I think the second one is worst. I mean, when I was a child I also want one of viral skincare but my parents ain't buying it so I just can't and eventually forget about it Now that I can afford it myself, turn out the exact one I want when I was just a child was so high in alcohol that even my adult skin can't bear the amount of alcohol, now I just using gentle skincare that have no alcohol and perfume, so basically almost the same as what I using when I was teenager
it’s so crazy to me because when i was 7 (i became very sick at that age 💀) i was getting my hair french braided by hospital staff and i had a giant lion stuffed animal
At 10 my daughter loved her american girl doll, Nancy drew books, fairy books, roller blading and crafting, she’s now 22, I’m so glad she didn’t grow up on social media!
Mine climbed trees, loved her AG doll too, stuffed animals, Barbie movies, dance, and Girl Scouts. She never tried to get in on trends. Her school had a lot of really innocent kids too. Lots of kids beleived in Santa in 5th grade at her school.
I am the same age as your daughter. My mom only allowed me to use the family computer once or twice every month, sometimes longer than that (by my choice). I spent a lot of time reading, watching tv, playing with dolls, those DIY craft games, coloring and gaming on my DS and XBOX 360 on occasion. The internet, while there, wasn't relevant as it is now. And I LOVED going to Justice too! At aged ten, all I wanted to do was go to the American Girl doll store, play dress-up games online, watch Disney and Nick shows and go to Justice in the mall.
I blame the parents who have Tik Tok accounts who are exploiting their own children for sponsorships. I'm almost 60 and I don't use as much crap as some of these kids are using! I'm done with Sephora too, they are just as guilty of this and doing nothing to squelch this. Their employees aren't paid enough to put up with this. I closed my Sephora account this morning.
@@ronnie_does_artnot a teen, but I don't trust Claire's makeup. Plus it is so cheap. I hate cheap looking makeup, period. I don't mind a cheap makeup product if it is a good quality product that works for me.
Yesterday, I went to Sephora and I saw this young looking at Paula’s choice product ( the one that exfoliates the skin) and I asked her why do like this product and she said: because I saw it on tiktok. When she asked me why do I like the product, I told her because it helps with my hyperpigmentation and I showed her my face. She was like “ oh I don’t have that problem “. DUH you’re a kid. I just wanted to scream: where are your parents? They don’t need this. 😢😢😢
My mom NEVER let me into Saphora or Victoria Secretes. I thought she was too strict, but now I can see she was just trying to protect the small time I had as a kid. I didn’t need to worry about any of that stuff. These girls are too young to be worried about skin routines.
I would just tell the kids, your skin is better and healthier that us adults you see on the web, you don’t need these products, you currently have more to flex not needing these trashy products
Sadly that comparison doesn't make children feel better, it invokes a scarcity mindset to be told what they have currently is the best it's going to get makes them scared of growing older and resort to using products thinking it will help them stay youthful.
@@chaoticneutralsheep Yeah. I'm a kid myself so I can say those words would probably go one ear and out the other. Especially if their parents already raised them to want these products. I know how stubborn kids can be (I know myself when I was a bit younger too), and I know some of these kids probably don't even care about the care part. Mostly it's about it being trending, "cool", and fun I guess to put a bunch of random creams on your face and how "adult" they think they are. I know that the fact kids want to be older than they actually are has almost always been there. From wanting to be cool like their big sibling (I'm an only child so idk) to saying and acting like their parents. It's kind of natural but parents actually letting kids fulfill these things helped the problem too. While I'm off tracking and stating the obvious, I gotta say that kids aren't gonna wanna hear it. Okay I sidetracked way too much sorry about that lmao. I agree with this comment though, it will make them probably more insecure and try harder to keep their youthful character.
Not necessarily. A skincare routine at ANY age should be encouraged, as long as appropriate for the age and skin. But obviously collection of Sephora is too much.
Yeah, while I agree the products they are using are trashy not every kid has good skin, and the mind set of kids have flawless skin does not help the situation, I’ve dealt with skin issues since elementary school and was using makeup and skincare from a young age but they were age appropriate things, the issue becomes the overconsumption of products and the ignorance of parents letting this happen, skin care by itself is not harmful the ingredients and products they get are, specifically Hyaluronic acid, Salicylic acid, retinol and harsher chemicals are not child safe in certain percentages. But things like vitamin c, sunscreen and gentle cleansers aren’t bad for kids especially products are certified kid safe
@@JustAnotherAppole Makes perfect sense, you conveyed yourself. The adults in the best case scenario are essentially saying do as I say not as I do here because women aren't opting out of this lifestyle. The other alternative as you mentioned is parents are actively encouraging it because they'll purchase products as presents thinking it's more practical and 'useful' than what's age appropriate. The beauty industry is everywhere and every influencer is a make up guru, it's now cultural for women to all look a certain way. Naturally young girls who see this all the time will want to imitate what their older peers are doing because they fear ostracisation for not fitting in. Everyone is constantly preforming femininity but now it's a bad thing when the 10 years olds start doing what was going to be expected of them soon anyway. Really if people want this to stop they need to stop making fun of children on tiktok, act like adults and realise kids need third spaces. That and there should be more alternatives for women besides cosmetics and fashion, otherwise young girls will always feel pressured to participate.
Thank goodness my daughter is raising her preteen daughter to have healthier interests such as reading, singing and sports to develop her confidence and social skills. Hopefully this trend of superficial beauty consumerism will fade quickly.
I went to Sephora a few weeks ago to get some mascara. I got to witness a supervisor confront what looked to be a 14-16 year old girl who they suspected of stealing. They had found an empty lip gloss box and asked her where she put the lip gloss. She hesitated but they then pulled it out of her sleeve. I was shocked. I have never witnessed anyone actually stealing like that.
Yikes, this is nothing new honestly. Everyone I knew went through a shoplifting phase in HS, we would get inexpensive things so as not to catch a felony when we got caught 😅
Honestly, it goes beyond skin care products unfortunately, and skin care products are the least of the problems IMO. My 10 year old comes home with friend problems that I didn't face until middle and high school. Girls today are shallow and manipulative. It seems like half of the girls we encounter are some kind of reincarnation of Regina George from "Mean Girls." AND THESE GIRLS ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 7-12!! They are NOT high school girls. My kid honestly hates hanging out with girls her age, and I don't blame her. It's been next to impossible to find a single, good, reliable friend for her. I'm so sad that she's missing out on these critical childhood experiences because so many girls today are so awful to be around. Even her therapists says that 8 years old is the new 13. It's a trend where girls are acting older than they are but without any of the developmental life experiences to help them navigate through problems that really are meant for a 13 year old (not an 8-10 year old). As a parent, I'm at a complete loss for my kid. Not only are girls pre-occupied with appearances, but those that aren't are forced into isolation, which further entrenches issues like screen addiction and adds to the iPad kid dilemma because what else are these lonely kids supposed to do? I wish parents understood that this goes far beyond just buying your kid skin care products. It creates a whole attitude around how your child sees and treats others, and YES, IT MATTERS!!
Gen Z teen here (Gen X parents), I hated that my parents wouldn’t get me an iPad when I was younger, but looking back I’m immensely glad they didn’t. Looking at these kids and people my age, I’m glad I had a preteen stage (that was cut off by covid, but that’s no one’s fault), was taught manners *and* had the chance to develop a personality and interests other than what was trending. To me, the issue isn’t necessarily the content, as kids will always want to copy people they see as idols. It’s up to the parents to regulate what’s age appropriate and not just say yes to everything.
Unrelated to your point, but you must be a few years younger than my son, and I am so impressed by the quality and clarity of your writing. COVID really interfered with that in most students, and US average writing level was going down already. I say this because the time has never been better to hone that craft and pursue it as a career, or going into high level academics. Few young people write so naturally in a traditionally correct manner, I'm absolutely delighted to see such skills, you must still be a teen! Your comment writing quality exceeds mine but you don't sound stilted. At any rate, well done! Most of my job is writing (non-profit outreach, marketing, media, etc), and we've had English BA interns with much weaker skills, so it's a relief to see there are talented people coming up!
@@montananerd8244 Thank you! My parents (especially my mom) always had academics (especially reading & writing) as a priority and thankfully made sure I got back up to speed after covid so I wouldn’t be behind. again thanks so much it really means a lot!
At 12, I started getting hormonal acne. I tried every over-the-counter acne product available throughout my teen years to "fix" my skin, and was intensely sensitive about my skin's appearance; luckily, this was in the late 2000s/early 2010s, so most kids in my age group and location didn't even put lotion on regularly, let alone make pilgrimages to Sephora for retinols or niacinamide. I'm in my late 20s now, and my skincare regiment is very simple and guided by an actual dermatologist; I still get breakouts around my period, but it's like clockwork and I've accepted that it's just my body going through a regular process, and literally no one else cares or even notices other than myself looking into a mirror. I can't imagine how hopeless, anxious, and dirty I would've felt as a pimply pre-teen if a bunch of other kids I knew were parroting (expensive!) skincare advice they got from Tiktok. At the very least, I hope these kids' parents have them regularly applying sunscreen, because so many of these products they're anointing themselves in can make your skin hypersensitive to the sun; wrinkles and sunspots are a part of life, but melanoma shouldn't have to be!
