My thirteen year old daughter wants to begin wearing makeup?

Go to her school . Look at kids her age and make sure she is not dressing like the wrong crowd. Make her realize that this is something that has an effect on her and how people treat her. You also don't want her feeling like she is not being herself or not fitting in.

A light colored lip gloss or lipstick should be sufficient for a young lady her age.

I agree with Patti jo. Try to get her to hold off on that for awhile. Remember, you're the parent and she needs your supervision with this. You're in charge, not her. If she has to .. some light lip gloss would be OK. But I don't think a 13 year old needs eyeliner or mascara. Young girls are so pretty naturally, it's a shame to have them cover that up with anything that doesn't just enhance their natural beauty. Good Luck.

I would hold off as long as possible , otherwise a little blush wouldn't hurt and a touch of colored lip gloss .. to start with

I wonder why a thirteen year old feels she needs to cover her face in make up.

Wow, a 13 year old wanting to look a tad (or chunk) older by using war paint? Is there something new in this world, by chance? :-D

Let her. Refusing her would serve no purpose but to piss her off, and you'll lose her; at least emotionally, and probably physically.

Let her be who she wants within reason, I don't think girls really need make-up to look good but they seem to like it so oh well, you are the parent so you decide but don't be to strict nor lenient, my girlfriend comes from a conservative Chinese-American family and they are very strict with her still and she's 18! If you do allow her, which is your choice I guess mascara is a good start, it isn't anything serious. Just use proper judgement. Or ask her who she's trying to pretty up for and make her feel awkward just for fun. She already has boys looking at her I am sure, the makeup will increase that I'd assume so mmaybe don't let her. I don't know.

Ask her to experiment at home first and share the experience with her. Talk about what is age appropriate and discuss the marketing of those products. Ask her what her impressions are of other girls that wear make-up and how the different styles and levels of make-up she wears impact might leave people feeling about her. Here's our family make-up story. I nearly never wore make-up so when my girls were approaching that age I told them I'd get them some things when they were ready and perhaps take them to a beautician to get some pointers. I left it open and told them to let me know when they were ready. One day my eldest daughter came home from school (she was about thirteen) and I noticed she was wearing mascara. I grinned at here and told her I was surprised to see her wearing mascara. She stammered, "I am not!" "Anna", I said, "I am standing two feet from you. I can see it" At this point her father, brother and sister became interested. She blushed. "I don't know how it got there!" I let her squirm a bit before I said, "I bet I know what happened! You, make-up free were walking home from school when a gang of tough girls attacked you, held you down and applied mascara! The trauma must have been so overwhelming you blocked it all out! You poor thing!" At this point the family was roaring with laughter. I reminded her that there were some serious issues attached to make-up not the least of which is to never share it because of health concerns. She and I went shopping and picked out some things and she occasionally wore make-up after that but to my relief it was always discrete and tasteful.