I Feel Self Concsious Without Makeup!
March 4, 2009
Hey, I’m 12 and my parents hate it when I wear makeup but I never feel pretty without it and when I don’t have it on I feel self concsious.
I only wear compact powder and a little bit of natural coloured blush none of the colours are retro or anything their all natural and I wear the odd mascara even tho my folks don’t think I should I still do. And I feel bad but I cant help it do u think its ok or should I low down on the makeup I am in year 7 by the way so I am in high school if that makes a difference.
Jess, 12
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Dear Jess,
Your parents will ALWAYS think you are perfectly beautiful without any makeup and that you don’t need it. Mine are the same way! However, I can relate to what your saying, I feel much better about my looks when I have my makeup on than when I’m not wearing any. I didn’t start wearing makeup until I was 14, but I know girls are starting to wear it younger now at 12 and 13. It sounds like your makeup you are currently wearing is pretty natural and not overdone, which is great. You are on the right track. Your parents probably feel that you are too young to wear any, but they will have to accept the fact one day, as you grow up you are going to start wearing it at some point.
If your parents are really forbidding it and you will get in trouble for wearing it, then by all means DON’T wear it, I don’t want you to get into trouble. But, if they are somewhat flexible and just disapprove rather than forbid it…maybe you can ask your mom if you could get a makeup lesson to learn how to do your makeup the right way to enhance your looks rather than look like you are wearing makeup. Maybe your parents would be more open to something like this that way they know if you wear makeup it will look good. A lot of beauty salons offer this type of service.
You can also tell them that you know that they think your beautiful without it, but you really like how you look with it and that it makes you feel more confident with your looks. Be honest with them about your feeling insecure without it. If your mom wears makeup then she will be able to relate to what you are saying. Most women that wear makeup feel the EXACT same way as you do, and they feel prettier with makeup than without makeup. So your mom may understand best on how you feel and be able to see your point of view better if you talk to her openly about it.
Hope this helped! Good luck sweetie=)
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