Enhancing Ones Beauty : My Life

When it comes to us women wearing makeup, it seems like we are shamed if we do, and shamed if we don’t. Although, the face powder in Renaissance era were harmful to skin, I am still glad that they came up with the idea. Without the Renaissance’s idea of face powder, Mr. Max Factor would not have invented the pancake foundation. Half of my makeup collection are: cake foundation, liquid foundation, face powder, setting powder—you name it. What can I say? Perfect skin ideal is hard to emulate, especially if you are genetically prone to acne. Nevertheless, it seems as though, whether you embrace the significance of makeup or choose to step out of the house—"bare-faced," you will be criticized either way. Because one day you attended a family gathering

Through each generation, makeup symbolizes how women are superior, however, society today has misinterpreted the intentions of makeup believing that it is a response of the lack of confidence and there are these accusations made of it promoting false advertisement. Currently, these statements provoked some makeup artists to come together and create a challenge called #ThePowerOfMakeup, as an act of protest to spawn the true understanding that makeup is not an excuse for women, or men, to cover up their inner beauty from society. Therefore, the controversy is whether the introduction of makeup has become an option for women to mask their insecurities or is its considered an artistic way for people to express their individuality. Nevertheless,

Wearing makeup has become a social norm for women. Little girls put on costume makeup to play dress up because they see the “beautiful” women on TV and in the media wearing it. Those “beautiful” women become the young girls’ idols and they start to admire their looks and replicate

Comegys mainly talks about the question that girls get daily. “Why are you wearing makeup?”. It has always been a debate on whether girls wear makeup to hide their insecurities or to express themselves and do it to impress themselves. Comegys stands by women using makeup to empower themselves and feel like the best version of themselves. For some girls, it becomes a routine that they have accustomed to. For others, its simply for the creativity that comes with creating a full-face makeup look. Every girl should feel comfortable in their own skin, but a little bit of concealer wouldn’t hurt. She gave some very good points to the power of makeup argument like, “I want to enhance my features”. “It always seems to backfire as if the makeup that I’ve put on to feel pretty was actually for some guy that I was trying to impress”. “We shouldn’t be criticized for wearing makeup to

As a thirteen-year-old girl, I was only concerned about trivial things, such as outfits for school and new crushes. However, that all seem to change once I began experimenting with cosmetics. After watching my older sister wear makeup in high school, I too wanted to look “beautiful” to the world and finally mask my awkwardly round and acne-prone face. During my first days of wearing makeup, everyone seemed to compliment me on my beauty and I began making more friends than ever before, but one day the right side of my face began to itch and soon I began feeling a burning sensation along the entirety of my face. Days later, I woke up with my face completely littered with acne and lesions. The next day going back to school was by far the hardest

Throughout time the world’s perception of makeup has always been seen as a way for women to enhance their facial features, a way to feel more accepted into society, and as a way to gain the attention of another individual. Society has set specific standards that women and only women can wear makeup. Although in theater productions it was socially acceptable for men to paint their faces, it was not encouraged that men use their cosmetic abilities outside of performances. Many cultures have drilled the idea into their son’s heads that they cannot wear or play with makeup because they would lose their masculinity. Applying makeup was never seen as a way of self expression, but that a woman's natural beauty wasn’t good enough and that her

Celebrities live in a blessed world. They nearly always look fabulous, have the cash to spend on top products and have a team of expert stylists, make-up artists and hairdressers at their beck and call to put each lock of hair back in place or powder their precious nose...For us mere mortals however, it's a different story. We've all had those day where we woken up late, been in such a rush to get ready for work that we're lucky if our hair gets more than a few comb-throughs, been too panicked to make a decision over what to wear and end up doing our makeup in a stressed heap on the bus. And that's before the arrival of children! WOW! Makeup understands that it's every woman's right and at times an absolute necessity to look and feel a million dollars every once in a while, so we pinned down the hottest and most fabulous celebrities of the moment and discovered just what their secrets are.  Get the celebrity look.

