What is beauty?
The dictionary definition of beauty is this: a combination of
qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses,
especially the sight.
When I read this I automatically thought of the well known
saying “beauty is in the eyes of the beholder”. If this definition holds true
then everyone’s definition of beauty is slightly different. To some roses are
the most beautiful flowers in the world but to others it may be lilies. To one
person bees may be fluffy and cute, but to someone else the most hideous thing.
So can we reach a general consensus on what beauty looks like?
I mean even in the media not every woman is considered beautiful, and with that
said it seems like the beauty of women change with fashion seasons. One minute
bushy eyebrows are the ‘it’ thing, the next it’s thin ones. Big full lips were
once a feature that many black girls were ridiculed for, but now it’s something
that some women crave to the point of using make up techniques to create a full
illusion or get fillers. Are we conditioned by society and media to relate to
beautiful in specific ways? Is kinky/curly hair beautiful or rather hair that is
straight and wavy?
Also is beauty only something that lies on the surface or is it
deeper? Does it rely on Mac or Urban Decay, or has it also got to do with
personality? Could a physically beautiful person with the ugliest heart still
be considered as beautiful? Can a person who is not physically blessed in relation
to society be more beautiful because of their inner being?
I personally feel that everyone is beautiful in their own way
and your personality has the potential to enhance or retract from your beauty.
However one of the most beautiful aspects of a person is confidence in who they
are and owning who they are as a person, flaws and all. We can always do things
to alter our physical appearance but we need to spend more time making sure we are
not just beautiful on the outside, but also on the inside.
Natalie | @pursueinspire
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