Tag: make-up

The beauty industry: brought to you by a 5-year-old

Teaching little girls that make up rituals should start early “Make-up is for everyone!” declares 5-year-old Madison, who has become a You Tube sensation for her video sessions on make-up application, recorded and uploaded by her mother. A child doesn’t make this statement in a vacuum. As documented over and over on the MTR blog, […]

Little girls don’t need tips on how to pick up boys

Girls’ Mag Watch: More Stereotyped and Limiting Messages for Girls This is the second installment of my review of  magazines for girls and young women, published by  Generation Next. For many girls, the magazines they read are their lifestyle bibles. How should they look, dress, act and relate? What’s important in life? Who should they look up […]