What Makes Them Addicted to Makeup?

Hello again, how are you guys doing? Previously, I posted about the definition of makeup addiction or known as "Cosmoholic". I also mentioned about the stage of ages of one can be addicted to makeup, from early childhood to adulthood. As for this post, I'll be discussing about the causes of makeup addiction.

    Well one of the causes that causes these cosmoholic to be addicted in all kinds of beauty products is the mass media. Mass media is powerful and highly influential. Nowadays, people are addicted into becoming beautiful that they are willing to do anything to achieve it, be it with using products or even cosmetics surgery. We are blinded with the images of beautiful models gracing the front cover of magazines, websites and social medias that we began to lose confidence in our looks. Well, putting on a little makeup during occasions is okay, but to the point of wearing thick makeup at home is not okay.

    Most of these people are making celebrities that used thick makeup as inspirations. Bear in mind that these celebrities are using high end products which are safe to use and they went to dermatologist o have checkup and treatments. Unlike us the normal people, especially those with no less information about makeup, did not go to the dermatologists often and buying affordable makeup. What we might not know about these drugstore makeup is that could be bad to us. Television series that also contributed to these addiction which showcase that wearing thick makeup is beautiful and not wearing any is not.

    Apart from that is influenced by family members and friends. Children will mimic the daily actions of their family members and to them, what my mom and sisters are doing is good, even though some is not. Some mothers even encourage their kids to wear makeup from the age as early as 5. There are even parents who put their children into beauty pageant competitions at that age. It's not suitable actually to see kids wearing heels and thick makeup at their age, and also the attitude they have.

   Well, I'm not saying that makeup is not allowed, you can wear makeup but wear it accordingly with the occasions you are attending. If you wear a heavy makeup, complete with smoky eyes and plump red lips for the school, umm that's not highly recommended.

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.