Unrealistic Standards Of Beauty Essay

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What is beauty? Is it having flawless skin, a size 0 body, being 5’10”, and having long, luxuriant hair? Who sets these standards? The media sets unrealistic standards of beauty and it negatively affects women because women set out to become what society believes is beautiful and go to any means of achieving these goals. Unfortunately, they don’t realize that the perfect skin, perfect hair, or the perfect body may unachievable.
When corporations are advertising makeup, they purposely make the models seem perfect, effortless, and natural. Caught in the act, Maybelline clearly states in their slogan, “Maybelline she’s born with it, Maybe it’s Maybelline” that they flawless look attained by the model, can only accomplished by their product. They created an image so unattainable that the model herself cannot achieve that image of beauty. The model, used in the advertisement, has to go through countless hours of hair and makeup, to look appropriate for the photo shoot. Once the photo shoot is complete, the chosen image undergoes hours being photo shopped. The average women’s self-esteem...

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