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My only problem would have been the make-up, since my child could have been allergic, especially if she slept in it. Make-up, polish and dye may contain toxic chemicals to vaying degrees, especially in this country where the FDA has little oversight for that category of products, contrary to the EU, which regulates all this carefully.

I don’t care about the fake drinking - my kids know they won’t be able to indulge in the real thing. We’re missing an enzyme to process alcohol in the family, like many Asians.

Basically, not my idea of a fun time, but not the end of the world.
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These kids were 13, not 5.  Certainly a 13 year old knows whether or not she has sensitive skin or not.  She's probably had her face painted at festivals and fairs over the years.  And she quite likely has even worn makeup on special occasions.

I'll bet it was a real treat to have a professional makeup artist do her makeup.  I would have absolutely loved everything about that party at that age.[/quote]

You probably don't have skin sensitivities, then, because that's not how it works. You don't know in advance, unless you have used that exact same product before.
I have experienced really bad rashes as an adult with cosmetics I had not previously used.

[b]On an unrelated note, I would have hated such a party[/b].[/quote]
*shrug* isn’t that life? One time my kid with Celiac went to a birthday party and they took the kids to a bakery to make cupcakes and the bakery didn’t have any GF options so she wasn’t able to eat her cupcake at the end like the rest of the attendees. She got over it in all of about 2 minutes.

The same kid is invited to a Doctor Who themed party in a few weeks. She’s never seen Doctor Who and really couldn’t care less about the series. She’ll go, smile, nod, and pretend to be interested during the conversations/activities that are Dr. Who related, and she’ll  have a good time with her friends even if she’s not really into the theme.

Sometimes you do things you aren’t particularly interested in, or go to activities even though you might not be able to participate fully. It’s called having social graces.[/quote]

Absolutely. PP with allergies here. 
I'm just pointing out that not everyone at that age is interested in makeovers and mocktails.
And the bigger picture here is that some of us don't particularly like pushing our kids to enjoy grown-ups things in their early teens. Kids develop at different rates. Some never grow up to like those things.
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