Our little girl is growing up and writing her own anecdotes! Read Jackie's story "Ma Routine" in French and in English, below. Mille mercis to our Francophone friend Newforest for helping with corrections. (The picture was taken when Jackie was 7… and lagging behind on a field trip… in time to cueillir quelques fleurs.)
se maquiller (seuh ma kee ay) verb
: to put on makeup
le maquillage = makeup
le maquilleur (la maquilleuse) = makeup artist
Example sentence:
Selon vous, à partir de quel âge une fille peut-elle commencer à se maquiller pour aller en cours? In your opinion, from what age can a girl begin to wear makeup to class?
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Ma Routine… par Jackie Espinasse, 13 ans
In the morning I wake up between 7:00 and 7:10. My mom has to wake me up because, at that hour, I am still too tired to open my eyes and get out of bed! (Mom) makes me wake up because I really have to go to school (to junior high).
When I wake up, my first reflex is to look out the little window in my hallway to see what the weather is like outside; next, I go down the stairs and see my dogs, who are always excited at this hour because they want me to feed them breakfast.
So, I serve them something to eat, then, after, I eat while half asleep.
When I finish eating I go back up to my room, I turn on the radio, and I get dressed – all the while listening to music. Then, I fix my hair and, while fixing my hair I always ask myself the same question: “Why don’t my parents want me to put on makeup?” Personally, I do not like my face without base makeup, without black eyeliner, without (liquid) liner, and without mascara. If you ask me, I find it sad that my parents deprive me of makeup (to wear to school) because, what’s more, it is my makeup that I have paid for myself with my pocket money!
To all readers: Would you, please, tell my parents that this is not fair? Well, anyway, after this little morning routine, I brush my teeth and, finally, around 8:10, Mom drives me in the car to school. So there you have it. P.S.: I don’t like junior high!
(READ IT IN FRENCH NOW…)
Le matin je me lève entre sept heures et sept heures dix. C’est ma mère qui est obligée de me réveiller, car à cette heure-là, je suis encore trop fatiguée pour ouvrir les yeux et sortir du lit ! Elle m’oblige à me lever, car il faut bien que j’aille au collège.
Quand je me lève, mon premier réflexe c’est de regarder à la petite fenêtre de mon couloir pour voir quel temps il fait dehors. Ensuite, je descends les escaliers, et je vois mes chiens qui sont toujours excités à cette heure-là car ils veulent que je leur donne leur petit déjeuner.
Alors, je leur sers à manger, puis, après, je mange, tout en étant à moitié endormie.
Quand j’ai fini de manger, je monte dans ma chambre, j’allume la radio, et je m’habille tout en écoutant de la musique. Puis je me coiffe et, en me coiffant, je me pose toujours cette même question: « Pourquoi mes parents ne veulent-ils pas que je me maquille ? » Moi, personnellement, je n’aime pas mon visage quand il est sans fond de teint, sans crayon noir, sans liner, et sans mascara ! Pour ma part, je trouve ça triste que mes parents me privent de maquillage pour aller au collège car, en plus de ça, c’est mon maquillage que j’ai payé moi-même, avec mon argent de poche!
« A tous les lecteurs » :
Pouvez-vous, s’il vous plaît, dire à mes parents que c’est injuste ?
Mais bon, bref, après cette petite routine matinale, je me brosse les dents, et finalement, vers huit heures dix, Maman me conduit en voiture au collège.
Et voilà.
P.S. : Je n’aime pas le collège !
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Have a second for another short-short story? Please read "Fille"
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Thank you for your delightful essay. I was happy to be able to understand your French, as well. My two daughters played with makeup for years before they were allowed to go out of the house wearing it. Actually, they did wear it, but my rule was that if it attracted my notice, I sent them back inside to tone it down or remove it, depending on their age. By age 16, the novelty had worn off, so they both wore minimal makeup by then, rather than risk being sent back to fix it. They also enjoyed frequent trips to the makeup counter to have their makeup done professionally, as well. Looking back, we had very few battles over makeup, and both girls learned to apply makeup for a natural, daytime look, and also for more dramatic evening wear. Enjoy experimenting at home and save the sultry looks for special occasions.