I would be hella embarrassed if that was my kid doing that to those underpaid sephora employees. Those kids are mimicking what they see on YT, TT, and their parents probably act that way as well. I can probably guarantee those same parents aren't watching them either when they are on YT and TT. I have a 12 y/o and he will never touch anything unless he plans on putting the item back the same way and place he picked it up, because thats what I taught him, and I also model those behaviours as I have worked in retail for a long time and I have empathy for the workers. This behaviour is so sad and this has nothing to do with the kids. These parents should know better and its sad to see that there are a lot of parents out there trying to blame these companies for not labeling their products as child friendly or not. Smh
I briefly worked at a children's museum that was a bit too hands on & the most disrespectful kids were the wealthy ones. Their parents assumed we were essentially daycare workers & our manager allowed them to berate & hit us. I ended up at a bigger museum in town, now those same parents try to impress me, they think I'm so "cultured" 😂😂😂 The elitist attitudes are out of control. We are a blue collar prairie city, none of these snobs would be a VIP in a big city, and all us peasants know it. They aren't even 1%ers, just upper mid class in debt up to their 👀, trying to impress each other or get an online following 😂 but they ruin so much!!!
I think part of the problem is the complete lack of things marketed towards this age group. When I was growing up I had stores aimed towards my demographic, like Claire’s, and American girl, as well as certain clothing brands. Nowadays we don’t see as many things just for them. Honestly I think if there were more stores just for them, and less time on the internet, that they would feel more secure in being the age they are instead of trying to look or act older.
@@BioLivbanon I didn’t say cosmetics or self care, you did, but self care looks different for each person and is not just buying a bunch of luxurious skincare of beauty, it’s the act of taking care of your mental or emotional health, which kids do need
This breaks my heart. When I was 10 all I wanted was my Lisa Frank notebooks, American Girl Doll, and to go see the summer Disney movie. When I finally started wearing makeup in the 8th grade all it was was the green cover girl compact and awesome tasting lip gloss. What is this?!?!?
I work at an elementary school and I hear all these little girls talking about how they want their mom to take them to get more skin care after school it’s crazy
remember when children were actually children? Pepperidge Farm remembers! no but seriously I got an example Im 34 years old and I remember in third grade we had a Little Tikes castle playhouse surrounded with giant foam blocks! each child would take a turn for a day to spend class time inside the playhouse and get to pick a friend to go with them! we thought it was the coolest thing ever and many of us were 9! the same teacher had a puppet of Mcgruff the crime dog that she would have "interact" with us! everyone was so excited when that puppet would come out to "talk" to us! nowadays what 9 year old child is still going to be excited over castle shaped playhouses and puppets??! so sad....
I'm quite a bit younger than you but at that age range I had the sweetest teacher, she allowed us to do what we wanted if we were done with the current activity so long as we did not disturb others. My entire table was pretty bright so we got hours upon hours of daily time where we played with paper dress up dolls that we made ourselves. It was originally just the girls at the table doing it but eventually the boys wanted us to make them dolls per request as well. Just a wonderful memory of gender solidarity.
I remember when I was like 10, a girl I really looked up to had all these expensive creams for her face. She acted all interesting with them and her mom was telling her she needed them. She was a beautiful girl, she was popular and everyone looked up to her as well. I asked my mom if I could have those creams as well, since we were good friends with her family and my mom was friends with hers. ( I just wanted to be like her ), my mom told me I didn't need those creams. I grew out of wanting them and didn't persist. This girl got rashes when she went into puberty, extremely dry skin and flakes. Now in her 30's, she still has acne. I don't know if those creams had anything to do with it, and there's no doubt she still smears creams, but I feel I didn't miss out on anything. My skin is fine and now I'm in my 30's I just use spf daycream and I'm good. Just saying, kids really have no business smearing creams unless it's a hot summer's day and it's suncream.
Yup. These kids are going to look like 40 year olds, in their 20s. That are prematurely ruining their good skin. Shame on the parents. This should be seen as a form of child abuse or child endangerment.
Not necessarily. A skincare routine at ANY age should be encouraged, as long as appropriate for the age and skin. But obviously collection of Sephora is too much.
@DEC3ASE oh yeah, I mean allowing them to buy products meant for 30-50+ year olds is what's dangerous. Teaching them how to wash their face and good SPF is healthy
Sephora is NOT marketing to children, influences are marketing Sephora products. I've heard of store-fronts banning children under the age of 16, because they are ultimately losing money to these kids with the amount of product they destroy making their skincare "smoothies"
I’m 34 and the most makeup I ever worn in my teen years in 2006- 2007 was when I went to junior/senior prom and graduation 😂I dabbled in super simple makeup products like MAC lipglass and smeared some eyeshadow on my lids but it was so low effort, but there was zero interest in full blown skincare routines and makeup products .I don’t even remember what the hell I used to wash my face with in high school maybe it was Clean and Clear? I can’t believe this is a thing for preteens now. I love this channel and keeping up to date with the foolery.
I do agree in the facts that children honestly under 20 shouldn’t need anti-aging or retinol serum‘s because their skin is perfect but for many many generations, children have been wanting to do what adults do because they want to feel goal grown up I don’t see a problem with that as long as the respecting the testers being nice to the employees and overall I think in my opinion 10 year old Sephora kids is not as big of a problem than it sounds still they should not be buying antiaging serum or retinol at age 9 to 14
Gen Z over here. I used to collect figurines, now I collect Kpop merch instead. I have zero idea what is a Stanley cup, drunk elephant, rare beauty, etc.
This and the Stanley situation makes me so sad, to have a childhood defined by consumerism is gonna wreck these kids, what memories are being made? The only people benefiting are the companies getting mommy's credit card 🙄
I was at Ulta today and while I was in the skincare isle, this groups of 10-12 years old were talking about buying brightening treatments, anti aging creams, and eye creams. It was so wild. When I was 10 I was into beauty (I’ve always been a girly girl), however my mom would only buy me things meant for children’s skin (especially sensitive skin). I would paint my nails and all that, but I was not out here purchasing $80+ worth of skincare products. I fear that the pre-teen age has completely disappeared. Children are growing up completely online and watching the 20 year olds, thinking that is how they are supposed to act too. I’m glad I don’t have children yet, it’s sad watching children becoming adults before they’re 18. Just knowing that when they are adults, they are probably going to miss their childhood and wish they actually acted like a child. Sorry for the novel lol😂 P.S. this is my opinion, and am not trying to hate on anyone who buys their kids skin products or anything of the sort
Not necessarily. A skincare routine at ANY age should be encouraged, as long as appropriate for the age and skin. But obviously collection of Sephora is too much.
i watched a couple of videos on Sephora kids epidemic, and you're the only one who pointed out how the beauty industry's exploitation of women's insecurities affects young girls. i honestly think that "Sephora girls" is more accurate than vague "kids". like, yes, we all know that it's only girls who's being affected, but we also need to remind ourselves why it is *only* girls who's being affected. why don't boys go to Sephora at age ten and bother with skincare routines? they're kids too and they have tiktok as well. the problem should be fully acknowledged whether boys or men are included, even if they won't listen to us. we should *make* them listen.
I’m a Gen Z teenager and it’s really depressing to see all these kids wanting to grow up so fast. Even though I’m younger I had neighbors and involved parents my age so I played with them a lot. We also played video games, but nothing online for the most part. We read a lot and I still read pretty often. I didn’t have an iPad until I was twelve, and I helped to buy it because I wanted Procreate. From a developmental perspective, Gen Alpha growing up on the internet and not playing outside for whatever reason has probably stunted their social development [bargaining, compromising, being part of a team, etc.] and their parents caving to their every demand makes it worse. Kids are manipulative as a survival tactic. If you establish that you’ll give the kids what they want if they start making a fuss, they know how to milk that for everything they can. Kids aren’t stupid. And both parents working and being poor doesn’t matter. Poor people have been good parents and they continue to be good parents. It’s a matter of choosing not to [consciously or unconsciously] help your child develop the skills they need to be a functional member of society.
Complain to the store and to corporate. If enough people complain and/or they lose enough customers, Sephora may finally do something about it. The Ulta near me did. They hired a security person. They said just having the security person in there has been a huge deterrent to little girls tearing up displays and stealing. Some Ultas are putting products behind locked glass displays. If you want to try a tester, an employee must unlock it for you.
These kids are obsessed with consumerism, and the parents are to blame. 10 yr olds don’t have money for this, and most adults right now don’t either. Parents need to learn how to say NO to there kids. Or they can wait till they get a job and can buy and waste money on shit themselves. They have no concept of how money works.
As a 13 year old this makes me sad. Why are kids doing this?? Every time I am in Sephora, I ALWAYS take great care of the testers. If I don't like something I put it back. If I don't see something I want, I ALWAYS ask the employees if they have it in the back or if I can look in the drawers. I buy stuff that is age appropriate, not retinol or heavy foundation. And I would NEVER disrespect a Sephora employee or customer. These kids are giving us a bad rep, and it is embarrassing. They need to stop.
That's because you were raised "right." Many parents let their kids do whatever whenever. They aren't teaching manners, respect, etc... This is why so many teachers are leaving the profession. It's why I won't go back to teaching.
I’m glad I grew up in a day and age and environment where myself and others were taught you’re beautiful just the way you are. The beauty industry and medical industry earn so much money off of people’s insecurities. It’s disgusting.
Shopping at Sephora is this generation's version of shopping at Victoria's Secret, wearing the Playboy Bunny logo, and reading Cosmo magazine at age ten. Different mediums, but nothing has changed. There will always be children who grow up too fast.
If any 10 year old is reading this - girl, you look good! And you will understand and see it as a grown up. Most adults start liking their childhood seves only later in life and that's super ok! You don't need to be the prettiest to be pretty! 😊 Enjoy yourself as you are! You will never ever ever look like this again, just roll with it and enjoy your life and friendships!
Was raised without a phone, raised on reading and the outdoors and as a 22 year old with no kids if I have kids I’m not letting them touch a phone until they are at least 14 minimum
My daughter is 21. She is getting married in Novemeber. They have a big 6 year plan before they have kids. They want 3 kids. They are planning on secular homeschooling like they both had. She told me They don't want their kids to have a phone until they are 16. She also said they are going to put big time software on any computers and monitor their kids' use. No Tik Tok, etc... until they are near the second half of their teens. They see what socials are doing to kids now, and what they did to them in their later teen years once they had access. They aren't even religious. It's much easier to do things like that when your kids are homeschooled. But, they want their kids to be kids like they got the chance to be.
