Makeup Does Not Pop-Up

This article is about, James Charles, Covergirl’s first CoverBoy who’s pushing the gender boundaries in the makeup industry. This article explains the journey Charles took to get where he is today by providing his input about makeup and how he feels about it. The author also give the audience a boys perspective of makeup and being in the makeup industry by interviewing him. This article supports my idea by including the topic of males in the makeup industry due to society change in gender boundaries. Therefore, this article provides a different perspective of makeup that allows me to understand why males wear makeup, why and how they feel about it

Most celebrity endorsements will effect teens and children along with the very impressionable tweens who are “… ‘in-between’ teen and children” (Schor). Many product are pushed to tweens the process is even called “tweening” which is when “…teen products and entertainment is (targeted to) ever-younger audiences” (Schor). One product that is very commonly pushed to younger audiences is makeup. Every year it seems a younger age group is starting to wear makeup and makeup companies are using it to their advantage. The reason that most makeup companies use celebrity endorsements’ is because they know that it will draw in these younger kids to buy their

Did you know that makeup has been around for 12,000 years. The ancient Egyptians were the ones that invented the beautiful work of art …. Makeup. Studies show that about 44% of women are “ dependent on makeup”. What’s the purpose of makeup? Why do so many people wear it? How do you even put it on? For beginners, It’s good to know the purpose of wearing makeup, the different types of makeup, and the proper application to create a fresh- faced work of art.

Nine and ten years olds are going through puberty faster than my generation has, and are getting their period and breasts before they should. Taking a look at what freshman girls look like today, with the amount of care and products put into their makeup and hair, they look barely legal. The other issue is how obsessed our culture is with appearance. If these girls are physically maturing faster, and trying to act “older,” they’ll be looking into makeup. Already, there are many harmful things people have done to achieve a certain look, such as sucking into a cup to create Kylie Jenner lips. Lipsticks in the past contained mercury, or lead. These girls are exposed extremely early to the world of makeup and puberty, and it’s not okay when our society is saying that a look is better than someone’s health. Future generations are suffering from our lack of regulations and involvement in this

A study by The University of New Hampshire discovered that “images of women wearing makeup were judged to be healthier and more confident than the images of the same women without makeup.” On top of being perceived as more confident and healthy the women who wore makeup also reportedly “found that wearing cosmetics caused ratings of self-confidence within the females to be higher than ratings of women without makeup” (Britton). Thus proving that the way beauty is portrayed by the beauty industry can have a negative effect on women as it changes the entire society’s definition of beauty to something unattainable by natural means. Besides looking and often feeling more confident and healthy, the study also revealed that women who wore makeup were often perceived as have a “greater earning potential and considered to have more prestigious jobs than when they were presented without makeup” (Britton). Based off of the study it is no wonder why women tend to be obsessed with beauty products in order to get the “proper body image” as what has been displayed to them as the norm since birth and then later fell they are of lesser value.

The mirror created the self-conscious feelings that led to the never-before-seen supply of skincare products. The skincare products were part of the sanitation of women’s bodily functions in the twentieth century. They were aimed at controlling, managing, and repairing a naturally occurring bodily feature. Women saw these products, advertised as ways to rid the face of acne, as the solution. Consequently, meaning that acne is the problem. That sentiment was highlighted by one of the personal testimonials given in The Body Project. She said, “The pitch was perfect because it played to the adolescent’s concern about what peers were saying. And it suggested that the use of the product brought popularity and self-confidence.” So, what possibly could have been viewed as not a problem for many teenagers, was suddenly deemed as something that needed to be fixed by the cosmetics industry. This marketing strategy wasn’t beneficial for the maturation of young girls, as it added another pressure to the existing changes that they already experienced from growing up in a female body.

