Makeup dates back to ancient origins, when powder was used to lighten skin and color was added to lips and cheeks. The early 1920’s embraced a bold makeup look with dark eyes and red lips but the real boom came in the 1950’s due to television and advertisements. Women started to feel that wearing makeup was enforced upon them as the cosmetic advertisements would air during popular programs; Revlon sponsored the most popular show at the time, the $64,000 question. Makeup became normalized to wear daily to appear more “put-together” to the general public and Hollywood was influencing beauty standards. Over the years, this perspective changed, as now it is more of a personal choice and an expression of creativity rather than a standard to conform to one style of beauty. 

     In this video, The Chronicle asks makeup wearers at Shorecrest what their opinion and personal experience with makeup is. While social media platforms have helped women feel more confident in wearing makeup for themselves, many still feel like makeup feels the need to hide so-called “imperfections”. The rise of social media has produced creative makeup trends to turn makeup into a form of self expression rather than a necessity. Some of these trends include preshower makeup, intense graphic eyeliner and more. Have these trends on social media changed how makeup wearers feel about makeup? Do students at Shorecrest feel that makeup is a choice or do they believe that they are forced to wear it to appear as presentable to society? 

     Listen to freshman Jopsephine Taylor’s experience with wearing makeup and how she was treated when she went to school with a bare face. Continue watching to see what other students freshman Zoe Eichenbaum and senior Betty Li’s thoughts about people who wear makeup and their opinions surrounding wearing makeup themselves.