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Nowadays, it is easily observed that there is an increasing interest in beauty. Many people want to seem more beautiful; consequently, they spend a lot of money on cosmetics and they undergo plastic surgery. There are three main reasons for the increasing interest in beauty. First of all, feeling lonely and depressed may lead to changing appearance. For example, in our daily lives, we could easily observe a woman who breaks-up with her boyfriend initially wants to alter her appearance. Due to the fact that she thinks she can deal with these feelings by changing her appearance. The second reason is the desire to attract the opposite sex; however, it is said that inner beauty is more important than physical appearance in general. Actually, in real life people unfortunately look at the physical appearance first. Thus, it is perhaps not surprising that people seek a means to alter their appearance to conform to societal ideals of attractiveness. The last and most important reason is the media. On magazines’ cover, in TV series, and in movies there are so many attractive people. They all look beautiful, charming, and flawless. When we see them, inevitably, we compare ourselves with them and we ask ourselves why we are not so beautiful as they are. Then, we are looking for ways to look beautiful. To sum up, it is certain right that there is an increasing interest in beauty and it will quite likely continue increasing day by day.