Build Mother-Daughter Trust While Learning About Beauty Together

Continued from our Retreat & Renew Daily Tip.

Build Mother-Daughter Trust

Check out a few of our favorite bonding activities, suggested by Erika Katz throughout her book Bonding Over Beauty and check out our picks for the best starter makeup (natural, naturally):

Before bed, put your daighter’s clean hair in several braids around her head. In the morning, undo the braids for a wavy look.
Go to a salon that specializes in eyebrows and each of you have your eyebrows shaped.
Take your daughter shopping for a razor. Let her pick her favorite color and a shaving cream that smells great.
Make sachets and room sprays and sell them to raise money for your favorite cause.
Find a great recipe and have your daughter write down all of the ingredients you will need. Take her shopping and have her help you prepare the new recipe.

As for a few natural ideas for you daughter’s first makeup, take a look at our top picks:

Mineral Fusion’s Beautiful Basics Kit
This makeup kit-in-a-box includes paraben-free mineral mascara, blush and clear lip gloss, the ideal beginner’s beauty trio. Gift this pretty package to a first-time makeup user (though her mom may want one as well!).

Badger Lip Tint & Shimmer
The barely-there shades of these double-ended tint and shimmer duos are a little girl’s answer to lipstick. A hint of pink and shine (plus lip-moisturizing olive oil, cocoa butter and beeswax) comes off pretty, not overpowering.

Piggy Paint Nail Polish
This non-toxic nail polish is safe for the littlest of nails. We predict that older girls will beg for it as well, thanks to a rainbow of beautiful, vibrant shades that dry in 60 seconds (just the thing for wiggly toes).