like it. maybe eye liner but a little not too much

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  • by Kiss A Fat Babys Ass on December 4th, 2007

    Kiss A Fat Babys Ass

    My daughter is also 13 and I do let her wear makeup. I think if you try to stop her she will just do it behind your back. My daughter actually wears very little makeup now, once the fascination wore off she will started wearing much less.

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  • by staffie on December 4th, 2007

    staffie

    i dont think its too young. children are growing up faster today and i was about 13 or 14 when i started wearing makeup. i dont see a problem with it and i bet all her mates are doing it aswell.

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  • by slothmister on December 4th, 2007

    slothmister

    You are the parent, if you think she is too young then she IS too young!
    13 is not an age where the child can realistically make her own decisions, but it does all depend on the amount of make up she is wearing.

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  • by littlepinkangel on December 4th, 2007

    littlepinkangel

    I started wearing make up when I went up to secondary school, so I was 11. I wasn't a slut or anything, but everyone was wearing it and I thought I looked better with it on.
    I wasn't wearing foundation though, that really would have been slutty, just some concealer, lip gloss and eye shadow, and I think that's OK, especially for someone as old as 13.
    You might sit there and think that I just followed the crowd by wearing it as I've said above that one of the reasons I was wearing it was because everyone else was, but that's what school's like! I would never do that now, but seriously, at 13 I feel that she's definately old enough to wear it and you shouldn't be worrying.

    (tell her if she looks bad though!!)

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  • by Anonymous on October 13th, 2009

    Anonymous

    No. I was 12 when I began wearing it, and it didn't have any negative effects on me. As long as she doesn't overdo it, then there's no harm in it. If she has acne, you should probably let her wear it, because she'll be self-conscious about the pimples. Now is a good time for her to begin learning to put it on so she'll be ready to integrate into the social world of adults, where make up is required.

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  • by itwasalllikebam on October 10th, 2009

    itwasalllikebam

    I think if she noticable blimishes you should allow her to wear something to cover it. It's over-all up to you though.

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  • by Kenzies on July 1st, 2008

    Kenzies

    i think she is the age that everyone around her has already started wearing makeup. As long as she is taught how much and how to apply makeup, then she is plenty old enough in my opinion.

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  • by Joseph on July 20th, 2008

    Joseph

    no she is not to old to wear make up if not then she will never learn how to put it on in the future thats how i feel

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  • by NicNic on July 20th, 2008

    NicNic

    I remember being 1 and wanting to wear make-up. It seemed grown-up and everyone at school was. My mum would allow me to wear it at home but i was not allowed to wear it out until I was about 16, and even then it was only little foundation maybe a little mascara.
    To this day I don't wear much make-up. I hated my mum at the time but I think it's given me more confidence in my own skin now. I think kids grow up too fast now days. She has to learn sometime to stand on her own feet and that just because everyone else is doing it doesn't mean it's necessarily the best thing to do or even that you have to.

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  • by ErinReese on June 11th, 2008

    ErinReese

    My daughter wear make-up (14years) now.
    I dont let her to school everyday but on the weekends i dont mind her wearing it.
    As i always say "not to much!"
    You could always start off small, get her some lipgloss and eye shadows or something.
    Then see how you feel about the rest

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  • by Leighton on March 26th, 2008

    Leighton

    If you're worrie about eyeline there is a way to do it called French Lining, you shoul pull your eyelid up and put it into the lash line( only us KHOL pencils) it looks natural!

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  • by Babycakes Deux on December 5th, 2007

    Babycakes Deux

    I didn't let my daughter wear make-up (other than a little cover up on her zits) until she was 16. I know that sounds old fashioned, but truly I think young girls should take advantage of the natural beauty they are blessed with.

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  • by Eltinwe has a life Swan - DYOH on December 5th, 2007

    Eltinwe has a life Swan - DYOH

    Is the makeup really the issue here? Do you wear makeup? Why do you (or don't you)? Why does she want to wear makeup? Presumably, you're not wearing makeup to attract boys anymore. But is she? Is she wanting to wear it to "fit in" with her friends? Is she wanting to wear it to appear older than she is? Will it make her want to engage in other behaviors for which she is not old enough or mature enough?

    What you want to do as a parent is address the actual questions, not just say "You're not old enough to wear makeup!" and cause a fight. Sit down, talk about why she wants to, and teach her how to think and make good decisions.

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  • by Semo15 on July 21st, 2008

    Semo15

    I personaly think that no people in the world need make-up but if i did feel that people should wear make-up
    i would say she is the right age.

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  • by Owl Zero on July 21st, 2008

    Owl Zero

    Until she's about twenty, I would suggest that she avoids wearing make-up unless it's a special occasion, e.g. birthdays, Xmas and so on.

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  • by Anonymous on May 30th, 2009

    Anonymous

    She is old enough just let her grow up how she wants but not too fast.

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  • by normlMike on October 1st, 2009

    normlMike

    13 isn't really that young, that's when I started having sex and getting high. From what I remember all the girls wore some make-up when I was that age. At least the ones who weren't outcasts and to be popular was pretty much mandatory lol Nowadays I'd think girls would be wearing it by 9-10 since kids are acting older at younger ages

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  • by Anonymous on May 19th, 2009

    Anonymous

    she is not too young to wear it, it will probably make her feel more comfortable and confident. her freinds will be starting to wear it. im 13 myself andi wear foundation, eyeliner, mascara, blush and lipgloss. and i have been wearing all this for over a year now

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  • by PrincessMolly on May 10th, 2009

    PrincessMolly

    This is a hard one,
    but it really depends on WHY your child wants to wear it,
    my daughter was 10 y/o when she first asked if she could buy a mascara with her pocket money,
    I asked why and she said, "I want to be Johnny's(a boy in her class) girlfriend!"
    I was shocked and told her, "NO!"
    3 months down the line she asked again,
    I asked her why and this time she told me,
    "I want to look nice like you and Kath(her older sister)."
    So I told her she could buy it with her own money,
    but I never bought it for her.
    I helped her apply it and when we went out for a meal or she went to her friends house to play she'd ask me to help her put a little on and in time her collection grey from lip liners to eyeshadows to purfumes to nail polish.
    Now she is nearly 14 y/o and asks my permission if she can wear make-up out if I'm around or asks her father. It's up to you, your her mother, you decide...
    Hope this helps.

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  • by shortducks on October 23rd, 2008

    shortducks

    I think 13 is a perfect age to start wearing make up. Teenage girls usually have such low self esteem. Something like that could help build their confidence. Make she knows how to wear it appropriately. Plus, if she is going through puberty she needs to feel grown up and mature. This will help.

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  • by imsostupid on October 28th, 2008

    imsostupid

    no thats the right age

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  • by Anonymous on April 14th, 2010

    Anonymous

    i'm a grown woman and still don't wear makeup. never do except on major occasions. just let her wear it. it makes her feel pretty. so long as she doesn't coat it on like a showgirl.

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