Walmart is making makeup for eight year olds

Oh my what is the rush. Why on earth would any parent purchase and or allow make up on a child. Good grief, then later they will go on about, Gee, I have no clue how she became this way. We as parents must lead by example, it is one thing to have a play-date and play cosmetology for an hour with the barbie makeup but to be allowed to go to school and or anywhere actually at 8 years old with a full face. Ugh. Walmart also should not be promoting that shame on them also.

I am a mom to a three year old and there is no way she will be wearing makeup at 8 that is just crazy. She wears chap stick and that is what she calls it. That is only when she needs it but where we live it is so dry she needs it. We do paint our toe nails together, ok I do all the painting, but that is all. I have seen moms taking their three year olds to get pedicures, that is a bit much to me. It is crazy how so many moms use their daughter as really living dolls. I have been shocked to see some of the clothes they make for little girls it is just crazy. I will not buy my daughter shorts if her butt is going to hang out and there are a lot made like that and little half shirts. It is just crazy! Walmart will do what they think will bring them money and the sad part is that this will probably do just that. As parents we are the only ones who can put a stop to it. If people don't buy it they won't have a reason to carry it anymore.

I don't think anyone that young should wear make up. I wear make up now but I only wear foundation I don't wear anything else unless I'm going to like a party or something then I'll get all dolled up but that's it. But children that young don't need make up. Most girls where make up to impress guys but I don't think that's a way to impress a guy. Some guys get turned off by how much make up some girls where. But really why does an 8 yr old need make up? Way too young. This world is going nuts.

hello linda, i too discourages my daughter about make ups. it will make the skin age fast - an unnatural way. and for 8 years olds? why would they like to look 20 or older. its just not practical. have a nice day. ann

We have to draw some age boundaries on makeup sometime. At eight, what kind of makeup would a child need. the teenage years are soon enough to start wearing makeup.

The nine year olds in my fourth grade class wear make up. They wear outfits I was not comfortable wearing until I was in my late teens. I think that places sell what people are buying. It is the parents fault for buying the stuff and allowing their children to wear it.

This is no surprise in todays society. I find this to be disgusting. I was not allowed to wear makeup until I was in my later teens. My mom used to go mad with my dance teachers when they made me wear makeup so the lights in shows wouldnt harm my skin (I used to do ballet). On this topic, a few days ago, there was a sad story about a single mom and her 4 kids, where they had a fire, and the mom escaped but all the kids who were under 10 all ended up dying. Well in the paper, there was just one picture of the little girl that was 6. She had FULL makeup on. I mean, bright red lipstick, eyeshadow, red cheeks, mascara. It was sick. I told my other half about it, and he said that he thought the girl looked like she had a black eye and that was why she'd been so dolled up, but I mean, they must have had loads of pictures of the kids, couldnt they have used a more respectful image?! I know its no benchmark, but you have celebrity moms like Jordan who are just disturbed. She paints her toddler's nails, straightens her gorgeous naturally curly hair, and puts FALSE EYELASHES and tonnes of makeup on her. Its rather nasty. Its is actually a form of child abuse.