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Liz
DD (3/2010)
"Make mistakes! Get messy!" - Miss Frizzle
I wouldn't go with their other products, which I kind of hate, just the "almost makeup." Granted, this bit may be moot with masks, so we can probably hold off.
She has two older cousins (in September they'll be a Junior in high school & a Sophomore in college) nearby, but they have very full schedules & their mom doesn't like me much, so while it'd be fun to work with them, I can't get together with them as much as I'd like, plus they've expressed the feeling that they get dumped with DD during family events, so I feel like I really owe them BIG rather than the other way 'round.
I'm not ready to unleash DD onto social media, even supervised. We have a lot of media literacy and cybersecurity education to work through with her before I'll be comfortable.
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
"Make mistakes! Get messy!" - Miss Frizzle
I was thinking about that, but we both have Northern European coloring and truly struggle with tinted moisturizer looking too dark on our skin. Seriously.
At this point, I'm more about basic facial hygiene than I am about foundation (although I'm thinking about it for the sole reason of introducing it so she doesn't pick at her skin like I do!) and moisturizer & sunscreen are KEY pieces of taking good care of ourselves.
I actually don't need to worry about small lips - she's not petite and won't be. I'm also more than happy to buy her a retractable lip brush to help with touch-ups.Lips: love Burt's Bees lip shimmer and it comes in a really slender tube that would make application easy on small lips. And it's pretty darned pigmented...I'd probably steer her towards the lighter colors
Mascara - try the tube kind? Washes off easily, doesn't get in the eyes, won't smudge or stain. I use the one recommended here...Loreal I think..but I don't use the white primer end, too clumpy of a look. I only use the colored end.
I haven't used drugstore mascara in forever, although I did buy her some Neutrogena lash tint a few years ago for a special occasion (daddy-daughter dance.) We are well-endowed in the lash department.
We're starting with the face-wash stuff now - just bought her a gentle gel cleanser, since that's what I favor when it starts getting hot & humid here, and an oil-free moisturizer.And then I'd be sure she's set up for a good facial cleaning routine at the end of each day with makeup remover (even something simple like the Neutrogena makeup wipes), a good gentle face wash (I use Paula's Choice but Cerave and Cetaphil have good options), and toner/moisturizer.
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
"Make mistakes! Get messy!" - Miss Frizzle
I wasn't allowed to wear makeup to school (Catholic school) until high school, and even then it was a huge adjustment - high school started at 7:38am while I was still starting my school day at 9:15am through 8th grade! - so I preferred the extra sleep to doing anything beyond showering, detangling my hair, and pulling everything back into a ponytail. (Didn't help that I also wore glasses, so the thought of having makeup smudges on the bottom rim of my frames or mascara flaking onto my lenses was shudder-inducing.)
But, like I said, DD asked, so I'm doing the research. I don't see why she can't use the summer months to play a bit with something she finds comfortable; she might not want the foundation, but her BFF wears it occasionally because BFF is self-conscious about A LOT of things.
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
"Make mistakes! Get messy!" - Miss Frizzle
Everything around here is still closed, although I think I can do a virtual consultation/lesson with Sephora.
I didn't wear any makeup, and definitely not to school except for Halloween, when I'd match my skin-tone so closely, top everything with a long black wig, a dark red lip and my vampire costume it was absolutely eerie - precisely the effect I was looking for, of course.
For everyday, however, I barely slapped on moisturizer ... although I was ever-vigilant about the sunscreen and thought tanning was stupid.
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
"Make mistakes! Get messy!" - Miss Frizzle
I'd start with the habit of moisturizer with a sunscreen first. You'll never wear enough base makeup to get any useful sun protection; it's a bonus and helpful but get your sunscreen from sunscreen. Maybe the Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer or the Glossier skin tint. Those have very light coverage. My 13 year old doesn't use a liquid for base but she might use a powder. Drugstore mascara is great, Maybelline and Covergirl have great ones, don't spend any money on those. Or the Essence line you can get at Ulta. Eyeshadow is a ton of fun and my daughter goes all in with that and eyeliner. Colourpop is always a great starting place for eyes especially but their whole range is generally good.
Carrie
DD#1 September 2005
DD#2 October 2007
The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
For whatever reason, girls don't appear to wear make up until later these days! I remember getting yelled at for breaking rules and wearing mascara for cheer in 8th grade! How times have changed.
My son has a touch of KP on his face. He uses cereve cleanser and vanicream and it has gone away for the most part. Skin will be changing.
Seeing what other kids are doing Tiktok and YouTube may be a good place to start. I think you should consider limiting the ban.
Dd1 wears Clinique foundation makeup (I can’t remember which one though) for dancing and she is probably an anomaly but at 15 she doesn’t really care about the brand and is still happy with Clinique. They have a great shade range.
I would also look at Tarte as well as they have a nice shade range.
If you want something in the drugstore price category check out Cover Girl.
