Lots of people smear colored dyes into the skin of their face almost every day. It's so commonplace, we hardly give it a second thought. We explore the history of makeup, and the psychology of this cultural practice. There are different motives for wearing makeup. We enumerate some of them here. It's not so simple as a lot of peope might try to make it out to be. 

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Links and References: 

1. https://www.cosmeticsinfo.org/history-of-cosmetics/
2. https://www.si.edu/spotlight/health-hygiene-and-beauty/make-up
3. https://lmi.edu/blog/4000-yrs-of-makeup-the-evolution-of-makeup/
4. https://www.lebube.com/post/psychology-behind-makeup
5. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-truth-about-exercise-addiction/201606/the-surprising-psychology-behind-makeup
6. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8956164/
7. https://people.howstuffworks.com/about-makeup.htm
8. https://www.iceman.it/en/the-mummy/ 
9. https://cosmeticsbusiness.com/the-story-of-war-paint-206037 
10. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/no-makeup-week-chicago-wr_n_735467 

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