Does your 5th/6th grader have a skincare routine? Shop at Sephora? Etc.?

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Anonymous wrote:My 6th grader has a skincare routine in that she has really bad acne and so the doctor prescribed her topical cream she uses and she does a good job washing her face. But it's not the culture of mobbing the Sephora section at Target. It's just trying to have somewhat good grooming.

In fact there are areas where she could care more, like the PP above whose kid doesn't even want to wear chapstick.

There is a Sephora section at Target?

There is at my local Target.

It's Ulta, not Sephora.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 6th grader has a skincare routine in that she has really bad acne and so the doctor prescribed her topical cream she uses and she does a good job washing her face. But it's not the culture of mobbing the Sephora section at Target. It's just trying to have somewhat good grooming.

In fact there are areas where she could care more, like the PP above whose kid doesn't even want to wear chapstick.

There is a Sephora section at Target?

There is at my local Target.

It's Ulta, not Sephora.

Target has a lot of the same brands as both of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can remember so many beauty "trends" from the 80s and 90s. Bonne Bell Lip Smackers, Carmex, Wet n Wild nail polish, Sun in (orange hair!), body sprays (Poison, Giorgio, ck One,) anything from the Body Shop. And we stored them in our Caboodles. These kids today didn't invent any of this. Did people completely forget what it was like being a kid?

Why is this so outrageous? At least we weren't wasting money on $8 highly caloric drinks from Starbucks of Boba Teas, that part is new and far worse of a trend.

Because teens are not satisfied with Wet n’ Wild now. Only the best!

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Anonymous wrote:So, skin care products are ok if they come from the grocery store or some discount pharmacy but bad from everywhere else? Ok. Some of you take yourselves way too seriously.

OP here - I've seen things about young girls buying all sorts of serums, retinols, eye creams, anti-wrinkling things that they don't need, that's what I was referring to when I said "skincare routine". I guess I should have been more clear.

So they want to buy a bunch of products that don't even work? Again, so what? What do you care what other people do with their money?

Why are you so defensive? How much money did Olivia spend at Sephora this month?

Who is olivia? Of all the things to care about kids doing this doesn’t even move the needle. You are ridiculous.

DP but really, why are you so defensive?

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Anonymous wrote:I can remember so many beauty "trends" from the 80s and 90s. Bonne Bell Lip Smackers, Carmex, Wet n Wild nail polish, Sun in (orange hair!), body sprays (Poison, Giorgio, ck One,) anything from the Body Shop. And we stored them in our Caboodles. These kids today didn't invent any of this. Did people completely forget what it was like being a kid?

Why is this so outrageous? At least we weren't wasting money on $8 highly caloric drinks from Starbucks of Boba Teas, that part is new and far worse of a trend.

I think it's outrageous because kids are spending $80 on Drunk Elephant products and making a mess of samples at Sephora. The stuff we bought as teens was $10 and under. Those lip smackers were like $1 each.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can remember so many beauty "trends" from the 80s and 90s. Bonne Bell Lip Smackers, Carmex, Wet n Wild nail polish, Sun in (orange hair!), body sprays (Poison, Giorgio, ck One,) anything from the Body Shop. And we stored them in our Caboodles. These kids today didn't invent any of this. Did people completely forget what it was like being a kid?

Why is this so outrageous? At least we weren't wasting money on $8 highly caloric drinks from Starbucks of Boba Teas, that part is new and far worse of a trend.

I think it's outrageous because kids are spending $80 on Drunk Elephant products and making a mess of samples at Sephora. The stuff we bought as teens was $10 and under. Those lip smackers were like $1 each.

So don’t shop at Sephora anymore? Not sure why you are so upset. Everything is more expensive. These kids don’t even use pay phones to call home they have $700 phones.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:So, skin care products are ok if they come from the grocery store or some discount pharmacy but bad from everywhere else? Ok. Some of you take yourselves way too seriously.

OP here - I've seen things about young girls buying all sorts of serums, retinols, eye creams, anti-wrinkling things that they don't need, that's what I was referring to when I said "skincare routine". I guess I should have been more clear.

So they want to buy a bunch of products that don't even work? Again, so what? What do you care what other people do with their money?

Why are you so defensive? How much money did Olivia spend at Sephora this month?

Who is olivia? Of all the things to care about kids doing this doesn’t even move the needle. You are ridiculous.

DP but really, why are you so defensive?

Why is anyone worked up about this? Haven’t heard one logical reason. This is not the biggest problem with kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, skin care products are ok if they come from the grocery store or some discount pharmacy but bad from everywhere else? Ok. Some of you take yourselves way too seriously.

