My niece will be 11 soon and has started to become interested in makeup, so I thought it would be fun to put together a makeup kit for her for Christmas. I have no kids and none of my friends have girls that are old enough for me to ask what would be appropriate or what's "cool", so I thought everyone here might be able to give me some ideas.
I want to emphasize right off the bat that I am NOT in any way pushing, advocating, or encouraging a girl this young to start wearing makeup (even thought I'm asking about it). Since she's becoming interested, I'd rather get her some things that are appropriate for her age, so that she won't spent her allowance getting things that are too grown up because she didn't know any better, if that makes sense. I'm also wanting to keep this to drugstore stuff.
The first thing I was thinking about was a face product, like a tinted moisturizer or tinted sunscreen. I was initially thinking she was too young for a face product, but now I'm wondering if this might be a good way to get her in the habit of wearing a daily sunscreen. Thoughts?
The second thing I'm planning to get are lip products. Lip Smackers were the thing when I was a kid, but I don't know if that's still the case or if there's something cooler now. Are those Eos lip balms good? Baby Lips? Is a clear lip gloss too much?
She does have an eyeshadow palette already, and might have some play makeup, so I was thinking some ELF brushes would be fun.
I would like to get her a face cleaner, but I'm at a loss about what would be the best kind to get. I'm thinking something for sensitive skin, fun packaging, maybe with a pump?
I'm also thinking about rounding it out with some smelly lotion, body wash, and maybe a poof or something, all packaged up in a train case or Caboodle (are those "in" anymore?)
Thoughts or opinions?
I want to emphasize right off the bat that I am NOT in any way pushing, advocating, or encouraging a girl this young to start wearing makeup (even thought I'm asking about it). Since she's becoming interested, I'd rather get her some things that are appropriate for her age, so that she won't spent her allowance getting things that are too grown up because she didn't know any better, if that makes sense. I'm also wanting to keep this to drugstore stuff.
The first thing I was thinking about was a face product, like a tinted moisturizer or tinted sunscreen. I was initially thinking she was too young for a face product, but now I'm wondering if this might be a good way to get her in the habit of wearing a daily sunscreen. Thoughts?
The second thing I'm planning to get are lip products. Lip Smackers were the thing when I was a kid, but I don't know if that's still the case or if there's something cooler now. Are those Eos lip balms good? Baby Lips? Is a clear lip gloss too much?
She does have an eyeshadow palette already, and might have some play makeup, so I was thinking some ELF brushes would be fun.
I would like to get her a face cleaner, but I'm at a loss about what would be the best kind to get. I'm thinking something for sensitive skin, fun packaging, maybe with a pump?
I'm also thinking about rounding it out with some smelly lotion, body wash, and maybe a poof or something, all packaged up in a train case or Caboodle (are those "in" anymore?)
Thoughts or opinions?