How young is too young to wear makeup? 21 Articles

by Kim Kunaniec

Every parent with young daughters will eventually have to deal with the question of make-up. Whether the idea comes from societal images or their peers, eventually girls become infatuated with the idea of putting on makeu...read more

by Robin Tidwell

Yes, girls appear to mature faster these days, but is that really the case? Appearance is the issue here, as many young girls, too young some would say, are wearing too much makeup. What is the stated purpose of make...read more

by Kimberly Foster

The "age-old" question of when a girl can wear makeup has much more to do with our fears about sexuality than it has with a young girl trying to grow up too fast. Makeup has been given an incredible amount of power. A ...read more

by Laura Leigh Fields

Although I am a grown adult, I do not wear makeup. I think I am too young. I don't have crow's feet that I want to hide. I don't have wrinkles that make me look like the crypt keeper. My skin is smooth and my freckles are ...read more

by Victoria Caruso

Just like, almost, every parent believes that their daughter is a little princess, every parents has a different belief on how old their daughter shoud be when they began to wear make up. I was nine when I first received m...read more

by Ethel Smith

For years we have all watched our youngsters strive to be old before their time. I remember myself way back in 1964, at the ripe old age of twelve, experimenting with make-up. Myself and a couple of wayward friends would b...read more

by Tiffany Belle

While walking through the mall, it is amazing how many young girls, that most likely are not even teenagers yet, have decided to "cake on" makeup to their face. What these girls do not realize is that it doesn't make them ...read more

by Kimberley Heit

How young is too young to wear make up? Well the answer to this question really depends on the purpose behind the use of make up. Consider that many young children get their first taste of make up long before it becomes a ...read more

by Minnie Chatterfield

Back in the early '80's, when I was going on fifteen there were still enough old-fashioned ideas around that there was no pressure to wear makeup. Of course we would sneak down to the local drugstore and buy our secret sta...read more

by Dawn Hawkins

Little girls watch their mothers putting on make-up everyday and they want to be just like mommy. The idea of make-up going hand in hand with how beautiful you are starts when we are young girls. Mothers are their daughte...read more

by Kate Johns

As a general rule, any girl under the age of 13 should not be wearing makeup. And any daughter of mine under the age of 25 should not be wearing makeup in my house or in front of me. By the way, my daugther is not allowed ...read more

by MiLa Driver

Walking in a long line of endless five year olds, my student Stefani proudly hung a purple Hannah Montana canvas bag from her small shoulders. She wore a cute skirt with matching shirt and wedge sandals. Her long, black ha...read more

by Kito Senshi

How young is too young to wear makeup? I don't think there is an age limit to really wearing makeup just the fact of how much is too much. I was five when I had my first experience with makeup. It was the little me...read more

by Hillary Rubin

In an age where Selena Gomez and Mylie Cyrus dominate the Disney channel and boys have crushes on the star of iCarly- Miranda Cosgrove, it's easy for a girl to get lost in the world of make-up and fashion. Young girls try ...read more

by Violet Fortune

How young is too young to wear makeup? I remember my first set of Tinkerbell cosmetics. There was the tiny tube of pretty pink lipstick, nail polish and the unforgettably sweet scented cologne. I was only about three ye...read more

by Ruth Woodhouse

Personally I think it is inappropriate for children to be wearing make-up before their teens. There are of course some grey areas, but as far as wearing obvious make-up like lipstick, eye shadow and mascara out in public, ...read more

by icepricessa

Makeup (cosmetics), are products created to help one accentuate the face, and highlight its strengths, hiding flaws such as pimples or blemished, or simply to give the illusion of a flawless complexion. Usually people that...read more

by Shilo Dawn Goodson

For me, part of the issue here is defining what is considered make-up. Does nail polish count as make-up? How about tinted chap stick? Then there's also the issue of when other girls her age start to wear make-up and wh...read more

by Stacy Zahn

As parents, don't we all wish our daughters pass on the experimental stage with make-up? Everybody has a different opinion as to when a girl is too young to wear make-up, but it is important to weigh the facts and issues f...read more

by Jane Rutherford

Nowadays children grow up so fast, you blink and you miss the most important events in their lives. Young girls want to appear all grown up as soon as possible. One of the tactics' available to them is obviously make-up. A...read more