Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Middle School "face paint"

Makeup is a right of passage in my daughter's peer group. Last year she was allowed to wear tinted lip balm and mascara to school. Over the summer we practiced additional techniques - eyeshadow (in a neutral pallet) subtle blush, etc. She really wanted to try foundation this year, but I resisted. I didn't want her to become fixated on a look too mature and "done".

Since I want her to wear sunscreen everyday we compromised. A tinted moisturizer with a 30 SPF by Aveeno made both of us happy. She keeps her youthful, age appropriate look, protects her skin, and feels sophisticated and polished.

The pleasant surprise is she didn't add much time to her morning routine, and still made her bed before leaving for the bus. :-)

Now if I could find a way to make her happy with her hair.... :-/



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