"IS IT EVER TOO MUCH MAKEUP?" What are the effects on children? | Jubilee 

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Makeup by itself isn't harmful to kids. It's the obsession over appearance and comparing yourself to others. It's toxic to kids' mental state when they aren't mature enough to be realistic about it.

I think there is a limit. When you look so different that people can't recognize you,then its probably too much

Two and a half years ago, when I went on a first date with my now boyfriend, I wore minimum makeup, powder, lipstick, light mascara. On our second date, I wore zero make-up, and I explained to him that I wanted him to see my face without any makeup. We have the most beautiful relationship. When I'm with him, ninety-five percent of the time I'm make-up free. Also, I'm black, and my hair is natural. At times, for a change, I'll blow it out straight, but I mostly wear it natural. I'm black, from the Caribbean, and my boyfriend is Italian American. My mother taught me to love myself, and in turn, I taught my daughter to love herself. Ironically my daughter is a professional make-up artist, and she goes make-up free a lot. She's comfortable with or without makeup. She cares for her skin, which is more important than the make-up. To each his own, I prefer not to condem people for living their life. Everyone walks different paths. We choose what we want, and keep it moving.

As a biracial girl with genetic dark circles, for me makeup was a way to not look like a raccoon 🤣 Not wearing makeup would raise questions like “Are you tired?” I would wear a minimal amount, just enough to look fresh but not a cake face. It had nothing to do with trying to sexualize myself as a teen.

My gf right now won’t even let me look at her face when doesn’t wear make up. I’m not trying to brag or nothing but objectively she is very beautiful. It’s crazy how insecure she is while being so naturally attractive, really I think the cosmetics industry and society has done a number on her and girls like her Edit) I have of course seen her without make up before. It is not as serious as maybe my original post implied. We have spent plenty of time hanging out when she is not wearing make up, but she gets uncomfortable if I look directly at her face. I just wanted to clarify

When I was growing up, my mom didn’t allow me to wear makeup so I never felt a need for it. Now as an adult, I only wear it for special occasions.

I have a 14 yr old niece and yes, kids are definitely dressing more scantily and like adults these days. And she started dressing like that when she was around 12. Definitely not just for dance recitals or anything like that. I personally think that adults and parents are maybe trying to let their kids “express themselves”, but the kids wanna look like their heroes and such, which nowadays are scantily dressed people on TikTok and Instagram

Towards the end of high school, I had mild acne and I had to stop trying to cover it up. I would cry every night because I didn’t look the way I did with makeup on. So I decided that I was going to force myself to get used to how I looked without the concealer. Im thankful I did. Makeup is really cool and an incredible art form, but so many of us aren’t willing to admit that it really does damage us to wear it daily and rely on it so heavily to feel confident.

Wearing makeup is soooo different as a kid versus adult... and a huge reason behind not wanting kids to be wearing makeup is because you want your child to enjoy their life not being conscious about those kinds of things for as long as possible before they have to deal with beauty standards for the rest of their life

I feel like the ones who always preach about their confidence and use a lot of makeup all the time are the most insecure ones deep down.

The way I've always felt about hair and makeup is as soon as you put it on, you're stuck managing it to look that way all day. With no make up and natural hair, you don't have to worry about that management, so yeah, I do think that make up makes women more self centered because the entire aspect of having makeup on and your hair done, makes you want to keep looking perfect because it's easy for that perfect look to get out of place, so you're constantly like, "Uh, does my hair look okay? Crap, I smeared my liner, I gotta fix it."There's something more freeing about not having to worry about that management. Going to a wedding, seeing everyone at Christmas, getting professional photos done where you want to look amazing, recitals, etc. I think there's tons of situations where it's worth it to get all dolled up but as far as managing hair and make up every day, it's a no for me.

I gotta say as a woman it is a mind f*** to know that spending 10 mins putting makeup on completely 360 changes how people treat you

Make up can become toxic when you feel as if you cannot go without it. Mind you, we were born without make up. I wear it because I like to use my face as a canvas(since I don't paint). I go on a daily basis with no make up . Make up is fun to me and adds variety. I don't NEED it.