Should be a law against it and children on social media kids are kids and don’t need to be exposed to this crap in there lives and that pressure life is hard enough keep them young for as long as you can ffs..I blame the parents for even allowing it and thinking this is ok the brands themselves shouldn’t be selling to anyone under a certain age they don’t care because it’s making them money but all those chemicals on a child’s skin that is super sensitive and hasn’t even developed fully is so bad and so damaging as an aesthetics nurse I know this very well and have to refuse young teenagers weekly wanting treatments done in my clinic I don’t care about money I wouldn’t do it it’s also giving a child a complex about themselves and beauty standards I’m not a mother but this is so upsetting to see…little girls I understand playing with make up and dress up but this is taking it too far…they don’t understand the impact this will have on them in later years.
I blame the parents for using their children like this. Social media didn’t just create this new generation but also these “desperate for likes” parents.
I even see this with my younger brother, he's been obsessed with consumerism. He loves buying name brand clothes, he won't leave the house in an outfit he doesn't like. He's 12...
I was a very active, clumsy female child. My knees have scars from skateboarding/biking accidents, I even have a large scar on my face from falling into the side of a pool at 12. I've been bullied for it, but I've also lived and have more experience than most of my peers. My skin is not perfect, my scars are proof of my strength.
One of the most beautiful things in this world is the innocence that lies in a child's face, they are precious little souls who should only get happiness and joy, they should play around with their friends, ding dong door dash, eat ice creams and argue to not take a bath. Whats happened to these children now? If anyone told me to wear skin care at that age i would rather ask them for a dollhouse or a doctor doctor play set. I wish that we could turn back time to the good old days.
you have so many good points..You're my kids' age, and I think about my own childhood, and my kids' childhood. Being outside was a huge part of it. Im 51 now, and still don't spend hundreds of dollars on makeup. Your point about people making comments about kids looks was also an excellent point. I am a Cherokee citizen but have white skin. People used to tease me when I was young because I had white blonde hair, and blue eyes...My family are dark Cherokee. I remember sneaking into my moms makeup, and being mad because her foundation was to dark for me..lol It did affect my self image, and many times I remember hiding in the floor board of the car because people would whisper, point, and make comments. (Dr, and Dentist apt on the reservation) Had people not said things I wouldn't have been that self aware. My kids had Brittany spears, and bratt dolls, and the only thing that cost a lot was school clothes, and video games..lol I can't imagine having to work a job just to spend it on a kid wanting expensive adult makeup, and skin care they don't need.
I don't even wear makeup often. I started watching Tati, and started buying a lot of makeup. I have a huge makeup collection that rarely gets used. I stopped watching the videos for a while, and I stopped spending money on things I will rarely use and need. I am embarassed that I was influenced by social media. That's not like me.
I’m going to be 12 in march, I still can’t believe that this is what kids younger than me are doing, I wear skin care and mascara. My mom just barely let me wear mascara. But there are kids that are 7 years old that wear a full face of makeup. This is so weird, just enjoy your life as a kid before you turn into an adult, that’s what I’m doing and I love life. Sorry to all the Sephora workers that have to deal with careless kids❤
You keep being you and listening to your mama! This is why children have parents, so we can guide you and teach you into adulthood. Unfortunately, so many parents want to be their kid's BFF and aren't giving them the guidance they need.
As a kid who hit puberty at like 8, i had pretty bad acne that just wouldn't let up. The funny thing is that i hated using skincare and just wanted to do normal kid stuff.
The extent of “skincare and makeup” I had at that age was Lip Smackers and Bath and Body Works “art stuff” roll on glitter lol 🤣 when I was 13 my mom bought me a couple LA Colors products and a Covergirl cheekers blush at the Dollar General for me to play around with. My hometown got an Ulta when I was in high school and I started shopping there then but usually the drugstore side. Let little girls be little girls!
Im almost 16 and I love experimenting with makeup. I get my makeup from the dollar store and wear a moisturizer from the drug store that was about 10 dollars. I love seeing girls my age experiment with makeup styles but in a budgeted and healthy way
Same!! I'm 17 and It honestly blows my mind to think that these children are buying expensive products at Sephora while I get all my makeup from the dollar store. I cannot imagine spending so much money on makeup and skincare items.
Same, I'm 15 and when I wanted to start makeup my mom went to dollar tree and cvs and got me some stuff. Or she'll let me borrow her's and now she takes me to Ulta once a month to get a few things
I'm Gen Z and a only child. I often played by myself in my garden and i had the time of my life. I did have a ipad but i often watched toy reviews of things i was obsessed with
OK with the website for kids, now Sephora is enabling them as well. What the heck? Back in the 90s, I grew up on Barbie, my little pony, Playschool, and many other toys, but not make up! I did have a few make up playsets, but I didn’t really get into make up until my 20s. I feel like that episode of Arnold where Helga pretty much went off during Rhonda‘s sleepover party telling them that they’re all nine years old and they don’t need a facemask to help them with the wrinkles they don’t have. I mean hey Arnold.
you just earned yourself a new follower! this video and the topic overall is so important! i don’t want you to get in trouble or banned so maybe blur the faces of the children next time, i’ve seen creators get banned over this…
At 10, I was running through mud and climbing trees. I valued fun over looks and I was so happy. I still, at 19, love running around and playing in fields and arcades. I don't do makeup because I'm broke 😅but still I don't care for it. Being young should be fun not stressful, about skincare and makeup
I bet the anti-aging stuff makes little to no difference. Idk how we’d ever test this because you never know what you’d look like if you never used it but I always thought aging mostly has to do with your genes so there’s very little you can do to change it anyway. Stress also is the main contributor to aging and if you’re out here stressing about how you look and spending hundreds of dollars that you work for on products you don’t need, it probably does more harm than good anyway. It’s sad that kids are falling for this already, it appears as though they don’t even truly want the products but feel like they need them because “everyone else has it”. Childhood is the happiest period of life and they won’t even realize until they’re already grown up. It’s heartbreaking 😥
I’m an 11 year old myself and I’m in England and I do skincare for fun not rlly to look good and I still go to Claire’s the toy shop to buy mini brands, slime,fidgets and sometimes I go boots and Superdrug and if some of yall are American boots and Superdrug in England is a beauty store aswel basically like ulta and Sephora but I’m never rude to ppl who work there like I always say thank u or oh ok that’s ok thank u for helping me I never like be rude like that’s just messed up and not being cool!And also I use a body scrub bc I shave my legs and arms no where else until I’m 15-19and the only time I use makeup is when I maybe go to a bday party I would wear maybe foundation but a bit a lil bit of blush and curl my lashes or a bit of mascara that’s it
I am a 13 year old and yes i buy makeup and skincare products but I do NOT act like this I make my products after a research and make sure it's ok for your skin. But makeup I use at home for fun not for in public I do not agree with these parents 😡 I get a moisture and I'm like ohhhhhhhhhh thanks Mom!!!
Now I understand the rapid growth of a Sephora substore in every Kohl's where I live and the addition of an Ulta substore in many of the Targets in my area. They needed to make their products more accessible to the average family with tweens.
As a younger person who loves Sephora, the only products I have ever had ( which were gifts! ) we’re the ordinary serum, Lala retro moisturizer sample,a lip balm from summers Friday ( travel size I think maybe a sample ), and a glow recipe set ( travel size only!! ). I had asked for all the viral product but my mom said no and I was like “Okay, no means no I guess” and moved on and didn’t beg for it, it’s expensive! I only use them about 2 times a week, when I’m not using them, I’m just washing my face with some Cerva face wash in the morning and night and use some elf sunscreen in the morning. I agree with you, it’s not okay that 10 year olds are getting like $300 worth of skincare. It will mess up their skin!
Honestly the best thing I’ve done for my skin was ditching all of my skincare products and literally using the cetaphil gentle cleanser and vanicream moisturizer. My skin is super sensitive and I’m allergic to a whole lot of fragrance on top of that so I realized all these expensive skincare products were just making my skin worse. Now I’m actually consistent with my skincare because it takes 2 minutes tops and my skin is no longer irritated all the time. I’m actually so happy when I look in the mirror now. And not to mention the money it saves ;)
I remember watching youtube makeup tutorials at like 10 years old but there is a big difference between applying a blue sparkly smokey eye and using skincare with medically active ingredients. Also I did not have money for anything at 10
In the late 80s and early 90s, Consumer Reports made a video series call "Buy Me That!". It was a guide to consumerism and marketing that targets kids. It's very of it's time and very silly (the audience for the videos are kids after all), but I look back on those videos as one of the reasons I am more resistant to marketing (not immune, just resistant). I wish Consumer Reports would do a new TikTok or Instagram series on that same kind of thing, like commercials not portraying products realistically or using "I need to be part of the group" psychology to beg your parents to buy you all of the New Kids on the Block merch. Ads and marketing aimed at kids (including influencing) are insidious because the companies know that kids don't have the mental capabilities yet to not buy into everything told to them by a company. It programs kids to become adults that mindlessly consume with no thought other than "I need that thing".
I spotted a Sephora kid in their natural habitat the other day, and they were so freaking crazy, you have no idea. One of them threw a tantrum because she wanted a $100 moisturizer but her mom said no. Ya your mom said no you child?!
