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

[pineapplepenthouse]

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?

THE JACLYN HILL EYESHADOW PALETTE - is the one I bought for DD

Whoever likened drugs to eyeshadow on the first page, you are hilarious. I was wearing make-up when I was 9 (21 years ago.) Yes it was the chalky crap eyeshadow/tinted lip gloss/glitter gel type, but I still had it and wore it.

Mind you £52 on one palette is INSANE. MUA, Revolution, Sleek and Beauty Bay have some decent colourful palettes that won't break the bank.
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I'm quite tempted by those two myself... The Revolution one I have is £4 and it's called Passion For Colour.

I’m sure at 9 they’re just turning themselves into mermaids and unicorn glitter rather than Kim and Khloe.
But what can I say. My 4 year old has a makeup set that she plays with.

9 year old girls should not be wearing make up.

I wouldn't, i'm balking at spending £35 on a Tarte palette I am craving and I wear make up quite frequently.... never mind £50 on something a child is just going to muck about with.

If she wants one, i'd look for a good dupe.

I don't agree with the 'it's her money, her choice' mentality. Kids aged 9 need guidance and the money they have is given to them in good faith by relatives and friends. I hate to see peoples's hard earned money being wasted on something you know isn't worth it or you know will be ditched in the short term. I always help my dd choose wisely when spending Christmas and birthday money rather than let her fritter it way on a pointless whim! If she wants to spend money frivolously on useless crap then she can wait until it's money she has earned herself!

If my daughters had wanted to wear bloody make up at nine years old, I’d have felt that I’d failed as a parent, role model and feminist!
But thankfully they were more into playing in mud and dead leaves, reading books, playing board games, swimming, writing rude words in the sand on the beach and starting fights with little boys who made sexist remarks!
I’m now in my sixties and have never worn make up. I don’t subscribe to the notion that men’s faces are perfect but women’s are somehow ugly unless concealed under layers of slap. And I must have saved a fortune..

No way!

@pineapplepenthouse out of interest, why is your 9 year old presumably watching James Charles? He isn't the best influence to a child (regularly swears/talks and makes references to sex etc).

That amount of money on 1 makeup item is madness anyway! Where can a 9 year old wear it anyway?😂 I'm assuming she uses it for playing?

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I completely disagree that wearing make-up and being a feminist can’t co-exist. For many make up is a form of art and self expression. How is it any better for some women to dictate why other women shouldn’t wear make up than it is for men to dictate why women should?

Why would anyone want this palette anyways😂 it looks like it's made for a clown. The original Naked palette and Naked 3 are the best IMO, great quality and wearable colours that you can use day and night!

It's often on sale too in Debenhams down to £30 from the higher price.

But I would never encourage a 9 year old to buy expensive makeup, let alone wear makeup at all! Their skin is way to sensitive. You also need loads of brushes, eyeshadow primer, mascara, makeup remover etc..

My daughter is 12 and doesn’t bother with make up! 9 is far too young imo to have anything other than some cheap make up to mess about with at home

What so feminists don’t wear make up, the point about feminism is the right to have choices. My 7year old is clever, kind, she loves to play and giggle. She also has an acute ability to read situations with a superior emotional intellect and I have no doubt will lead a good life.

She also loves to wear sparkly shoes, a bit of glitter make up, have her hair curled and to wear nice clothes when she has a party.

When she is 13 and if she is still interested in make up I will pay for her for the professionals at MAC to show her how to apply make up properly.

The virtue signalling around girls and cosmetics is ridiculous and forgets about the self confidence and self esteem of girls and boys who actually might be interested in cosmetics (shock/horror).

9 is far too young imo to have anything other than some cheap make up to mess about with at home
Agreed^
MUA, Barry M, Collection, Revolution are some alternatives

Also, don’t get how people are saying “her money, her choice” when she’s only 9 imo that’s not mature enough to be given free reign with spending money... £52 is a lot of money for a 9 year old to spend in one go?

From my perspective, just no!
Christmas/birthday money is for them to choose what they want within reason. Make up, no problem, but I'd say £10-15 in boots / Superdrug choose what you like. But ££££ for a certain make up kit? At 9? Just weird

So yes, back to your post it does seem madness!

There was me thinking the £15 eyeshadow quad and £12 blusher I bought in the body shop the other day was an expensive treat.

FIFTY QUID for (alledgedly shit) make-up for a NINE year old!!!

No. She's 9 and far too young to be wearing make up. Just because her friends are doing it doesn't make it a good idea.

9? Fucked up society we are becoming.

I dont think make up for a 9 year old is that bad tbh. It's playing with war paint...it's not that sexual...it's all over you tube.
But that amount of money on a palette? No chance.

Dd was crazy about make uo from the agd of 3...she watched me put some eyesgafow for a night out ( only time i wearbit) and wanted to grab it. When i said no a massive tantrum ensued...she's facinated by it.
Make up is not at all the same as a neglige.

I hardly wear it at all nowadays but used to plaster myself in it as a child ( stolen from mum's wardrobe natch.)

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If a nine-year-old really must have proper makeup, i can highly recommend Revolution eyeshadow. The quality is excellent (strong pigmentation etc) and you get lovely fun colours in a palette.

Agree with a PP, I’m a heavy makeup user in my twenties and I don’t use anything fancier than ELF and Revolution. There’s really no need to, in my opinion - they’re very good quality brands. Anything more costly tends to be a status symbol imo.

I honestly do not understand why 9 year olds are aware of make up brands. How? Youtube? Wtf else are they watching? Surely at 9 they should be in funny cat territory not 'must have' eyeshadow palettes.

14/15 yr olds I understand but 9?

Yeah I watch James Charles, Jeffree Star etc on YouTube. I’m a potty mouth, and the opposite of a pearl clutcher, but there is no way a 9yo should be watching them