Personal Statement: The Validity Of Makeup

The advancement in the cosmetic industry has increased since the introduction of makeup towards young teenager has become viral. To these students, makeup is an experiment on finding this true passion and beauty. The article, “Makeup is a form of Art”, states that makeup is an art form when seen in the perspective of human beings as a canvas and that, “Each day, the canvas is blank yet again and a new makeup look can be created.”In addition, every shade of eye shadow, every lip shade, and the different type of brushes all incorporate the transformation of a person's personality or ideas to deliver the message of who they are. Young girls and guys from the ages twelve to around 18 begin their introduction of makeup out of curiosity and issues with insecurities, but part of it was accumulated with the idea of building it into a talent. In one of my interviews, I selected Thalia Zuniga to represent this argument as she is a woman who created her own YouTube channel and a separate Instagram account that gives her the ability to share her artistic concepts to other people. She states, “Makeup is an art. I don’t put pink on my eyelid because I'm insecure. I wear makeup because it is an art, it’s a way to transform yourself into a form of art itself… it takes skill to get to the beautiful, creaseless beauty that makeup is,”

Accordingly Makeup can be used for many things. The ancient Egyptians used makeup made from oils and cream to help clean and protect their faces from the hot mild wind. Today we are using makeup for a totally different reason. Makeup isn’t to cover up what's underneath, but it can be a work of art. Most of women are so unhappy with their look and they want to change it. You want these sleepy under bags to disappear? You want to cover the freckles? No problem!! All thanks to makeup.

My aunt encourages me in everything I do and wants to know about school and sports. If I ever need a ride to school, sports, and field trips, I can always count on her. She has helped to increase my confidence and to believe in myself. I have learned from my Aunt that being a well-rounded person is important. She works hard at her job, makes time for friends and family, and is active at our church.

Now day's when you say you love make up it's because you want to look good for boys, or because you're insecure. My parents distinguish make up to be ostentatious, but in retrospect I use it to pop character into me.

Since I could remember I have been made fun of because of my hair color. My name being Autumn did not help either growing up, I was called Fall, Summer, carrot top, ginger, and red. I was the only red head in my class until third grade, and it was not easy. I was alone no one understood how it felt to be one of the only red heads in the school. Growing up all I wanted was to fit in to be part of the in crowd, but unfortunately that never happened. The other students had put me in a box,

God gave us all unique faces, all beautiful in their own ways, so why not have a little fun with them? Why not show off what we love about ourselves, show how we like to display our features, and talk to our friends what we love about them? Wearing makeup gives us a chance to do just that. Society today, though it denies even the slightest notion of it, tells us that if we look and feel good, we should also feel some kind of insecurity. We have the ability to wear makeup in a way that fights against this idea. Makeup has the capability to transform us into confident people, which in turn molds us into braver and more courageous lights for Christ. In addition, makeup can show who and what we are as people, just like a passion

When I first started middle school, I felt I was looked at differently. I had some people who hated me more than teenagers hate vegetables. So, one day I was on my way to the band when someone who thought to themselves “Why not trip this innocent kid down two flights of stairs?” Well after they tripped me I forced myself up and walked on. I never found out who tripped me though. I just felt that stereotypes had labeled me as an unwanted, ugly, nerd who wanted anything to do with. Well if I found out who tripped me I would have told them “Be nice to a nerd because you will end up working for

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

Women feel that makeup can have mood-boosting and downright transformative powers, and makeup both boots and lowers self esteem (Mai). Women have a higher self esteem when they were make up because – women feel more confident going to work, school or running errands- it makes them feel glamourous and sexier (Sandeen). Make up also affects women mentally. Cara a fellow student had stated that she felt ugly without makeup.

It wasn't because I was weird, creepy, nerdy, or any of those other reasons why middle schoolers around my time deemed it ‘OK’ to dismiss another. Well, scratch that I was weird, but that weird part of me was probably the only reason why I ever had friends. Being nerdy wasn't cool, being weird wasn't normal, and that's who I was. So who else was I supposed to be? The other thing I had a problem with was my hair, the one part of me I can't really get rid of unless I shaved it all off. I had hair that could be curly and straight (the best of both worlds to some people) but in middle school if I wanted to fit in every day, I'd have to straighten my hair so I didn't have to hear 'oh I love your straight hair, when's the next time you're going to straighten it' in high school, I did change, instead of straightening my hair and daily damaging it I wore my hair curly but the people were the same but instead they said 'Oh I love your hair curly have you ever straightened it before?' How am I supposed to escape? It's not that I want to escape who I am, but how can I ever be able to express myself if I'm forever judged. I can't figure out who I am because there's people always around me trying to change

I again completely altered my appearance and started to wear shorter skirts and higher heels. I joined the drill team in 8th grade and I remember feeling like I had so much pressure on me to be like all of the other girls. However, the pressure along with all of the feelings that stemmed from the rape made me question a lot of things and made me feel like I was not good enough. It was around this time that I developed an eating disorder. I was primarily bulimic for about four years of my life before finally ending up in a hospital when I was 17 years old weighing in at only seventy-nine pounds. Our culture highly respects the size two woman while the size six woman is often bullied and shamed for not being the right size especially in small high schools like the one I went to. These days in high school struggling with my self- esteem shifted my whole identity. And I believe that if it weren’t for the media and the cultural and social pressures I would not have suffered as long as I did or at all. This disease is something I still struggle with and something that I probably always will see as a hurdle in my

While makeup is considered a part of growing up, it can also be seen as supporting ideas of covering up an individual’s flaws, perfectionism and consumerism.

I remember a lot of things about that day. I remember how sore my feet were from my heels. My mother and grandmother thought I would look like ‘eye candy’ if I did. For it being my first day at the Montgomery Standard, I wanted to look my best. I was also considering the fact that I was one of 12 women that worked there.

“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.”

I love makeup! Makeup makes people feel beautiful by accentuating facial features and hiding flaws. Wearing it draws attention to a person’s appearance, making her look and feel attractive. Having on makeup immediately boosts my mood and makes me feel put together and polished.