FINALLY a youtuber whos talking about the real dangers of this trend! i agree with most of the points other youtubers make but they fail to acknowledge how much this is ruining their childhood, little girls dont get to be children anymore, theyre already obsessed with their appearances and this trend of parents emotionally neglecting their daughters to the point theyre being raised by tiktok and growing up on capitalism, consumerism, and toxic beauty culture, feeds so much into unrealistic beauty standards, pedophilia, misogyny, sexism, consumerism, and it gives money to huge, problematic brands! not only are CHILDREN feeling pressured to obsess over their skin now, for predators to look at, rich companies that support some not very good things are getting even more money, and the overconsumption of skincare products, not only by children, but by the beauty influencers themselves, creates more and more waste and more and more dangers to the environment! i saw beauty influencers with shelves and shelves and drawers of skincare products theyll never use, probably half of what an entire sephora store has, and this is so toxic. not to count most of these women are white and rich, which shows the insane privilege some people have, and how absurd it is that rich people are blowing thousands on skincare they wont use instead of doing something good for this world
I am 30: still scared of applying retinol and my face melts 😅 I just found out Elf eye cream that I fell like using for my dark circles, but omg I am an Aveeno girl and it worries me so much the tiny girls using this stuff on their face. I would love to see Sephora and dermatologists talking about this.
A big part of this is the fact that there aren’t many places or really things specifically for preteens. When I was this age there were more stores and magazines and recently (like in the past 5 ish years) i see more 5 year olds in Claire’s and also justice was a big store when i was young but now it’s just a Walmart. I think its ok for them to use cleanser, moisturizer, spf, lip balm, and if they want perfume (and i mean something like bath and body works)
As a little girl I used to play with Bratz Dolls and now, 29 YO, I'm collecting the Bratz 20 years anniversary releases, but I never wanted to emulate their outfits or make up as a child
I agree with they complex skin care the little kids are using. I as a child had really bad skin. I had a face covered in blackheads and Milian all over. Really Textured skin. I had seen dermatologist to treat and had to Scrub, cleanse and moisturize my skin as early as 5 yrs old. I did get retinol at 14 for cystic acne. I did get my skin care at a prescription level. I did had to use hats, spf and foundation that young because of my skin care. But I had and still have Textured skin that easily swells. But I am the exception to this skin care craze. I did start my son on a basic skin care at 5 because I saw his nose becoming Textured. But it's really basic cleanser toner and moisturizer with antioxidant and for sensitive. But it's a case by case basis. I never liked having have to do it but my skin was bad at an early age. I didn't use retinol again until I turned 43.
as a 12 year old i respect the testers and the products i put them on my hands and i use chid only cause the protini poleypetide cause its for anti aging i use cera ve and cetephil
These kids who are messing up the stores are costing Sephora a lot of money. They should have one employee who watches for them messing with stuff. All they have to do is go up to them when they first start doing it and say, "Is there something I can help you with?" Then they can follow the kid(s) until they leave. Our local Ulta hired a security person for just that reason. When I asked why there was a security person, the lady told me it's to keep kids from messing up the store and even stealing.
I really hate the fact people think bullying someone about a Stanley cup or not having skin care is something new, let’s not forget kids got bullied for the clothes they wear or the shoes they wear. This type of bullying is nothing new yall
i agree with you but the difference with skincare stuff is kids may think there’s something wrong with their face if they don’t use it. not only is it super expensive but some of the kids want to buy stuff they don’t even NEED such as anti-aging, which is unnecessary and may even be bad for them. sorry if you already understood all of that, just trying to explain how the sephora stuff is slightly different imo. it’s not just new shoes or clothes, it’s a whole beauty routine.
We didn't have this bullying at my school, we just had FOMO. People wouldn't pick on us for not having the trendy shoes, they would just endlessly gush about the trendy shoes that they did have and make you feel outcasted unintentionally because 1) you believe them and are nostalgic for what you don't have and 2) you can't join in the conversation. We especially had waves of collectable trading trends through our school where people would assume you're also carrying this-or-that cards or spinning tops or marbles and want to challenge you to a game for your best piece. Only for the school to ban the presence of these things on the grounds within 2 weeks.
I’m 28 years old I’m happy I found you and some others now I understand and I’m learning why I’m being sad and think of needing stuff because of influence I’m gonna be responsible and to not be overthinking about need to get everything
As someone who is Gen Z and didn't have social media until 18, its social media and parents not paying attention. Although I didn't have social media, I did wear makeup at an early age. That's because I was a dancer and did dance competitions. But I didn't go by myself. I always had adults with me and didn't wear makeup much outside of competitions.
What happened to American Girl dolls? Playmobil? Legos? Playing with friends? Riding bikes to the library? What happened to childhood? Why are parents robbing their children of childhoods? They don't need to grow up so fast.
Im a boy but i dreamed about having a skin care routine since I became a teen and the second I got my own money at 16 I bought expensive stuff and my dad grounded me when he saw how much money I paid for it 😭 Im 19 now and I dont spend money on way too expensive products that influencers recommend me, like some grown women used to give advice on what “anti age skincare you need in ur teens” and I was scared of wrinkles at 14-16 like pls control what ur kids watch, DONT GIVE THEM PHONES AND TIKTOK.
I agree with everything you’ve said and it is social media’s fault, parents need to educate themselves with it and supervise them because they can’t stop it but they can intervene to an extent and Sephora won’t stop it. Sephora’s making a fortune out of these children’s parents, a few broken testers is absolutely nothing in comparison cost wise. And that’s the problem.
for me growing up my Beauty was asking for those kids(Hannah Montana/ Disney Princess) Perfume sets and when I became a teenager until now, its been Bath & Body Works for me. Ive yet to start buying even BASIC MAKEUP
Gurl... I start scared to those teenagers even though i was 15, and all i do when i was their age (like 2019 or 2020) i sit on my bed and read wattpad all day, at that time i still don't understand skincare or serum, and at this 15 year old, i just brave enough to buy stiker acne patch and blackhead nose mask 😭😭😭
WHAT? SKINCARE? i only got a skin care routine at the age 17 and that's not because I wanted it but my skin was breaking out a little 💀💀 When i was 10 i was crying and throwing a tantrum for not getting a disney princess doll set. I didnt even know what skin care was and my skin was glass smooth 💀
I had horrible rashes from allergies I had "skincare" from young age. But I hated it because it was so time consuming and I just wanted to play with my barbie doll set. 😭😭
This is ultimately a parenting issue, but that doesn't mean corporations don't have measures they can and should take. Sephora and Ulta could implement an age requirement at the register, require adult supervision for anyone under 16 years old. At least that way parents would be forced to be aware at least of what their kids are buying
I think this is just proof that kids are way more affected by social media than we think. At least with TV, most kids were interested in kid/teen programming, which marketed to them as well. Even if they watched shows for adults, the product placements were commercials (the boring part of the show the youth wanted to skip through lol). Now with social media, every and any post can be an ad for a product and make it look "cool".
It's so sad like bro I didn't get into makeup until like basically highschool and I started using skincare like when I was 15 almost 16 (and now I'm 17) but like kids should be kids and even tho I'm older than these "sephora kids" I still be into shows like Miraculous Ladybug and stuff that are targeted for kids and my makeup routine literally only consists of 3-4 things and same with my skincare routine.
Me (13) just started to shop at Saphora mostly for my acne covered skin. Wile these kids should not be ruining the testers harassing employees, we should automatically judge them because we don’t know there full story of why there buying stuff. It might be from bullying, embarrassment, peer pressure etc. It’s still sad to see kids who think they need makeup…
Even as a teen in this era, i don't have ANYTHING from sephora i have a 3 step skincare routine. -Bioderma cleanser Atoderm -Q+A azelaic acid balancing serum -Q+A zinc pca daily mosturizer And all i use is mascara, sometimes. I just scratch ny eyes and it gets everywhere.
I don't know what's worse: kids as young as 7 buying skincare products in Sephora or their parents ALLOWING them to buy there in the first place. 🙄
answer: all of the above
Parents def.
exactly
I think the second one is worst.
I mean, when I was a child I also want one of viral skincare but my parents ain't buying it so I just can't and eventually forget about it
Now that I can afford it myself, turn out the exact one I want when I was just a child was so high in alcohol that even my adult skin can't bear the amount of alcohol, now I just using gentle skincare that have no alcohol and perfume, so basically almost the same as what I using when I was teenager
it’s so crazy to me because when i was 7 (i became very sick at that age 💀) i was getting my hair french braided by hospital staff and i had a giant lion stuffed animal
At 10 my daughter loved her american girl doll, Nancy drew books, fairy books, roller blading and crafting, she’s now 22, I’m so glad she didn’t grow up on social media!
That's when I got my Pleasant Company doll. Do 10 year old children even play with dolls now? I still own Sammie, she hangs out on a bookshelf.
Mine climbed trees, loved her AG doll too, stuffed animals, Barbie movies, dance, and Girl Scouts. She never tried to get in on trends. Her school had a lot of really innocent kids too. Lots of kids beleived in Santa in 5th grade at her school.
I am the same age as your daughter. My mom only allowed me to use the family computer once or twice every month, sometimes longer than that (by my choice). I spent a lot of time reading, watching tv, playing with dolls, those DIY craft games, coloring and gaming on my DS and XBOX 360 on occasion. The internet, while there, wasn't relevant as it is now. And I LOVED going to Justice too! At aged ten, all I wanted to do was go to the American Girl doll store, play dress-up games online, watch Disney and Nick shows and go to Justice in the mall.
This was literally me as a kid. Also 22 now.
I blame the parents who have Tik Tok accounts who are exploiting their own children for sponsorships. I'm almost 60 and I don't use as much crap as some of these kids are using! I'm done with Sephora too, they are just as guilty of this and doing nothing to squelch this. Their employees aren't paid enough to put up with this. I closed my Sephora account this morning.
why can't kids just go to claire's?
I guess maybe they figure Sephora or Ulta Beauty is better..!! And Claire is outdated. 😂😂This is sad & extremely creepy.
