how old is old enough?

I think at 10, a little lip gloss is ok. I have encouraged my daughter to do without. She has a natual beauty, and makeup takes away from that. I also feel that makeup can cause your skin to age quicker. I have not worn anything other than mascara, and I look at least 10 years younger than my friends. My daughter does not wear anything other than mascara and lip gloss. She is happy with who she is and how she looks. She has never had to be like everyone in her class. I am proud of her. Once, I went to a Mary Kay party, (a brand of makeup). I went home all dolled up, from special moisturizers all the way to the lipstick. My husband hated it, he said he did not want to kiss me with all that mess on my face and lips. I have to agree with him, I wouldn't want to kiss it either. I suppose makeup makes you look better, which in turn makes you feel better about yourself. I would rather be happy for who I am and feel better about myself because of how I feel and not how I look.

My daughter just turned 11 and she only wears lip gloss sometimes. I try to teach my daughter it is not all about make up. I tell her when she becomes a teen and wants to try it out, we will see. As of now, she's too young. Why make their skin start breaking out early? She hasn't even started getting a lot of pimples yet. lol. I told her not to rush things like her friends. Things will come in time.

I started wearing simple things - lipgloss, blush - when I was 10. I didn't start wearing lipstick, etc.. until 13/14. I think as long as it's not TOO noticable 10 is a good age to start. That way she gets used to wearing it.

I think lip gloss is fine for any age,especially chapped lips. Makeup should be taught that less is more at age 13. I would only allow my girls to wear face powder light lipstick/lipgloss and mascarra and ligt eyeshawdow. My girls see me apply makeup in less than 10 minutes and I do not look made up but natural. Moisturize your face is the key.

Lip gloss at 10?No way thats not old enough.Lip gloss at 13 would be neat.Dont spoil your child.

Well, right now I am singing praises that I only have boys! I think 10 is way too young, but unfortunately alot of parents let their girls wear it that young and then theres the peer pressure. Honestly, I don't know what to tell you. They are growing up way too fast now adays.

I think that there's no need for make-up at all, but if I have daughters, then if they asked I'd get them the kids make-up that you can get, when they're about 10 or 11, but they'll have to wait until they're at least 16 for any proper make-up.

I dont think they should wear anything till 15 or 16 let their own beauty shine thru and then the light shades no to dark

I honestly think it's fine to let a 10 yo wear a little eye shadow and lip gloss. More than that, and I think they are overdoing it. My oldest is 16 and she just started wearing eyeliner this past year. Before that, she didn't wear any make up at all. My 13 yo dd will occasionally wear eyeshadow, but that's it. My girls never had a big interest in it when they were 10. I wear make up every single day, so they've seen me wear it everywhere I go... so it surprised me that they didn't wear it sooner.

It depends. I think. I started wearing makeup to school when I was about 13/14. I think 13/14 is probably alright. The right of just becoming a teen. I agree that 10 is a bit too young to try growing up like that. My mom's rule was 16, though she did give in when I was 13. If I wanted to wear makeup at your daughters age, I could around the house but it had to be washed off before I went out that door. The cool thing was that when I turned 16 my mom bought me some makeup because I had finally hit the age she had wanted me to be.

my best friend in life the woman in the picture with me. she is my princess in this world. she has a daughter who i help with she is a beautiful 13 and you can not forget the half now lol. she is now allowed to wear just a little eye liner and lip gloss, no wild colors or god forbid the street walker look. They have a long time to go before they need to attract males, we already have to fight them away from her. she has been told they do not have her best interest at heart, and true love dose not feed you. we struggle to get her to know the importance of an education. She is a very smart little girl and has won a scholarship to a prestigious private school here in hawaii all the way through 12 grade, it would have cost well over 100,000 to pay for it. I must leave here this week sure will miss them. the main thing is to tell children that there is no rush to get older, play have fun get an education so you can afford all the makeup later in life.

well in my opinion girls belongs to teen age did not need makeup. as there skin glows naturally. and if they use make up in early teen age it can cause acne problem which is already present.its ok to use eyeliner and lipgloss after that as much as they want. but foundation lipstick and other acessories are used with cautions. as it can cause skin problems.

I would discourage my little daughter to put make-up. I mean, a child's skin is very much pure and soft for the harshness of the formulas for make-up regardless if they are so-called hypo allergenic or what. Plus she's too young to know how to take care of her skin, how to take off the make-up, how to wash her face, etc. I mean, we adults could even be too tired to take make-up off, how much more for kids. Plus her hormones are not yet there, I mean, once her hormones act up, all the skin problems occur like acne etc., make up would only take the problem a notch higher. *LOL* Plus all the rubbing on the face (specially if they just rub everywhere) could cause wrinkles, most people I know who have wrinkles at a younger age, applied make-up when they were still young. I think I'd allow my daughter to put make-up on, when she is ready and could afford to buy her own make-up. But of course, I would allow her to use during 'special occasions' but not everyday. =)

wow i wore no make-up when i was 10.... by the time i hit middle school.... late age 11, early age 12, i started wearing lip-gloss and powder because my sister (probably 16) started buying some so we were the same shade and i'd steal it. by the time i was 14 i had my own lip-gloss, foundation and powder and that's all i've been wearing ever since (i'm only 17)

oh well i think 10 is just old enough for wearing lip gloss and eye shades etc by the time i was 14 i was jus used to of lip glosses and thats it i never applied much make up well it depends on my dughter's behaviour if she wants i can allow her to have full make up at about 15 or something i guess that's old enough for make up and stuff but i would agree with one of the users here who has responded on the 3 number (i guess)that natural beauty is taken away by make up

My daughter is ten also and I let her wear lipgloss.I think that should not wear mascara and eyeliner till they are about fourteen or fifteen.Kids are growing up too fast anymore.

For me, I wear make up when I'm 20s. Because, studying is my priority and my friends are not wearing makeup. My friend in college introduce me all this things girl thing. Thanks to them! LOL!

I think you are handling it just about right. I would say 14+ to start wearing anything more then that and 16 until they can run the gamut of all the makeup. I would also recommend some classes - some kids wear way too much.,

My daughter is 4 and sometimes on the weekend or if she is going to a party I let her experiment with my make up and do her nails for her, its part of our bonding I suppose, but the only time i would let her leave the house with make up on would be if she was going to a party adn that would be minimal and would be lip gloss and some glimmer eyeshaddow. I woudl not like to think of my daughter goig to her school in make up until she is at least in secondary education but have to say if it was a choice between her wearing make up or smoking then I know which one I would choose, I have to agree with you that 10 year olds wearing make up to school is young and I am suprised their parents have not been picked up by the teachers about it as they would have been at my daughters school. At 10 I don't think a bit of eyeshadow and lip gloss is a problem, but full eyeliner ect to school seems a bit far fetched to me. I as I am sure you do think my daughter is beautiful enoug without make up but when she is of secondary age as long as it's not plastered on I think age 12 and up is a fair age, but out of school I don't really see the problem, it's all part of experimenting and growing up, and as I wear make up and have done since about 12 I haev to say I woudl not be able to put up much of an argument.

My parents let me use things a little at a time. At 10 I think I was able to do lip gloss and that's it. Once I hit 13, I was able to use the powder foundation and eye shadow. Once I was 14, it was free game for me. I never really wore a lot of makeup as a teenager anyway, but my middle sister used to wear quite a bit and had to be told numerous times to tone it down when she had too much on.