If you have a pre-teen that loves makeup; I’m sure you’ve heard the name, James Charles, floating about.
The 19-year-old YouTuber and makeup artist has taken the world by storm. Not only was he the first male face of Covergirl magazine, but he’s built himself an empire off adoring teens.
With 13 million YouTube subscribers and growing; when James Charles announced in late 2018 that he was releasing his first-ever makeup collaboration with Morphe cosmetics, it was as clear as day that the products were going to fly off the shelves.
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And that they did. His €43 eyeshadow palette and €130 full brush set sold out in less than 6 minutes on the initial European release.
But is it right for a 9-year-old to own a makeup set of that expense and should parents be buying these for their children?
A heated debated occurred on Mumsnet over this very topic. One mother in the UK decided that she was not allowing her daughter to get the eyeshadow palette, writing the following:
“I have said a firm NO! A lot of her friends got it for Christmas (I know this is true as have seen their mothers show it off on Facebook). Each to their own and all that but £52.”
The mother revealed that her daughter was 9-years-old and felt she was too young to spend her Christmas money on makeup.
The replies were varied with some mothers against the exclusion of her daughter being the “only one” without the palette.
“If a lot of her friends have it, then yes, I would let her buy it. I know how it feels to be the only one without the ‘latest thing’, and it isn’t nice.”
“Christmas and birthday money gifted to them is theirs, they should be free to spend it as they please. As adults, we waste money all the time yet expect children to be perfect.”
“I’d have bought it for her too. Being the child that isn’t allowed the latest thing is horrible.”
However, others totally agreed with the initial post…
“For me a child shouldn’t be experimenting with makeup until they’re more like 13, so that’s one of my rules.”
“So no – I wouldn’t allow a9-year-old to buy the make up but I would let spend money on what she chose – as long as it was within my house rules!”
What are your thoughts?