Moi aussi, je viens de finir la presentation des verbes reflechis (pronominaux?) en Francais II, et je pense que je leur montrerai ta composition, Jackie. Bon courage aveec tes parents; je n’y prends pas de position.
Une prof de Kankakee, Illinois
Sorry, Jackie, I just asked my daughter-in-law when her daughter (my five year old granddaughter) would be allowed to wear make-up. She said “When she’s in [American] college…” I have always preferred the natural look (sans le maquillage).
Chere Jackie,
Votre histoire etait bien interessante. J’espere que vous en ecrirez encore quelques-unes.
Quant au maquillage, je partage l’opinion majoritaire ici, qu’un minimum est meilleur, et beaucoup de garcons le preferent comme ca.
Je n’ai jamais mis beaucoup de maquillage. J’ai evite le mascara parce que je porte les lentilles de contact, et je ne veux pas risquer l’avoir dans mes yeux. Aussi, j’ai les cils assez fonces.
Des gens m’ont dit que j’ai l’air d’etre plus jeune que je ne le suis. Je pense que c’est parce que j’ai utilise peu de maquillage.
J’utilise chaque jour/soir les produits hydratants pour attenuer les rides et la secheresse.
Si je pouvais encore avoir la peau d’une demoiselle de 13 ans, je serais ravie. Je vous conseille de proteger la votre, car elle doit durer longtemps.
Encore un petit mot. Ce qui aide au corps et au visage de paraitre plus beau, c’est la bonne sante. La nourriture (qui semble excellent chez vous), de l’exercice, et suffisamment de sommeil font une grande difference. Peut-etre que vous ayez besoin de plus de sommeil, afin de ne pas etre “a moitie endormie” pendant le petit dejeuner.
Thank you, Jackie, for sharing today’s story. I so enjoyed reading it and it seems writing is a gift that comes naturally to you. It was fun to “be young again”…to see the morning through your eyes. There are so many wonderful comments here. I agree that just like your mom and grandmother, you are naturally beautiful. They are wise, good-hearted women who have walked through this before you, listen to them and allow time to see if it resonates in your own heart.
Is makeup, perhaps at your age, a form of self-expression? Expect for when I was showing my horses, or that stint of rocker-chic at the end of high school, I’ve worn little makeup my entire life. I am grateful I do not feel the need to wear it. I have friends who won’t leave the house without it. Seems like such a bother, and it’d get in the way of enjoying oneself while camping, swimming or hiking. May you enjoy the beauty that God has given you. You are so very young, so many years ahead to wear makeup if you choose.
I do hope you keep on sharing your writing. I’d love to hear about your love of riding, or your favorite horse. I look forward to reading more from you. Best wishes with junior high, it was not enjoyable for me either.
Jackie……..d’abord, tu es trop jolie pour faire de la maquillage….et deuxieumement, si tu fait la maquillage chaque matin, it te faut te lever beaucoup plus tot. C’est mieux de prendre encore plus de sommeil (faire de la grasse matinee). Et troisiemement Mlle, tu ecrit bien comme ta mere.
Enjoyed another read of “Fille” today.
Merci for this trip back in time to the issues that weigh so heavily in the mind of a 13-year-old. At that age, my mother encouraged me to wear pale lipstick because my lips chapped easily. I don’t remember urging her to let me wear more make-up because I was always in a hurry to go somewhere or do something so that I did not want to take the time to apply it. I later learned the hard way not to wear mascara and eyeliner on my lower lids because it runs when my eyes water in the sunlight or when I cry.
As a former teacher of writing, I admire Jackie’s flow of composition that puts us right in the middle of her life. She advocates well for her point of view, regardless of whether it is proper for her time of life or not. She might do well on a debate team.
Jackie,
Wonderful story. Beautiful girl. I think less is more in the long run myself. We all couldn’t wait to grow up. Then when we get there, we want to go back again. ha ha
Braise- ahhh some quiet meditation time
Smokey – Wheeeeeeeee!
xoxo
Mama…mama… Kristy is in trouble!!! Quick Mama… Come!!!
