FabSwingers.com forum: Spray tans for toddlers

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

From today's Independent:

The owner of a beauty salon offering haircuts, nail painting and even spray tans for children as young as 16 months has said: "Who am I to say no to parents?"

The Trendy Monkeys salon in Brentwood, Essex, opened on Saturday catering specifically for under-13s.

The youngest child brought to the opening was a 16-month-old.

The salon is owned by former catalogue model Michelle Devine, 28, who believes she is providing for a growing number of style-conscious youngsters.

But the venture has attracted criticism from campaigners who say it may force children to grow up too quickly.

Mother-of-two Miss Devine offers a range of Princess Parties including manicures, make-up application and facials.

Future plans include ear piercing and spray tanning, if there is demand from customers.

She said that, although she would not encourage it, she would spray tan a child if asked, adding: "Let's face it, little girls just want to be like their mums."

She said: "Girls are conscious of their image from a young age. Whenever I have my nails done my daughters have their nails done as well.

"This shop will be specifically aimed at children and will cater to their need to feel good about themselves and take pride in their appearance in a fun-filled environment."

She added that television show The Only Way is Essex had put the county on the glamour map and her store would capitalise on that.

Maxine Chinowaith, 11, a pupil at St Helen's Primary School in Brentwood, was among the first youngsters to visit the salon.

She told the Brentwood Gazette: "My dad came home from the gym and brought me home a leaflet, and that's how I heard about it.

"I like a lot of pink, and I will definitely come here again. I think I will try the make-up next time."

But Claude Knights, director of child protection charity Kidscape, said that such businesses risked sexualising children.

She said: "This could send out a dangerous message to young people and harm their development.

"This parlour just serves to highlight the dangers we are campaigning to stop."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"From today's Independent:

The owner of a beauty salon offering haircuts, nail painting and even spray tans for children as young as 16 months has said: "Who am I to say no to parents?"

Let me correct that for folks :

"Who am i to say no to money?"

This country gets more fucked up by the day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i haven't read the posting - the headline was enough !

IT'S JUST WRONG !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What happened to childhood and scabby knees?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I feel more than a little ill after reading this

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By *inkershoes69Woman
over a year ago

maidstone

personally think its disgusting!! wot 3yr old is going to come home asking for spray tan eyebrow tattoo etc, this is the time they should be bringing home little paintings!

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By *iceguydaveMan
over a year ago

Monmouth

"She added that television show The Only Way is Essex had put the county on the glamour map..."

Yeah, that was the key thing that the show said to me about Essex people - 'glamourous', aren't they? Glamorous as two short planks, most of them..

(Clearly, no offence intended to Essex people here, just to the awful bimbos and wankers they put on that TV show)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its absolutely disgusting in my opinion and the botox thing on the 8 year old daughter the other day was fookin unbelievable

that little girl needs ta be taken into care while her fooked up mummy is sorted by psychiatrists

(Gettin back ta the tan though me only being small do ya think they would do me kiddie rates

) xx

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

Great idea!

They need botox when they are born as well! Wrinkly lil feckers!

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

when will the madness stop? I even hate pierced ears on young kids!!

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"Its absolutely disgusting in my opinion and the botox thing on the 8 year old daughter the other day was fookin unbelievable

that little girl needs ta be taken into care while her fooked up mummy is sorted by psychiatrists

(Gettin back ta the tan though me only being small do ya think they would do me kiddie rates

) xx

Lol, just when i was taking a sip.

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By *oDownEasyMan
over a year ago

Ayrshire

Looks liek the nxt generation of mindless Essex slappers & wannabe-WAGs is starting early.

Yuk! I say this & I come from Essex!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I read this article this morning. I also saw an article where a mother had given her 7 year old daughter a birthday present...a voucher for a boob job.

The irony these stories were underneath a story about children as young as five being married off in some third world countries to older men.

Robbing children off their childhood in any way shape or form is just so wrong, and terribly sad.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

too add to this, she was on itv news at lunchtime and said that she does not give spray tans and would never give spray tans. she seamed quite upset about those alligations

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Today's Metro carries this story

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/865754-human-barbie-buys-7-year-old-daughter-boob-job-for-her-birthday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

@ sassymiss - so true, childhood id for being a child, not a sexual object, a worker, or anything else "adult"

@ knockers - could it be dodgy journalism to get a story perhaps?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't agree with sexualising children, especially clothing and I'm glad that some companies have taken certain items of clothing off their shelves, padded bras for 8 year olds, tshirts with slogans such as Diva, Party Princess, etc. I like to see little girls dressed like Alice in Wonderland or Dorothy and not imitating Katie Price.

However the article quoted is an example of the press extendimg the truth a little. It says the youngest who attended the opening was 16 months, not that the baby had had a spray tan.

