Many of you know that we’ve been asked the mascara question regarding my daughters’ eyelashes a million times since we started this hairstyle website back in 2008. {Viewers often thought that I used mascara on my young daughters.} As you have come to know me and my family, you can see that those are my girls’ 100%natural eyelashes.
This does bring up an excellent question, however… “At what age is makeup appropriate for our daughters?”
The answer may vary, depending on the parents and also the child. There really isn’t a right answer, although we can all agree that lots of makeup on girls at a young age isn’t the norm. {Dance recitals, and other events of the like, excluded.}
In our home, my girls have always loved lip gloss and Santa usually provided some each year in their Christmas stockings. By age 12, we allowed Brooklyn and Bailey to wear a little mascara to help accentuate their eyes. By age 13, we allowed them to use a limited amount of concealer or powder to help hide acne.
Today, at age 14, my girls can wear pretty much what they want, and I am happy that they have decided that less is more!
My mantra with the girls is, “Makeup should only be used to accent your natural beauty, not cover it up.”
If you are looking for a little extra help, many makeup stores and counters will have cosmetologists who are more than happy to give you and your daughter a beginner makeup training. {Also, my twins are posting a video series on their YouTube channel, BrooklynAndBailey, where they teach beginner makeup tips.}
To see more about our position on makeup in the CHG home, please click the #MomMinute episode below…
What suggestions do you have on age appropriate makeup for girls? At what age did you start, and with what?
Please free to leave your comments below…
Happy Parenting!
