For young girls, it starts with lip gloss

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18. I started wearing makeup at 15

To cover up teenage blemishes. It began a ritual that took almost an hour every morning of applying makeup I went to college in CA and when the Northridge quake hit lost my apartment, my school (Cal Arts) and had to rough it for several days. I later saw pictures of myself without makeup and realized I don't need that stuff at all. I was free! Since then I only wear sunscreen and lip gloss. Gotta admit though my daughter (5) is fascinated by lip gloss. I hope she realizes she doesn't need to wear a mask of makeup when she is older, but suspect that if her mother tells her that she'll roll her eyes and do it anyway.