What age will you allow your daughter to wear makeup?

SUCH a good topic! I'm a boy mom for now, but if I ever have a daughter I think it will depend on her interest. I didn't start wearing any makeup until I was around 14, and always felt self-conscious because I looked so much younger than my makeup-wearing friends. I think the emphasis should be on WHY we wear makeup so there's no feeling that she's not beautiful enough without it. If she wants to cover up some acne or add a little color to blonde eyelashes, that's one thing. But a full-face cover up and contouring isn't necessary at that age. Or any age, really! Just my two cents.

I think it depends on the child a little. I had no interest in makeup (my mom actually pushed me to try it when I was 13!) whereas my sister wanted to wear it from the age of 6 or so. I still like the idea of waiting til they're a teenager though!

Do we consider lipgloss makeup? My 7 year old wears it occasionally, but everything else will wait until Jr. High.

My 12yo niece just got to junior high this year and I think that's a good time--it's the age I was allowed to wear makeup, and when most other girls were, too.

This is a great question! I have so many conflicting thoughts on this topic. Thankfully, my daughter is only 2, so many of the toughest questions I don't have to worry about yet! Even at 2, my daughter wants to put on make-up. The conditioning starts early for us.

We are now faced with this question as my 11 year old just asked about it. So thanks for posting this topic!