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Hi Cheryl,
My daughter is 17 in final year of high school but has been wearing scent since about 11 as "all" her friends were putting on deodorant sprays after sports. I have an intense dislike of antiperspirant and deodorants since developing allergies to them. I got a salt-based deodorant for her and as a compromise bought her some decent french-perfume to wear. There are some lovely modern scents available now, quite suitable for young girls. I've continued to get her expensive perfume and as she knows it is expensive is quite sparing with it. I started wearing make-up around 15 so when DD was 15 I got her a travel set from a very reputable brand with a nice range of colours for her to experiment with. I didn't make a any fuss about make-up except of being very firm about a proper cleansing routine. The travel kit lasted a year or so, and since then she has purchased a few items but only wears a small amount of make-up occasionally. Her school allows a small amount of make up. As others have said, pick your battles. I am more concerned that my daughter is buying quality products and getting into good habits for cleansing, moisturising etc than with what colours she paints onto her face. But don't get me started on hair colour. Currently my DD has magenta hair and has had some eye-popping colours. She has a little job and pays out most of her money on her hair stylist! Goodness knows what she will be like when she goes to university next year. Regards, Annette in NZ |
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Liz from Humbug wrote:
No kids but still have input. :-) I never really got into makeup and rarely wear any scent since so many workplaces are scent free due to allergies and problems with people not knowing when to stop. I DO, however have three nieces! They started wearing lip gloss and nail polish around 12 or so. When the two older ones were turning 13, I (after checking with their moms) went to the local dollar store and bought them each $10 worth of lip gloss, nail polish, eye liner, etc. I wrapped each item individually and then wrapped the bigger box that they received. They LOVED them. The girls' birthdays are 6 weeks apart so they both opened them on the same day, when I was visiting. We (my sisters and I) decided that they were interested enough in make up to start trying it and all the parents agreed that they would much rather the girls try the stuff out at home to find out how to do it as well as what looked nice and what crosse the line and made them look like baby hookers. :-)) They were still allowed to go only so far on school days, with maybe a little extra for special occasions. Now that the girls just turned 21, They seem to have it down pretty well and only use enough to accentuate their natural beauty. I may be prejudiced, being a doting aunt and all, but I, naturally, think they are beautiful enough not to need any at all. :-))) Liz from Humbug Something just crossed my mind about the safety issue...buying them their own makeup gives you an opportunity to emphasize "no sharing" and proper hygiene issues. If you didn't get them their own makeup, they'd likely borrow someone else's mascara, gloss, etc. etc., and bacteria sharing is NOT a good thing! sue -- Susan Hartman |
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Karen C - Calif wrote:
Susan Hartman wrote: Something just crossed my mind about the safety issue...buying them their own makeup gives you an opportunity to emphasize "no sharing" and proper hygiene issues. If you didn't get them their own makeup, they'd likely borrow someone else's mascara, gloss, etc. etc., and bacteria sharing is NOT a good thing! Good point. Give yourself a gold star. (Or a skein of specialty fiber, if you prefer.) Well, probably just as you were typing this, I was in the needlepoint store buying a skein of Soy Lustre! (Great minds DO think alike!) And glad I did stop today. I purchased two skeins awhile ago to start a medium-sized project, and am finishing the first skein with not quite half of it done. I thought I'd better get another skein quick, so that if it's not the same dye lot, I can work it in with the second skein to avoid a difference visible to the eye. There was one skein of a different but quite close dye lot, and the other five skeins were from a dye lot that was WAY different than mine! So glad I was thinking ahead (for a change). sue -- Susan Hartman |
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On 4/30/10 4:24 PM, in article
, "Susan Hartman" wrote: Karen C - Calif wrote: Susan Hartman wrote: Something just crossed my mind about the safety issue...buying them their own makeup gives you an opportunity to emphasize "no sharing" and proper hygiene issues. If you didn't get them their own makeup, they'd likely borrow someone else's mascara, gloss, etc. etc., and bacteria sharing is NOT a good thing! Good point. Give yourself a gold star. (Or a skein of specialty fiber, if you prefer.) Well, probably just as you were typing this, I was in the needlepoint store buying a skein of Soy Lustre! (Great minds DO think alike!) LOL |
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On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:33:47 -0700 (PDT), Annette from NZ
wrote: If she's anything like we were in college - color only when $$ was available, which wasn't often..... So maybe it's best she's getting it out of her system now But don't get me started on hair colour. Currently my DD has magenta hair and has had some eye-popping colours. She has a little job and pays out most of her money on her hair stylist! Goodness knows what she will be like when she goes to university next year. Regards, Annette in NZ |
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