I've noticed a lot of women {and even some men} are under the false assumption that lighter skin, hair weaves, colored-contacts lenses, false eyelashes, excessive make-up, designer clothing/accessories & bling-bling defines beauty. How can it be when you wouldn't be caught dead without your "face" on, let alone empty the garbage?
While there is nothing wrong with the aforementioned enhancements, but if that's how you define/see beauty, {IMHO} you are wrong.
There is vanity in us all, plain & simple. If there wasn't, the beauty salons, make-up manufacturers, plastic & weight loss surgeons, tanning salons, etc., wouldn't be the successful entities they are today.
Now, before you think I'm just hating & blasting on those who utilize the above, I'm not. Keep in mind, I used wear {clear} contact lenses, {Lasik is the bomb and pure vanity}. I also use make-up on occasion & sport designer clothing/handbags. However, that's not how I define beauty & certainly don't think other women are envious of me because of these things.
In this day & age, anyone who so desires, can enhance their outer appearance. If you happen to have a lil more loot and/or better group health benefits than the Average Joe, you can become whomever in the sam hell you choose to be. Be it lenses by Bausch & Lomb, Lasik by Crown Optical (they are fantastic!), make-up by M.A.C, lashes from KimSoo (local beauty supply house) jeans by Baby Phat or a lil nip/tuck by Dr. Soyouwannabeslim or Dr. Nowyoureallyfine.
The bottom line is - if you think a person of substance (notice the term "substance") would be jealous/envious of you because of said temporary enhancements, you're sadly mistaken.
Remember the old adage - Beauty may only be skin deep, but ugly is to the bone!