Merci beaucoup jackie, for your lovely story! I think a compromise might be a good way to go…like if you want to wear 4 kinds of makeup (foundation, eye shadow, eye liner, mascara) pick 2 to wear and 2 not.
I think even just wearing plain mascara looks great–I started doing that in college when I was running late for class (just swipe on the mascara and go) and you still look like you’re wearing makeup. I’m 24 now, and when I’m running late for work, I’ll skip all the rest and just use mascara! 🙂 Bonne chance!
Merci, Jackie, for your essay today. I will copy it and use it for French language study. I can understand most of it, but…
As for makeup, so many have said it all already. Someone as naturally beautiful as you does not necessarily “need” makeup; but that is not the issue here. For young girls about your age, wearing makeup is a rite of passage; that is, it is part of moving from a young girl into a young woman. It is a natural desire on your part to want to feel “more grown up” and if other friends are wearing makeup, that increases your desire even more!
I applaud your patience and understanding of your parents wishes for you to wait a little while longer before wearing makeup to school. And when you do, you may find that just the lightest touches will enhance and bring out your natural beauty quite well! “Hang in there, chere Jackie!”
Smokey: Up and away Mama…Chief Grape is away, we have the vinyards to ourselves, up and away! Try to catch me, Maman!
Braise: …oh dear, can’t we sleep in the sunshine a little while, my wild child?
I will agree with Bill from above, as a Father and Grandfather, I would not get in that debate for or against but I have seen you up close, last year at the harvest, you have been given the Beauty you posess from you Mother and Grandmothers jeans along with your fathers family, you will suffer thru this trying time and emerge another Beauty in the Family tradition, Bonne chance. Lou
Dear Jackie
Your parents (as you well know) want only the best for you and a beautiful young skin glowing with health and sparkling eyes is something one can never return to in later years! Actually there are lots of young girls now in Australia who don’t wear makeup – they have seen the light and value their ingenue looks! Time goes by so quickly (even at the dreaded high school!) that in no time at all you’ll be old enough to wear make-up. You are so lucky to be growing up beneath two flags and absorbing two languages even without trying too hard!! You’re bound to come top in English!
Affecteusement,
June Turner
Perth, Australia
Chere Jackie,
Vous etes tres belle sans maquillage et aussi avec maquillage ! Quand j’etais jeune, c’etait contre les regles du college en Australie pour aller avec le maquillage (mais j’avais le mascara de l’age 15 ans). Sans maquillage vous feriez des economies de votre argent de poche pour un autre quelque chose.
Jackie,
I loved reading your story! Write more, please! My oldest daughter is 20, and my youngest two, identical twins, will be 11 in May. My personal opinion in that makeup almost always detracts from natural beauty, (and you have more than your fair share!), so I discouraged my older daughter from wearing it in middle and high school. (and now, at age 20, she wears very minimal makeup) But, as some other readers have pointed out, this is really a minor issue, so I didn’t “forbid” her to wear it. Besides, she would have just put it on after she got to school anyway. (which is what I did myself at age 12!!)
My youngest girls are just now beginning to experiment with makeup, and again, I don’t encourage it, but I try not to make a big deal out of it either. Btw, they didn’t like school either, so I took them out when they were only in second grade, and we do homeschooling/unschooling now, which has worked well for us. Unfortunately, I don’t think this is allowed in France. A lot of our schooling involves horses. (You can see them with their ponies on our Facebook page if you friend me, Ann Ceraldi) Perhaps a future topic for you to write about could be horses–what kind you like, what kind of riding you’d like to do, traditional French breeds, etc. Does the organization “pony club” exist in France? I’ll bet it does.
Kristen, when was Chief Grape in Asheville?!! I wish I had known–I’m only 2 hours away in Abbeville, South Carolina. (I think Abbeville was named after the French Abbeville) I knew he was going to be in the California Bay Area, but I didn’t realize he was going to do an East Coast tour as well. Maybe next time…
I’ll be looking for your next post Jackie!