The "I do it for myself" thing is true and false at the same time. Technically you do it so others see you as more attractive but that makes you feel better and it's also you who puts the beauty standard on yourself, it's a two way street.

When I first met my old lady she used to wear pounds of makeup and she would not leave the house without putting all that makeup on because she always had self-esteem issues and never felt like she was pretty. plus she was cheated on and treated like crap. but she is very beautiful she is incredibly attractive bye your societal standards and I would always tell her babe you don't need make-up you're absolutely beautiful the Way You Are and it was not lying I was being honest with her and it took a couple years before she felt comfortable going out without being loaded up with makeup and for real makeup is one of those things that sometimes less is more. so she wears a little bit of makeup nowadays but not a ton and I think it really compliments her but it took a long time for her to really understand and believe in her heart and in her mind I was being honest and for her to see and feel beautiful without all that makeup on and I absolutely believe that there is such a thing as too much makeup and that when a woman wears too much makeup she is taking away from her beauty.

To touch on the words "I do it for myself" if the person is ego driven then that statement is 100% correct for thar type of person because you do things to feed your ego and in return anything that feeds their ego makes them happy and that is a form of "self love" and "self validation" regardless of what it looks like to the world. If you are not ego driven receiving too much attention from wearing makeup doesn't make you feel good because it's not whom you truly are and you aren't going to feel comfortable having to keep it up for long periods of time and you end up feeling like "you're not your true self and you are living a lie"

I hate that narrative that makeup is just an enhancement. The people that tend to use that argument typically are unable to even leave the house with a bare face. Makeup is okay if you’re taking care of your skin underneath.. and if you’re comfortable being seen without it. But I even have friends who don’t even want to FaceTime without having their makeup done ... it’s sad.

*One day, Aba & Preach should volunteer to be in one of these Jubilee videos* lol

Feel like I've experienced every side of this argument. I was never allowed to wear makeup so I started when I was 22 and no longer around my parents. It was really rough when I was a teen, struggling with acne and definitely insecure and definitely judged by other girls. When I did start wearing makeup I got a confidence boost, but it was short lived because I hadn't developed true confidence underneath. Started wearing too much makeup to compensate, and the. I realized what I was doing, cut back, and focused on developing true acceptance for my natural looks. That's when I started to feel - and therefore look more confident and beautiful. Now I am not dependent on makeup, but I do enjoy and women are still judged by looks, so there are certain situations where I know I have to wear makeup if I want to be fairly considered along with others. Jus how it is.

RU-vid may not be fond of you guys but I absolutely love listening to you two. Love trying to break everything down and make sense of it all

On that kids dressing like adults topic, that's what happens when parents don't do their part anymore and let Tik Tok and the social media do the parenting for them.

“There’s more levels to her reality” I LOVE that for some reason. Thank you Preach, that was just very nice to hear someone be empathetic in that way

When I was 16 I was going to McDonald’s to get my first job and my foster parent literally went in on me yelling at me because I didn’t have makeup on. I was dressed nice and professionally but I didn’t have makeup on and she yelled at me saying I obviously don’t care about supporting myself because I couldn’t care enough to wear makeup to an interview. It’s really upset me.

Back in my day, a kid wearing makeup was deemed 'Growing up too fast', and I do agree🤷🏼‍♀️

8:30 Aba: "RU-vid is not always fond of us" RU-vid: And I took that personally

Such an awesome discussion and subject matter!!! I thoroughly enjoyed this! I appreciate the real and blatant honesty you all bring to the forefront on controversial topics! Y’all seem cool as hell to hang with too! Kudos guys.

From the start, makeup has been a tool of seduction used by women. Seduction implies sexuality. So deep down, not wanting to have children using makeup is not wanting children to come closer to sexuality. To me, It sounds logical and has pretty good parenting behavior.

I'm 16 and I always get uncomfortable when I see a girl younger than me wearing something a girl older than me would wear. It just shows how much influence these young adult women on social media have on the younger generation.

