IndexI. IntroductionII. Definition of beautyIII. History of cosmeticsIV. Reasons and methodsV. Points of viewVI. Biblical Examples of BeautyVII. Explicit textsVIII. General principlesIX. Three decision arenas. Individual and Family ii. Church iii. CompanyX. ConclusionMirror, mirror, on the wall, what is beauty after all: Christianity and cosmeticsA wonderful, devout young woman, leaving her car, with the church sticker on the back, enters the hair salon. From her appearance she doesn't seem to be new in this sector. She walked to a specific area of ​​the lounge and put her bag down. The Christian woman, 25 years old, was a beautician or cosmetologist. Her income was accumulated by providing beauty treatments. C.S. Lewis once said, “The sweetest thing in my whole life has been the longing…to find the place where all beauty comes from” (Fields, 2011). Lewis was not and is not alone in this search for beauty. The difference, however, is that while many people, both male and female, seek to find beauty, Lewis sought to find its source. Beauty Defined Anthony Synnott (1990), in his article, stated, “Beauty is many things to many people” (p. 68). This statement assumes that Synnott meant that all beauty is subjective and relative. There are many definitions of beauty that involve or are limited to the physical, moral, and spiritual realms. In Bethany Nelson's article, Leaving Beauty Behind, Kristen Patrow compiled three definitions of beauty: one as a verb, another as a noun, and the final one as an adjective. Each definition is rooted in a Christian worldview. Beauty as a verb refers to “the act of pursuing God” while the noun is an attitude “appreciated by God... internally cultivated” (p. 5) Beauty as an adjective refers...... to the center of the paper.... ..opponent competitions. His aim was to demonstrate that “beautification was unnecessary, time-consuming, expensive, unhealthy, ecologically disastrous, degrading, inauthentic, and ultimately futile, and contributed to self-hatred” (p. 66). The fourth and final view of beauty identified by Synnott (1990) is the animal rights argument. Those who hold this view focus primarily on the inhumanity meted out to animals used in the testing phase of cosmetic research. This view opposes cosmetics for the sole reason that they harm animals. Members of the Animal Liberation Movement have succeeded in improving some cosmetic tests, but have failed to oppose cosmetics in general. Synnott concluded that “all four critiques of the beauty mystique…persist at the same time, though often in different populations and with different impacts on popular culture” (p.. 68).