Just imagine how a world without any beauty standards would look like. What do you think?We don’t talk about neglect the hygiene, we talk about the makeup disappeared tomorrow!

No fake lashes, no fake tan, no fake nails, no hair extensions , no plastic surgery … Think about a world where humans didn´t care about how they look and how they dress. Would we have less problems to fit in? We mean, we also wear fake nails and make-up sometimes but we also feel extremely comfortable with fresh naked skin.

Makeup has been around for at least 6000 years – and it is present in almost every society on earth. Some say that cosmetic body art, the earliest form of ritual in human culture, dates over 100,000 years – and can be traced to the African Middle Stone Age, where red mineral pigments were used by our ancestors.

Many of us probably slick on a full face of makeup each morning without thinking about it – but what would the world be like if makeup disappeared tomorrow and we’d never heard of eyeliner, lipstick and blusher?

Nothing comes in the way of a woman’s beauty. However, the invention and widespread use of makeup has robbed the natural glamour that used to define a lady. All is not yet lost as there are still natural beauties out there who believe they are good-looking just the way they are.

Here are a few insights into what would be different if makeup disappeared tomorrow

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What would happen to the makeup industry?

The ancient Egyptians created the first cosmetics from copper and lead ore – but what would have happened if women had never taken risks such as using burnt matches to darken their eyes, berries to stain their lips and urine to fade their freckles, all in the pursuit of looking better? The multi-billion cosmetics industry simply wouldn’t exist – but there would be something in its place – perhaps more of a focus on hair products, or clothing.

Essentially, there would be an industry centered around the art of looking good – as human beings will always have a preoccupation with the self and outward appearance.

Would people who have become famous from their work with makeup be as prominent?

When it comes to the world of beauty vloggers, then sure – they’d probably would most likely have gone into more traditional careers. In other words, some beauty line would never have come into existence. But what about other makeup lines that have come about from people such as the Kardashians, who created Kardashian Beauty, and Kylie Jenner’s lip kits?

Would we be as obsessed with selfies?

If makeup disappeared tomorrow we’d probably still take selfies. There’s just something about sharing our faces with the world that we can’t seem to resist. Besides, there are filters on hand if we want to edit out anything we don’t like. Unfortunately, the world would probably still be just as obsessed with the art of the selfie – it’s just that the #nomakeup hashtag wouldn’t exist.

How would people express themselves if makeup disappeared tomorrow?

Makeup is a form of art. Applying the right shade of foundation, perfecting winged eyeliner and drawing around your lips to shade them in with a color that complements your outfit – this isn’t something you just know.

You have to learn it, practice it, and work out what you’re comfortable with wearing. It’s entirely possible that there would be a lot more artists in the world if makeup didn’t exist – and by this I mean people who draw, sculpt and craft.

Think about it. Those hours we spent in front of a mirror as teens, surrounded by eyeshadow palettes and blushes, would probably have been spent drawing more interesting things.

Would we be more honest and open people?

It’s an interesting concept to ponder. For decades, women have been known to express anxiety over their partners seeing those without makeup – and men have often said they’ve been disappointed when women have taken makeup off, saying they feel like they’ve been lied to. While both of these viewpoints are worrying, expressing a lack of confidence in women and a lack of understanding in men, neither of these issues would exist if makeup disappeared tomorrow.

The non-existence of makeup would also eliminate the stigma around women who choose not to wear it at all – a sadly huge number of people think that a woman who doesn’t apply concealer to the bags under her eyes and a bit of lippy doesn’t care about her looks. If makeup disappeared tomorrow, this sort of superficial judgement wouldn’t exist.

Would the meaning of ‘love at first sight’ mean something more if it didn’t involve disappointment when the false lashes disappeared? Sadly, the answer is probably yes.