You know you’re becoming your parents when you start addressing people as “young folks”. 😂

A&P im deaf so i rely on lip-reading vastly more than hearing, so when i see you listen to someone and i see you guys mouth a comment quiet in the background sometimes i get it, which is funny for me, but sometimes i dont, and cuz i rely on lip-reading mostly, i feel more drawn to know what you said sometime to point out, love your content either way

Aba, that shirt in the beginning is fly 💸 Edit now that I've watched the whole video: I'm a woman who really is on both sides of this and it was interesting hearing both perspectives. The perspective I feel like seemed to be missing on the "pro-makeup" side is the one that I (and many others) share, which is that doing my makeup is fun...like it's a way to spend time with myself and be creative on my face. And I have no issues with my natural bare face, I take good care of my skin and I'm perfectly comfortable to go out or even to work with or without makeup (and I, too, adopted a personal policy of no-makeup first dates because I just wanted to feel natural and comfortable). And sometimes I will do a full face at home alone with nowhere to go because I'm bored and I like playing in it (and I don't even take pictures for social media 😱). I just wish that even one of the people on the pro-makeup side would have said they do it because it's fun.

When your confidence and personality is found in a bottle of any form, there's a problem.

Aba breaking out in French felt like he was breaking out of character 😂😂

I grew up bullied because I was the awkward ugly duckling kid and the thing was I always wanted to wear makeup and shit but I was always steered away from it.. I'm glad I was though in hindsight.. early formative year and I think while any kid is still developing they should be taught to be comfortable and confident in their own skin as is, I learned that through the good and bad of those times in my younger years and now as a 24 year old woman I feel as comfortable and confident as is with makeup as without and when I do wear makeup it's more to compliment my features not to completely cover and reconstruct my face or appearance to something off the walls different

Love your perspective. As I get older, I want to wear more makeup. It's to cover up insecurities. Wrinkles, spots, etc. But I'd like to be comfortable without it. I tend to hold back a little bit because I don't want to look as though I am wearing too much either. I try to keep my makeup bag as small as possible. I find that the more you wear makeup, the more you need it.

The whole video “I do this for myself. It boosts my self confidence.” But then go on to explain that “I wear it to keep up the image I’ve made for myself. I do it to impress others, I do it to make others jealous. I wear it because myself confidence is nothing without it”

🤔 *I don’t agree with girls wearing suggestive clothing meant for adults or wearing makeup. There are ways for girls to look pretty without having a bunch of skin showing and makeup on and I think it’s important to establish that foundation of thought first. Secondly, it’s very easy for a 14 year old to look 21 these days considering how their bodies develop, how much makeup girls wear these days and the type of clothing and hair extensions as well. I don’t want help some grown man get inappropriate ideas about my “theoretical” child nor help the child deceive others.*

Love the content and great questions raised! Also really love the outro music lately

I love what preach said near the end...long form unedited conversation are our salvation, editing can tank any video or conversation

I love that Aba and Preach can disagree because it creates a conversation between them and makes them expand on their ideas.

You know it's real when Aba start speaking French 😆

Now that I have a daughter I want to raise her to feel beautiful without makeup and naturally secure without all the extra stuff we feel we need. I speak from experience because I feel I am not as confident without makeup and after doing so much damage to my skin with products I made my skin worse. All because I was trying to achieve “perfect” skin. Those are my own insecurities by seeing all the glam and “perfection.” Which I had such great skin before 😢 Every parent will raise their child how they feel is right based on how they may have been raised, experience, and a lot of other reasons… also don’t get me started on the clothing 😒

Love preach! So refreshing!

I think it's very easy to lie to ourselves about why we wear makeup. In my early twenties I truly believed that I wore makeup because it was an artform and a form of self-expression. Then I was cast in play where the director insisted on no makeup for the show, and no makeup in rehearsals so we could get comfortable with it. Going from full face everyday to suddenly wearing no makeup for weeks, I realized very quickly that the true reason I wore makeup was because I straight up didn't like what I looked like without it. I was just lying to myself about why I wore it. I also found that even though I'm a cis woman, I felt less like a woman without makeup on. I found myself compensating by doing things like painting my nails more, or wearing more stereotypically feminine clothing. Definitely a great learning experience for me!

