Vanity - It is an excessive desire for notice or approval; pride; ostentation; conceit.
Humans are perceived as the most intelligent form of animal, they groom themselves to attract a mate. Women are supposed to be the fairer sex. Enhancing and beautifying the aesthetical characteristics of an individual is traditionally a female concern. But as technology evolves in parallel to the evolution of the lifestyle of the public, there has been a plodding emergence of a new male prototype in the society, hence men too splurge money and utilize their time in looking appealing and handsome.
To follow this new trend, the business sectors in the society have founded ways on how they will cater the needs of these people who want to have them beautified. Fundamentally, that is the reason why beauty centers or salon have become in-demand and prevalent as well.
Confidence is often tied up with a feeling of personal beauty – as within our society the emphasis mostly is laid upon the external. Using make-up to look good enough; to face the world could swiftly become an issue of pertinence for both the sexes.
What one considers vain another may take it as necessity. Cosmetic vanity runs into a wide spectrum; there are many facets to it. For many people, how they look is a huge part of how they feel about themselves. Feeling beautiful is an integral part of their self-esteem, and they're willing to go any length in order to acquire a high level of physical beauty.
From basics cosmetic therapy like hair removal, hair cut, colour or highlights, pedicure, manicure, facial, clean up, spa, sauna to the relatively expensive plastic or cosmetic surgery – rhinoplasty (nose job), abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), liposuction, breast augmentation, buttock augmentation, lip injections.
Beauty is said to be the root of vanity, we cannot outrun this fact, but yes, it depends on how it should influence us. Beauty and body treatments should help in boosting self-esteem and elevate self-image; it shouldn’t be abused or used as a substitute for personal growth.
Mark Twain quotes “There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it.”
Benjamin Franklin quotes “Pride that dines on vanity sups on contempt.”
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