OP here - I've seen things about young girls buying all sorts of serums, retinols, eye creams, anti-wrinkling things that they don't need, that's what I was referring to when I said "skincare routine". I guess I should have been more clear.

So they want to buy a bunch of products that don't even work? Again, so what? What do you care what other people do with their money?

Why are you so defensive? How much money did Olivia spend at Sephora this month?

Who is olivia? Of all the things to care about kids doing this doesn’t even move the needle. You are ridiculous.

DP but really, why are you so defensive?

Why is anyone worked up about this? Haven’t heard one logical reason. This is not the biggest problem with kids.

One logical reason is unsupervised kids are buying what someone on TikTok told them to and some of the products can cause skin problems for them. I go to Sephora or Ulta or Nordstrom with my daughter. We look at the ingredients and what’s a silly waste of money and what’s good etc. and make decisions not based on what marketers want you to buy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can remember so many beauty "trends" from the 80s and 90s. Bonne Bell Lip Smackers, Carmex, Wet n Wild nail polish, Sun in (orange hair!), body sprays (Poison, Giorgio, ck One,) anything from the Body Shop. And we stored them in our Caboodles. These kids today didn't invent any of this. Did people completely forget what it was like being a kid?

Why is this so outrageous? At least we weren't wasting money on $8 highly caloric drinks from Starbucks of Boba Teas, that part is new and far worse of a trend.

I think it's outrageous because kids are spending $80 on Drunk Elephant products and making a mess of samples at Sephora. The stuff we bought as teens was $10 and under. Those lip smackers were like $1 each.

So don’t shop at Sephora anymore? Not sure why you are so upset. Everything is more expensive. These kids don’t even use pay phones to call home they have $700 phones.

Zero teens are wanting to purchase drug store make and skincare. Because that isn’t what they are fed on TikTok. It’s not that everything is more expensive, it’s that teens feel entitled to luxury brand now so just about everything, including the skincare and makeup. I grew up UMC and were thrilled to cruise the Maybelline and Cover Girl aisles as teens. We definitely were not at the Dior counter.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 4th grader has gotten into skincare and her entire friend group is into it too. None of them have older siblings. I bought her drugstore face wash and lotion/sunscreen she’s used gift cards on anything else. She’s a sporty, smart girl and this has become a side hobby for her. I’m glad she’s taking care of her skin - wish I had done the same at that age. Of course we don’t allow her to use anything on her face that could be harmful. She basically cleanses and moisturizes and uses a little hydrating spritzer. My favorite part is the daily spf usage!

Sick!

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can remember so many beauty "trends" from the 80s and 90s. Bonne Bell Lip Smackers, Carmex, Wet n Wild nail polish, Sun in (orange hair!), body sprays (Poison, Giorgio, ck One,) anything from the Body Shop. And we stored them in our Caboodles. These kids today didn't invent any of this. Did people completely forget what it was like being a kid?

Why is this so outrageous? At least we weren't wasting money on $8 highly caloric drinks from Starbucks of Boba Teas, that part is new and far worse of a trend.

I think it's outrageous because kids are spending $80 on Drunk Elephant products and making a mess of samples at Sephora. The stuff we bought as teens was $10 and under. Those lip smackers were like $1 each.

So don’t shop at Sephora anymore? Not sure why you are so upset. Everything is more expensive. These kids don’t even use pay phones to call home they have $700 phones.

Zero teens are wanting to purchase drug store make and skincare. Because that isn’t what they are fed on TikTok. It’s not that everything is more expensive, it’s that teens feel entitled to luxury brand now so just about everything, including the skincare and makeup. I grew up UMC and were thrilled to cruise the Maybelline and Cover Girl aisles as teens. We definitely were not at the Dior counter.

Please. Everyone wants the best. It wasn't a thing to have an industrial grade kitchen when I was a kid but grown ass adults who barely cook want top of the line everything. Is it any shock this trickles down to their kids? The adults are doing the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bought my 5th grader some Bubbles skin care for Christmas. Fash wash, lotion. I don’t know that it’s different from noxema or the st eves scrub we all used? She does ‘skin care’ with her products a few times a week.

Of all the hills to die on, this isn’t mine.

OMG I just got flashbacks of the noxema smell in the dark hours of the morning while still half asleep and getting ready for school. Thank you PP for that long lost memory

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can remember so many beauty "trends" from the 80s and 90s. Bonne Bell Lip Smackers, Carmex, Wet n Wild nail polish, Sun in (orange hair!), body sprays (Poison, Giorgio, ck One,) anything from the Body Shop. And we stored them in our Caboodles. These kids today didn't invent any of this. Did people completely forget what it was like being a kid?