VICTEM BLAMING: When the woman said she doesn't want her young cousin attracting the wrong attention, and one of you asked if that's victem blaming before the other wanted to drop the conversation; guys. Two things can be true at once. You can be a socially aware adult and recognize that where you are and what you're wearing can absolutely put you at risk AND not deserve anything bad to happen to you. If my daughter was raped after going to a frat party and taking drugs and getting drunk, guess what? My daughter is BOTH an IDIOT for making poor choices that put her at risk, AND a victem who didn't deserve anything bad to happen to her. We can't raise our kids EXPECTING the world to be perfect. We have to prepare our kids to protect themselves!

I just want to say I appreciate your content. Your view, even when it's different than everyone else's. Y'all deliver it well. I appreciate y'all! 🙏

Commenting for the boost. Love your content!

As a mom I am very minimalistic with my makeup. I don’t excessively contour or any of that stuff because I want to make sure I still look like myself when I’m done applying it. I can’t tell my daughter she’s beautiful as she is if I’m completely changing my face with makeup 🤷🏾‍♀️

It’s the putting filters over makeup looks for me. Not only are you not even showing the true look, you’re misleading people about the quality of the makeup. I don’t understand layering on makeup, getting all types of work done, using filters, and editing the pictures TOO 😭 just goes to show if you don’t truly love yourself nothing will ever be good enough.

I love the french tossed in here and there 😌

I like how these ladies are being open and civil on both sides. Good to see

There's no single reason imo. I think some do it because they like the glam look. Some do it due to low self esteem. Some do it for attention.... It varies from person to person. Some people are honest about it, and some are in denial. I also think children shouldn't wear make-up. 🤷🏾‍♀️

The topic about how innapropriate kids dress nowadays should be on this channel too. Parents and parenting is so absent sometimes it gets really wild.

I have a fun fact about makeup... this is why some people break out too. The company I work for rents out part of their building to a company that collects the oil/grease/fat whatever, from fast food restaurants and then they sell the oil/grease to cosmetic company's to make, makeup and other beauty products. That's why some people breakout like crazy after they use the products...and these are top brand cosmetic company that buy the grease. Thanks for making your videos.

I appreciate the fact you guys can have a calm debate and actually understand each other's ideas

Interestingly, "The Lipstick Effect" was coined during the Great Depression coz wearing something trivial like lipstick really boosted women's moods and self-confidence at such a difficult time. Psychologically, wearing make-up can have that effect on your mindset, the same way a nice outfit or fresh haircut can enhance the way you feel/think. Your self-worth shouldn't be dependent on make-up (or anything else external that make us more attractive), but it can definitely be an asset to those who know how to wield it's benefits.

Growing up I wasn't allowed makeup until I was 13. I watched all my friends get makeup before me and it completely turned me off of ever wearing makeup. I watched my friends go from kids who cared about playing outside or the newest idol group to not being able to go anywhere until their makeup was done because they were "Soooo ugly" without it. They didn't think themselves ugly before it...

You guys are such a good pair, ye bounce off each other so well.

I didn’t “ wear” makeup as a kid but I played with it experimented with it. My mom probably bought me play makeup when I was 9-10 but before that I had access to makeup because I had older sisters so I probably used their stuff . I don’t think there is any harm as long as it’s not an obsession and the kid doesn’t wear makeup to get ready and go somewhere out in public. It’s a play game. Just like dressing up . We had many costumes at home princesses dinosaurs etc and I liked to play dress up it’s a creative outlet . And guess what I grew up to be a girl that barely wears any makeup because my mom barely wore if not any and she’s always reinforced to me that natural was always the best pick. So It stuck to me. I wore for the first time 14-15yo only mascara and concealer under my eyes. I tried 1 time in my life foundation and didn’t like the feel of it . Now I’m 25 the most I ever wear is mascara and concealer under my eyes. I keep my face bare but mind you, I do Have nice skin and always have had. I know I’m lucky and I am aware that some girls struggle with acne and blemishes. I would understand that they might want to cover up as adults to be seen more professional at work etc versus looking like a teenager. Like they said, it changes the way people treat you. But yeah I don’t see the problem with kids as long as it part of a healthy play dress up/makeup game. With my kid it’s a different generation nowadays but I plan on probably letting her wear mascara around teenage years 13-15 depending how she presents it to me and as long as it’s tasteful for her age. No foundation I’d rather enforce healthy skincare and try out importance on taking care of skin vs covering up if she does struggle with normal hormonal acne. Then when you are 17ish do whatever you want. Most of the time girls with really nice skin rarely feel like putting much on.

