makeup line aimed to attract 8 year olds

[kadyCHAOS]

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/paren...RN33sAqQN6b6U5

article explains it all, but a makeup like specifically targeted at young girls?- children. theres no way in hell if i had an 8 year old she would be wearing makeup. personally i think they're not letting kids be kids. and its another example of making children grow up to fast. for christ sake let kids be kids while they still can ya know?

i dunnno, thoughts opinions, how would you feel if your 8 year old wanted to regularly wear makeup?

[PutYourHeartsUp]

Honestly, this isn't ANYTHING new. Have you ever been inside the mall and gone to a Claire's? They have TONS of makeup marketed at them. Doesn't mean you have to buy it. There is so much makeup marketed towards kids even under 8. Personally, I wouldn't let my 8 year old wear make up everyday. On special occasions I would though. If a child wants to dress up with a little makeup, I don't see it as not "letting kids be kids."

[her_beautiful_mistake]

I wouldn't let my daughter wear make up properly either, but did you never play around with your mother's make up when you were little? The classic mistakes like lipstick as eyeshadow, and blue eyeshadow up to your eyebrows? Putting on their pearls and hats and stuff? Seriously a highlight of my childhood. haha.

[Fictional]

Yep, same here =) I had play make-up from the age of about seven, but I never really bothered much with it.

[FallenStar]

As long as you're not forcing you 8 year old to wear it, and they wanted to, I don;t see how it would be taking away their childhood.

[TheBabyEater]

I wouldn't buy real make up for an 8 year old. =/ I mean, it's fun to play dress up sometimes as a kid, with the glitter and the bright colors and the extremities, but it's kinda fun because it's so silly. You know? Not cause 8 year olds should be like "I'm gonna put on this lipstick to make myself hot for all the boysss" But yeah, I mean... Childhood shouldn't be about worrying over how pretty you are. It should be about having fun and getting dirty.
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[emma01]

I actually feel more sorry for 8 year olds who feel they have to wear make-up (the proper stuff). If I think back to then, I didn't even think about what I looked like, I didn't even think about any skin blemishes I may have had! I was not a very girly girl, always wanting to be outside making mud pies and god knows what else!

Personally, I never wear make-up, I think it looks nice on people, but I think anyone who plasters it on looks absolutely ridiculous, more so younger girls.

[Tara.]

That's ridiculous.

But honestly, last year I had a five year old girl who would come in with makeup on everyday. Lip gloos, eye shadow, mascara, blush. It was obviously done by the mom. Bad parenting if you ask me.

[MegaMadness]

I would never let my kid wear make up at 8. I think that's just wrong. They have the rest of their lives to worry about it.

[i_am_waves]

If I had an 8 year old daughter, I'd let her play around with makeup at home, but not go out in public with a full face of makeup. I'd only let her wear it in public for special occasions. However, this article says the line of makeup is aimed at kids 8-12. If my daughter was 12, I honestly wouldn't have a problem if she wanted to wear a little bit of lip gloss and blush every now and then. No big deal.

[Cosmo]

Young girls, at about 8, wear makeup so that they look pretty, correct?
That means they do not feel pretty without makeup.

At 8 years old.

Good lord, what sort of society are we bringing these children up in..?

[i_am_waves]

Originally Posted by Matthew

Young girls, at about 8, wear makeup so that they look pretty, correct?
That means they do not feel pretty without makeup.

Not necessarily. Young girls like to emulate their mothers and other female role models, who most likely wear makeup on a daily basis. It's also a fun dress-up thing. For some girls it might be a self-esteem thing, yes, but not every girl who likes putting on makeup has a self-esteem issue.

[Cosmo]

Originally Posted by i_am_waves

Not necessarily. Young girls like to emulate their mothers and other female role models, who most likely wear makeup on a daily basis. It's also a fun dress-up thing. For some girls it might be a self-esteem thing, yes, but not every girl who likes putting on makeup has a self-esteem issue.

I was more relating to the fact that they would go and buy make up designed for 8 year olds... I'm sure some have fun emulating their parents, but the fact that some would buy this shows some self-esteem issues.

[losing touch.]

i don't see the big deal. nothing wrong with kids wearing some make-up. it's a bit of fun.

[ChaosControl]

I think it depends how it affects the child. If it's giving the impression that you have to wear makeup to be beautiful, then yeah, it's awful. It's awful at any age and to bring that on to 8-year-olds is really sad.

