My little sister wants MAC makeup for Christmas?

[emmber]

My little sister will just be nine for Christmas. I've asked her what she wants and she said MAC makeup. AIBU to say no because A) she's nine and B) it's expensive makeup for a kid to most likely wreck?

Yanbu I wouldn't buy make up for a 9 year old either and certainly not spend £££'s on it either. I agree with 16, my 14 year old is happy enough with a few cheap bits. She just does her eyebrows mostly at the moment which I don't mind even if she does look like a clown

There's a big difference in "playing" make up which my DD5 loves to do and wearing it out "properly". Other than a bit of nail polish and at a push a bit of lip gloss in quite a natural shade I can't really foresee of a time when I would think it was ok. Also Why does it need to be MAC?

My daughter (similar age) would much prefer one 'special' item from Mac rather than a larger amount of a more budget brand.

I don't really see why you wouldn't get a child a present they want over something that they don't? As long as financially it's within your normal budget then why not?

You Tube has a lot to answer for!

Maybe set a budget and tell her what makeup she wants within that and encourage her to look at videos on dupes. She may prefer a few pallets and lipsticks from makeup revolution or similar for £20 than one Mac lipstick when she has the choice?

Erm if she's nicked your good stuff, don't reward her with MAC! If you want a compromise, MAC sell accessories.. you could buy her a MAC sharpener or nail files to go with a cheap pencil or nail varnish. Still MAC but nothing exciting. I'd have loved a whiff of a brand at her age. I'm a scent junkie and loved getting samples. Eventually got my first grown up bottle at 13 as I'd liked the same one for 4 years and DM thought I could be trusted not to go mad!

Aren't GOSH cosmetics made by the same crowd that make MAC makeup or did I pick that up wrong?

My DD was the same in terms of what she was wanting when she was 9 or 10 and it was purely the influence of utubers. She had one or two things she got by saving her own money, I drew the line at MAC for her, we found the SUperdrug own stuff (MUA I think it is) v good and she now has some favourites but no where near such an absession as before and now goes out at 12 with a small amount of spot concealer/foundation and mascara and "can't be bothered with the whole lot" so am pleased!!! I am generally not a MU wearer at all

Buy her it.

It's not that pricey as makeup goes, it's what she really wants and she will forever remember. I'm not a fan of makeup onchildren but at the same time there's no moral superiority to buy her a toy she doesn't want over a lipstick. Get a nude or a light gloss.

You don't have to get it at all.....it's not compulsory. My daughter would love a belly top.....am I to presume that she is the best judge of appropriateness? ( she's 5). There's nothing wrong with cheaper make up brands either -.Rimmel is not grotty It's not a choice between one expensive lipstick and a million cheaper products....you can do no products and the sky will not fall in. Eeugh snobbishness around make up for a 9 year old - fucking awful.

Rimmel is not grotty, how rude.

My niece has leaped over the whole entry level makeup stage and has Urban Decay, Kylie Jenner etc. To me, this is pretty depressing and it leaves nowhere to go once she's earning her own money. In fact why bother earning her own money.

But neice is 18, so if she wants it I buy it.

And makeup branding is all about perception. Loads of Americans think Rimmel is a cult UK brand and that Kate Moss wears it.

I have nail varnishes of all sorts. A Rimmel 60 second one has just lasted an entire week on my fingernails.

9 yrs old??? Buy her some Sleek stuff from Superdrug.

Eeugh snobbishness around make up for a 9 year old - fucking awful.

Hear hear

Ooh

Eeugh snobbishness around make up for a 9 year old - fucking awful.

Wanting a luxury product as a special present isn't snobbishness. My nieces happily wear clothes from supermarkets or Matalan and have no problem with that at all, but if you ask them what they want for Christmas or birthday, they will request something from a favourite brand because they see it as a rare treat they don't otherwise get. I drink cheap wine most of the time but it doesn't mean I'm not delighted to get given a bottle of champagne.

I think that, even when we're kids, there are some things that either appeal to us or don't. I remember begging for a special edition of a vinyl album I already had on tape when I was a child - I didn't need it and some might have said I was too little to be obsessed with pop stars, and people said it was a stupid 'grown up' thing to ask for, but that was what I was desperate for and I was ecstatic to get it. If playing with makeup is her big obsession, then I wouldn't have a problem buying her one Mac lipstick as an extra special treat that she will adore.

I'd reduce her screen time if this is what she is into. an excessive interest in looks at such a young age doesn't lead to healthy adult attitudes. it's fine for teens, but not 9 year olds.

If her mum is happy for her to have make up at 9 (I wouldn't btw) then don't see a problem with what brand it is. If it's good enough for you then why is she not worthy?

Just because we had awful make up and application skills when we were young there's no reason why today's teens should.

I don't see the difference to a 9yo boy wanting Nike trainers (or whatever the kids are wearing these days)
They want what their friends have and I assume she realises that 1 mac product probably equals 3 cheaper?
Plus mac lipsticks are the best!

@Ktown has it right. That ship may have already sailed, but it is sad that she will be absorbing all these negative messages about women and appearance at such a young age

I know back in the 80s cheap makeup could be really awful, but these days surely a lot of it is marketing? Not sure why Rimmel would be grim for a 9 year old - or anyone really?

Absolutely not. I got my first eyeliner at 13 and it was Boots 17.

To be fair I wanted a pony for Christmas at that age and that's way more expensive than mac makeup. Didn't get it though (obviously) which didn't do me any harm...

When I was 10, I pleaded for some Christian Dior tights and Diorissimo perfume. When I got them, I was so so happy- I still have the empty bottle.

PS I wear some Rimmel myself- their loose powder and Urban decay nail varnish are the best I have found. But sometimes everyone wants a little bit of luxury.

I can't believe it, Morris, because I use my hands a lot. I do have very short nails, but seriously, an entire week with no chips, just two coats and a coat of Seche Vite on top.