I've posted earlier about the gaze and used women's ideal image of beauty as an example.
I had mentioned that the images of women on magazines is false due to the changes made by programs such as Photoshop. The same techniques that can make you look beautiful can also make you look like an awesome zombie from a movie. Think about it.

Here is how its done! The magic of creating a beautiful fake person!

http://www.appsheriff.com/tutorials/13-glamorous-photoshop-techniques-for-extreme-facial-makeover/

http://www.photoshoplady.com/tutorial/beautify-and-retouch-a-lady-image-in-photoshop/5683

I hope that who ever reads this will use the information provided to understand that those women in the magazines don't have smooth radiant skin. They most likely have wrinkles, dark spots, dark under eye circles from a busy schedule with no sleep, even a pimple or two. You don't have to edit your picture like this to be beautiful. Just love what you have.

I myself like make up and have fun playing around with it. So I'm not saying that using make up and the way you like to look is not ok. Go ahead have fun, use make up to enhance the beautiful features you already have. Just don't look at a magazine and expect to look like that.. its fake! Be you.