CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE

Introduction

Beauty well-defined as a combination of assets and it differs country by country. We live in a world where we are continuously under scrutiny and conscious about our physical appearance. Such as color, shape, or form that pleases the appealing senses, especially the sight. Whether you want to be thin, curvy, and fair or tan, you will find it fascinating to see what the rest of the world is doing. In several instance, Umberto Eco says that History of Beauty is really about the history of philosophical and perceptual notions of perfection and how they have been applied to ideas and objects, as well as to the human body. An ideal beauty possesses structures widely attributed to a particular culture, for perfection.

Furthermore, the experience of beauty comprises of some entity as being balance and harmony with nature, which may lead to feelings of attraction and emotional well-being. For the reason that, it can be subjective experience usually, it’s said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This implies in many different ways across time and culture but this subjective concept has been adjusted so men and women feel like beauty is objective. With the amount of confidence, it is the ability to feel beautiful and naturally exude a balance of self.

The impact of having low confidence can result in shyness, communication difficulties, social anxiety and lack of assertiveness. However, some people seem to be naturally confident but most of us need to improve our confidence and we have the power to do so. In addition, a good self-confidence allows us to achieve the real goals in our life whether we are to do with work, relationships or just being comfortable with ourselves. Without self-confidence it's difficult to fulfill your potential in any area.

On the other hand, Beauty over the years has dramatically changed. People’s perception of being beautiful at the past would not be considered as beautiful as of today. They are now influenced more on the social media point of view and the cultural influences. Beauty has been thought to be the pictures of our physical attributes and leads on gaining inner happiness and satisfaction. The person who feels good about oneself whenever he or she is said to be beautiful. However, the real definition of beauty had been distorted and shadowed by conflicting pressures of our society demands. Some would endlessly strive to become beautiful in anyway, rather than focusing on the true essence of beauty which is being contented of being you. Whenever people compared their own image towards models and famous artist they start thinking of being not attractive enough on the eyes of the people around them. They would rather try hard to achieve the perfect hour glass figure, the sharp nose, big eyes, and many more with any means.

As the saying goes beauty is in our hearts and the way it shines through. We are completely unique individuals we have different facial sorts we can say that we have our own versions in portraying beauty. But, both men and women nowadays suffer from poor body image and low self-confidence .They tend to use on cosmetics , going to a dermatologist, using facial necessities , and others even find themselves on undergoing plastic surgery or anything they can do to quickly and temporarily change their appearance in the eyes of the people around them, thus increasing confidence. An abundance of research studies have made on the influence of beauty enhancements such as plastic surgeries and cosmetics has clearly made covered the way of boosting self-confidence on the person.

According to Dr. Bethany Cataldi, local otolaryngology and facial plastic surgeon, the impact of cosmetic surgery and cosmetic enhancements on a person is great. “Overall it helps improve one’s self-confidence, one’s self-esteem, and gives one a better quality of life, “she explained. As for them physical appearance, is a kind of emotional issue.  A blemish on the skin can be an embarrassment, humiliation, or other negative body-image experiences, which in turn can diminish self-esteem. Our looks can also have this direct impact on a person’s confidence and self-worth.

In fact, Self-confidence is the conviction in oneself and abilities, it labels an internal state made up of what we think and feel about ourselves. This state is variable according to the situation we are currently in and our responses to events going on around us. It is not uncommon to feel quite confident in some circumstances and less confident in others that can prime to anxiety levels. In which, anxiety was castoff as a portion of confidence. It is also swayed by past events and how we remember them; recalling a former success has a very different effect in terms of our confidence levels than thinking about an occasion when we failed. We may have been melancholy from being boastful but a healthy amount of self-liking and self-approval is necessary if we are to have the confidence to meet life's challenges and participate as fully as we wish to in whatever makes life enjoyable and rewarding for us. In a sense, we could say that having healthy confidence leads to being self-assured.

According to Daniel Hamermesh says that, a person’s physical beauty might be a reflection of his or her self-assured. Indicating that beauty has a relationship with a person’s self-confidence in daily lifestyle Thus the problem of people is how to achieve a kind of self-image that would make them feel good about themselves. The image of that would be inclined with the norms of the person.

The purpose of this study is to distinguish if men and women who apply beauty practices have more self-confidence than those who are not exposed of those beauty practices. Through this study the participants would be able to know on how to boost their self-confidence not only through their physique but also internal necessities in the sense that on how they are going to cope those internal trouble and facing daily challenges in terms of their work and careers.