Make-up

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Aibu to be annoyed at the ridiculous amount of make up girls 13+ wear and the cost of it? Lipsticks for easily 20 pounds and it has to be a known make. Something from natural collection just won't do! Feels like the commercialisation of young girls and women.

My DP’s 12yo has so much make up on I could literally scrape it off with my nail. Her mum spray tans her at home and also allows her to have these God awful long acrylic nails.
I just don’t get it? At 12 I was still playing on my bike and climbing trees, now it seems most girls over the age of 11 are mini Kardashian clones

And the Christmas list for make up is insane. £30 for a Chanel lipstick? At 12? Dream on

Definitely agree, up until 14, we weren't allowed make up and then only a small amount, light cover, mascara blush not contouring, highlighting eyeshadow its crazy.

As for gifts, its pointless buying something the recipient won't like eg birthday but I get so annoyed at single items never costing less than 20 pounds. Only things cheaper are single eyeshadows or make up remover

Women's insecurities are exploited from such a young age. Not just make up but creams and moisturisers and serums and hair shit and clothes....

Agree completely, except my stupidly expensive Charlotte Tilbury lipstick is the best I've ever had.

Just say no? £20 for a teenager lipstick is just bonkers. Fine if you are working and buying it when you an adult not as gifts when you are a child. Boots do loads of nice make up , manage her expectations.

Women's insecurities are exploited from such a young age.

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Parents constantly being nagged for make up, lashes, matte lipsticks, five products where one used to be enough (think primer, concealer, foundation, corrector, highlighter, it goes on), our girls have been brainwashed

Raver, its really hard to say no when everyone else has it and she's the only one without and its her b day bla bla. Ordinarily, I would say no but I wanted to get her something she wanted and I'm amazed at how little say 100 pounds will buy in makeup. Literally 3/4 products

It doesn't matter what the cosmetic companies charge, women are brainwashed to buy it so the prices are rediculously high. I bet an eyeliner costs them 50p to make, but they can sell it for £35. It's nuts.

Agree raver they want expensive makeup get a part time job to fund it they may get token pieces for Xmas/birthday but not £20 lipsticks!

Boots 17, Rimmel, Collection and the like are fine.

Hi Op

Totally agree with you but as an aside...... if you’re going to let her wear make up have you considered a MAC make up lesson for her bday? It’s £60 (i think) for an hour lesson, during which you can hover around and make sure the artist leans toward natural looks AND at the end of it she will get £60 worth of products of her choice, usually what they’ve taught her to use. Sooooo worth it. Takes the guess work out of gift buying and MAC is a brand everyone seems to love!

Little, thanks for that, looking on the website seems you have to book an appointment but will ring them tomorrow. That will help, at least I can stop them plastering it on

My friend booked a make-up tutorial for her 12yo DD and some friends as a birthday treat. It's clearly worked because the DD's makeup is so perfect and subtle you can barely notice it.

I was the same at 14. Now at 24 I wear makep exclusively from The Natural Collection, No. 7 and B. Cosmetics.

For a more glam look I use Inika, Colour Pop and NYX.

Cruelty free and cheaper :)

Escape that's what I hope for. Something subtle. But at the same time feel terrible for allowing makeup and participating in this!

I don’t think you should feel bad for it. Much better to teach them how to use it properly early rather than going totally OTT because that’s what they see on older women in the media.

Yep also agree with taking her for a proper lesson I will do this with my DD

Might save me from laughing at their Nike tick eyebrows when the time comes

I’m so glad to read this, I have been feeling like this for a while. Thought it was just me. When I was this age it was a rite of passage, make up from the market, then Rimmel and onwards & upwards. I didn’t buy benefit or similar until I was in my thirties. Now my 13 year old wants Mac and similar high end (in my mind) products. Brainwashed by vloggers and reality tv. If I’m not buying it for me, I’m not buying it for them.

Mac will plaster it on but it's the brand the teens want the most. Bobbi Brown do the best make up lessons but guessing that's not the make she'll be dreaming of getting.

MUA and Kiko both do very good pigmented make up that a lot of beauty bloggers and bloggers use as dupes for more expensive brands. The £6 MUA (available in Superdrug) eyeshadow palettes are very good and similar shades to the Urban Decay ones which are £££. Benefit do mini sizes which are cheaper and are a popular brand with teens.

Unicorn brushes will go down very well I imagine. The original ones are quite expensive (£45 I think which is actually very good for a set of brushes) but you can get copies which look good for much less if you google.

I don't have an issue with it, personally. I do understand where you're coming from. 12 is very young but you not approving or refusing to buy her it won't stop her wanting it. It'll probably have the opposite effect. Plus it's perfectly possibly to like make up and an intelligent person interested in many other things. Lots of feminists also love lipstick, the two things don't cancel each other out.

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Mac isn't cruelty free

The idea that good makeup is almost invisible is the one to push. Thick red and black circles are ageing and comic.

But fashion is all about comedy and everyone has a right to that.

I did the MAC thing for my DD for her sixteenth birthday. They plastered it on but she absolutely loved it, learnt quite a lot and has always done her makeup well.