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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why is the societal norm for women to wear makeup?
gpt
It's an evolutionary throw back first and foremost.

Looking young and healthy means that you look like you would make a good partner to rear children with. Women have been grooming themselves so long over the ages that it has just become part of human nature.

Over time make up companies and media have drilled in the idea that being attractive (Young looking, slim, smiling) is the desired goal - creating a cycle.

Edit: "vicious" removed, as really after some thought don't see much positive or negative.