“The best thing is to look natural, but it takes makeup to look natural” (Klein). Many people in this society have been persuaded over the course of 100 years that what makes someone beautiful is how clear their skin is or how clear someone can make their skin appear using cosmetic products. Unconsciously, America has fallen into the belief that clear skin, without acne, and flawless makeup is the constitution for self-confidence and success in life. This belief of beauty creates a dystopian lifestyle that will only cause long term problems as the definition of beauty is constantly evolving, along with new upcoming trends that are spawning all over social media Communities around the world are being consumers to what is fed all over media that
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Does it make one person more popular or worth more? Who created this stigma that to be beautiful means that everyone has to have flawless looking skin? Personally, I find that beauty is more than getting up early to put on a mask to pleasure the people around you. It is about appreciating yourself and creating your own self confidence from within and learning that you do not need expensive cosmetic products to be pretty. Beauty does not make a person, instead beauty is combined feelings of confidence and character. Attractiveness should not be dependent upon makeup and where you use it. Makeup is not a necessity, but instead it is just adding to natural beauty and without makeup everyone is still whole (Herrick). Author Lexi Herrick really emphasizes what beauty really means and everyone should not be worried about how people see them but how they feel in their own skin. As someone who wears makeup frequently, I believe that makeup does not define who I am, but it just adds to my beauty. When I go to work and I receive compliments about my skin when I do not wear any purchased cosmetics on my face it makes me feel more confident in my skin and happier. Waking up hours ahead of time used to be my routine every day before I go to work and school was a struggle, but I chose the higher pathway and understand that I do not need makeup. There should be no social hierarchy because of how beautiful one person is, but people should embrace …show more content…
This urge to become a part of the perfect utopian society should not start with forcing everyone to look perfect. Who wants to feel forced to wear cosmetics to make everyone else believe that they are worth more? Or that they are capable of more than just an undecorated face? Although society has fallen into the belief that makeup would create the perfect utopia, slowly it is realizing that continuing down that road can only lead to chaos. Over time, America is recovering and gathering the strength of many individuals and learning that to overcome this their needs to be unity with
Does it make one person more popular or worth more? Who created this stigma that to be beautiful means that everyone has to have flawless looking skin? Personally, I find that beauty is more than getting up early to put on a mask to pleasure the people around you. It is about appreciating yourself and creating your own self confidence from within and learning that you do not need expensive cosmetic products to be pretty. Beauty does not make a person, instead beauty is combined feelings of confidence and character. Attractiveness should not be dependent upon makeup and where you use it. Makeup is not a necessity, but instead it is just adding to natural beauty and without makeup everyone is still whole (Herrick). Author Lexi Herrick really emphasizes what beauty really means and everyone should not be worried about how people see them but how they feel in their own skin. As someone who wears makeup frequently, I believe that makeup does not define who I am, but it just adds to my beauty. When I go to work and I receive compliments about my skin when I do not wear any purchased cosmetics on my face it makes me feel more confident in my skin and happier. Waking up hours ahead of time used to be my routine every day before I go to work and school was a struggle, but I chose the higher pathway and understand that I do not need makeup. There should be no social hierarchy because of how beautiful one person is, but people should embrace …show more content…
This urge to become a part of the perfect utopian society should not start with forcing everyone to look perfect. Who wants to feel forced to wear cosmetics to make everyone else believe that they are worth more? Or that they are capable of more than just an undecorated face? Although society has fallen into the belief that makeup would create the perfect utopia, slowly it is realizing that continuing down that road can only lead to chaos. Over time, America is recovering and gathering the strength of many individuals and learning that to overcome this their needs to be unity with