I overheard a coworker telling his wife, “if I had seen you without makeup I never would have married you” He was a piece of shit, she started starving herself, working out, and developing an eating disorder because he would tear her down constantly

“RU-vids not very fond of us” I died 😂😂😂

You really called me out with that leg up question

id like to say that being a guy that likes taking time on my hair personally it goes both ways. i wanna look good for other people but to me i actually want to look good to myself if that makes sense. people be telling me my hair looks good and i just either dont see it or always want to improve it so i look good cuz it makes me feel good. kinda like dressing up. yes it is for other people to view me in a better light but i also just feel good looking nice. its hard to explain but i hope you get me

The more I grow up the more I realize how people still act like children, mentality because sex, love, standers, and confidence have always been distant to people. I am still learning also but there are a lot of things wrong with the world rn.

While makeup can positively increase your looks, I think it’s harmful that you look like a COMPLETELY different person when you take it off. Those same people screech body positivity

You guys are the best, just subbed!

LISTEN, the first couple of minutes of this is everything I'm constantly questioning and confused by within certain communities and their mindsets and the things they say. It feels like a constant contradiction which feels bizarre to me. Like they're not even taking it seriously 😳 idk 🤷🏿‍♀️ like contradicting yourself should come with growth and development and change because as we age we should be developing new mindsets or certain things we felt before. But certain people are literally just a walking contradiction, no growth or nothing yet lol they say one thing and then say or perform life in the exact opposite way of what they said in terms of gender and sex roles

I was a Goth for, like, 25 years, and an insufferable pretention among Goths is the claim that "I'm doing it for myself, I don't care what anyone thinks of me." OF COURSE being Goth is performative. Yes I'm doing it to express myself in a way that makes me feel good about myself, but I am expressing myself to other people. I didn't spend 10 or 20 minutes every morning backcombing and spiking my hair for nobody to notice it. I'm going out of my way to present myself in a certain way. The only people who are truly doing it for themselves are the guys who go out with stained sweatpants and uncombed hair. They do not give a DAMN what anyone thinks of them.

When I was in jail. No make up, no filters, none of that.... after about 2 months I would look in the mirror and think I was beautiful. But prior to that, I didn’t feel that way without make up or a filter.. because I was constantly seeing a better version of me. But once I took that all away, I was comfortable for the first time in my own skin, like really comfortable: and I remember thinking how crazy it was.

I really enjoyed this show. You now have a new subscriber.

Hey Aba, here's my take on the first minute about makeup and womanhood: To me, it sounds like Makeup allowed Her (specifically- probably pre-trans) to physically/visually present as the woman she always felt she was on the inside as he was still a man. I don't think she meant it any deeper than that. However, as far as makeup being inherently feminine... there's a strong correlation suggestion this stereotype is true. Though makeup has unisex applications in media industries (tv, movies, music, news anchors, etc), in everyday life, makeup is usually utilised to enhance feminine features (eg. men transforming themselves into drag 'Queens'). Hetero-normative men do NOT wear makeup in regular, everyday settings while doing their blue or white collar jobs, during sports, buying groceries, going to the movies or amusement park. So Makeup is attached to women, transwomen, gay and effeminate men (previously rudely called 'girly' men). So... *shrug* -- just my 2c

Filters are scary. I use to be very confident until I started using Snapchat, and I saw a... prettier version of Me, and even tho I know that version of me isn’t possible with or without plastic surgery, I know that nobody has skin like that, with zero texture and pores but...it still hurt my self esteem a lot. I would get ready, naturally check the mirror and be like damnnn girl you cute!!! But as soon as I saw myself with a filter, then take the filter off... I would immediately feel insecure, even tho I was confident 10 mins prior. It was so bad, I had to delete Snapchat for a while Bevause it was really messing with my head, as a grown woman!!! I can’t imagine how bad it is for children and teens.

