This isn’t about social media. My friends and I used concealer in middle school to try and cover our pimples. We bought it at the local drug store.

I originally posted about Sephora and Ulta and after more thought, go to Ulta. It’s a little less expensive and she has plenty of time to get into Sephora later.

Tower 28 concealer from Sephora. My 14 DD has tried them all and this is the one. Trust.

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Anonymous wrote:She’s 14. Why concealer? She is likely watching too much Instagram/social media stuff. If she has blemishes or acne she wants to cover- address skin care and get her to a dermatologist. Otherwise she doesn’t need concealer and I’d be probing what media she is consuming

Nobody asked you to weigh in on whether or not it's a good idea. This is a very common interest at 14. He asked for help on where to start. Butt out.

No, concealer isn’t a common interest at 14. It’s simply pushed my influencers to make money. There is zero functional purpose

I was using concealer at 14, before influencers were a thing. The functional purpose is to.....conceal blemishes.

Don't take her to Sephora, instead, take her to Blue Mercury. The sales people actually know what they are talking about and the lighting is better.

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Anonymous wrote:She’s 14. Why concealer? She is likely watching too much Instagram/social media stuff. If she has blemishes or acne she wants to cover- address skin care and get her to a dermatologist. Otherwise she doesn’t need concealer and I’d be probing what media she is consuming

Nobody asked you to weigh in on whether or not it's a good idea. This is a very common interest at 14. He asked for help on where to start. Butt out.

No, concealer isn’t a common interest at 14. It’s simply pushed my influencers to make money. There is zero functional purpose

My DD had zero social media, spent almost no time online, had no real interest in makeup until college, and was pretty much a stubbornly nonconformist kind of kid in middle school and to some extent in high school.

But she still wanted acne-control products and concealer for her pimples at age 14. I think it’s natural and normal. Nobody wants to go around with giant red blotches, even if you’re otherwise uninterested in trends and fashion.

Sounds like she was 14 a long time ago. 14 yr olds put flesh colored pimple patches on to conceal pimples now. They aren’t trying to cover pimples with makeup.

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Anonymous wrote:She’s 14. Why concealer? She is likely watching too much Instagram/social media stuff. If she has blemishes or acne she wants to cover- address skin care and get her to a dermatologist. Otherwise she doesn’t need concealer and I’d be probing what media she is consuming

Nobody asked you to weigh in on whether or not it's a good idea. This is a very common interest at 14. He asked for help on where to start. Butt out.

No, concealer isn’t a common interest at 14. It’s simply pushed my influencers to make money. There is zero functional purpose

My DD had zero social media, spent almost no time online, had no real interest in makeup until college, and was pretty much a stubbornly nonconformist kind of kid in middle school and to some extent in high school.

But she still wanted acne-control products and concealer for her pimples at age 14. I think it’s natural and normal. Nobody wants to go around with giant red blotches, even if you’re otherwise uninterested in trends and fashion.

This is silly. Where else you would look for a concealer other than a make up store? Ask them. This isn’t rocket science buddy.

Bravo, dad.

Anonymous wrote:Definitely Sephora.

You can also pay a fee for a makeup session where they will do your makeup and teach you how to do it and discuss the products with you, and you can choose to buy any of them, or not. 14 may be a little young for all that but it's something to keep in mind if she has an interest in the future.

+1, this is a great idea. At 14, she probably doesn't need concealer but it's a lot better coming from an expert and if she does, the make up artist will suggest the right brand/color.

At her age, she could try some Colourpop, which is usually available at Ulta or online. It is geared toward younger users, is decent quality, and is inexpensive. Right now they have a spring mystery box for $49 that will come with 9-10 items (lip glosses, lip masks, liquid blush, etc) that will be in fun spring colors. Order that and one concealer to try and she should be set for a while with some fun, age appropriate makeup.

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Anonymous wrote:She’s 14. Why concealer? She is likely watching too much Instagram/social media stuff. If she has blemishes or acne she wants to cover- address skin care and get her to a dermatologist. Otherwise she doesn’t need concealer and I’d be probing what media she is consuming

There always has to be one in the thread. I’m concerned about what media you are consuming to be a controlling dckbag…..

Teens have acne, I’m 46 and used concealer as a teen back when social media didn’t exist

Teens aren’t using concealer over acne like it’s 1995. It makes acne worse anyway. She wants concealer bc the influencers use it heavily around the eye area for the airbrushed look.

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I have never heard of CVS taking back opened makeup. Nor would I try that.

This is their policy
https://www.cvs.com/retail/help/return_policy#100_satisfaction_guarantee
Be 100% happy or receive 100% money back on any beauty products. If you're dissatisfied for any reason, you can return the beauty product (opened or unopened) along with your receipt or invoice to any CVS Pharmacy store.

PP. Wow, this is true. They started this in 2015. I am going to have to see if my local store has this policy posted. I shop at CVS but stopped buying makeup there because their markup on everything they sell is usually a few bucks and that just annoys me.

PP. Yeah, you need to really work the 30 and 40% coupons and extra bucks to make it worthwhile.

Anonymous wrote:She’s 14. Why concealer? She is likely watching too much Instagram/social media stuff. If she has blemishes or acne she wants to cover- address skin care and get her to a dermatologist. Otherwise she doesn’t need concealer and I’d be probing what media she is consuming

There always has to be one in the thread. I’m concerned about what media you are consuming to be a controlling dckbag…..

Teens have acne, I’m 46 and used concealer as a teen back when social media didn’t exist

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I have never heard of CVS taking back opened makeup. Nor would I try that.

This is their policy
https://www.cvs.com/retail/help/return_policy#100_satisfaction_guarantee
Be 100% happy or receive 100% money back on any beauty products. If you're dissatisfied for any reason, you can return the beauty product (opened or unopened) along with your receipt or invoice to any CVS Pharmacy store.

PP. Wow, this is true. They started this in 2015. I am going to have to see if my local store has this policy posted. I shop at CVS but stopped buying makeup there because their markup on everything they sell is usually a few bucks and that just annoys me.

Anonymous wrote:When my teen started buying this stuff, it didn't taper off. There are now so many little bottles and jars in the bathroom.
Not a makeup mom so I dont really understand it.

I was a little concerned about this when DD started using makeup (as another no-makeup mom), and like you said, ended up with a big collection. My niece (early 20s) assured me that it's a phase, and she'll eventually learn what works and doesn't, understand just how much of a time suck it is, and will scale back. DD is 16 now, and this is where we are. Most of the time, she wears no makeup. She has a few products that she loves and sticks with. She experiments far less frequently than she used to. She will do a full face on occasion (weddings, HoCo, etc.), and does a beautiful job of it. It's all worked out.

OP, find out what exactly she wants the concealer for. In some cases, a color corrector might be more appropriate. Or she needs acne meds. Or she truly needs a concealer. What to do next depends a bit on what her concerns are, but Sephora/Ulta are a good starting point if it is anything makeup related..