How do I tell my mom that I want to wear makeup?

Question

I am going into 8th grade and the style now is to wear lip gloss (which is no problem), a little bit of foundation, and eyeliner and mascara. I want to start wearing it but am so embarassed to ask my mom if I can start wearing it. I'm sure she'll have no problem with it, I just don't know how to ask. I thought it was bad asking to start shaving...Please give me tips because I really want to start wearing it before school starts and make an impression.

Answer 1

Hey mom can I wear make-up.

Answer 2

if you go to the store with her (mall, or a super-market type store) just say, "hey mom i want to go look at some make-up" thats what worked for me.

Answer 3

As a mom of 3 (ages 11, 13 & 15) I can tell you that it makes us so sad when our kids don't feel like they can ask us things, or tell us things.  The best way to handle this is to simply say.  "mom, can we go shopping for makeup?"  This will start the conversation rolling.  If she is concerned, tell her that you will be going for a natural look, but that most of the girls your age are wearing it, and you just want to fit in.  On another note, I recommend you buying a mineral foundation.  It is in a powder form, looks very natural, but covers blemishes well.  Try Bare Minerals.  Then just Mascara (curl your lashes if their straight) and lip gloss.  don't over do it like some girls your age.  Good luck.  And please don't be embarrassed.  We were girls once too!! (and by the way, I was embarrassed to ask my mom to shave & wear makeup too)

Answer 4

heres an idea: put on the makeup, then walk up to your mom and just start talking to her until she asks about the makeup, if she doesnt say anything about it by the end of the day, then just bluntly ask her yourself...she may even have some makeup tips for you...good luck!

and remember, your asking her if you can wear makeup, not if you can run away to get married...and remind her of that too if she gets a little hostile... :-)

Answer 5

ask her if she can help you pick some out. more along the lines like "i was thinking about trying a little bit of makeup this year, do you think you can help me find something that will work", but in ur own words of course, it'll make her feel like she has some control on the whole situation,

i was so scared to ask my mom i went to live with my dad and started to wear it when i first got there so he didnt have a chance to say anything lol

Answer 6

i have the same problem im the same age too. i was living with my mom half of the time  and now i am living with my dad/ stepmom and i dont know how to ask my step mom (shes been my step mom since i was 2) but i still dont know how to ask if anyone has any suggestions could you please help???

sorry i dont know how to answer your question

good luck

Answer 7

"mom, I want to wear makeup"

its not like this is a huge embarassing issue lol, every single girl wears makeup..

Answer 8

i think you should wait

Answer 9

lol, it's the style now eh? i personally think you don't need it. you don't want to follow everyone and wear makeup early and later on in life cry and sob over the wrinkles you're going to get, but if you insist, you should just talk to her about how you're starting a new school year and you want to look different.

Answer 10

Uh, why would you be embarassed? What's there to be embarassed about? But ok, I'll tell you how to ask her. Walk up to her, open your mouth, if your old enough to know how to talk, move your mouth to form the words "Mom, I want to start wearing make-up".

Sound easy enough!? Good, now go try it!

Answer 11

i cant even believe what you are asking lol

Answer 12

I'm going into 9th grade and went through this too!

My mom isn't really strict about this stuff, but I felt weird asking.

Okay so what I did was I went to the store with her and said "I'm going to go look at make-up."

She said "alright".

Then the next time we went to the store I said "Is it okay if I buy some foundation and brown mascara?"

And she said "Oh, my little girl is growing up.  But that's fine."

lol.

It's not that hard.

Good luck.  =)

Answer 13

its your decision to wear makeup, not hers. what i did was i just started wearing it every now and then, and my mum noticed but didnt really mind. if you gradually start wearing it, instead of piling it all on in one go, itll be easier for your mum to accept that youre wearing makeup.

if you want to tell your mum, just be like 'oh hey mum, im starting to get interested in makeup so i might go buy some lipgloss and mascara tomorrow'. if you ask her and she says no, then what are you going to do? you should be assertive and let her know that youve made your mind up but you want her to know, which will make her feel involved.