to chuck the make up set MIL just bought my 2yo straight in the bin as soon as she leaves?

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I was a bit when MIL came back from town today with a make up set from Claires accessories for DD1, age 2.3. It has lipstick, lipgloss, eyeshadow and nail varnish. DD was with her when she bought it and very excited about using it so I couldn't confiscate it there and then.

MIL is staying to help out with new baby, so far she's been a great help so I didn't want to say anything to upset her but honestly, would you?? Am I just being old-fashioned? I don't really mind the nail varnish, but the eyeshadow and lipstick is way too much imo!

Just let her play with it, it will do no harm.

Just a bit of copying mummy, or like face paints.

Doesn't mean premature sexualisation, I don't think.

Yeap, what SGB and GOML said.

My ds (3.8) would love this but would use it just like facepaint. He likes to use my blusher brush to copy me just like he pretends to shave like daddy.

I did paint his toenails once when I was doing mine and he begged me to do his - was really and then realised there was no harm, it was just my unquestioning feeling that I/he should conform. He was really proud of his pink toes...

Look, make up/facepaint really are pretty harmless in young children (unless it's something tat contains unsave chemicals or they get glitter particles in their eyes). They are playing. They do not have the faintest understanding of the dubious connotations some people attach to cosmetic use (I grew up in the glam rock era so have always considered make up as something to play with, for men and women).
Banning it is more likely to give your DC unhealthy ideas about it (that there's something scary and wrong about it but pleasurable too..).

depends on the quality and whether the colours suit dd

why not ask on style and beauty

if it isn't the right kit perhaps they can point you to another one from mac or chanel perhaps

YABU, if it is safe for kids.

It's not about sexualisation or any of that. It's just kids playing, no different from dressing up. I wouldn't let her out of the house wearing it, but for play its ok

Is it really any different from a child playing with a pretend iron or computor?

I dont know if I am being illogical but a 2 year old playing with make up seems fine to me. An 11 year old wearing it would not be ok.

Its really up to you. This is about your child after all.

I'd say you are being unreasonable if you have a dd like mine...who, decided she wanted to use makeup...mine to be precise, and smear THE LOT ALL OVER MY BED.

My 4yo DD wanted makeup, and I wasn't that keen. So I bought her a tinted lip salve (which you can hardly see, although DD thinks you can!), and my DSis bought her one of those Girls World head things, which she puts make-up on instead of on herself.

I agree with SGB.

My dd3 is 2y11mo and loves to walk around the house in lipgloss and high heels, i cant see a problem at all.

YANBU.. My kids think that make up is for grown-ups, along with high heels, handbags etc.

I am glad this is the case when I see a couple of pre-schoolers I know carrying handbags on a regular basis, begging for the Lelli Kelly's with the heel and wearing nail varnish.

I would personally throw it away the minute your MIL leaves.

my dd (3) has been trying to steal mummy's make up for quite a while. It's just fun, no different to wanting to help daddy cook or anything else. It's not like she can apply it expertly.

My DS2 is 23 months and loves to play with my bits and pieces of make up the odd time I have it out to put on. Nail varnish too (obviously I apply this for him).

As long as its monitored so she can't put it in her eye I can't see the harm (unless her skin has any type of reaction to it, which you haven't mentioned).

It's just playing. I agree with every word SGB posted here - I still see makeup as "toys", don't wear it regularly and love experimenting (hopefully a bit more skilfully than a 2yo!) Mum let us - boys and girls - play with her makeup when we were little. Don't you let your DCs tromp around in your shoes, either?

ROFLing like mad at Ronaldinhio!

The DD's love to play with my makeup. When I put it on they sit next to me and poke themselves with brushes, put lipstick everywhere, etc. It's only play, she is just copying me in the same way she does everything else.