But like others have said, what if it's just a bit of fun? I can imagine some kids would use makeup creatively. I use it to define my image. As long as it's not taken too far, fashion can be an engaging interest at all ages.

[BDF]

It's strange... but depends how you define makeup. If applyin lip cream is makeup (and I've heard people say it is) then lol... there are few boundaries what what make up really is.

Personally though it doesn't really bother me. A bit of makeup on kids is arite. It gets weird (but that goes for anyone) if they spray loads of fake tan on, super red gloss lipstick etc etc (I dono the details much). The thing with 8 year old kids, is that a lot compete to have "the best toys", "the most pocket money", "the best make-up".... it could go in the wrong direction.

[kadyCHAOS]

i think its fine, for play/dress up once in a while. but never on a daily basis so young...

[MadPoet]

It's kind of funny because I hated makeup until I was fourteen, which was only a year ago. I still don't wear it sometimes. It's just kind of sad because I think kids grow up thinking they have to wear makeup to beautiful. I actually think a lot of it comes from parents who say they can't leave the house without makeup. And having makeup for young kids just makes it worse in my opinion. I definitely wouldn't let my kid wear makeup at that age.

[PutYourHeartsUp]

It isn't like this line is new though. I mean, Walmart started the line...but it isn't the first line directed at young girls.

I hate to say it, but they've had makeup lines for girls that young since I was 8 and younger. So ten years ago. We even had toys to MAKE our own makeup.

[The Morrigan]

I agree with most of what's been said, make up's fine at that age to dress up with and just mess about with. I used to have loads of mini lipsticks I'd play with at about 5. I don't think there's anything wrong with it really, it's when you see those documentaries about children who are 'beauty queens' and their parents cake the make up on so they'll look 'prettier' it just makes them look unnatural if you ask me.

Also, I started wearing proper make up at about 11 so if the line is aimed at ages like that as well then I'd be a hypocrite if I said it was wrong.

[lanaslifetips]

It is wrong on many levels and I hope the line doesn't sell so they have to withdraw it.

[Thirteen]

The make-up line is ridiculous. Seriously.

However, make-up meant for kids isn't a new thing. But, back when I was younger, it was just flavoured lip gloss (sometimes slighty tinted pink), and colourful, non-toxic, peel-off, scented nail polish. The girl in that picture looked like she was advertising for Covergirl Jr. or something.

The bottom line is, washable, kid-friendly, basic stuff is fine, IMO. But dedicating a sophisticated line to young girls is just nonsense!

[Cabron]

Makeup aimed towards young girls (i.e. 8 years old and younger) should be, as Julz said, stuff like clear lip gloss with a bit of tint or peel off nail polish. No face makeup, no eyeliner, nothing dark or especially bright, and certainly no concealer.
I think messing around with your mom's makeup is fine--providing the parents don't let your kids wear it out of the house. The only time that I feel it would be appropriate to let your kids wear makeup out of the house was (as Ryan said) if the mother put a small amount of blush or lip gloss on the child for school, just so they could feel dressed up. My mum used to do that for my sister and I, and we turned out juuuuust fine.

[Quartet]

Honestly, I don't see all the horribleness. If you're making your kids wear make-up the way they do in that show toddlers and tiaras or tots in tiaras (whatever) that's going overboard, but just to play around with it, dress up wise then that's fine.
as a kid growing up i never got to play with make-up i didn't grow up girlie at all. i want to change that for my kids in the future.

[MacGuffin]

What is the world coming to?

When I was younger and wanted to wear makeup, my mother always told me, "you don't need to wear makeup every day; you are beautiful just the way you are." I'm really glad that that is the message I grew up with.

I think wearing makeup for playing dress up or for slumber parties is fine. However, if I had an eight year old, I would certainly not allow her to go out in public wearing makeup, other than clear nail polish. I don't want my daughter to grow up with the underlying message that she needs makeup to be beautiful, and so I wouldn't allow her darker make up until she was older.

[Maloo]

Sure, if I have a daughter, I'll let her play with makeup when she's a kid. But she wouldn't be leaving the house with any on unless there was some costume thing or something. And when she grew up, she wouldn't be wearing makeup out of the house until she was like 15, and it would be very minimal amounts of makeup to start with at that.

[PutYourHeartsUp]

I really don't agree with not even allowing color nail polish. Letting kids use the sparkly bright colors is fine in my opinion.

[Maloo]

I don't at all consider nail polish to be makeup.