My tween niece loves to go through my beauty bag whenever I visit. I never let her use grown-up makeup; she likes to look at the shades, compare textures, and line up the little bottles like treasures.
Over time, she’s become a bit of a connoisseur of popular brands. Sometimes she calls me to ask, “Have you seen the latest lip oil or gloss launch?” And 99% of the time, I haven’t.
A year ago, she told me about a viral video of kids running into Sephora and destroying testers, some as young as