If make up boots your confidence, then just do it! Showing up and having confidence, makes you win half of the battle - why would you deny yourself anything that can boost your confidence? If you don't need it for a confidence boost, then all the more power to you, boo!

Very strong in saying that kids should never be introduced to suggestive clothing or those that have no difference from what provocative adults wear. Lets let kids be kids and keep their innocence and this can well be displayed by clothing them appropriately. When they are 16 and older or when they leave home to be on their own, they can choose however they want to dress and clothe themselves basis the values and principles they would have already curated growing up.

I LOVE the fact that Aba spoke on the contradiction between fighting against stereotypical gender roles while also associating those things in many people’s transitions

Wearing makeup has become the new natural, which sets an unreachable standard. People have kind of forgotten that having eyebags, uneven skin, not filled in brows, not long lashes without extensions, etc is normal. Most girls these days start using makeup before they are even 14

I think people think they do stuff for themselves, but actually it's because they want to feel accepted. But most people don't realise this is why they're doing things. You can say the same for many things e.g. you might think you're studying and working hard "for yourself" but actually it's because you want to be more socially accomplished so you can reap the social rewards of that and be admired etc. You might think you're painting for your own artistic pursuits, but likely you hope to share it with others and receive feedback or compliments. Similarly, someone who does makeup in their room and doesn't show anyone may be doing it simply for the artistic self-expression, but if it's to make themselves look more attractive, they're probably doing that because they've subconsciously assimilated messages from society that being attractive leads to greater social success. Even people who seek riches often are doing it for social reasons. We're social animals after all, we just kid ourselves into thinking we are independently minded 😬 Being accepted by society is basically about having a sense of security, the same as having money is. Having social connections can be more powerful than having savings in the bank. There's little difference really between people who do things purely for the money and people who do things purely to gain social status. Money and social status are two sides of the same coin (money is a social construct after all).

Jordan Peterson discusses the intentions behind makeup (when discussing the me too movement) and he says that the intention of makeup is to mimic the sexual arousal eg how blood travels to particular areas in that circumstance flushing the cheeks etc. So on those grounds I agree that children should not wear makeup. It’s not a good idea to give them the impression they should wear makeup from childhood. Perhaps it could have an impact on self esteem later on, also children should not be sexualised, they should be kids. If a child is “putting on some lipstick” like mummy because they want to be like her then I think that’s harmless, just as they want to help vacuum and other things they see a family member doing. They should not be encouraged to hold the belief that their esteem is related to the way they look. Be healthy and your skin will glow and you won’t need makeup. 👌🏼💕 I had bad acne as a teen and I wish I hadn’t been placed so much importance on my skin.

The saying “I wear makeup for myself” is genuinely true for some people and not true at all for others. There’s times when I don’t wear makeup for a week cause I like my bare face. Then other times I want to wear makeup for the sole purpose of just wanting to wear it because I like it. I’m constantly seen going out with a bare face and going out with makeup. I love both sides of me and it’s as simple as that. A large group of people feel this way too but it seems like society wants to group everyone so badly into the ‘no makeup side’ or ‘always makeup side’

I heard a little boy ask his mum, 'what is the matter with that lady's face' which summed up the overload.

I don't mind getting notifications to watch older videos but yt is definitely messing with you guys. 2nd video this happened with. So I'm going to comment anyway... I feel as though social media has a hold on a lot of people where they feel that they have to have this unrealistic appearance of themselves to be beautiful. All the makeup and all the filters are causing gorgeous people to doubt themselves because they're not 100% flawless. Flaws are wonderful because they tell a story about who you are. My stretch marks may not be attractive but they tell a story of who I am and that I am a mother. I may have bags under my eyes because I was up all night with a sick child. My hair may be turning gray but that's just because I'm aging into an even more beautiful version of myself without filters needed. Be proud of you. Easier said than done but it's possible.

