I know this subject will have many different opinions but....I am trying to get firm grasp on this issue before my now 9 year old daughter gets any older.
I know that the Bible says that inner beauty is of more value to God than physical beauty. My questions come when I look at the world around me (mainly in media) and see all the worldliness which includes a constant push for girls and women to be beautiful, attractive, sexy, etc. I don't like it one bit. However, there seems to be something inside each of us that is a natural desire to be pretty and like pretty things like flowers, pretty dresses, etc. I know there is a big difference in being pretty and being trashy. I don't want to look trashy and I do not intend to let my daughter either....but what about earrings, make up, nail polish, etc. Things that are a cultural "norm" but are not necessarily gaudy or revealing in any way. Where do you draw the line? Can you back it up with scripture?
My husband does not object to me wearing makeup and of course I want to look nice for him, but on the other hand I'm not sure he would really notice if I didn't wear makeup either (he certainly never seems to notice when I have lipstick on my teeth or mascara smudged under my eye). Since my husband doesn't seem to be sensitive to those things perhaps the makeup is for my own vanity.
so they never look nice. But that said I figure for me if my daughter wants to wear some nice soft pink colors why not?