Sophie Watson says she wants to have her freckles lasered off The mother of a 14-year-old County Durham girl who has had make-up tattooed on her face said they did not take the decision lightly.
Sophie Watson, from Spennymoor, had her eyebrows tattooed and had lip and eye liner applied as well as a beauty spot.
Her mother Joy said she gave permission for the treatment for her daughter, who competes in beauty pageants.
She accepted it sounded shocking but said it was done subtly to enhance her features rather than changing them.
Sophie said she was also hoping to have her freckles lasered off in the future.
She said: “I am happy. I just look a lot better.
“I like it now that it is always there and I don’t need to bother with it every morning.”
Her mother, who is a beauty therapist, said she did give permission for the treatment.
She said: “I think she is old enough to be making these decisions with support from me.
“It wasn’t something we looked into lightly.”
She said she could understand it might seem shocking to people who did not understand the procedure.
“When you say she has had her make-up tattooed on it sounds really shocking. But actually it is done very subtly,” she said.
“It’s done to enhance her features, it’s not done to change her, to make her look like somebody else. It’s not done to change the way she looks.”
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