Q&A: At what age should girls start wearing eyeliner?

by Bernt Rostad

I am 11 and I just started middle school. I really want to wear eyeliner.But my mom says no always. Once at school my friends and I went all to the restroom during lunch to put eyeliner on. I didn’t because I knew my mom would be mad at me.
All of my friends wear eyeliner and I don’t know how to convince my mom to let me. HELP!

Answer by Sakura
Listen to me. You honestly do NOT need to be wearing it until you start freshman high school at the earliest. TRUST ME! If you start now your eyes will look horrible and when your older they will look hideous. Don’t start makeup until at LEAST then. I’m freshman in high school and I don’t wear any at all.

Answer by Jennifer Lee
no, you’re too young to put on eyeliner.
wait about 2-3 more years, then you can put eyeliner on okay?
11 year olds with eyeliner on look like child-prostitutes.

Answer by donna
Tell her to make it your elementary school graduation present. Also say that you’re a tween now and you feel left out from your friends.

Answer by iluv2txt25
i think the right age is like 14 or so. i think it looks horrible on girls in 6th or 7th grade. im turning 13 soon and i dont wear eyeliner. it looks like they’re trying wayyy too hard to look good and they try to look older then they are and i dont like it at all. so i suggest you wait. just wear mascara. thats all i wear and it looks a lot more natural and prettier than wearing eyeliner.

Answer by Mari
I’d say 14 or 15. I’m not an old mom saying that, I’m 16, I just don’t think 11 year olds should wear eyeliner.

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Wary deer at former Bell Labs complex, Holmdel NJ


Image by Chris Devers
Tried to visit (what’s left of) the Bell Labs facilities in Holmdel, NJ. The Eero Saarinen-designed main office buildings seem to be closed, but for now at least are still in good repair.

The really interesting thing to me though was the radio telescope atop Telegraph Hill at their Crawford Hill facility, where Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson used the Horn Antenna to measure the cosmic microwave background raditation, and thus provided some of the first proof of the Big Bang theory of the universe.

Unfortunately, though the telescope has been established as a national historic landmark, it’s still on private property, and the top of the hill is blocked from public access — all I could get was glimpses through the trees from down the hill. Oh well.

They say Chernobyl has become one of the world’s largest wildlife refuges now, as all the humans stay away, allowing animals to thrive there.

Looks like the same thing may be happening now at the old Bell Labs facility here, now that Alcatel-Lucent has abandoned doing fundamental research there.

At night, even with light on, it isn’t always easy to drive safely because sometimes the road sign isn’t clear, the light isn’t the brightest, some cars drive with headlights off, and etc…
I could be wrong but substantial car accidents happen at night as they do during the day.
Personally, knowing all that, I try to avoid driving at night but in some occasions, I must drive.
Could anyone provide me with tips on how to drive safely at night? What should I watch out for driving at night?
Thanks in advance for any insights.

Answer by ~Lecee~
Headlights.

Answer by Big Rick Car Guy
Try to avoid driving on one lane highways. It’s always better at night to drive down multi lane highways.

Be aware of other drivers, more DUI’s occur at night.

Answer by vincent c
check your alignment on your headlights,drive slower and some people have a problem with nite vision,I have used yellow eyeglass lenses ,like for skiing on low light days oh yeah make sure your headlights are clean and not all pitted maybe you need new ones

Answer by menz
from my point of view i prefer to drive at night coz there woul be fewer ppl on the road on the highway we have no radar at nigt so i drive as fast as i can and not noticing look the key is too keep ur windshield clear from any fog turn ur highbeam to its maximum and the music as high a u can to keep u awake well if u dont like that here’s another tip i use it when i’m driving on a new road i try to find another car keep a distance between us and just drive behind he’ll explore the road for u so u can predict how the road looks like

Answer by tommy44432
Just some thoughts from a truck driver that spends a lot of time on the road in the dark. First of all use your eyes to take advantage of any light source that reflects off the highway. You’d really be surprised how much you can see if you look beyond your headlights. Oncoming traffic even at a distance will show you what the road ahead looks like. Don’t ever look directly at the headlights of an oncoming vehicle however. Look toward the edge of the road on the right instead. Same goes for reflective road signs…don’t look at them anymore once you know what it says. Your eyes have to adjust too many times between reflective light and the darker roadway. The ambient light from a distant gas station will allow you to discern the road ahead believe it or not. Use your high beams all the time if no traffic is approaching. Look out to the limit of your headlights…aim high even at night. If seeing at night is a big problem then slow down some so you don’t over-drive your headlights. Night driving is actually quite pleasant and I enjoy it. Not many things more pleasant than 2AM on a deserted road with the window down and the smell of fresh air invading the cab…soft music on the FM……

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