...to think that putting mascara on a three year old is hideous

[NewAlmostStepMum]

My three year old DSD turns up covered in make up by her mummy dearest, mascara, blusher, eye shadow, glittery stuff. I can cope with the pretty glitter and pink cheeks (to a point) but the mascara just looks so hideous and Little Miss Beauty Pageant. AIBU?

YANBU
do you mean regularly? Or had they been dressing up? It's tacky either way IMO

3yrs old? No YANBU!

My dd is desperate to wear make up 2.5yrs old she has some brushes (clean ones of mine) that she uses whilst I do my make up in the morning and Santa bought her a lipbalm as her "lipstick" which she loves but i wouldn't put make up on her especially mascara!

YANBU.

But you do have to admire the fact she can get dsd to sit still enough to makeup on her .

YANBU. My DD is 3.5 and she is allowed to use tinted nivea lip salve VERY occasionally so she can pretend to be a mummy!!!

I think if it is subtle it can look really pretty. If you think about it there is no logical reason why little children shouldn't wear make-up - and frankly some of them could do with a little enhancing!!

You ARE joking Hully .

DD - 4 - loves watching me put on makeup and I usually let her put some on herself in a pretend I'm mummy way. (Eye shadow on cheeks, that sort of thing)

In fact, she's just asked me to put on violet nailpolish on her nails and toes, which I'm fine with.

But MASCARA? How on earth does a 3 y.o. stay still for that? It's not the fact that it's make up it's the though of applying it without a sharp poke in the eye.

YANBU

YANBU. I need half an excuse not to wear mascara, as it irritates me and is so much schlep to remove. I cannot imagine putting a 3-yo through that! I used to love playing with "make-up" (lip balm and lipstick blush!) when I was small.

YANBU I think it is revolting and she should know better. However, as stepmummy its not your call.

YANBU

LOL at HUlly

yeah, ugly little bastards could do with enhancing..

Hully - PMSL at your thread comments this afternoon!

But I'm not joking. There really are a lot of quite ugly litle kids, let's be honest, and they could be helped. What about ones with rashes and stuff? A bit of minerals powder would hide it AND help heal it.

yabu
perhaps she has very fair eyelashes and wants her eyes to "pop"
YSL False eyelash Mascara is excellent

Quite, Ron. AND she might get spotted by a kiddy modelling agency and make loads of money! Not if she's au naturel she won't.

What is popping eyes?
As in popeye the sailorman?

You should also encourage her to point wistfully in the distance.

That'll get her some catalogue modelling

Why not get her eyelashes dyed? I am sure my daughter would have sat still for half an hour at three.................
Actually Hullygully, the mineral powder would prob help those little milk blisters that new borns get, no?

the real question is can she show intensity in her eyes a la Tyra Banks?
Without that she'll never cut it..mascara'd or not

Going to bed at this time, Madame? Alone?

I personally wouldn't put powder on a newborn, that's a bit silly. But certainly on 18 months and up. I have two friends who had ginger dc and dyed their hair aged 19 months so they wouldn't get stereotyped. They also have very pale eyelashes and eyebrows so they get a light tint.

Oh Pixie, bless you. Photoshop darling, photoshop.

sadly, all alone my love. Only my 'kerchief for company.

Wise Pixie - Those people that pop around to photo your newborn never seem to be prepared with so much as a spot of luscious lips

But what about finger- and toe-nail polish? Scarlet red or bright pink?

It's emerald this year.