I was 13 when I was aloud to wear it out of the house. Of course then I thought I was all tough and wore POUNDS of eyeliner on the tops of my lids and on my waterline. Right now Im 16 (almost 17!) and I wear coverup, foundation, eyeshadow, mascarea, blush/bronzer.. the whole 9 yards. So I guess 16 was when I reallllly started wearing make up.