Jackie a 13-year old face looks unnatural with a lot of makeup. A little lipstick “suffit!” Heavy black eyeliner on a blond looks very harsh at any age.
Desolee.
Hi Jackie, You are my special ‘Angel’ – I think you are so beautiful and creative…I love that each day you are growing and changing into all that you are meant to be.
XOXO’
GRANDMA
I wrote a post to Jackie, then later added another, shorter one. But I don’t see them here.
Dear Jackie,
I had two girls. So i’m very familiar with this side of the story. A little makeup is fine. Light color Lipstick. My one daughter was a model. Enjoy your beauty!!
ktee:))
Jackie, It’s been the same through out the ages and there are no boundaries in this world. It’s tough being a woman at any age. Your natural beauty is stunning. Try not to hide that natural beauty behind a mask of makeup.
Sharon
GOOD MORNING JACKIE,
Grandma is here to cheer you up! You thought your Mom and Dad were the only ones in the world who didn’t understand you!!! Now you know what the real world is like outside your protected home.
There are rules of conduct out in the world Honey, some of the rules are silent, but the silent rules and judgments are built over thousands of years of experience accumulated by people who have been through the war of ‘growing up’. They have all experienced what it is like to be a teenager.
Grandma has always worn a lot of make-up. One of the reasons I was able to get away with ‘my look’ was that I was born with ‘Artist Blood’. Of course in the beginning I had to learn all of the steps (some people call steps ‘rules’), it is much easier sometimes to think of your life in steps along the path you are traveling on this journey called ‘life’.
Right now you are learning the ‘two-step’. This is a term in America that relates to dancing – two steps to the left, and two steps to the right. This is part of the dance of life that teaches us how to dodge bullets. Bullets hurt, bullets come in all kinds of camouflage.
A wise traveler here on Earth has learned many lessons throughout his or her journey. One is if you draw too much attention to yourself you become a target…once you are a target you become an object that could shine too brightly in front of a trigger happy fellow traveler.
All of the comments you have received from the above people have come to you in LOVE. They love and care for you or they would NOT HAVE TAKEN THE TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY LIVES to try to warn you about the pitfalls (that means falling down and scraping you knee til it bleeds and you fall in a ditch.)
All of these commenter’s are just trying to warn you to take life slowly, and carefully at this time in your life. They were all teenagers – they have been exactly where you are.
Make-up is an art-form. The true artist learns through practice how to create images that catch another’s eye and transport the viewer to another place. Your face and your body style are your own personal canvas…
HAPPY PAINTING HONEY!!!
TAKE SOME ART LESSONS !!!
BE GENTLE WITH YOUR MOM!!!
ALWAYS SPEAK SOFTLY!!!
RUN AROUND THE PERIMETER OF VINEYARD A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE YOU PUT ON YOUR MAKE-UP…!
XOXO
GRANDMA
Jackie,
Ah! comme il est dur de se réveiller et de sortir du lit quand on a envie de dormir! De plus, tu n’aimes pas le collège… alors franchement, pauvre Jackie, quelle vie misérable! Heureusement qu’il y a la passion des chevaux & de l’équitation, tes chiens, tes parents … etc … et … le maquillage!
Le maquillage -à treize ans-? C’est le résultat de la publicité et magazines dont les images hantent ton esprit – tout cela me semble normal et je devine les papotages “maquillage” avec les copines! A ton âge, je pense que le maquillage est une évasion qui te donne l’illusion qu’avec ton maquillage sur le visage, tu es plus belle que tu ne l’es vraiment, par conséquent, on te remarquera plus facilement et tu plairas à ceux qui t’entourent (ce qui te fera plaisir).
Le véritable problème c’est que tu t’obstines à croire / tu aimes croire (et tu voudrais nous faire croire) que ton visage de treize ans n’est pas beau tel qu’il est, donc, tu DOIS te maquiller pour te trouver belle. J’ai vu des photos de toi sans maquillage, et je trouve que ton visage allongé, tes beaux yeux et traits gracieux t’individualisent de manière charmante, et c’est là qu’est ta vraie beauté.
