Teenage girls always feel they can do or look better when it comes to society looking down on them, and one area they can make themselves feel better is makeup. Image when it comes to society and women in particular is important, women and young girls are always trying to be a mix of things kind, polite, smart, but also pretty, soft-spoken, and in general a pawn for the greater man. So makeup helps girls feel pretty but that also means that they are just fitting into society’s point of view of them. When young girls are in middle school and high school, they are still developing and they don’t have confidence in themselves, and makeup makes them feel confident. The truth is it makes them feel pretty but what young women hopefully grow into knowing is that you don’t need makeup to look or feel pretty what happens most often is the more they use it they feel the best with it and that’s okay and perfectly fine, but what can happen is they think less of themselves when they don’t have it on and that it something we should all try and avoid. We all just need to grow into ourselves and try and be more confident, in ourselves and how we look and feel.
Other than self-confidence makeup also has other damaging effects on girls and women wearing it, like makeup-induced acne. While teenagers may have some understanding of the impact that makeup can have on their skin, they may not fully grasp the negative association between makeup and skin issues such as acne. For young teenagers, the chemicals present in makeup can disrupt the balance of their developing hormones and cause harmful effects like skin cancer and infertility. Sharing makeup with friends is a common practice among teens, which can unknowingly spread harmful bacteria leading to various infections like eye infections, cold sores, staph infections, and even herpes. In conclusion, while makeup can make young girls feel confident and pretty, they need to grow their self-confidence and be aware of the potential negative effects of using makeup on their developing skin.