A MUM has caused fury after taking her seven-year-old daughter to the nail shop to get acrylics.
The woman, only known as Emily, faced backlash and outrage after posting a clip on TikTok of her daughter’s nail makeover.
The now-viral video saw Emily and her child, Bailey, sit down at the nail salon before the mum asked the technician if the kid’s nails were ”big enough” for acrylics.
The mum, from the US, explained to the viewers that getting a full set of acrylics was Bailey’s treat for completing the school year and that the seven-year-old always begged to tag along her mum whenever she visited the nail shop.
”Every time I leave to get my nails done, she’s like ‘I want to get my nails done’.”
Before finally taking the little girl for a nail appointment, the mum confessed she used to buy her a press-on manicure.
After the mother-daughter duo had arrived at the beauty salon, Bailey opted for a shorter set of nails, with the mum adding that her daughter was never really a fan of her long acrylics.
”They’re little babies,” the mum chuckled, zooming into the daughter’s mini acrylics, which had a round top.
Once the fake nails had been attached to the real nails, Bailey picked the colour of her choice – a gorgeous deep purple shade.
”I love them,” the little beauty lover could be heard saying, confessing to her mum that there was also a burning sensation, which Emily immediately brushed off.
”Yeah, we probably just created a monster,” the makeup-loving parent joked at the end of the video.
But whilst Bailey and her mum may have been all chuffed with the results, as well as the daughter-mother date, the reaction online was slightly different.
Since being posted on the platform, where the mum posts under the username @emsinggg0, the clip has racked up a staggering 3.7million views, as well as an army of infuriated social media users.
More than 3k people raced to comments to share their thoughts, with many brutally shaming and slamming the mother.
I’m sorry what?!
Critic
One said: ”Nothing is just for adults anymore. Kids don’t have to wait for anything.”
Another was just as baffled, adding that their local nail shop asked the beauty lovers to be older to get their first-ever acrylics.
”Wow! My place told me 12. Because their finger nails need to grow.”
MUMS have sparked controversy after allowing their kids to get acrylic nails. But just how old do they have to be to be allowed to get them done legally.
According to the National Occupational Standards, anyone under the age of 16 has to be accompanied by an adult.
They also need written consent from a parents or guardian.
It’s also a good idea to check that the salon you’re planning to go to – just to ask if they offer services to children.
”7 is wild,” someone else remarked.
”I’m sorry what?!” a fourth was in total disbelief by what they had just witnessed.
But despite the criticism – to which the mother hasn’t yet responded – the reaction wasn’t only negative, as there were also a few who hit back at the haters.
”Don’t hate on this mum…she has made an incredible memory for both of them,” wrote one TikTok user.
Another praised Emily, writing: ”You’re not a regular mum, you’re a cool mum.”
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