How Young is Too Young to Start Wearing Makeup?

My five year old can have nail polish and chapstick and maybe, just maybe, depending on my mood, she can have pink eyeshadow that no one can see because it matches her skin. Anything more than that can wait til she has a job.

I began in 6th grade. Eyeshadow, powder, mascara, eyeliner once in a while. Sometimes lipgloss. My mom let me, and I don't think it's bad as long as the behavior is alright. Now I'm in eighth grade and I wear concealer, power, blush, eyeliner, mascara, and once in a while lipgloss or eyeshadow. I like retro looks and can't wait until I'm old enough to wear red lipstick without looking ridiculous. Basically, I think makeup is fine, it helps me with confidence and stuff, and I wouldn't leave the house without it. But all the more power to girls who have the confidence to not wear it. I think of makeup as an art, though.

never as a child except once when i was 15.my mom just kept going on about how bad it was for my skin.later on when i moved out at 18 i wore mascara at 19.then when i turned 20 my mom bought me a makeup sample kit for like 20 bucks.ive worn makeup almost ever day now that ive perfected it.im 21 its addictive.except she did let me and my older sister were nail polish but thats hardly makup.thats just fun.makeup is for attracting a boyfriend thats why its wronge for children to wear.ive never seen my mom wear makeup.so its not like she was being hipocritical.

I'm 16 and I've always been allowed to wear nail polish, nobody cared about that in my family, I remember when I was in around 5th grade a ot of girls were wearing eyeshadow and eyeliner and mascara etc. etc. and I wanted to, not only was i def. not aloud too I was terrible at applying it and looked like Tina Turner. My parents were 'okay' with it by the time i was in 7th grade but at my school its a jr/sr highschool. Even then I was bad at putting it on adn just sort of quit but in 8th grade I wore eyeliner on my upper lids mascara and eyeshadow everyday. I was actually good at putting it on by then. Now im a sophmore and I wear eyeliner eyeshadow and mascara and sometimes blush everyday but i dont care for or really need foundation. but im completly comfortable wearing no makeup too, and i think thats what's important

I didn't start truly wearing makeup until the end of Junior High, but I began using eye shadow (rather badly) in 7th grade.My mom never forbid makeup beforehand...it's just my sister and I never had any beforehand. I'm not sure why, it's just we didn't. It's not really a big deal unless your child is piling on makeup before the end of elementary school in my opinion.
However, my last year of high school and beyond consisted of a constant routine of eyeshadow, mascara, eyeliner, and mineral foundation. That's only been a couple years now, but I'm pretty sure I won't be giving up eyeliner or mascara anytime soon. I'm blonde, and my lashes and eyes look so lackluster and pale without both products.

I did not wear make up until high school but wore gloss in middle school.
I was never allowed to wear eye make up and still don't because mascara makes your lashes fall out. I only save that for special occasions.
Ahh the days of bubble gum Bonne Belle, fruity perfume, and Aqua Net.

I think girls should wear make up in high school because they would be able to tell what looks good for the tone of their skin

We weren't allowed to wear any makeup until we were 16 (other than in school/church plays). Now none of my sisters nor I wear any unless on special occasions. I think it's better that way. I don't want my kids thinking that they need to wear makeup to "look better" or "be presentable." Makeup is actually bad for your skin if you wear it every day even if it's like makeup. And actually makeup causes more wrinkles later in life. So it's like women are trying to "make themselves pretty" in the moment and then it comes back to bite them in the butt later on in life. As far as I'm concerned makeup is only for special times to feel extra pretty. It drives me nuts when I'm hanging out with friends who do wear it everyday because it seems like they're constantly looking in the mirror to make sure they didn't mess it up. Maybe I'm a downer but I think thats just a waste of time.

Who cares? If they look better, then they should be allowed to wear it.

I like Mims idea... I first time I remember wearing make up... I think I was around 12.. it was for my Grandparents 40th wedding anniversary... My mom did it reluctantly... but I didn't wear it again until I was able to buy my own at around 14 and even then it was limited to powder, mascara and blush and that was cause I was intimidated by it.

My daughter is 9. She gets to wear make-up during ballet recitals only. Other than that its lip gloss and nail polish only.

My mom would let me wear some lip gloss and mascara at about age 13/14...Starting at 15, I went to high school and could wear all kinds of makeup. My dad, however, would flip out even if I wore nail polish.

I started wearing eyeliner and mascara (no face make up) everyday when I was a sophomore in high school. Didn't start wearing face make up til after I graduated high school. Didn't really need it as a matter of fact. I had friends start wearing make up at the very young age of 12 even. But when I see even 16, 17 year old wearing make up, I cringe. Young teenagers are supposed to be fresh faced and pure looking. Make up just takes so much away from their natural beauty.

Nail polish since birth almost(older sis who loved to paint my nails, lipgloss since about 6, anything else at about 12. I still dont wear makeup all the time.

i am 13, and i started wearing makeup last year, in 7th grade. it was only very light, neutral eye shadow. in the begining of this year, i was first allowed to wear most anything i want. i kinda went crazy with it, eyeliner, blush, eyeshadow, the works. now i only wear very light mascara and powder, chapstick, sometimes light lip gloss.

They can wear makeup when they earn the money to buy it themselves.

what's the deal with balm being a make up?? it's colorless or barely pink, you can't even see it. gee.

Maybe a touch of mineral powder and a touch of lip gloss at a young age. Things were very different when I was young. I have a feeling that nail polish might be toxic for young girls, unless there is a non-toxic brand out there.

Kids are "sexualized" enough with the media and mass retail.. WHAT thirteen year old needs to leave the house in shorts with something written across their bum? At 13 or 14 tinted lip balm and start them on a good skin care system... 15 to 16? Little mascara, blush and a little eyeshadow... NO black eyeliner!!!!
I am truly shocked by how many "tweens" I see with their mothers at the gocery store that might as well be naked! short shorts and skin tight tops... sad sad sad...let them be CHILDREN!

At 15 yrs is when I started using makeup because I got chicken pox and my whole face looked very bad .... If not because of this problem I would of wait to use makeup a lot much older...