makeover photo parties for girls aged 6?

[Fififofum]

dd has had invite to a party where the basic premise is they have a makeover, and have loads of pictures taken. My understanding is that they come home with some of the pictures 'airbrushed and retouched'. Birthday child will be 6. Why are people in such a hurry for their kids to grow up? Plenty of time for them to be taking selfies etc and worrying about their appearance. Also have the obvious concern of where will all the pictures of the children be going?? Dd is not going as I don't think it's appropriate, just wanted to rant and see if I'm alone in my dismay

[Nannawifeofbaldr]

Twowrongs people allowed their children to do the fish feet thing? Goodness.

[Twowrongsdontmakearight]

The fish thing was pretty uneventful really. Lots of tickly giggles for 5 mins then that was it. On to nail varnish.

[KoalaDownUnder]

I am obviously a curmudgeon as I even hate the word 'pamper'.

[NotSpartacus]

Oh god, I hate the word 'pamper' too.

[Flumpsnlumpsnstuff]

Koala that's your choice but I would object to it being called pathetic my very independent/confident dd2 chose what she wanted and I talked about what would make me uncomfortable and where the limits where and then arranged it. OP - yes I agree at 6 I may be more reluctant to allow it. They are a bit young.
For info my Dd1 has done spy mission, laser tag parties and is paintballing for her 13th so no I'm not influencing them I'm allowing their own individual personalities to come through.

[KoalaDownUnder]

Sorry, Flumps - yours sounds fun, not pathetic.

I know it's a fine line, but I think it's s meaningful one, between what you did (which sounds creative and cool for 9 year olds), and what some people are talking about.

It's the professional-type makeup and retouched photos that sound ick, like it's about 'beautifying'.

[Flumpsnlumpsnstuff]

I agree with you re the retouching and make up artists koala

[Tryingtostayyoung]

OP personally I'm with you, I wouldn't let my daughter go at that sort of age. I did a feed a while ago about how i went to get DD3 from a friends house and when I collected her she was absolutely plastered in grown up make up and I didn't like it. Very different from her playing with a bit of my blusher whilst I get ready IMO and I think you find you just get two very different opinions on the subject, people who don't see the harm and think it's just a bit of fun and dressing up (which btw I totally understand) and people like me who just feel like I want her to just be a little girl who doesn't worry about things like that until she's older and feel like exposing her this young will ultimately prevent that.

[Vixyboo]

I am glad I have a son!

Please don't let her go. She doesn't need to grow up yet!

[Vixyboo]

We had professional photos taken of our son as a baby and we were asked if we wanted his birth mark on his arm airbrushed out! I was horrified! I see it as part of him! We said no thanks!