Do you let your tween daughter wear any makeup? What do you think about wearing just mascara? What age do you feel is appropriate?

[mommy4u98]

I do not understand why tweens want to grow up so fast! My dd is so concerned about her looks and it is driving me crazy! I understand that now that she is in middle school she sees all the older kids wearing certain things and she wants to be like them but please.....I am not sure where to draw the line.

[Sunshine201]

My Daughter is 13 and she does wear mascara, a small amount of eyeliner and maybe some lip gloss(clear).

[Mommaplzzzz]

MY dd wears CLEAR mascara tinted softlips and light eyeshadow SOMETIMES and never to school. I do this to teach her how to put it on lightly and how to properly clean her face.. She washes her face everyday whether she wears make up or not.. So far it is win win..

[Texan1993]

My daughter is 14 and yes I let her wear make up. She wears powder,mascara, eye liner and clear lip gloss, oh and white or silver eyeshadow. 

[Forget-me-not]

My daughter is almost 14 and just now starting to wear make-up, personally I think any younger than 13 is unacceptable.

[Zaylah]

  my dd is 12 and she wears clear lipgloss and that's it

[xomommyox]

Honestly I think like many other things, if you take the taboo factor out, you have less problems, mind you I dont think that works for everything such as sex, drugs etc....but my daughter is 10 and has been wearing makeup since she was about 8 - at home only though, she call doll up her face as much as she wants, bright red lips and all as long as she isnt going out anywhere....this for me has resulted in a daughter who has more make up than me and NEVER wears any of it LOL.

[leefraagh]

 

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Honestly I think like many other things, if you take the taboo factor out, you have less problems,

I agree with this statement.

I also think it depends on the amount of makeup. My daughter (almost 12) wears face powder because she has tiny pimples on her nose and wants to hide them. Sometimes she also wears lip gloss. I think it is a good issue to have some give and take on so you guys both make a decision together and it ends up being a positive experience.

[momofgirls711]

I am torn on this as well!  Not sure what to do.  On one hand, I don't  want her to grow up too fast.  On the other hand, what is the balance with what all the other girls are doing?  Mine is only 11 and she only wears lipgloss on weekends, but she wants to wear more.  I will not even consider anything until middle school, but even then, I am leaning toward clear lipgloss & clear mascara at the most.  I feel like 13 is the age for eyeshadow or liner.  Is that reasonable?

[nuyorican220]

SAME HERE ...

Quoting Sunshine201:

My Daughter is 13 and she does wear mascara, a small amount of eyeliner and maybe some lip gloss(clear).

[PinkLight]

I don't have a daughter, however, I have been in the cosmetics business for 24 years. I think it's even more important to teach young girls about skin care and nutrition. Much of the tween and teen acne is a direct result of poor diets, especially things like sodas, fast food and chemical additives. When they start wearing powders and mascara, it's very important that they're removing the products at night (and applying them to a washed face).

If kids get a breakout that looks like small, uniform bumps especially not in the T-zone, it's proably dry skin and a good oil free moisturizer will do the trick quickly. If they get black heads or random blemishes, it's hormonal or diet related and good hygiene goes a long way.

My 12 ds has an older brother (who doesn't live with us) who has an acne problem. His birth mother also had horrible skin as a teen. My ds has been in puberty since he was 10 and he is blemish free. I also make sure his face gets washed properly twice a day. Diet and skin care matter.