My daughter, who is 4 years old, is really interested in makeup. When I put on my makeup in front of the mirror, she leans over to me and stares at "her Mom in the mirror."

Yesterday morning, as usual, she watched me putting on makeup. She held up a powder puff and asked, "Can I use this one?" "Sure, go ahead," said I, and then she started to powder her face with the puff. She kept powdering & powdering. She seemed to enjoy it. Maybe she felt as if she is an adult.

She wanted to put on red lipstick （口紅）. But I didn't let her use it. She sometimes sucks her thumb when she is sleepy. So if she puts rouge on her lips, her thumb might get red and her outfit might get dirty with rouge. It's so hard to remove rouge from clothes, you know.

"You are a kindergartener. So you can't wear red lipstick. If you want to put on something on your lips... How about this?" I showed her a transparent & colorless chapstick （リップクリーム）.
"Oh, I love that!" she said, and she started to use that chapstick. She put so much chapstick on her lips that her lips shone too brilliantly.
"Do I look pretty?" she asked. "You're so beautiful like a princess!", I answered.
She looked so satisfied with my answer. She kept watching herself in the mirror for a while.

She is so young that her skin is very smooth & clear. Her cheeks feel like marshmallow. When I look at her face, I automatically touch her cheeks and brush my cheek with hers. So soft & comfortable...

She doesn't have to put on makeup at all, but she really wants to. On the other hand, considering my age, I HAVE TO put on makeup especially when I go out. But truth be told, I don't like makeup. I sometimes want to wash my face with cold water, which really refreshes me. But if I wear makeup, I can't wash my face. I hate that.

I envy the smoothness of her skin very much. It's good to be young... and when I look at myself in the mirror... sigh...




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