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Original poster

To think make up on a 22 month old is yuck?

31 replies

Charlie97 · 17/02/2014 07:42

On Facebook being made up, blusher, eye shadow, lipstick to make her beautiful for granddads party!

What is this teaching a little girl who really still is just a baby?

Or an I being judgy and unreasonable to think it a real shame that a baby can't be a baby?

OP posts:
Fakebook · 17/02/2014 07:43

Was it a j

Fakebook · 17/02/2014 07:43

Was it a joke?

Original poster
Charlie97 · 17/02/2014 07:47

Nope no joke!

OP posts:
Alisvolatpropiis · 17/02/2014 18:08

Yanbu

Onesleeptillwembley · 17/02/2014 18:11

It's not yuk. It's bloody revolting. Who in their right minds would do that?

dietcokeandwine · 17/02/2014 18:13

Definitely yuck.

Fine if she was just having a play with mummy's stuff and they took a photo (no different to other face paints if just mucking about). But as actual preparation for a party...to wear in public...just no.

AtYourCervix · 17/02/2014 18:16

Depends how attractive the child is.

Pontouf · 17/02/2014 18:18

At your cervix Grin

HunterWellies · 17/02/2014 18:18
Shock

I can't bear this. Or pierced ears at that age either. Reminds me of those awful beauty pageants for children.

Perfectlypurple · 17/02/2014 18:20

Yanbu. I really dislike make up on kids. A bit of lip Gloss ffor an older child playing dress up is fine imo. Anymore than that is too much.

Trooperslane · 17/02/2014 18:23

Are you fucking kidding me? Boke

phantomnamechanger · 17/02/2014 18:23

yuk! what was she dressed in to go with the make up?

drnoitall · 17/02/2014 18:25

Oh get over yourself. What difference does it make it you.
Each to their own.

PumpkinPie2013 · 17/02/2014 18:28

YANBU

If she was just playing with mummy's make up in the house then no problem but not to make her 'beautiful' for a party.

Surely at 22 months she's beautiful just as she is?

LettertoHermioneGranger · 17/02/2014 18:29

Disgusting.

It's one thing for a child to play with makeup and take a photo - fine.

But to put makeup on a child, as if they were a grown woman? Wrong. Wrong on many levels.

HighlanderMam · 17/02/2014 18:30

YANBU.

miffybun73 · 17/02/2014 18:32

YANBU, it's revolting. Makes me feel sick.

1944girl · 17/02/2014 18:38

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RonaldMcDonald · 17/02/2014 18:49

Never too early to start IMO

sadbodyblue · 17/02/2014 18:50

1944girl oh yeuk and sounds very dodgy. yanbu op.

MrsBungle · 17/02/2014 18:51

22 month old ds had lipstick on today. I don't think it made him look more beautiful though! Are you sure it wasn't just playing?

CommanderShepard · 17/02/2014 19:05

DH had to scrub 21 mo DD's face before nursery this morning as she'd got into my makeup and drawn herself a particularly fine beard Blush

Actual makeup though, for "prettifying" purposes, is horrible. And really, really sad.

Original poster
Charlie97 · 17/02/2014 19:10

It 100 per cent was not playing! Mum was applying make up with the quote "making xxxx beautiful for party!"

It is very very sad!

OP posts:
coffeeinbed · 17/02/2014 19:18

It's disturbing, actually.
Not just revolting.

cardibach · 17/02/2014 19:58

I don't even think adult women need make up to make them 'beautiful'. Perhaps if we all stopped buying in to the need for that, fewer people would think their babies need it?