What Is Makeup Addiction

Welcome Earthlings to the world of makeup. But for this introductory post, I’m not going to talk about the different types and brands of makeup. What I’m going to say is about the addiction of makeup. Yes people, some of us are addicted to makeup. What is makeup addiction anyway? Well, a makeup addict is someone who is obsessed of having or wearing makeup/cosmetics. Makeup and cosmetics are beauty products, from head to toe. In other words, these people can be called as ‘cosmoholic’. Some may thought that this addiction is not serious, but it can quite be a handful.” Once you start, there’s no going back “, said Nina Badzin (2014) 

There are different types or stages of makeup addiction. First and foremost, people started to get addicted wearing makeup at such a young age. From the range 5-10 years old. This is when young girls developed the feelings of wearing makeup, courtesy of seeing their mothers or sisters wearing them. According to Quenqua (2010), "The percentage of girls ages 8-12 who regularly use mascara and eyeliner nearly doubled - to 18 percent from 10 percent for mascara, and to 15 percent from 9 percent for eyeliner." This is due to the relentless marketing tactics on making young girls look older, from TV series to celebrities.

Little girls wearing makeup that makes them older than their real age.

The next stage is during adolescence. Adolescence girls have began developing hormones and the desire to look beautiful for herself and also for their boyfriends. Due to that, they willingly risk their perfect, healthy and youthful skin for the sake of cosmetics. Some of them have flawless skin but due to mass media and peer pressure, things happened. Some say it is for boosting up confidence, but too much makeup on that young face is no no. Remember, less is more.

Teenagers are highly influenced by their peers.

Finally is the adults. Adults tend to do more damage because they have more freedom in buying them, which ends up becoming bankrupt. According to Dr. Renae Reinardy cited in Dawson (2010) said, "I had a client who spent $10,000 on face cream trying to minimize her pores. “When we're so desperate to look a certain way, and when we rely on that for our well-being, people will do whatever they need to do, especially if there's body dysmorphic disorder.