to be a little bit sad at this beauty salon leaflet

[hiraeth77]

I'll start by saying that I don't have any dds, so I accept I'm out the loop on this as it's a long time since I was a teenager, but AIBU to be a little bit sad that this beauty salon offers this as a thing, or just naive to think that this isn't part if their everyday lives, even at 13? Should we really be teaching them that make up = confidence? Genuinely curious as to whether I'm being a fuddy duddy or forgetting how grown up 13 yr olds actually are.

I'm not going to judge

The sad thing is that it probably will make girls more confident.

What would you all do if you had a DD who didn't want to wear make up?

One of mine doesn't. My twins are like chalk and cheese when it comes to hair, make-up and nails. One thinks it's a faff and doesn't get why you'd want to wear "facepaint" every day. Her sister likes to wear it, and would benefit from someone teaching her properly.

It's not like it's suddenly become a compulsory part of the curriculum. It's a place where teenage girls can go if they wish.

I think it's a great idea and I;ll be looking for something similar for my daughter when she's teenage, if she decides she wants to wear make-up.

I think being taught good skincare and make-up application by a professional is a really important thing. It's something my mum didn't do for me and I made some awful make-up mistakes and have never felt really confident with it.

I'm a feminist and a lefty and all of that, but if my daughter wants to wear make-up, I want her to be taught how to do it properly. She already knows her physical appearance has nothing to do with her worth as a person.

My mum didn't wear make up neither did my granny. I had nobody to show me how to put it on properly. As a result I don't wear make up. I have tinted moisturiser which I wear if I'm going out but I'd love to be able to do eye shadow and know which colours of lipstick, blusher etc to wear.

I must look and see if there is somewhere near me that does this then maybe I could learn after all.

I think it's a great idea.
Don't underestimate the value of helping someone to feel like they fit in somewhere. Sure it's wonderful to hoe your own row and be a proud rugged individual, but it is hard. I did it that way (my mother's adherence to basically Edwardian social norms saw to that, very effectively - eg. I wore a tie to primary school, and was consequently an utter freak), but it's good to be able to fit in, if that's what you want to do.