Why do the girls wear SO much makeup?

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Registered: 03-28-2003
Why do the girls wear SO much makeup?
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Sat, 08-19-2006 - 11:01pm
I took my daughter to freshman orientation the other day, and I was astounded at how the girls dressed and wore their makeup. In my wildest younger days, I never had the amount of eyeliner and mascara on that some of these young girls were wearing. Their jeans were almost down to their cracks and they had these giant hooker-like earrings on. I thought it was such a shame, because it made them appear trampy. I am hoping that they aren't actually what they appear to be, but then it made me wonder...who will my daughter end up being friends with? We just moved here...she's a petite, cute girl who wears a smidge of mascara, a bit of blush, once in a while, some very pale eyeshadow, and lip gloss. Mostly, she wears no makeup...but for special times, that's her regimen. Anyway, she dresses rather preppie/cute and has a lovely figure, and I just hope that she will stick to her own style rather than conform to what these other young ladies are doing. I am still in shock to some degree and I am hoping that I only saw a small % of the kids attending the school, since her graduating class has over 600 kids.

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Registered: 10-16-1999
Mon, 08-21-2006 - 7:53pm

I'm with you about "assuming parents are ok with it" - I don't want to be fighting with my teen every time I turn around, so thru hard experience, I have learned to pick my battles, and some things, while I don't like them, are not worth fighting about if I want to have a good relationship with my child.


My oldest 2 DSs are going to be 22 in a few weeks.

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Registered: 07-19-2003
Mon, 08-21-2006 - 8:49pm

Yes some girls in my area have similar styles -- lots of mascara, huge earrings, very low rise jeans, lipstick etc etc. And yes, some of them are a bit too sexually "charged" than I might be comfortable with at that age. But my dd, who is going into 10th grade and only wears makeup for dance recitals and performances, found a wide range of girls at her high school who are, what I characterize as, her "speed". Also, thankfully, she goes to a high school that requires a uniform so there's less pressure to dress a certain way.

I think we all pay a little too much attention to the kids who dress more maturely than others. They stand out so much we ingore the vast majority of girls who aren't behaving and dressing in that manner. But you know, its all what you are used to. Not sure where you grew up but around here, in the late 70s, early 80s when I was in high school girls wore tube tops and halters and super-tight stretch jeans and super high heels and yes -- we wore alot of makeup. I have pics of myself with the huge hair, dark makeup etc. I think for some of us anyway, we have short memories....

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Registered: 09-29-2004
Tue, 08-22-2006 - 11:30am

My DD (out of high school now )told me this funny story recently. At the first school dance (open to all grades..not a formal thing) last year, she wore a simple top, pair of pants and flat shoes. Since she intended to dance with her friends, she wanted to be confortable. Her friends dressed the same,understated and confortable. A group of new "niner" girls dressed to the "hilt" in sexy outfits and "ball gowns" were pointing at her & her friends in a "catty manner". She said that the look at their faces when they realised that her group were not only seniors but included kids on the Student Council was priceless.

By the time, the girls are in their last two years of high school, the "slutty" clothes will die down.

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Registered: 09-29-2004
Tue, 08-22-2006 - 11:33am
and some kids change their look once they leave the house.

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