I personaly see makeup as an accesorie and something relaxing to do. It's like getting a hair cut, doing a different hairstyle, getting a piercing or tattoo, or choosing my clothes. I don't wear makeup because I don't like myself but because I like makeup itself. But there are women who have insecurities or are even mentaly unstable and wear makeup to feel better about themselves (I don't see that as necesarily bad, because makeup can be a little help for self-esteem and maybe in the future you won't feel as bad). Like when you have a red af pimple and you don't feel good looking like that and just prefer to hide it until it goes away. Makeup itself has nothing negative, what can make the situation look bad are the people who wear it for their reasons behind.

I’m 26 and still don’t really know wtf I’m doing with make up. I very rarely wear it

As a 5'6 male with a shoe size of 11 I'll gladly take leg up. No cap I'm tired of the homies telling me I'm built like Vegeta 💯

Last comment, watch this just reminded me of how almost everyone is or feels pressured into becoming a person they never were. I'm afraid most of the time that happens it's for the worse. It's sad and it has to do with the parents. I'm sure these people just wanted validation. That's where it all stems from.

On the question about kids and makeup : Im 30 years old so i have been around some time and ever since even i was a kid there were ways to support but at the same time defuse the need of using makeup for kids. What i mean by this is that there are even to this day things called 'kids makeup' which is a less pigmented but a bit glittery version of cream makeup. I think there are stages you can take to let them experience it if they are interested , for example some of them are already getting excited if you paint their nails once even if its a barely visible color. or just buy clip in hairlocks. Generally i feel like kids already have enough to experience and enjoy without makeup and even for myself the idea of makeup or shaving, getting better looking eyebrows first came from seeing my classmates doing such things. The crowd they are in as children is very influential, they look at friends , parents and teachers, combine it with their own few views of things and decide to do some of them. I dont think its healthy or unhealthy to experience makeup i think its just a stage in a life which generally should come at a later age, because one thing brings about the other, and for myself, the age of makeup, getting new outfits and putting punk rock bands on my walls was a very different time from being a very young kid learning the secret about Santa Claus.

The problem with kids wearing makeup is that it makes you look older.. clothing can be suggestive but make up makes it look more realistic in a subtle subconscious way

Man Aba made ripples in the matrix. "Isn't that victim blaming." This definitely needs a bigger conversation on makeup in society

"I'm doing it for myself" I get my nails done and sometimes when I'm driving I'll catch a glimpse of the pretty color I choose and just feel happy. I did it the other day and thought, "I'm so fucking weird but I like what I like" ha Sometimes what is expected in society can also bring joy to someone personally despite attention it gathers or vice versa.

Hey recently former kid here, being in middle and high-school was a struggle. The girls there were all wearing suggestive clothes just tame enough for the dress code 2 not be violated if not just saying fuck it and doing it anyways which did happen.

As a male my only makeup is putting water on my hair and callin it a day

There’s no age limit to insecurities, so what Jubilee is saying is confusing me because if it’s bad for adults than it can be bad for kids.

What exactly is perfection in terms of beauty? I think each person has their own opinion on the type of looks they find attractive. And remember, good looks don't make up for a horrible personality.

if you need to do something in particular or change something about yourself in a drastic matter to "showcase" anything... then you're not really that thing, are you. You just want to be perceived as such. Because you feel as if you are not good enough the way you are and through validation of others, you get the boost in confidence that you yourself lack.

Preach is so understanding and has such good character depth.

Make up sometimes is used to sexualize young kids. Playing with makeup is fine. I played with make up as a kid, but my parents were very conscientious of what makeup I was wearing and I wasn't wearing it outside of the house. Remember, a child's perception is very different from an adults. I wear makeup when I want to look a little extra, but I don't need it and I don't want my daughter to think she needs it.

My mom is very traditional the only time I was allowed to wear make up was my matric dance "prom dance". Sometimes I feel like I'm doing something wrong because all my female friends know about concealer and all these other stuff and i don't. Sometimes it makes me feel like I'm not woman/girly enough cuz I'm not obsessed with these

I can’t stop staring at Aba’s floral shirt. I feel like I’m being hypnotized and teleported to the 70s. Then he changed it haha

When I stopped wearing makeup I got so much more comfortable and confident in my beauty. Beauty is unique in everyone, all these people started looking the same with a lot of makeup.