To think buying a £52 eyeshadow pallet for 9 year old is just madness?

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I'm talking about the James Charles pallet. £52 for eyeshadow and blusher. My DD9 wants to spend her Christmas money on it but I have said a firm NO! A lot of her friends got it for Christmas (I know this is true as have seen their mothers show it off on Facebook). Each to their own and all that but £52! AIBU?

hartof why are you letting her watch this crap on youtube?

There are tons of fakes on eBay, which is most likely what her friends have! Avoid those though, there's no way to know what's in them.
Maybe monitor what she's watching on youtube. That's most likely why she wants it so badly. Youtube is FULL of advertising with sponsored videos and youtubers recieving PR to review.

MsHopey I use the site often. Sometimes get really good bargains! I got a pallete, pomade, glycolic toner, a liquid highlighter one from the Halloween range that I wasn’t gonna spend £5 on and the powder Halloween one it was only £16 odd all together :)

@bluelady please do some research old make up is dangerous. Most has between a 3 and 18month shelf life after opening. This is due to the fact that make up is made from many things, some natural (which rot) and some chemical (which change over time and become unstable) and change overtime. Add that to the bacteria that enters the make up from your hands/brushes/skin/the air, then sits in the makeup and grows, and gets added to everytime you use it.
I used to think the same as you until i damaged my eye and had 2 years of hell with infections and growths which ended in an operation. (I only wore make up once a month if that, i had the same tube of quite expensive chanel mascara and eye liner for over 2 years. The last time i wore it, within an hour my eyes were watering and sore. I washed it off but the damage was done I had a bacterial infection, caught from my dirty make up one eye healed but the other didn't, i had reoccurring infections and problems for 2 years-2 a year later i can no longer wear make up as my eyes are so sensitive)
www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty/a19912968/using-expired-makeup/

My daughter has the James Charles Morphy palette, I paid £39 through Morphe UK. She’s 16 though and really wanted it as main Christmas present. It is fabulous quality, hypoallergenic, etc. I would not buy an eBay knock off on safety grounds.

It is expensive though, but £39 not £52, and I expect it to last and last. She has another small Morphe palette from last Christmas and it’s still perfect although it has been used a lot. 9 may be too young, on the other hand she will probably spend hours recreating landscapes, butterflies, etc from the videos, it is very creative (although I do find James Charles very annoying).

@bluelady please do some research old make up is dangerous.

Oh dear, I am amazed I'm still alive then....

Is eyeshadow dangerous Cynthia? That tends to be what I have hanging around the longest, hence the fact I will never be needing the JC palette.

www.bustle.com/articles/37864-makeup-expiration-date-guidelines-you-might-be-tossing-your-mascara-more-often-than-you-need-to

Here's a guide to make-up expiration dates. If you want things to last longer buy some rubbing alcohol and either dip it in or spray over whatever it is you want to sanitise. This doesn't work for liquid eyeliners or mascara. (I wear neither as I can't be arsed with it.)

The ever circling argument about whether women wear make up for themselves or not. If I'm old enough to be trusted with things like a mortgage, voting and a car, surely I'm old enough to decide what I want to put on my face? Yes, society says this, that and the other. Personally I go for the insomniac vampire look. The men who might find that attractive are hard to come by round these parts.

From page 1...”getting hold of a legit palette is really hard”. No doubt but did you miss the point of the thread? The kid is 9

I've read this threat with great interest! Obviously in New Zealand we truly live on a different planet because I cannot imagine any of the girls I know in that age group (including my daughter) wanting make up. I also cannot imagine anyone among my acquaintances even considering giving/buying makeup for children.

Leaving aside the discussion about why we wear makeup, I really would not advise applying any kind of unnecessary products on young developing skin. And in my experience as a mother, 40+ year old woman and a medical researcher, the best thing one can do for one's looks and skin is to protect from sun, not smoke, get enough sleep, drink water, eat well and get plenty of exercise. As much as people like to view skin as canvas for self-expressionand I guess it can beit is also an organ, and one that needs to be better understood.

IAmAlways because it hasn't become the norm, just like most men now wear trousers, most women remove facial hair, most people wear deodorant.

Cynthia eyeshadow powders do not harbor bacteria like moist mascara. Powders don't really hold on to it so powder eyeshadows can last years and years. I've got Chanel quads that are 9 years old.

busyer well isn’t that terribly convenient!

IAmAlways have you never worn make up? Did/does your mother/sister wear makeup?

buster yes I wear make up but I can also analyse the reasons WHY I wear make up which is what we’re talking about.

Okay. I was just wondering.

buster why? Seems pretty irrelevant.

Why are 9 year olds being allowed to watch whatever they want on youtube? Blatent marketing and selling to children of unnecessary crap they don't need....

Eyeshadow may not be the worst offender but it can still harbour germs. Why do you think it goes shiny and the consistency changes over time? Its from the oils in your skin, which contain bacteria and then live in your make up. Either way using it 2-3 years is quite rank imo. I learnt the hard way. Each to their own. If your willing to put manky make up on your face I'd hate to see your other dirty habits....

Cant find the one with eyeshadow but blusher is made from same ingredients had had a similar consistency

Name change fail haha. But yes the can and do harbour bacteria. Why do you think product have a shelf life printed on them? Its not a marketing gimmick to get you to buy more. Its for your own safety, make up is made od chemical......

Cynthia I can see your point but my make up is spotless, brushes washed frequently, make up cleaned frequently, I know when my make up is off and that happens so rarely, the only items I've had go off are a lipstick (smelt funny, went white) and a foundation (separated). Mascara obviously replaced often.

Yes, shelf life is printed to protect their ass, and some people are grebbers that probably use the same foam applicator for years on end with out so much as seeing a tap! A bit like jam in the fridge, if you use a knife the butter knife in the jam it'll go mouldy quickly, if you use a clean spoon it won't go mouldy!

But surely the bacteria which can be in make up is in the air, on surfaces and YOUR HANDS anyway. what's the difference between touching your face and transferring bacteria and applying make up that might have the bacteria in it?