Things like this weren't available in my day but it didn't stop me dressing up in my mums shoes and smear her lipstick all over my face, not that she encouraged it of course. Little girls will imitate but I don't think businesses should actively encourage it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"too add to this, she was on itv news at lunchtime and said that she does not give spray tans and would never give spray tans. she seamed quite upset about those alligations"

Yes, to be fair, I have just seen her on Channel 5 news saying she does not offer spray tans

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By *inkershoes69Woman
over a year ago

maidstone

i have 3 girls and when they was younger would never of dreamt of such things, now they are older they can get there own spray tans etc x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some people need to get a grip. Ok, the spray tanning is a bit much but only vain people do that anyway. It's better than getting skin cancer from too much exposure to the sun.

As for the haircuts, nail painting etc etc.. that's what little girls do fgs!! Dress up.

I took my son for a haircut two weeks ago. Salon n everything. Am I shit dad now?

So someone is making a few quid, they aren't going to dominate the world and populate with orange people with stupid designs on their fingernails.

Storm in a teacup. Jesus!

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By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place

Thanks for this thread,its given me a great excuse to have a good moan,I think its outrageous how some parents put the wrong values into their kids ,the over sexualisation of children and some kids being treated like designer trinkets to drag behind selfish parents really gets on my tits i dont mind telling ya.

I think any beauty treatment should be banned on kids unless under the specific advice of a doctor (to cover the tiny amount who need it)..i think the parents who do this sort of stuff should have to go to parent classes to learn that what youi put into a child when young is invariably what you get back as an adult .

i may be wrong ,i may be right ...but its how i feel .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

£90k on shoes for a 5y/o is what I'd call outragious. Any parent knows just how long the kid will be in those shoes and to spend that much on them is just plain foolish.

I thought Tom Cruise was a scientologist anyway, so how come he has enough dosh left for such extravagance?

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

Who needs spray tans anyway?

What's wrong with good ole Creosote?

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By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place

i felt like a good moan today ,feel much better now after that ....

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"£90k on shoes for a 5y/o is what I'd call outragious. Any parent knows just how long the kid will be in those shoes and to spend that much on them is just plain foolish.

I thought Tom Cruise was a scientologist anyway, so how come he has enough dosh left for such extravagance?

£90k to Tom Cruise is probably like £5 to me.

Thank fuck for the Church of Matalan is all i'll say.

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By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place

Who needs spray tans anyway?

What's wrong with good ole Creosote?"

lmao they reckon a kid bought up in the 60/70s ingested 2lb of soil from eating jam sandwiches outside with grubby hands etc and it made em more resillient to disease ,god knows what else we ate

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Who needs spray tans anyway?

What's wrong with good ole Creosote?"

I used to walk home from school with my nose stuck to the 100 foot long fence that lined the alleyway to our house when it just been creosoted. I love that smell. Even now it whisks me straight back to my childhood.

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By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place

Who needs spray tans anyway?

What's wrong with good ole Creosote?

yeah me too ,that and new tarmac

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

Who needs spray tans anyway?

What's wrong with good ole Creosote?

yeah me too ,that and new tarmac "

Yeah, black Pentel pens on green cardboard just isn't the same.

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By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place

Who needs spray tans anyway?

What's wrong with good ole Creosote?

yeah me too ,that and new tarmac

Yeah, black Pentel pens on green cardboard just isn't the same. "

i remember the good old days where a big blob of mercury on your hand in the lab was standard and fire eating by puttin the bunsen burner in your mouth and turning on the gas and then igniting it ,no wonder everyone was on acid in the 70s

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

grandmother of 3 gorgeous little girls 10 6 and 4 ..of course they love putting make up and nailvarnish and raiding mums (and nannys) make up bag playing princesses and theyve been to a few princess /fairy parties which they loved ... but thats as far as it goes its playing at being a princess not actually being one !!...beauty parlours offering services includng spray tan and full nails is just wrong .... let children be children

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We had the stereotypical mad scientist with hair all over the place as a chemistry teacher. Many's the time he exploded something in the lab and another teacher would stick his head round the door to see if the daft muppet had incinerated himself, us or both.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why not just shag a black guy and save ya money

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By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place

"Why not just shag a black guy and save ya money

pmsl ....class

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Why not just shag a black guy and save ya money

cos then ya'd have to go n live in Brixton and it's just not funny round there.

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"Why not just shag a black guy and save ya money

Classic.

Maybe that's why there's been a recession?

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By *oantrimcpl2010Couple
over a year ago

Lisburn

"i haven't read the posting - the headline was enough !

IT'S JUST WRONG !"

same here ....its wrong wrong wrong... seen alittle bit of the article in the sun, gave up reading it, why the hell can parents not let children be children, they grow up far to quick in this day and age.

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By *ornyHorwichCpl aka HHCCouple
over a year ago

horwich

There was a great show on the other month call Stop pimping my kids. It aimed itself at the various areas of life that do just that. From the shops selling heels to tots to music moguls who show show explicit videos. Maybe we should send the presenter round there to do a protest.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Watch "Toddlers and Tiara's" or the other way round on sky, now that is scarey!! Talk about growing little Diva's!!!!!!!!!!

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