Eyeshadow

How old were you when your Mom let you start wearing make up? I honestly don't remember when I did. I know it was somewhere around 12-13, but I don't remember for sure and neither does my Mom.

Last year I let Tanner start wearing lip gloss to school. It was a fun new thing for her that lasted about, oh, a semester. Then she quit wearing it and it was no longer a big deal.


This year she asked about blush. I let her wear some of mine, with the understanding that if it's too much (according to me), then she needed to take some off. This time she wore it for maybe two weeks and then that quit as well.


None of this was a big shock to me. My girl is what I call a "prissy tomboy." Put that child in a dress and let her play in the mud and she'd be one happy camper. She does not like to do her hair-she'd be content to go to school with bedhead everyday if I'd let her. That or she'd pull it in a ponytail everyday when it was long enough. She likes to dress up, but only for a little bit, then it's back to her normal "it's no big deal" attitude about her looks. There was a time that I worried about her and wondered if she'd ever care or take pride in how she looks. I've come to the realization though that it's ok-she will come around in time and I'm so thankful that my girl isn't "high maintenance." In the meantime, we talk every so often on makeup is NOT what makes a person "pretty" or "cute" but it's what's on the inside a person's heart that matters.

Last Sunday she asked me if she could wear a little bit of eyeshadow to church. I thought about it and told her that'd be fine, but again, with the understanding that if I feel it's too much, she'd have to take some off. She agreed and off to her room she went.


Let me just say-the girl can put on some makeup. Her Step-Mom is a Mary Kay consultant and I'm a self proclaimed Mary Kay nut, so Tanner has been around makeup for awhile now. When she plays in it and puts it on-the kid looks so good! It's almost scary.

Anyway, back to last Sunday. She came out of her room with the prettiest, lightest blue eyeshadow on. It was put on so lightly and only on the eyelid itself. No wild lines anywhere, no blue up to her eyebrow, just very tastefully applied. And oh.my.word did the kid look beautiful! And she was so proud of herself. It was really cute to see. She added a touch of blush and a touch of lip gloss and off to church we went.


Yesterday she asked if she could wear some again. I agreed and again, she did a great job at applying it. After church I dropped her off at her Dad's house so she could go to his church for an activity. When she got home last night I asked her if her Dad had said anything to her about her eyeshadow. Her reply was "NOPE! And let's keep it that way." I cracked up! She's too funny and she knows her Dad too well.


This morning before school she asked me again if she could wear some eyeshadow. I've never let her wear it to school before, but thought "what the heck." She put on some very light purple that complimented her white and purple shirt, along with her white and purple Nike's that she was wearing. Though she didn't have time for blush or for lip gloss, she still looked beautiful and yet very tasteful. You could see the confidence exuding from her.


As we were pulling up to her Dad's house, he was backing out of the driveway. Usually she'd run up and tell him goodbye. This time though, when I made the comment "Looks like your Dad is leaving" her response was "Good, that way he won't say anything about my eyeshadow." Again, cracked me up!

She's already asked me if she can wear eyeshadow again tomorrow. I guess my baby girl is growing up.