@@dashiajames1882 I’m 18 and I still shop at Claire’s (they have really affordable titanium earrings and cute hair accessories lol)
claire's stores are disappearearing because they are in bankruptcy from what i know
@@queer_arabicalso some claires contain toxic elements
@@ronnie_does_artnot a teen, but I don't trust Claire's makeup. Plus it is so cheap. I hate cheap looking makeup, period. I don't mind a cheap makeup product if it is a good quality product that works for me.
the fact that I (19F) act more like a preteen than actual preteens is disturbing.
sammeeee 😭
Too real 😭😩
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same here 😭 i don’t even wear makeup or use skincare, i’d rather be coloring and stuff man
Yesterday, I went to Sephora and I saw this young looking at Paula’s choice product ( the one that exfoliates the skin) and I asked her why do like this product and she said: because I saw it on tiktok. When she asked me why do I like the product, I told her because it helps with my hyperpigmentation and I showed her my face. She was like “ oh I don’t have that problem “. DUH you’re a kid. I just wanted to scream: where are your parents? They don’t need this. 😢😢😢
WHY ARE LITTLE KIDS ON TIKTOK
It is shocking and so sad
Why didn’t you ask her?!
My mom NEVER let me into Saphora or Victoria Secretes. I thought she was too strict, but now I can see she was just trying to protect the small time I had as a kid. I didn’t need to worry about any of that stuff. These girls are too young to be worried about skin routines.
I would just tell the kids, your skin is better and healthier that us adults you see on the web, you don’t need these products, you currently have more to flex not needing these trashy products
Sadly that comparison doesn't make children feel better, it invokes a scarcity mindset to be told what they have currently is the best it's going to get makes them scared of growing older and resort to using products thinking it will help them stay youthful.
@@chaoticneutralsheep Yeah. I'm a kid myself so I can say those words would probably go one ear and out the other. Especially if their parents already raised them to want these products. I know how stubborn kids can be (I know myself when I was a bit younger too), and I know some of these kids probably don't even care about the care part. Mostly it's about it being trending, "cool", and fun I guess to put a bunch of random creams on your face and how "adult" they think they are. I know that the fact kids want to be older than they actually are has almost always been there. From wanting to be cool like their big sibling (I'm an only child so idk) to saying and acting like their parents. It's kind of natural but parents actually letting kids fulfill these things helped the problem too. While I'm off tracking and stating the obvious, I gotta say that kids aren't gonna wanna hear it. Okay I sidetracked way too much sorry about that lmao. I agree with this comment though, it will make them probably more insecure and try harder to keep their youthful character.
Not necessarily. A skincare routine at ANY age should be encouraged, as long as appropriate for the age and skin. But obviously collection of Sephora is too much.
Yeah, while I agree the products they are using are trashy not every kid has good skin, and the mind set of kids have flawless skin does not help the situation, I’ve dealt with skin issues since elementary school and was using makeup and skincare from a young age but they were age appropriate things, the issue becomes the overconsumption of products and the ignorance of parents letting this happen, skin care by itself is not harmful the ingredients and products they get are, specifically Hyaluronic acid, Salicylic acid, retinol and harsher chemicals are not child safe in certain percentages. But things like vitamin c, sunscreen and gentle cleansers aren’t bad for kids especially products are certified kid safe
@@JustAnotherAppole Makes perfect sense, you conveyed yourself. The adults in the best case scenario are essentially saying do as I say not as I do here because women aren't opting out of this lifestyle. The other alternative as you mentioned is parents are actively encouraging it because they'll purchase products as presents thinking it's more practical and 'useful' than what's age appropriate.
The beauty industry is everywhere and every influencer is a make up guru, it's now cultural for women to all look a certain way. Naturally young girls who see this all the time will want to imitate what their older peers are doing because they fear ostracisation for not fitting in. Everyone is constantly preforming femininity but now it's a bad thing when the 10 years olds start doing what was going to be expected of them soon anyway. Really if people want this to stop they need to stop making fun of children on tiktok, act like adults and realise kids need third spaces. That and there should be more alternatives for women besides cosmetics and fashion, otherwise young girls will always feel pressured to participate.
Thank goodness my daughter is raising her preteen daughter to have healthier interests such as reading, singing and sports to develop her confidence and social skills. Hopefully this trend of superficial beauty consumerism will fade quickly.
You raised your daughter right, bravo !
These parents failed HARD.
I went to Sephora a few weeks ago to get some mascara. I got to witness a supervisor confront what looked to be a 14-16 year old girl who they suspected of stealing. They had found an empty lip gloss box and asked her where she put the lip gloss. She hesitated but they then pulled it out of her sleeve. I was shocked. I have never witnessed anyone actually stealing like that.
Yikes, this is nothing new honestly. Everyone I knew went through a shoplifting phase in HS, we would get inexpensive things so as not to catch a felony when we got caught 😅
Honestly, it goes beyond skin care products unfortunately, and skin care products are the least of the problems IMO. My 10 year old comes home with friend problems that I didn't face until middle and high school. Girls today are shallow and manipulative. It seems like half of the girls we encounter are some kind of reincarnation of Regina George from "Mean Girls." AND THESE GIRLS ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 7-12!! They are NOT high school girls. My kid honestly hates hanging out with girls her age, and I don't blame her. It's been next to impossible to find a single, good, reliable friend for her. I'm so sad that she's missing out on these critical childhood experiences because so many girls today are so awful to be around. Even her therapists says that 8 years old is the new 13. It's a trend where girls are acting older than they are but without any of the developmental life experiences to help them navigate through problems that really are meant for a 13 year old (not an 8-10 year old). As a parent, I'm at a complete loss for my kid. Not only are girls pre-occupied with appearances, but those that aren't are forced into isolation, which further entrenches issues like screen addiction and adds to the iPad kid dilemma because what else are these lonely kids supposed to do? I wish parents understood that this goes far beyond just buying your kid skin care products. It creates a whole attitude around how your child sees and treats others, and YES, IT MATTERS!!
Gen Z teen here (Gen X parents), I hated that my parents wouldn’t get me an iPad when I was younger, but looking back I’m immensely glad they didn’t. Looking at these kids and people my age, I’m glad I had a preteen stage (that was cut off by covid, but that’s no one’s fault), was taught manners *and* had the chance to develop a personality and interests other than what was trending.
To me, the issue isn’t necessarily the content, as kids will always want to copy people they see as idols. It’s up to the parents to regulate what’s age appropriate and not just say yes to everything.
Unrelated to your point, but you must be a few years younger than my son, and I am so impressed by the quality and clarity of your writing. COVID really interfered with that in most students, and US average writing level was going down already. I say this because the time has never been better to hone that craft and pursue it as a career, or going into high level academics. Few young people write so naturally in a traditionally correct manner, I'm absolutely delighted to see such skills, you must still be a teen! Your comment writing quality exceeds mine but you don't sound stilted. At any rate, well done! Most of my job is writing (non-profit outreach, marketing, media, etc), and we've had English BA interns with much weaker skills, so it's a relief to see there are talented people coming up!
@@montananerd8244 Thank you! My parents (especially my mom) always had academics (especially reading & writing) as a priority and thankfully made sure I got back up to speed after covid so I wouldn’t be behind. again thanks so much it really means a lot!
Amen
@@salvetteeyou have great parents.
At 12, I started getting hormonal acne. I tried every over-the-counter acne product available throughout my teen years to "fix" my skin, and was intensely sensitive about my skin's appearance; luckily, this was in the late 2000s/early 2010s, so most kids in my age group and location didn't even put lotion on regularly, let alone make pilgrimages to Sephora for retinols or niacinamide. I'm in my late 20s now, and my skincare regiment is very simple and guided by an actual dermatologist; I still get breakouts around my period, but it's like clockwork and I've accepted that it's just my body going through a regular process, and literally no one else cares or even notices other than myself looking into a mirror. I can't imagine how hopeless, anxious, and dirty I would've felt as a pimply pre-teen if a bunch of other kids I knew were parroting (expensive!) skincare advice they got from Tiktok. At the very least, I hope these kids' parents have them regularly applying sunscreen, because so many of these products they're anointing themselves in can make your skin hypersensitive to the sun; wrinkles and sunspots are a part of life, but melanoma shouldn't have to be!
Spirolactone is a life saver for hormonal acne 🎉
@@Username0467well not if you also have eczrma and hormonal rosacea
I would be hella embarrassed if that was my kid doing that to those underpaid sephora employees. Those kids are mimicking what they see on YT, TT, and their parents probably act that way as well. I can probably guarantee those same parents aren't watching them either when they are on YT and TT.
I have a 12 y/o and he will never touch anything unless he plans on putting the item back the same way and place he picked it up, because thats what I taught him, and I also model those behaviours as I have worked in retail for a long time and I have empathy for the workers.
This behaviour is so sad and this has nothing to do with the kids. These parents should know better and its sad to see that there are a lot of parents out there trying to blame these companies for not labeling their products as child friendly or not. Smh
I briefly worked at a children's museum that was a bit too hands on & the most disrespectful kids were the wealthy ones. Their parents assumed we were essentially daycare workers & our manager allowed them to berate & hit us. I ended up at a bigger museum in town, now those same parents try to impress me, they think I'm so "cultured" 😂😂😂 The elitist attitudes are out of control. We are a blue collar prairie city, none of these snobs would be a VIP in a big city, and all us peasants know it. They aren't even 1%ers, just upper mid class in debt up to their 👀, trying to impress each other or get an online following 😂 but they ruin so much!!!
I think part of the problem is the complete lack of things marketed towards this age group. When I was growing up I had stores aimed towards my demographic, like Claire’s, and American girl, as well as certain clothing brands. Nowadays we don’t see as many things just for them. Honestly I think if there were more stores just for them, and less time on the internet, that they would feel more secure in being the age they are instead of trying to look or act older.