Les couleurs, lignes accentuées ou retouchées du maquillage de ta photo n’attirent l’attention que sur une beauté non seulement artificielle, mais une beauté superficielle et temporaire. Tout maquillage demande aussi un démaquillage! – et tout est à recommencer chaque matin…
Le maquillage à treize ans, -pour aller à l’école- , ne te fera pas plus aimer l’école et les études. Après tout, pour toi qui n’as que 13 ans, à quoi bon de tels efforts de maquillage pour aller passer ta journée dans ce collège que tu avoues ne pas aimer!? De plus, quand tu es en cours, tu ne passes tout de même pas tout ton temps devant un miroir, t’attristant devant ton visage qui n’est pas beau sans maquillage! … ce qui est faux de toute façon! Allez, mets-toi dans la tête que tout le monde (sauf toi) aime ton visage, tel qu’il est, spécialement quand tu y mets un sourire!
La photo à gauche du paragraphe ‘maquillage’ est assez bleutée, ce qui rend le visage très blanc et le cou et les cheveux bleuâtres. Cela ne me gêne pas trop mais franchement, ce qui est vraiment horrible (pour moi tout au moins), c’est l’effet produit par la couche de rouge plaquée sur tes lèvres! Ok, ce point de vue est purement subjectif, (stp, excuse ma sincérité), mais tu vois, je n’aime pas le résultat ‘plastifié’ et artificiel.
Je reviendrai répondre à ton appel aux lecteurs sur ce qui te semble injuste de la part de tes parents.
Bonjour Jackie,
Merci pour l’histoire. When I was your age my parents felt the same way. It wasn’t a huge deal for me because I loved the natural look anyway and I know most boys like only a bit of makeup as well. I’m 40 now and my husband still feels that way!
That said, I understand your feelings and I’m happy your Mom gave you the chance to express them. I think so many readers have offered good ideas. I think a makeup artist is a good way to go. Most dept. stores offer free makeup sessions. They can help you find a balance. It’s so important to protect your skin from the sun so how about a slightly tinted moisturizer with sun protection, a little blush, lip gloss and mascara? That’s still what I wear at my age most of the time,unless I’m going somewhere special and even then I never overdo it. At my age it’s hard to find natural makeup that doesn’t “sink” into wrinkles and make you look worse so it’s better to get used to looking more natural at your age. Your Mom doesn’t look like she wears much and she’s also beautiful.
You’re a gorgeous girl with a beautiful smile and eyes who should be proud of your natural beauty. I loved the photo of you lighting candles in the church and the one of you on the bench with your parents on vacation. You looked very natural and stunning! Don’t rush to look so adult and enjoy your youth!
Bonne chance and I hope to meet you and your family someday when I’m in Provence next time. Give kisses to Braise and Smokey. I wish my 2 dogs could play with them among the vines!
Chère Jackie,
A ton appel aux lecteurs concernant l’injustice de tes parents à ton égard, vais-je répondre qu’ils ont raison?
Tes parents t’interdisent le maquillage que tu as acheté toi-même, avec ton propre argent. A première vue, cela me semble injuste, et sur ce point, je serais d’accord avec toi – OUI MAIS…, avant l’achat de ton maquillage, ne savais-tu pas qu’ils te l’interdiraient pour aller au collège? Pensais-tu vraiment les faire changer d’avis? Il semble inutile d’aller contre leur point de vue et il n’y aura plus de discussion à ce sujet quand tu iras au Lycée. Dis-toi que si tu as une belle peau, et que tu la protèges, tu as déjà gagné la partie!
Maintenant, tu vas rire… Hier, j’ai montré une copie de ta photo (visage maquillé) à trois Londoniennes âgées de 28 à 30 ans – photo sans le texte. Elles ne savent pas du tout qui tu es. Je leur ai demandé de deviner ton âge. Réponse: elles pensaient que tu étais un peu plus jeune qu’elles, et que tu avais certainement entre dix-sept et vingt-cinq ans. Je leur ai dit qu’elles se trompaient! Quand elles ont su que tu n’avais que treize ans, l’une d’elle a dit: that sort of makeup? How weird! What does she think she’s doing? What is she trying to achieve? J’ai laissé tomber la conversation!
