Beauty

I watched Jess blow dry her hair, put on makeup and get "all dolled up" so she could go to work. This was something I had watched her do a hundred times and never thought anything of it until today. As I watched her, I noticed something. Even though she was beautiful without the makeup she still put it on and hair sprayed her poof to make her hair "perfect." I asked Jess why she did all of it. She only shrugged and said because she looked better with it on then not. This got me thinking.
For years women have done things to enhance there appearance so that men will find them more "attractive." We buy creams, lotions, cancellers, blushes, eye shadows, mascara, eyeliner, and sprays. All in the name of looking better. Men don’t do this. They step out of the shower towel try their hair and walk out the door. Imagine how much money women would save if they didn’t buy hundreds of beauty products for their hair and there face. Imagine how different things would be. If we did things so the same caliber as men, if we honestly put as much time into are appearance as they did then would be taken more seriously, or less?
The real question I guess is why do we do it? Why do we put that much effort into something that most men don’t even notice? The only ones that notice are makeup and are fancy shoes... are other women. Where did this obsession with looking good for men start? The only reason we still try to do all of these things is because society tells us to. In the commercials, in the magazine adds, and in the movies. Women have been "dolling up" for years. It's seen in the history books and in other societies, but why? Where did the idea come from? Why don’t men partake in this beauty ritual as well? What if the roles were reversed? How would men be treated? Would women’s rolls in society be different? The men vs. women dilemma has been a long time controversy with power. I wish for a day the rolls could be reversed and I could see how different are lives would be.