Why is this so outrageous? At least we weren't wasting money on $8 highly caloric drinks from Starbucks of Boba Teas, that part is new and far worse of a trend.

I think it's outrageous because kids are spending $80 on Drunk Elephant products and making a mess of samples at Sephora. The stuff we bought as teens was $10 and under. Those lip smackers were like $1 each.

So don’t shop at Sephora anymore? Not sure why you are so upset. Everything is more expensive. These kids don’t even use pay phones to call home they have $700 phones.

Zero teens are wanting to purchase drug store make and skincare. Because that isn’t what they are fed on TikTok. It’s not that everything is more expensive, it’s that teens feel entitled to luxury brand now so just about everything, including the skincare and makeup. I grew up UMC and were thrilled to cruise the Maybelline and Cover Girl aisles as teens. We definitely were not at the Dior counter.

Please. Everyone wants the best. It wasn't a thing to have an industrial grade kitchen when I was a kid but grown ass adults who barely cook want top of the line everything. Is it any shock this trickles down to their kids? The adults are doing the same thing.

And when you are an adult making your own money, go for it. When you are 10, yeah, go to Rite Aid and get some Noxema

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can remember so many beauty "trends" from the 80s and 90s. Bonne Bell Lip Smackers, Carmex, Wet n Wild nail polish, Sun in (orange hair!), body sprays (Poison, Giorgio, ck One,) anything from the Body Shop. And we stored them in our Caboodles. These kids today didn't invent any of this. Did people completely forget what it was like being a kid?

Why is this so outrageous? At least we weren't wasting money on $8 highly caloric drinks from Starbucks of Boba Teas, that part is new and far worse of a trend.

I think it's outrageous because kids are spending $80 on Drunk Elephant products and making a mess of samples at Sephora. The stuff we bought as teens was $10 and under. Those lip smackers were like $1 each.

So don’t shop at Sephora anymore? Not sure why you are so upset. Everything is more expensive. These kids don’t even use pay phones to call home they have $700 phones.

Zero teens are wanting to purchase drug store make and skincare. Because that isn’t what they are fed on TikTok. It’s not that everything is more expensive, it’s that teens feel entitled to luxury brand now so just about everything, including the skincare and makeup. I grew up UMC and were thrilled to cruise the Maybelline and Cover Girl aisles as teens. We definitely were not at the Dior counter.

Please. Everyone wants the best. It wasn't a thing to have an industrial grade kitchen when I was a kid but grown ass adults who barely cook want top of the line everything. Is it any shock this trickles down to their kids? The adults are doing the same thing.

And when you are an adult making your own money, go for it. When you are 10, yeah, go to Rite Aid and get some Noxema

Why do you care what 10 ye olds buy with their birthday money from Grandma? Are you just jealous? If they buy something that dries their skin out then they will learn a lesson and stop using it. These aren’t hard drugs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can remember so many beauty "trends" from the 80s and 90s. Bonne Bell Lip Smackers, Carmex, Wet n Wild nail polish, Sun in (orange hair!), body sprays (Poison, Giorgio, ck One,) anything from the Body Shop. And we stored them in our Caboodles. These kids today didn't invent any of this. Did people completely forget what it was like being a kid?

Why is this so outrageous? At least we weren't wasting money on $8 highly caloric drinks from Starbucks of Boba Teas, that part is new and far worse of a trend.

I think it's outrageous because kids are spending $80 on Drunk Elephant products and making a mess of samples at Sephora. The stuff we bought as teens was $10 and under. Those lip smackers were like $1 each.

So don’t shop at Sephora anymore? Not sure why you are so upset. Everything is more expensive. These kids don’t even use pay phones to call home they have $700 phones.

Zero teens are wanting to purchase drug store make and skincare. Because that isn’t what they are fed on TikTok. It’s not that everything is more expensive, it’s that teens feel entitled to luxury brand now so just about everything, including the skincare and makeup. I grew up UMC and were thrilled to cruise the Maybelline and Cover Girl aisles as teens. We definitely were not at the Dior counter.

Please. Everyone wants the best. It wasn't a thing to have an industrial grade kitchen when I was a kid but grown ass adults who barely cook want top of the line everything. Is it any shock this trickles down to their kids? The adults are doing the same thing.

Lol

What’s stopping a kid from saying they have the $48 drunk elephant foaming face cleanser, but actually use a bar of soap?

It’s not like their friends are hanging out in their bathroom cabinet.