Before I had my daughter, I thought it was the devil’s own work, worn only because the child thought they weren’t “good enough” without. I don’t wear any myself.
Well… it’s probably top of my, “I would never…” but now I do list 🤣
I have a Y8 who has been crazy about make up for several years. Loves it, and quickly got good with it and is now fantastic with it.
For her, it’s art. It’s not peer pressure - half her friends don’t even like it, some gently take the piss out of her obsession. She happily goes out without it too. She’ll spend a morning following tutorials, working on looks… then strip it all off and head out to play in the park.
When she started secondary and had Art lessons, they did colour theory and the teacher commented how much she already knew - from make up! So it’s even been educational 😉
She doesn’t wear it because she’s unhappy with any part of her. She wears it because it’s fun and artistic (she loves to draw and paint too)
I find it interesting that a lot of suggestions are for glosses, light colours, neutral colours.
I say go big! Revolution is great, and if you wait for sales, some Morphe palettes are fabulous! For shades and quality - they do last a long time. I’d go for eyeshadow and coloured and black eyeliner because they’re the most fun and creative.
Watch Glow Up together!
We have also had some really nice chats about who wears make up, and why, and why I would have concerns about her self esteem, and who she was doing it for. And skincare too - she would never not clean it off thoroughly! And though her room is a teen floordrobe you can bet her brushes are cleaned and organised 😆
I am blown away by her skill and artistry, but most I just love to see the joy and fun that she has with it. I say embrace it and go big!