I agree.
Kids don't need any sort of cosmetics or "self care". They should do other stuff, such as playing in mud and reading.
@@BioLivbanon I didn’t say cosmetics or self care, you did, but self care looks different for each person and is not just buying a bunch of luxurious skincare of beauty, it’s the act of taking care of your mental or emotional health, which kids do need
This breaks my heart. When I was 10 all I wanted was my Lisa Frank notebooks, American Girl Doll, and to go see the summer Disney movie. When I finally started wearing makeup in the 8th grade all it was was the green cover girl compact and awesome tasting lip gloss. What is this?!?!?
I loved Lisa Frank!!
I work at an elementary school and I hear all these little girls talking about how they want their mom to take them to get more skin care after school it’s crazy
I don't even know how to put on makeup and I'm probably double their age 😭😭😭
remember when children were actually children?
Pepperidge Farm remembers!
no but seriously I got an example Im 34 years old and I remember in third grade we had a Little Tikes castle playhouse surrounded with giant foam blocks! each child would take a turn for a day to spend class time inside the playhouse and get to pick a friend to go with them! we thought it was the coolest thing ever and many of us were 9! the same teacher had a puppet of Mcgruff the crime dog that she would have "interact" with us! everyone was so excited when that puppet would come out to "talk" to us! nowadays what 9 year old child is still going to be excited over castle shaped playhouses and puppets??! so sad....
I'm quite a bit younger than you but at that age range I had the sweetest teacher, she allowed us to do what we wanted if we were done with the current activity so long as we did not disturb others. My entire table was pretty bright so we got hours upon hours of daily time where we played with paper dress up dolls that we made ourselves. It was originally just the girls at the table doing it but eventually the boys wanted us to make them dolls per request as well. Just a wonderful memory of gender solidarity.
I remember when I was like 10, a girl I really looked up to had all these expensive creams for her face. She acted all interesting with them and her mom was telling her she needed them. She was a beautiful girl, she was popular and everyone looked up to her as well. I asked my mom if I could have those creams as well, since we were good friends with her family and my mom was friends with hers. ( I just wanted to be like her ), my mom told me I didn't need those creams. I grew out of wanting them and didn't persist. This girl got rashes when she went into puberty, extremely dry skin and flakes. Now in her 30's, she still has acne. I don't know if those creams had anything to do with it, and there's no doubt she still smears creams, but I feel I didn't miss out on anything. My skin is fine and now I'm in my 30's I just use spf daycream and I'm good. Just saying, kids really have no business smearing creams unless it's a hot summer's day and it's suncream.
Yup. These kids are going to look like 40 year olds, in their 20s. That are prematurely ruining their good skin. Shame on the parents. This should be seen as a form of child abuse or child endangerment.
Not necessarily. A skincare routine at ANY age should be encouraged, as long as appropriate for the age and skin. But obviously collection of Sephora is too much.
@DEC3ASE oh yeah, I mean allowing them to buy products meant for 30-50+ year olds is what's dangerous. Teaching them how to wash their face and good SPF is healthy
@@GrumpyKay yeah. As long as it is appropriate (eg using some soap and water plus moisture and spf
@@ronnie_does_arta proper skincare routine =/= a hodgepodge of 700 different products *meant for adults* that these kids see on tiktok
There isn't a Sephora where I live, but I would make sure to boycott a company that targets these products to chlidren.
Sephora is NOT marketing to children, influences are marketing Sephora products. I've heard of store-fronts banning children under the age of 16, because they are ultimately losing money to these kids with the amount of product they destroy making their skincare "smoothies"
I’m 34 and the most makeup I ever worn in my teen years in 2006- 2007 was when I went to junior/senior prom and graduation 😂I dabbled in super simple makeup products like MAC lipglass and smeared some eyeshadow on my lids but it was so low effort, but there was zero interest in full blown skincare routines and makeup products .I don’t even remember what the hell I used to wash my face with in high school maybe it was Clean and Clear? I can’t believe this is a thing for preteens now. I love this channel and keeping up to date with the foolery.
I do agree in the facts that children honestly under 20 shouldn’t need anti-aging or retinol serum‘s because their skin is perfect but for many many generations, children have been wanting to do what adults do because they want to feel goal grown up I don’t see a problem with that as long as the respecting the testers being nice to the employees and overall I think in my opinion 10 year old Sephora kids is not as big of a problem than it sounds still they should not be buying antiaging serum or retinol at age 9 to 14
I meant to say, feel grown-up
Gen Z over here. I used to collect figurines, now I collect Kpop merch instead. I have zero idea what is a Stanley cup, drunk elephant, rare beauty, etc.
This and the Stanley situation makes me so sad, to have a childhood defined by consumerism is gonna wreck these kids, what memories are being made?
The only people benefiting are the companies getting mommy's credit card 🙄
I was at Ulta today and while I was in the skincare isle, this groups of 10-12 years old were talking about buying brightening treatments, anti aging creams, and eye creams. It was so wild. When I was 10 I was into beauty (I’ve always been a girly girl), however my mom would only buy me things meant for children’s skin (especially sensitive skin). I would paint my nails and all that, but I was not out here purchasing $80+ worth of skincare products. I fear that the pre-teen age has completely disappeared. Children are growing up completely online and watching the 20 year olds, thinking that is how they are supposed to act too. I’m glad I don’t have children yet, it’s sad watching children becoming adults before they’re 18. Just knowing that when they are adults, they are probably going to miss their childhood and wish they actually acted like a child. Sorry for the novel lol😂
P.S. this is my opinion, and am not trying to hate on anyone who buys their kids skin products or anything of the sort
They have a more complicated skin care routine than I do at 30...
Not necessarily. A skincare routine at ANY age should be encouraged, as long as appropriate for the age and skin. But obviously collection of Sephora is too much.
i'm just noticing how SPF is going ignored when it's arguably the most important piece of a skincare routine 🤔
i watched a couple of videos on Sephora kids epidemic, and you're the only one who pointed out how the beauty industry's exploitation of women's insecurities affects young girls. i honestly think that "Sephora girls" is more accurate than vague "kids". like, yes, we all know that it's only girls who's being affected, but we also need to remind ourselves why it is *only* girls who's being affected. why don't boys go to Sephora at age ten and bother with skincare routines? they're kids too and they have tiktok as well. the problem should be fully acknowledged whether boys or men are included, even if they won't listen to us. we should *make* them listen.
I’m a Gen Z teenager and it’s really depressing to see all these kids wanting to grow up so fast. Even though I’m younger I had neighbors and involved parents my age so I played with them a lot. We also played video games, but nothing online for the most part. We read a lot and I still read pretty often. I didn’t have an iPad until I was twelve, and I helped to buy it because I wanted Procreate.
From a developmental perspective, Gen Alpha growing up on the internet and not playing outside for whatever reason has probably stunted their social development [bargaining, compromising, being part of a team, etc.] and their parents caving to their every demand makes it worse. Kids are manipulative as a survival tactic. If you establish that you’ll give the kids what they want if they start making a fuss, they know how to milk that for everything they can. Kids aren’t stupid. And both parents working and being poor doesn’t matter. Poor people have been good parents and they continue to be good parents. It’s a matter of choosing not to [consciously or unconsciously] help your child develop the skills they need to be a functional member of society.
I was just at a Sephora earlier and it was TORE UP!!. Like every display was wrecked especially the Drunk Elephant.
Complain to the store and to corporate. If enough people complain and/or they lose enough customers, Sephora may finally do something about it. The Ulta near me did. They hired a security person. They said just having the security person in there has been a huge deterrent to little girls tearing up displays and stealing. Some Ultas are putting products behind locked glass displays. If you want to try a tester, an employee must unlock it for you.
These kids are obsessed with consumerism, and the parents are to blame. 10 yr olds don’t have money for this, and most adults right now don’t either. Parents need to learn how to say NO to there kids. Or they can wait till they get a job and can buy and waste money on shit themselves. They have no concept of how money works.
People are arguing with me on tiktok that Wattpad is just as bad for kids as this. I’m SO GLAD other people are realizing how bad this is 😭😭
Wattpad doesn't go on your face.
At least... it's not supposed to.
@@demo2823 that’s what I’m saying!! fanfics don’t give you chemical burns lmaoo
I grew up reading wattpad (I've graduated to Ao3) - not only did it not ruin my skin, but it helped me deal with difficult times in my life.
As a 13 year old this makes me sad. Why are kids doing this?? Every time I am in Sephora, I ALWAYS take great care of the testers. If I don't like something I put it back. If I don't see something I want, I ALWAYS ask the employees if they have it in the back or if I can look in the drawers. I buy stuff that is age appropriate, not retinol or heavy foundation. And I would NEVER disrespect a Sephora employee or customer. These kids are giving us a bad rep, and it is embarrassing. They need to stop.
That's because you were raised "right." Many parents let their kids do whatever whenever. They aren't teaching manners, respect, etc... This is why so many teachers are leaving the profession. It's why I won't go back to teaching.
it’s already starting with them just buying and wanting things cuz SOMEONE ELSE told them to get it … we need to stop doing this😭
I’m glad I grew up in a day and age and environment where myself and others were taught you’re beautiful just the way you are.
The beauty industry and medical industry earn so much money off of people’s insecurities. It’s disgusting.
Shopping at Sephora is this generation's version of shopping at Victoria's Secret, wearing the Playboy Bunny logo, and reading Cosmo magazine at age ten. Different mediums, but nothing has changed. There will always be children who grow up too fast.
