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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
What age OK for makeup, fancy hair and bras?
Fifth-grade, sixth-grade, seventh-grade? When do girls get girly?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I got a note from a friend recently who has a daughter in the fourth grade. Her daughter hasn’t started asking yet, but she is wondering when do young girls usually start wearing makeup, getting the hair highlighted (or permed - do they still perm?), wearing bras or wearing heels? She says the sixth-graders at her daughter’s school all look like they’re already into it.
When did you start letting your daughter get fancy and what was your reasoning behind the age?
Also what are they allowed to do when? What do they generally start with? Is Amy Winehouse-style eyeliner only for high-schoolers? What shades of lipstick are appropriate? Do they ever get to wear reds? Is it lip gloss or matte lipstick? What about base — I remember base being a big deal.
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