Drunk Elephant and Lululemon at private schools

[Anonymous]

I'm so glad my daughter's school has a big nerdy girl group. The nerdy kids just don't care as much about this kind of stuff.

[Anonymous]

It’s good that girls these days care about quality skincare and athletic wear. Back when I was a teen, we were all about slathering our faces with makeup we didn’t need, tanning beds, and wearing low-rise, skin-tight designer jeans that gave us eating disorders…

That being said, DE seems unnecessary for teenage girls. Do they need vitamin C serum and retinol? What exactly are they buying from there?

[Anonymous]

Skin care has become A Thing, so much so that in an "about the author" part of a school book project, someone put that one of her interests was skin care. The girls at my middle school would have howled in laughter over something so ridiculous. It would have been a joke, even among the 'popular' kids. But now, I think because of TikTok, it's apparently a legitimate interest. Waiting for the world to finish burning, and listing skin care as a hobby....

[Anonymous]

try gummies.

[Anonymous]

Drunk Elephant is also a beer by Delirium or something. Hence the confusion. Or pretend confusion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up with my parents telling me we could never afford any of the things I wanted. It was incredibly rough. I also thought we were poor. Turns out we weren’t poor, my parents just weren’t good at that part of parenting. Don’t be like them, find a middle ground.

I disagree with you. I grew up without much and I was able to appreciate what I got so much more than the wealthy kids around me. You are NOT doing your kid a favor by spoiling them.

[Anonymous]

The kids know which lulu cut is current and which is last season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up with my parents telling me we could never afford any of the things I wanted. It was incredibly rough. I also thought we were poor. Turns out we weren’t poor, my parents just weren’t good at that part of parenting. Don’t be like them, find a middle ground.

My in-laws were like this with my husband. Luckily he had a doting grandmother who took him back to school shopping. Meanwhile his parents tried to convince him there was nothing wrong with his sensible K-Mart jeans. Looking back they say they regret some of these choices and taking such an unnecessary hard line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have two girls in a private middle school, they get a couple of items from drunk elephant or lululemon for their birthdays or Christmas, that’s it. Most of their normal play clothes are Athleta or Old Navy.

Play clothes? or a middle schooler large enough to wear women's clothes? Huh?

[Anonymous]

Like so many things, moderation! Kid has to pay for some/all of it, look at second-hand etc.

FWIW I went to a private school in another part of the country and things weren't much different back then, it was just different stuff (Guess jeans, the most expensive brand name purses etc). My school in particular had very wealthy students and a high focus on material things. My parents always let me have a little of that stuff, enough to fit in, but not a lot of it. I appreciated that then, realizing the excess for what it was. And I certainly appreciate it now.

[Anonymous]

Where do you live- ha?! I have a bunch of it that was junk. The vitamin C stuff always made me breakout or get milia and the other peptide stuff was no better than my drugstore or Clinique moisturizer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Like so many things, moderation! Kid has to pay for some/all of it, look at second-hand etc.

FWIW I went to a private school in another part of the country and things weren't much different back then, it was just different stuff (Guess jeans, the most expensive brand name purses etc). My school in particular had very wealthy students and a high focus on material things. My parents always let me have a little of that stuff, enough to fit in, but not a lot of it. I appreciated that then, realizing the excess for what it was. And I certainly appreciate it now.

Same.

I also remember students getting caught shoplifting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm so glad my daughter's school has a big nerdy girl group. The nerdy kids just don't care as much about this kind of stuff.

Two girls- both in nerdy groups- everyone has some Lulu- my girls only had shorts until they had enough $$ to buy a sweatshirt. Have never heard of Drunk Elephant.

Get them on sale. Still expensive- but still wearing shorts 4-5 years old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm so glad my daughter's school has a big nerdy girl group. The nerdy kids just don't care as much about this kind of stuff.

Two girls- both in nerdy groups- everyone has some Lulu- my girls only had shorts until they had enough $$ to buy a sweatshirt. Have never heard of Drunk Elephant.

Get them on sale. Still expensive- but still wearing shorts 4-5 years old.

The girls in my daughter’s nerdy group mostly don’t care. The most important thing is that the girls who do wear expensive stuff won’t judge the girls who don’t wear it. I think people should buy what they like and value, whatever the price is. My daughter usually spends her own babysitting and allowance money on non-uniform clothes and has never wanted lulu.

[Anonymous]

Ok, Lulu can have some nice clothes that are lovely and last for a long time. Get them on sale and on Poshmark.
I actually expected much more expensive brands if they go to private. I also would expect the rich not to even talk about clothes or money since it shouldn't be an issue.
Second hand shopping is big in DC among the young. Kids are all over the market where they sell old t-shirts and Levi's.