Avant que tu ailles au Lycée, conserve ton maquillage pour week-ends, anniversaires, fêtes et évènements plus mémorables que les journées au collège! Apprends à bien te maquiller sans te peinturlurer, et copier n’importe qui. Le maquillage, c’est tout un ART! Il y a dans les commentaires de très bons conseils à suivre pour produire UN EFFET NATUREL qui, j’en suis sûre, t’irait à per-fec-tion!… de quoi mettre un immense sourire sur ton joli visage … et te sentir bien dans ta peau!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to Jackie’s post. I am shaking my head in appreciation; so many caring and thoughtful replies… I found myself applying my own make-up with a little more lightness… as everyone’s words echoed in my mind: “less is more”, “just a bit of gloss”, “a little bit of mascara for those with blond eyelashes”. I haven’t told Jackie this… but when I was her age I wore twice as much make-up. Shhhhh!
Je suis desolet. I am no longing receiving my word a day e-mails. I have been out of town and wonder if something has changed. Please please. Merci.
From New York City,
Un tres grand BRAVO pour “MAMA et PAPA”
Ils ont raison, Jackie. Tu es encore jeune pour le maquillage and you don’t need to look like every Jackie in the world. En plus de ça,ton visage est tres jolie and unique.
nanou
Ahhh…to be 13 again and wanting to wear makeup when my parents said no. This is certainly the eternal struggle. Now that I am a makeup artist and aesthetician I find myself wearing less and less. I agree with a previous responder that the more you wear makeup the less you will like your natural self. What is essential? Properly cleansing your skin, eye cream and sunscreen. Everything else is optional.
I would suggest a compromise. On the days you get yourself up without your mother’s help you can wear makeup. If your mom has to wake you no make up. With adult privileges come adult responsibilities.
Hey Jackie, You are a very very lucky girl. You have two great loving and caring parents.Listen to them! From a 79 year old man who has seen a lot.
Haha….”run around the perimeter of the vineyard…”!!! Puts roses in your cheeks and a smile on your face….best makeup in the world…great advice from your lovely Grandma!! 😉
Je pense que si vous avez une belle peau, vous ne devez jamais porter de base de maquillage. Les jeunes filles ne se rendent pas compte combien elles sont belles sans maquillage, mais c’est amusant d’essayer quelques couleurs claires pour les yeux, les lèvres et les joues lorsque vous êtes sur le point 17.
Jackie, I think you do not even realize how beautiful you are. My own gorgeous daughter Taylor is now 26 and wears very little makeup. It is true what all these comments are telling you: your natural beauty is awesome. Thank you for your great story. As an English teacher of 35 years, I cannot wait to read more. From your friend “Jackie” in Pennsylvania–
Chères Kristin et Jackie,
Un petit mot pour Jackie. Il vaut pour ce qu’il vaut, mais il est de moi:
“Il est joli de peindre des fleurs mais c’est criminel de peindre sur une fleur”
De Tahour Ben Jelloun:
” Le maquillage est le linceul de la beauté”
De Caroline de Monaco (à ton âge et même plus):
“Mon meilleur maquillage, c’est le soleil” ( à petite dose bien sûr!)
Barbara Daly:
“Un maquillage réussi est un maquillage qui ne se voit pas”
PS: oublie le fond de teint, ça bouche les pores, ça salit les cols des vêtements, ça donne des boutons et mal posé, c’est pathétique! Yeuk à éliminer de la trousse de maquillage.
Bisous de Carol
HI Jackie! I am in favor of a little bit of make-up at your age but not too much! If you wear eye liner that is thick and black you will have nothing but the weird and creepy guys giving you attention! The cool guys will avoid you. Is that what you want? No!! So stick to a little foundation and lip gloss! You are beautiful!!!
