A make up book for teenage girls

[PiratePenguin]

Can anyone recommend a 'how to' make up book for teenage girls? My 13 year old is beginning to experiment with make up and, as I don't wear any, I can't give her any advice. Before she leaves the house looking like a clown, I thought she could do with some top tips! Any recommendations? TIA

No idea, but I suggest you consider changing your request to suitable make-up youtube instructions.

It’s old but Bobbi Brown Teenage Beauty is a classic for a reason!

Loads of stuff in You Tube, defo not a book!

Dd usually watches YouTube.

She likes James Charles and Jeffrey Star but she also watches random teenage girls doing their make up.

My daughter watches YouTube tutorials. She switches which ones she watches frequently but at 14 is showing a flair for MUA.

I would take her to the Bobbi brown makeup counter for a free 15 min makeover.

Tell her she can pick one thing from it maybe, and then pick up the rest as dupes in boots.

I hadn't considered youtube (showing my age!). Thanks for putting me straight! I was trying to think of a few things to get her for Easter and thought I could include a book. I'll scrap that idea!! So......how about recommendations for make up for a teenage girl? She has some of the basics. What are the 'must haves' for her make up bag?

Have you asked her what’s wrong with her face, that she needs to conceal it with plastered chemicals? She’s at an age where clogging her pores with make up will only encourage spots.
I doubt many 13 year old boys feel any need to do this. Your DD seems to be buying into sexist patriarchy rather early.

Get her a really nice spf50 to wear on her face daily

She will thank you when she's older

A book? Lol. It's YouTube for that these days.

I would take her to the Bobbi brown makeup counter for a free 15 min makeover.

I would do this too.
Even if you have to pay, they usually offset the price if you buy products after the lesson.

She will end up with good advice and a nice palette that will suit her skin/eye colour and which will last her a long time.

Definitely YouTube. Also consider paying for a lesson with an MUA. If you’re in the North East I can recommend a fantastic one.

Babdoc - there is nothing wrong with her skin but she's at the age where she is experimenting with eye make up.

I don't wear make up and we have had many discussions about why people do / personal choice etc. I have raised her as a very liberated / well educated young woman and she has chosen to experiment. When we go out, she likes to dress up and wear nice clothes / a bit of perfume etc so make up is just a small extension of that. I'd rather she learnt to do it properly than go out looking ridiculous with too much make up on. She knows subtle is the way to go - she now needs to learn and have the right tools for the job!

Thanks for suggestions about seeing a MUA. I'll wait until it is safe to do so and then get her some lessons.

I’m sure she’ll be able to find lots of YouTube tutorials when she wants to.

I believe the younger generation like Glossier products... but to be honest I would leave it to her. Anything your mum picks is not likely to be correct.

And leaving the house looking like a clown is part and parcel of the adolescent experience.

I would second the trip to a Bobbi Brown type counter, for that crucial real life intervention - my DN learned all her make-up off the internet and while her 'look' works well on bedroom selfies, in daylight she looks slightly... alien. A good make-up artist will give her some great tips, but also tell her when to stop.

I don’t know of a book, but I can recommend the Bobbi Brown lessons on Masterclass.com. I really wish I had watched when I was a teenager and will definitely be suggesting my girls watch when old enough.

If you DM me I can send you a 7 day trial to Masterclass. Remember to cancel though if you don't want to buy for a whole year!

Glossier is very popular with the teens/young women I know. It's realtively pricey, but good quality, and has a 'natural beauty' vibe that would suit a younger teenager more than the contouring, orange foundation and slug eyebrows you find elsewhere...

Eye Candy by Linda Mason. I got it for my niece (and one for myself!!).

She went mad over it. She had some make up with her. Every couple of minutes she went by with another 'look'. It is not aimed at teenagers in particular, but there are some 'different' looks to keep it interesting.

It is in paperback and very colourful and shows swatch colours of the colours used.

www.amazon.co.uk/Eye-Candy-Makeup-Luscious-Lashes/dp/0823099695/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&s=books&keywords=Eye+candy+by+Linda+Mason&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1614260290&sr=1-1

@babdoc why do you make snarky comments on so many threads?

*Have you asked her what’s wrong with her face, that she needs to conceal it with plastered chemicals? She’s at an age where clogging her pores with make up will only encourage spots.
Both men and women have been plastering their face since not long after the beginning if time. At least make has to pass safety standards these days.
I was 13 when I started experimenting 47 years ago and y' know what, it was bloody good fun! And funny enough I didn't get spots either.
I doubt many 13 year old boys feel any need to do this. Your DD seems to be buying into sexist patriarchy rather early

13 year old boys get different social pressures. They don't get a free pass from societies expectations.