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

Beauty was considered as important in Ancient time as it is today. People might have had never thought of the significance of it in ancient time and assumes it to be a trend of a 20th century. Women have had always looked for ways to enhance their beauty which is why makeup was invented in Ancient times back in 3100BC and is being used more commonly today than ever before. Makeup has gone through many changes and improvement itself to make it easier and safer for its users. I will discuss on how makeup has evolved in a variety of products, how and when they were made as well as what it meant to wear makeup.

Like many girls, I have always had a fascination with makeup. I remember digging through my mom’s makeup bag and wearing her lipsticks and eyeshadows, I simply loved the creativity that came with makeup, from different looks, colors, and styles. However, like many young girls, I never thought about the development or manufacturing of makeup.

Makeup is used in modern times like no other time. In our society beauty means it all.

Makeup was firstly introduced to the world through the Ancient Egyptians’ use of lead and copper ore. Through years of methods, from using the stain of berries for the lips, to the lethal concoctions of arsenic and lead for a paler appearance, the culture of beautification has been ever present with humanity. Now, the consumption of makeup lends itself at the hands of a multi-billion dollar market. With this, makeup has raised questions of vanity, through definitive statements of, “Beauty is only skin deep,” and attacking others with terms such as ‘superficial’. The anti makeup campaign became the pseudo-feminist slogan.

The makeup industry is constantly changing as there are new trends that come about each year. Make up isn’t only used on women; it is also used on men for many purposes. Make up can be used to do special effects, cover blemishes, to structure faces, compliment eyebrows, and in many other creative ways. The trend of makeup came about c.3100-2907 BC, Egypt is known to be the most known place to start using it. The use of makeup has changed drastically over time, in some people’s eyes the makeup industry has improved and evolved. Some may think that the makeup industry has changed in a hideous way. Cosmetics is a woman’s “best friend” in some cases, because who else can cover those hideous pimples that pop on many women’s face! The use of makeup may have been big in other cultures also, but Egypt is most known. As the world changes day by day, the way makeup is used is also changed. Make up can be a hobby for many now, but while used in Egypt it wasn’t a hobby. Making a living off of being a certified makeup artist is also very common. Vanity is very old, and the ancient Egyptians were no exception. “Both men and women were known to wear copious amounts of makeup, which they believed gave them the protection of the gods Horus and Ra. These cosmetics were made by grinding ores like malachite and galena into a substance called kohl” (History). The Egyptians believed their makeup had magical healing powers. Egyptian omen also stained their cheeks with red paint, and use henna to color their hands and fingernails. The most important tool in

Have you ever thought about who created makeup? Or how it was created? When, where and how? Why was it created? How has it changed over time? Has it affected anyone? Well I’m going to tell you some of it. Make up wasn’t just created by powder or anything small and simple like that, no. Makeup actually has a lot of its own differences. In 180 BCE was when makeup had first had started but it wasn’t commonly used as much as then. People would limit the use of makeup because it was so expensive and hard to get and or find. The women who actually had it or used it were the prostitutes and the wealthier women. The “Cheap Knockoff’s” were the ones who were sold to the poorer women. The people didn’t really care if the slaves used makeup but

“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.”

Dating back to the 6th century BC, Pythagoras propagated the idea that harmonious balance would be achieved based on correct proportion and perfect symmetry. This ideal is still widely believed today to be a basis on what constitutes something or someone as beautiful. The term used to describe this harmonious balance amongst a certain system was ‘cosmos.’ Other ideals came to have an effect as well, such as the lightness of one’s complexion, a youthful looking body, and an unblemished face. Furthermore, in ancient times, women used natural substances to enhance appearances of their face and body, much similar to what women use today, however they appear in different forms. Egyptian women would “[dust] their skin with ochre to give it a lighter, golden hue,” as well as “[paint] their eyelids with charcoal,” and have “their lashes darkened” (Tungate 11). What Egyptian women would do to make themselves more ‘beautiful’ is something that is seen amongst all women today. It is important to investigate what it is that kept this trend going, understand the desires and pursuits of women in why they use cosmetics, and what other advancements and ideas came along that sparked the mass marketing of cosmetics to women.