Salut Jackie,
J’ai une fille de 14 ans. Je lui permettre de se maquiller, mais pas nécessairement tous les jours. Elle peut utiliser le maquillage quand elle sort quelquepart avec ses amis (ex. pour voir un film, magasiner, etc). Elle est également libre de l’utiliser pour couvrir les boutons (le problème de la peau habituel chez les adolescentes!) Tant que cela semble naturel, je pense que c’est “ok”.
Bonne chance avec tes parents! Et excusez-moi pour mes erreurs! 😉
Smokey says “Mama Braise, You keep your eye on it and I’ll go around this way to get it.”
Jackie,
I am leaning french at school and reading your stories help me see how some of the things I learn can be applied.
as for the makeup… I wasn’t allowed to wear makeup to school untill I was about your age but I never did (and still don’t) wear as much as you are describing. I suggest you compromise with your pearents start by just wearing un petit peu de liner et mascara
et ben…I think I gave up the makeup fight with my beautiful daughter at around age 13. However, I think that fond de teinte est beaucoup trop a cet age. (and at age 15, my daughter has never used it.) Have fun with a little mascara, etc. Leave the heavy makeup for later. Have fun!
13 isn’t too young to wear a little makeup, it IS however a little young to willing succumb to the slavery of a cosmetic industry and the idea that you aren’t good enough. You are good enough. I’ve ended on the other extreme having only rarely worn makeup throughout my life. Sure I could have been prettier, but my skin is much much better than my friends who’ve been ravaged by cosmetics for 35 years. Plus with me my man wakes up with the same woman he went to bed with the night before. So, where is the sweet spot? The ideal compromise between these positions. First learn to love your real face. Makeup should enhance it, not disguise it. When you make that mental switch your parents will likely be more willing to let you wear it. Second, be careful to take care of your skin. After all, it’s your biggest organ.
Cher Jackie:
Quand tu s’agrandi, tu dirai merci a ta maman pour t’laisse etre un enfant.
Je te prie de pardon ma francais.
Andre (pere de 4 enfants et grandpere de 2 petites enfants)
Felicitations, c’est un blog super!
Jackie – je pense que tu es trop jeune pour le maquillage. Et aussi, ton visage et trop beau sans maquillage!
Mike – un grandpere anglais de 72 ans et de l’Afrique du Sud.
Braise: Dang it, beans always have that affect on me!!
Smokey: Enough said, I’m outta here!!
Je suis un garcon qui a 15 ans. Peut-etre mon avis n’est pas le meme que les garcons en France, mais je crois qu’en generale le maquillage n’aide pas beaucoup. Le visage sans le maquillage est plus joli que le visage avec trop du maquillage. C’est vraiment facile se ruiner le visage, les yeux. Aie de la courage et n’utilise pas le maquillage. Ma copine ne l’utilise jamais (ou presque jamais) et elle semble superbe!
Merci pour ton histoire!
Aux Etats-Unis il y a beaucoup de filles qui se maquille plus. Moi, je vais au lycée et ça brule mes yeuxs voir les filles avec le maquillage plus. Je crois que le maquillage est bon pour accentuer le visage mais pas quand c’est tout que vous peuvez voir sur le visage. Oui, je sais que je parle comme une vache espagnol mais j’essaye pratiquer quand je peux. Malheureusement, il n’y a pas beaucoup de chance pour pratiquer. 🙁
Dearest Jackie:
When I was your age, I too was not allowed to wear make-up to school except for mascara and lipgloss. And you know that is just fine for someone your age. You see, make-up is not supposed to “create” beauty, it is to “enhance” beauty.
Tu ma petite choux ont été bénit avec une abondance de beauté comme ta mère, et ta grand-mère. Ne précipitez pas votre vie loin. Bientôt vous serez dehors dans le fonctionnement du monde et vous estimerez que c’est une douleur dans le bout pour mettre cette gunk sur journalier. Croyez que je que je connais de ce que je parle. Aimez ce moment où vous ne faites pas “require” maquillage. En outre, je n’ai jamais vu trois femmes plus beaux que tu, Kristin, et Jules. Bonne chance ma petite!