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nail varnish on young children!!

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sheepgomeep · 07/07/2006 15:20

my dp's 4 and 2 year old dd's come to use every friday with nail varnish on.

Personally I don't like it and dp dosen't either.
He keeps threatening to wash it off and have words with thier mum BUT although I don't particularly like it, I feel that we would be rocking the boat here, as he and his ex are getting on ok at the moment and I feel it would be petty.

what do you all think about nail varnish on little ones?

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Prettyfull · 09/07/2006 09:38

hi, i dont have a problem with this myself,...dd only 2 was watching me put nail varnish on,...she really wanted a go so i let her (only baby pink almost clear) she loved it and was so happy after kepts showing daddy and nanny her nails.

I think its lovely!!! but i do agree with what sumone said about red nai varnish lol....thats a big no no!!

TinyGang · 09/07/2006 09:58

I'm ok with it too as a special thing out of school time. My dd's love it. They also like a squirt of perfume, anything sparkly and some very barely there lip gloss from mummy if they see me putting some on.

housemum · 09/07/2006 10:12

I don't actually like it - they are pretty enough as it is. DD (age 3) loves make up, and she has just as much fun pretending - her aunty gave her a brilliant wooden make up set for her birthday - it has 3 wooden lipsticks (shaped like a lipstick, with the wood painted red/pink/peach), and a pretend eyeshadow palette with a mirror and applicator, with circles painted to be the eyeshadows. Also pretend powder with a puff, pretend perfume, wooden hairdryer/comb/brush. More companies should make these!! If you want something cheaper, I did see a plastic pretend lipstick/mirror set in a pound shop. If she wants "real" make up we have a lip balm which she calls her lipstick.

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housemum · 09/07/2006 10:21

As for the original question - do you and DH have kids of your own as well? If so, you could dodge an argument by saying eg dd had a reaction to one play make-up so you're avoiding it for a while, could the gils come over without theirs on? Agree with your take on not wearing make up but it doesn't take much to start a row (am in situation other way round of being the mum with daughter, if she went to see her dad and his new dp said something to criticise what I sent dd over in I'd feel a bit miffed!)

morningpaper · 09/07/2006 10:32

I do my 3 year old's nails in her sleep - just pale pink - she thinks the fairies do it

TinyGang · 09/07/2006 20:56

That's so sweet MP!

NotAnOtter · 09/07/2006 20:57

ds3 has his done all the time - whyever not he is 3 - he likes it! people comment - annoyingly - he has long hair and a pretty face!!!!

EvesMama · 09/07/2006 20:59

when on hol in feb, my dd came back from friends apartment(she has to dd's 4 and 2) with nailvarnish on hands and feet...i went in and said why dont you just tatoo her while youre there!!!!..soon calmed down laughed at me being anal and now she wears pale blue or pale pink on toe, but dont like it on hands as they're forvever in her mouth!, so dont want chippings being chewed

NotAnOtter · 09/07/2006 21:01

just thought - i would not like it on dd - more free and easy with boys! does not look cheap!

Medulla · 09/07/2006 21:04

MP that's so great. We are totally into faires here so might need to try that one. Took DD pjamas off in her sleep the other night as she was so hot - she came running into my bedroom in the morning shouting "Mummy Mummy the fairies have nicked my jammas"

mistressmiggins · 09/07/2006 21:13

b4 having DD, I thought people were wrong to put nail varnish on children - sorry but I did

now DD is 2, when she sees me paint my toe nails she wants her toe nails painted too

so I have bright colours & she has the palest pink....she loves it and its hardly noticable...and I finally realise its not that big a deal....

Blondilocks · 09/07/2006 21:26

I don't think I started painting LOs nails until she was at least 5. She's allowed to have them painted as a treat a few times during school holidays or if going to a party. I don't really like red on her nails (she's 7) but am fine with most other colours (although wouldn't let her have black or white!)

She's already requested to have purple and pink nails to match her swimsuit for when we're on holiday.

mrsnoah · 09/07/2006 21:40

I think it's lovely.. all part of the fun of being a little girl.
Not like its a tatoo or ears pierced.. not keen on that at age two.

kitbit · 10/07/2006 10:20

Agree with a pp who said to pick your battles, after all it's her mum's decision whether or not to paint her own dd's nails, although agree that if your dp doesn't like it he is her dad and it's up to him to say something. Or just keep the waters calm and just take it off as soon as she gets to your house. Tricky though for the other way round (was it BonyM?) if your ex's partner is putting it on your dd, if it were me I might be tempted to have a word about that one! God, we have to be expert politicians as well as parents!

anniemac · 10/07/2006 11:07

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CristinaTheAstonishing · 10/07/2006 11:22

Like others on here I used to think it naff (to say the least) until I had my own. Ds liked it and now DD likes it, esp if she sees me doing it.

eggybreadandbeans · 11/07/2006 15:55

IMHO it's not worth bringing up. Maybe they're wearing it because they saw their mum put it on herself, and they wanted it too.

Our ds (2) is currently wearing blue on his toes - about the third time he's worn it at all. This is because he's watched me put mine on and asked for it too. I had a fleeting moment of thinking it wouldn't be "right", whatever that is, and then thought what the hell. The options were me saying no without much reason followed by a strop, or a bit of artistic and slightly naff fun - we opted for the latter.

In fact, his big toes are now purple because we put fuschia on top of the blue ...

lusciouslynda · 11/07/2006 16:41

If DD (3.7)catches me putting on makeup or - very occasionally- painting my nails, she has to have some too.
She gets a little lipstick which I make sure gets kissed off before she goes outside. ( I think maybe she asks for it cos for some reason Mum gets really affectionate when she's got it on!!)
She gets a little splash of nail varnish on each nail, though she is starting to insist that it gets done properly, which isn't going to happen till she is old enough to do it herself.
I am SO picking my battles.

I wouldn't mention it to other parents, unless very,very casually. I have learned that we all do what we have to do to get through the day/weeks/years till they turn 18!

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