If any 10 year old is reading this - girl, you look good! And you will understand and see it as a grown up. Most adults start liking their childhood seves only later in life and that's super ok! You don't need to be the prettiest to be pretty! 😊 Enjoy yourself as you are! You will never ever ever look like this again, just roll with it and enjoy your life and friendships!
I hope I never look like this again
Was raised without a phone, raised on reading and the outdoors and as a 22 year old with no kids if I have kids I’m not letting them touch a phone until they are at least 14 minimum
My daughter is 21. She is getting married in Novemeber. They have a big 6 year plan before they have kids. They want 3 kids. They are planning on secular homeschooling like they both had. She told me They don't want their kids to have a phone until they are 16. She also said they are going to put big time software on any computers and monitor their kids' use. No Tik Tok, etc... until they are near the second half of their teens. They see what socials are doing to kids now, and what they did to them in their later teen years once they had access. They aren't even religious. It's much easier to do things like that when your kids are homeschooled. But, they want their kids to be kids like they got the chance to be.
Should be a law against it and children on social media kids are kids and don’t need to be exposed to this crap in there lives and that pressure life is hard enough keep them young for as long as you can ffs..I blame the parents for even allowing it and thinking this is ok the brands themselves shouldn’t be selling to anyone under a certain age they don’t care because it’s making them money but all those chemicals on a child’s skin that is super sensitive and hasn’t even developed fully is so bad and so damaging as an aesthetics nurse I know this very well and have to refuse young teenagers weekly wanting treatments done in my clinic I don’t care about money I wouldn’t do it it’s also giving a child a complex about themselves and beauty standards I’m not a mother but this is so upsetting to see…little girls I understand playing with make up and dress up but this is taking it too far…they don’t understand the impact this will have on them in later years.
I blame the parents for using their children like this. Social media didn’t just create this new generation but also these “desperate for likes” parents.
I even see this with my younger brother, he's been obsessed with consumerism. He loves buying name brand clothes, he won't leave the house in an outfit he doesn't like. He's 12...
I was a very active, clumsy female child. My knees have scars from skateboarding/biking accidents, I even have a large scar on my face from falling into the side of a pool at 12. I've been bullied for it, but I've also lived and have more experience than most of my peers. My skin is not perfect, my scars are proof of my strength.
Bruh I’m 19 and don’t even have a skincare routine 💀💀. I only just learned how to really do makeup besides mascara and concealer when I was in college
Lol am 30 and my only makeup is mascara and lipstick (sometimes only lip balm)
It’s easy to blame social media- which is a huge problem- but where the heck are the parents?!
the only makeup i had as a kid was my lip gloss phone and eos😭
One of the most beautiful things in this world is the innocence that lies in a child's face, they are precious little souls who should only get happiness and joy, they should play around with their friends, ding dong door dash, eat ice creams and argue to not take a bath. Whats happened to these children now? If anyone told me to wear skin care at that age i would rather ask them for a dollhouse or a doctor doctor play set. I wish that we could turn back time to the good old days.
you have so many good points..You're my kids' age, and I think about my own childhood, and my kids' childhood. Being outside was a huge part of it. Im 51 now, and still don't spend hundreds of dollars on makeup. Your point about people making comments about kids looks was also an excellent point. I am a Cherokee citizen but have white skin. People used to tease me when I was young because I had white blonde hair, and blue eyes...My family are dark Cherokee. I remember sneaking into my moms makeup, and being mad because her foundation was to dark for me..lol It did affect my self image, and many times I remember hiding in the floor board of the car because people would whisper, point, and make comments. (Dr, and Dentist apt on the reservation) Had people not said things I wouldn't have been that self aware. My kids had Brittany spears, and bratt dolls, and the only thing that cost a lot was school clothes, and video games..lol I can't imagine having to work a job just to spend it on a kid wanting expensive adult makeup, and skin care they don't need.
I don't even wear makeup often. I started watching Tati, and started buying a lot of makeup. I have a huge makeup collection that rarely gets used. I stopped watching the videos for a while, and I stopped spending money on things I will rarely use and need. I am embarassed that I was influenced by social media. That's not like me.
I’m going to be 12 in march, I still can’t believe that this is what kids younger than me are doing, I wear skin care and mascara. My mom just barely let me wear mascara. But there are kids that are 7 years old that wear a full face of makeup. This is so weird, just enjoy your life as a kid before you turn into an adult, that’s what I’m doing and I love life. Sorry to all the Sephora workers that have to deal with careless kids❤
You keep being you and listening to your mama! This is why children have parents, so we can guide you and teach you into adulthood. Unfortunately, so many parents want to be their kid's BFF and aren't giving them the guidance they need.
In the next few years, dermatologists are going to have a HUGE influx of new patients
As a kid who hit puberty at like 8, i had pretty bad acne that just wouldn't let up. The funny thing is that i hated using skincare and just wanted to do normal kid stuff.
Why is no one talking about the toddler who was using concealer?
The extent of “skincare and makeup” I had at that age was Lip Smackers and Bath and Body Works “art stuff” roll on glitter lol 🤣 when I was 13 my mom bought me a couple LA Colors products and a Covergirl cheekers blush at the Dollar General for me to play around with. My hometown got an Ulta when I was in high school and I started shopping there then but usually the drugstore side. Let little girls be little girls!
Im almost 16 and I love experimenting with makeup. I get my makeup from the dollar store and wear a moisturizer from the drug store that was about 10 dollars. I love seeing girls my age experiment with makeup styles but in a budgeted and healthy way
Same!! I'm 17 and It honestly blows my mind to think that these children are buying expensive products at Sephora while I get all my makeup from the dollar store. I cannot imagine spending so much money on makeup and skincare items.
Same, I'm 15 and when I wanted to start makeup my mom went to dollar tree and cvs and got me some stuff. Or she'll let me borrow her's and now she takes me to Ulta once a month to get a few things
I'm Gen Z and a only child. I often played by myself in my garden and i had the time of my life. I did have a ipad but i often watched toy reviews of things i was obsessed with
OK with the website for kids, now Sephora is enabling them as well. What the heck? Back in the 90s, I grew up on Barbie, my little pony, Playschool, and many other toys, but not make up! I did have a few make up playsets, but I didn’t really get into make up until my 20s. I feel like that episode of Arnold where Helga pretty much went off during Rhonda‘s sleepover party telling them that they’re all nine years old and they don’t need a facemask to help them with the wrinkles they don’t have. I mean hey Arnold.
you just earned yourself a new follower! this video and the topic overall is so important! i don’t want you to get in trouble or banned so maybe blur the faces of the children next time, i’ve seen creators get banned over this…
At 10, I was running through mud and climbing trees. I valued fun over looks and I was so happy. I still, at 19, love running around and playing in fields and arcades. I don't do makeup because I'm broke 😅but still I don't care for it. Being young should be fun not stressful, about skincare and makeup
I bet the anti-aging stuff makes little to no difference. Idk how we’d ever test this because you never know what you’d look like if you never used it but I always thought aging mostly has to do with your genes so there’s very little you can do to change it anyway. Stress also is the main contributor to aging and if you’re out here stressing about how you look and spending hundreds of dollars that you work for on products you don’t need, it probably does more harm than good anyway. It’s sad that kids are falling for this already, it appears as though they don’t even truly want the products but feel like they need them because “everyone else has it”. Childhood is the happiest period of life and they won’t even realize until they’re already grown up. It’s heartbreaking 😥
Ugh annoying I can’t even look in Sephora anymore because of these animals messing with testers
Animals would behave better, honestly!
I’m an 11 year old myself and I’m in England and I do skincare for fun not rlly to look good and I still go to Claire’s the toy shop to buy mini brands, slime,fidgets and sometimes I go boots and Superdrug and if some of yall are American boots and Superdrug in England is a beauty store aswel basically like ulta and Sephora but I’m never rude to ppl who work there like I always say thank u or oh ok that’s ok thank u for helping me I never like be rude like that’s just messed up and not being cool!And also I use a body scrub bc I shave my legs and arms no where else until I’m 15-19and the only time I use makeup is when I maybe go to a bday party I would wear maybe foundation but a bit a lil bit of blush and curl my lashes or a bit of mascara that’s it
I am a 13 year old and yes i buy makeup and skincare products but I do NOT act like this I make my products after a research and make sure it's ok for your skin. But makeup I use at home for fun not for in public I do not agree with these parents 😡 I get a moisture and I'm like ohhhhhhhhhh thanks Mom!!!
Now I understand the rapid growth of a Sephora substore in every Kohl's where I live and the addition of an Ulta substore in many of the Targets in my area. They needed to make their products more accessible to the average family with tweens.
Oh my god
As a younger person who loves Sephora, the only products I have ever had ( which were gifts! ) we’re the ordinary serum, Lala retro moisturizer sample,a lip balm from summers Friday ( travel size I think maybe a sample ), and a glow recipe set ( travel size only!! ). I had asked for all the viral product but my mom said no and I was like “Okay, no means no I guess” and moved on and didn’t beg for it, it’s expensive! I only use them about 2 times a week, when I’m not using them, I’m just washing my face with some Cerva face wash in the morning and night and use some elf sunscreen in the morning. I agree with you, it’s not okay that 10 year olds are getting like $300 worth of skincare. It will mess up their skin!
