I just realized how awesome a “scout makeup” lesson would be, regardless of gender. Maybe I’m a nerd, but when my wife and I got together, I devoured the couple books on makeup she had laying around the house. When she asked why, I answered “Because it’s something I don’t know anything about, and I’m kind of not supposed to, so of course I’m fascinated by it!”.
For the kids that don’t want to learn to do “enhancement” makeup, you could teach “costume” makeup. If you sold it correctly, you’d actually get a lot of buy-in:
“Boys, girls, doesn’t matter. Every Hollywood star you’ve idolized, every sports star on a poster, and honestly pretty much every YouTube star out there wears makeup. You can use it in theater, you can use it to cover up a zit, you can use it on camera, you can use it on Halloween to make a perfect killer costume. Makeup. Is. For. Everyone!”
Ever since this went live, I’ve been playing with the idea of actually getting together a den for my daughters and their friends. Nothing serious yet, but if I run it by other parents and get a lot of interest, can I bug you at some point for some resources on makeup and related skills?