Make-up has been beloved by woman throughout history. Some wear a little, some wear a lot, it can make a statement, or it can be simple. We are introduced to make-up at a young age. As a young child we all loved to play with our mother’s make-up. I know firsthand that smothering my face in my mother’s deep purple eye shadow and bright red lipstick was a favorite past time of mine. Even now as a grown adult I buy my younger cousins make-up kits for holidays and birthdays. I laugh and snap pictures of them drawing a neon pink smile across their faces with lipstick. But if you take a look at what ingredients go in to that lipstick that that ten year old has in his or her hand, it would not be so funny.

Makeup artistry has been a passion of mine for years. When I was much younger, I would often apply makeup to mask my insecurities. I was convinced that without it, I was repulsive. I put so much emphasis on my appearance that I didn’t realize that I had so much to offer as an individual. Over time, I’ve learned to embrace my features and only apply makeup for myself. I no longer view my face as a mask that I hide behind, but a canvas that I paint to highlight features that I already possess. It is a form of self-expression that allows me feel to confident. Nevertheless, confidence doesn’t magically appear once you swipe a shade of lipstick across your lips. One must believe in their own self-worth and abilities as a human being eventually

No matter who you are, makeup is something that brings joy and happiness to anyone’s face. When you put on makeup, don’t you feel amazing, beautiful and flawless? Do not be fooled, it does not only make you happy, it can also make other people happy too. Someone somewhere out there is inspired by your beauty and quality of makeup, they want to be as talented as you someday. Do you have any younger siblings or cousins? Well maybe they are inspired by you. Either way, you are making someone happy, including yourself. Looking and feeling flawless make a women feel powerful. Makeup empowers you and makes you feel amazing about yourself!

Throughout history, of ancient civilizations to modern advertising, bodies or women have been associated as objects of beauty. Currently children are maturing faster by wearing makeup at earlier ages. Walking the streets of Manhattan and Queens i see young girls experimenting with wearing makeup and different fashion trends due to the current ads of fashion. The fashion industry today is promoting the generation of today that looks are more important than personality or skill. Eating disorders are rising to new heights day by day. Among women, feeling fat is becoming a metaphor for feeling powerless. Shockingly, girls who start wearing makeup at an early age are also at high risk of developing cancer such as breast cancer being the highest. Childhood is no longer being

People are more attractive to those who look similar to themselves, and for scientists this discovery is great because it allows them to do enhanced match making. Using the model of the “perfect face” makeup artists can make people look much more beautiful, while this may be initially help a woman land a hot date I think it becomes counterproductive because then she will look less attractive on the future dates when the makeup is not professionally done.

There are some days when I wake up in the morning and I am upset with what I see. In the mirror, there are my ears that stick out, my eyebrows that do not have the perfect shape, my skin that isn’t as smooth anymore as it used to be. I spend at least thirty minutes to a whole hour trying to fix all the problems that I think is wrong with me. I look in the mirror, and I’m happy. Heck, I even smile a little, but not too much because I don’t want to think about how it’s not “a natural face”. I wasn’t born like this. Me, fixing my problems has one word -- Makeup. The technology of makeup enhances our other features to create an unrealistic “natural face”, but at the end of the day it all comes off, and I see who I really am -- vulnerable, insecure, scared, and hurt. In my own way, makeup is protection; protection from all of the negative words that were bestowed on me. I remember the names they called me, every detail I could explain, but I won’t. I’m not here to depress you.

Cosmetics may physically change the body, but that is not the only thing that is affected. Make-up, hair dye, and surgeries can have a large effect on one’s self-esteem and self-concept. As children we are taught to love ourselves for who we are. Parents always say don’t let anyone make fun of you because you are made special. No one in the world is like you. As we progress in life and attempt to gain individuality, we ironically do the opposite. Women start to base their looks off of the famous celebrities they see on television.

“Makeup has been used to enhance the beauty of both men and women for over thousand years. It its through teaching others how to apply makeup, we can strive to help others feel comfortable and confident in their own skin. Wearing makeup help embrace our natural features and may also help express the ideas in a creative way like art.”