Honestly the best thing I’ve done for my skin was ditching all of my skincare products and literally using the cetaphil gentle cleanser and vanicream moisturizer. My skin is super sensitive and I’m allergic to a whole lot of fragrance on top of that so I realized all these expensive skincare products were just making my skin worse. Now I’m actually consistent with my skincare because it takes 2 minutes tops and my skin is no longer irritated all the time. I’m actually so happy when I look in the mirror now. And not to mention the money it saves ;)
2024: Sephora kids
2000+:claires kids
I remember watching youtube makeup tutorials at like 10 years old but there is a big difference between applying a blue sparkly smokey eye and using skincare with medically active ingredients. Also I did not have money for anything at 10
In the late 80s and early 90s, Consumer Reports made a video series call "Buy Me That!". It was a guide to consumerism and marketing that targets kids. It's very of it's time and very silly (the audience for the videos are kids after all), but I look back on those videos as one of the reasons I am more resistant to marketing (not immune, just resistant). I wish Consumer Reports would do a new TikTok or Instagram series on that same kind of thing, like commercials not portraying products realistically or using "I need to be part of the group" psychology to beg your parents to buy you all of the New Kids on the Block merch. Ads and marketing aimed at kids (including influencing) are insidious because the companies know that kids don't have the mental capabilities yet to not buy into everything told to them by a company. It programs kids to become adults that mindlessly consume with no thought other than "I need that thing".
I spotted a Sephora kid in their natural habitat the other day, and they were so freaking crazy, you have no idea. One of them threw a tantrum because she wanted a $100 moisturizer but her mom said no. Ya your mom said no you child?!
FINALLY a youtuber whos talking about the real dangers of this trend! i agree with most of the points other youtubers make but they fail to acknowledge how much this is ruining their childhood, little girls dont get to be children anymore, theyre already obsessed with their appearances and this trend of parents emotionally neglecting their daughters to the point theyre being raised by tiktok and growing up on capitalism, consumerism, and toxic beauty culture, feeds so much into unrealistic beauty standards, pedophilia, misogyny, sexism, consumerism, and it gives money to huge, problematic brands! not only are CHILDREN feeling pressured to obsess over their skin now, for predators to look at, rich companies that support some not very good things are getting even more money, and the overconsumption of skincare products, not only by children, but by the beauty influencers themselves, creates more and more waste and more and more dangers to the environment! i saw beauty influencers with shelves and shelves and drawers of skincare products theyll never use, probably half of what an entire sephora store has, and this is so toxic. not to count most of these women are white and rich, which shows the insane privilege some people have, and how absurd it is that rich people are blowing thousands on skincare they wont use instead of doing something good for this world
It’s so wild seeing the kids destroying the testers. When I was a kid I was taught not to touch them because it’s unhygienic.
This is depressing, i remember when i was that age just wanting toys or riding my bike and playing in the woods...
I am 30: still scared of applying retinol and my face melts 😅 I just found out Elf eye cream that I fell like using for my dark circles, but omg I am an Aveeno girl and it worries me so much the tiny girls using this stuff on their face. I would love to see Sephora and dermatologists talking about this.
A big part of this is the fact that there aren’t many places or really things specifically for preteens. When I was this age there were more stores and magazines and recently (like in the past 5 ish years) i see more 5 year olds in Claire’s and also justice was a big store when i was young but now it’s just a Walmart. I think its ok for them to use cleanser, moisturizer, spf, lip balm, and if they want perfume (and i mean something like bath and body works)
As a little girl I used to play with Bratz Dolls and now, 29 YO, I'm collecting the Bratz 20 years anniversary releases, but I never wanted to emulate their outfits or make up as a child
I agree with they complex skin care the little kids are using. I as a child had really bad skin. I had a face covered in blackheads and Milian all over. Really Textured skin. I had seen dermatologist to treat and had to Scrub, cleanse and moisturize my skin as early as 5 yrs old. I did get retinol at 14 for cystic acne. I did get my skin care at a prescription level. I did had to use hats, spf and foundation that young because of my skin care. But I had and still have Textured skin that easily swells. But I am the exception to this skin care craze. I did start my son on a basic skin care at 5 because I saw his nose becoming Textured. But it's really basic cleanser toner and moisturizer with antioxidant and for sensitive. But it's a case by case basis. I never liked having have to do it but my skin was bad at an early age. I didn't use retinol again until I turned 43.
Its definitely the parent’s fault letting children go to sephora without teaching anything
as a 12 year old i respect the testers and the products i put them on my hands and i use chid only cause the protini poleypetide cause its for anti aging i use cera ve and cetephil
These kids who are messing up the stores are costing Sephora a lot of money. They should have one employee who watches for them messing with stuff. All they have to do is go up to them when they first start doing it and say, "Is there something I can help you with?" Then they can follow the kid(s) until they leave. Our local Ulta hired a security person for just that reason. When I asked why there was a security person, the lady told me it's to keep kids from messing up the store and even stealing.
This is awful, making sure you take care of yourself is great! But this is straight up bad!
*visible fear and concern*
I really hate the fact people think bullying someone about a Stanley cup or not having skin care is something new, let’s not forget kids got bullied for the clothes they wear or the shoes they wear. This type of bullying is nothing new yall
Exactly we got bullied for wearing fake Converse. This is getting crazy and scary!
i agree with you but the difference with skincare stuff is kids may think there’s something wrong with their face if they don’t use it. not only is it super expensive but some of the kids want to buy stuff they don’t even NEED such as anti-aging, which is unnecessary and may even be bad for them.
sorry if you already understood all of that, just trying to explain how the sephora stuff is slightly different imo. it’s not just new shoes or clothes, it’s a whole beauty routine.
We didn't have this bullying at my school, we just had FOMO. People wouldn't pick on us for not having the trendy shoes, they would just endlessly gush about the trendy shoes that they did have and make you feel outcasted unintentionally because 1) you believe them and are nostalgic for what you don't have and 2) you can't join in the conversation. We especially had waves of collectable trading trends through our school where people would assume you're also carrying this-or-that cards or spinning tops or marbles and want to challenge you to a game for your best piece. Only for the school to ban the presence of these things on the grounds within 2 weeks.
I'm a teen and I don't buy skincare I buy cute plushieis and Chick-fil-A when I get my allowance 💀🤭
I’m 28 years old I’m happy I found you and some others now I understand and I’m learning why I’m being sad and think of needing stuff because of influence I’m gonna be responsible and to not be overthinking about need to get everything
Thanks!
As someone who is Gen Z and didn't have social media until 18, its social media and parents not paying attention. Although I didn't have social media, I did wear makeup at an early age. That's because I was a dancer and did dance competitions. But I didn't go by myself. I always had adults with me and didn't wear makeup much outside of competitions.
I'm around the same age as some of them, my school has so many skincare-obsessed girls and it is INSANE.
What happened to American Girl dolls? Playmobil? Legos? Playing with friends? Riding bikes to the library? What happened to childhood? Why are parents robbing their children of childhoods? They don't need to grow up so fast.
they have their whole lives to worry about this just let them be for real!!! what’s the rush!!
Im a boy but i dreamed about having a skin care routine since I became a teen and the second I got my own money at 16 I bought expensive stuff and my dad grounded me when he saw how much money I paid for it 😭 Im 19 now and I dont spend money on way too expensive products that influencers recommend me, like some grown women used to give advice on what “anti age skincare you need in ur teens” and I was scared of wrinkles at 14-16 like pls control what ur kids watch, DONT GIVE THEM PHONES AND TIKTOK.
I agree with everything you’ve said and it is social media’s fault, parents need to educate themselves with it and supervise them because they can’t stop it but they can intervene to an extent and Sephora won’t stop it. Sephora’s making a fortune out of these children’s parents, a few broken testers is absolutely nothing in comparison cost wise. And that’s the problem.
for me growing up my Beauty was asking for those kids(Hannah Montana/ Disney Princess) Perfume sets and when I became a teenager until now, its been Bath & Body Works for me.
Ive yet to start buying even BASIC MAKEUP
Gurl... I start scared to those teenagers even though i was 15, and all i do when i was their age (like 2019 or 2020) i sit on my bed and read wattpad all day, at that time i still don't understand skincare or serum, and at this 15 year old, i just brave enough to buy stiker acne patch and blackhead nose mask 😭😭😭
WHAT? SKINCARE? i only got a skin care routine at the age 17 and that's not because I wanted it but my skin was breaking out a little 💀💀
When i was 10 i was crying and throwing a tantrum for not getting a disney princess doll set. I didnt even know what skin care was and my skin was glass smooth 💀
I had horrible rashes from allergies I had "skincare" from young age. But I hated it because it was so time consuming and I just wanted to play with my barbie doll set. 😭😭
@@sukimaden9255 that's how a child should be tbh! 😊😊
I was hoping you would talk about this. This is such a strange trend
My skincare : water and more water
This is ultimately a parenting issue, but that doesn't mean corporations don't have measures they can and should take. Sephora and Ulta could implement an age requirement at the register, require adult supervision for anyone under 16 years old. At least that way parents would be forced to be aware at least of what their kids are buying
I think this is just proof that kids are way more affected by social media than we think. At least with TV, most kids were interested in kid/teen programming, which marketed to them as well. Even if they watched shows for adults, the product placements were commercials (the boring part of the show the youth wanted to skip through lol). Now with social media, every and any post can be an ad for a product and make it look "cool".
It's so sad like bro I didn't get into makeup until like basically highschool and I started using skincare like when I was 15 almost 16 (and now I'm 17) but like kids should be kids and even tho I'm older than these "sephora kids" I still be into shows like Miraculous Ladybug and stuff that are targeted for kids and my makeup routine literally only consists of 3-4 things and same with my skincare routine.
Me (13) just started to shop at Saphora mostly for my acne covered skin. Wile these kids should not be ruining the testers harassing employees, we should automatically judge them because we don’t know there full story of why there buying stuff. It might be from bullying, embarrassment, peer pressure etc. It’s still sad to see kids who think they need makeup…
Even as a teen in this era, i don't have ANYTHING from sephora i have a 3 step skincare routine.
-Bioderma cleanser Atoderm
-Q+A azelaic acid balancing serum
-Q+A zinc pca daily mosturizer
And all i use is mascara, sometimes. I just scratch ny eyes and it gets everywhere.