Thursday, January 23, 2014

What is it with make up?

             Ever since I was a little girl, i was obsessed. Obsessed with make up. Why? I do not have an answer for that, but what i do have an answer for is what it is with make up that makes people want to wear it. Lets take into prospect that a girl in college has low self esteem, doesn't get the attention she really deserves, and wants to feel confident with herself. Okay, now, take this same girl and give her  a make over, cover her unwanted freckles, thin eyebrows and dull lips. I am not going to try to encourage making a mask, like some people see it. What I am trying to explain is that by enhancing facial features, a girl is more prone to  self confidence. The reason for their self confidence is that she has found an outlet to her flaws. Although she is not perfect, she feels better about her self therefore fixing her self esteem issues and learning that she has a lot of self worth, once she starts to love herself she will draw more attention. This example can correspond to males also if they have the same objectives as the ones the person in my example had. Another reason a person might want to wear make up is to impress their significant other. A lot of people think that after being with someone for long they start to lose interest and not notice when they try anymore. Well, I am here to tell you that if you have ever heard that or felt like that, it is a myth. They do notice when you do or you don't and they appreciate the effort that is put in. When going into a job interview it is important to look the best to ones ability, this may include make up which enhances the facial features of a person while making them look more presentable, confident and make the person look more approachable to consumers. With this I close in saying that i encourage the use of make up for those who might feel as if they might need a little bit of an enhancer. 

1 comment:

  1. This is an interesting topic that we often just take for granted. I would be interested in knowing more about different cultural attitudes toward make up. And I would also like to know if men wear make up in other cultures. Make up and the work environment might be another interesting angle.

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