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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No way would I take a 13 y/o to get gel tips. That is nuts. Nail care is very easy and basic and teens have a lot of free time to be able to do this. There is no reason they can't learn to trim, file, buff, and paint their own nails. Plus nail salons are gross and notorious for fungal infections. If you think yours is clean, it likely isn't. I also would pay for highlights. A nice haircut, yes. No to professional hair color, especially highlights. It is terrible for your hair, expensive, and requires a lot of upkeep. You don't want to create a high maintenance teen. She will have a lot of trouble saving money and budgeting if she gets used to this level of pampering now. If she wants to experiment with hair color, I'd be open to letting her use demi/semi-permanent, ammonia-free boxed drug store stuff. [/quote] [b]I don't want my teen to grow up thinking this nail salon nonsense is a required grooming activity for women[/b]. It is consuming of money and more importantly, time, for something that lasts a few days and then get destroyed. To me it as stupid as panty hose and we managed to finally dispense with those.[/quote] Totally agree. And FWIW I'm all for having fun with hair/makeup etc etc. My dd had her hair professionally dyed for a part in a play and had a great time having another color for awhile, we certainly both wear makeup and maintain our nails to be healthy etc. But giving a 13yo the impression that this required "maintenance" is a bad IMO, and if girls are getting mad and pouty that they don't get these things as a matter of course I would be wanting to nip that in the bud not promote it.[/quote]
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