Dd1 loves Tarte Man Eater Mascara, she started wearing Clinique’s High Impact Mascara for dance as well when she was 11 or 12. Both are probably more mascara than an 11-12 year old needs for everyday but again Clinique makes some nice products still. She has long lashes and has always used traditional mascara vs. tube mascara. A gentle eye make remover like Garnier Micellar Water works great for removal.
Eye shadow wise look at Colour Pop. They make some fun colors and themed kits (Mandalorian, Mulan, Disney Princesses) that are very appropriate for pre teens and they are really good quality, MIUSA, and cruelty free.
I don’t have a true age rule for makeup, but I am okay with mascara and lipstick by 12-13. I would be hippo critical if I said they had to wait longer because I started wearing makeup at 12-13. I had concealer and foundation at 12 or 13 to cover up acne.
My first lipstick when I was 12 was Cover Girl Lip Slicks ( this looks similar but is in a tube) , and my first mascara was Max Factor’s 2000 Calorie (which I swear I used until Max Factor discontinued it in the late 90s/early 2000s). I had to wear the clear one for while, but I eventually started wearing regular brown black as well around the time I was 13, and my mom didn’t care. Even as a teen I needed mascara because my eyelashes were so blond.
I would be very surprised if you can try on something inside Sephora. The Sephora’s near me are still limited to order pick up only or buy at the front door now and every time I have been by one there is no one other than staff in the store.
I would check out Ulta as well.
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Annie
WOHM to two wonderful little girls born in April
DD E, 17
DD L, 13,
baby 2, 4-2009 (our Tri-18 baby)
Thank you for the rec's for Tarte! I remember Cover Girl being rather perfumey when I was a kid, plus it made my skin crawl, so it took me AGES to find a foundation I could tolerate. (The last drugstore foundation I bought was JANE, which has long since been discontinued.)
I'm probably going to replace all of my own makeup soon anyway - it's been a long time since I bought or wore any, and I'm sure it's a happy little bacteria colony.
DD has long, dark lashes, so I started with "lash tint" from Neutrogena. If we go with actual mascara, I'd be looking at a curling product, like I do for myself, rather than a volumizing or lengthening formula. (I'm looking at benefit's Roller Lash as my next personal purchase.)
Dd1 loves Tarte Man Eater Mascara, she started wearing Clinique’s High Impact Mascara for dance as well when she was 11 or 12. Both are probably more mascara than an 11-12 year old needs for everyday but again Clinique makes some nice products still. She has long lashes and has always used traditional mascara vs. tube mascara. A gentle eye make remover like Garnier Micellar Water works great for removal.
We looked at the Animal Crossing themed eyeshadows last night - she likes the green one that I linked in another post, while I like the bronzy-neutrals.Eye shadow wise look at Colour Pop. They make some fun colors and themed kits (Mandalorian, Mulan, Disney Princesses) that are very appropriate for pre teens and they are really good quality, MIUSA, and cruelty free.
I don't really have a hard-and-fast rule, either, mostly because I didn't wear any makeup except for special occasions. I have a good sense of color and what works/doesn't work for my coloring. One of my favorite things to do is eye makeup, but I am extremely picky about products because I wear contacts.
I don’t have a true age rule for makeup, but I am okay with mascara and lipstick by 12-13. I would be hippo critical if I said they had to wait longer because I started wearing makeup at 12-13. I had concealer and foundation at 12 or 13 to cover up acne.
Most of my middle school habits were based on what was permitted by the school handbook (makeup was off limits) and my high school habits were shaped by figuring out how to maximize sleep and still get to homeroom on time! Other than Halloween, the only times I wore makeup were for plays/musicals. During my first musical, my friend Austin taught me how to do stage makeup - I'd never done it before.
I have long, dark, very full lashes, so I used to skip mascara - I didn't need anything it was advertising, so I didn't see the point, but I've now come to terms with it as a finishing touch to anything else I've done with my eyes.My first lipstick when I was 12 was Cover Girl Lip Slicks ( this looks similar but is in a tube) , and my first mascara was Max Factor’s 2000 Calorie (which I swear I used until Max Factor discontinued it in the late 90s/early 2000s). I had to wear the clear one for while, but I eventually started wearing regular brown black as well around the time I was 13, and my mom didn’t care. Even as a teen I needed mascara because my eyelashes were so blond.
DD may be blonde, but her lashes are as long, dark, and full as mine. Lash tint or a curling formula is probably enough until she decides she needs more.
I've been playing around with Sephora's quizzes, but things show up so differently on a screen than they do in real life!I would be very surprised if you can try on something inside Sephora. The Sephora’s near me are still limited to order pick up only or buy at the front door now and every time I have been by one there is no one other than staff in the store.
I would check out Ulta as well.
I don't shop at Ulta much - the local store has a different feel to it than the Sephora at the mall, so I don't think of them first.
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
"Make mistakes! Get messy!" - Miss Frizzle
Morphe's line called Morphe 2 is geared to more "natural" looking makeup looks. There are some cute products. I was going to recommend Colourpop, but see that it's already been mentioned. Their stuff is cute and decent quality for the price.