Are you makeup dependent?

Cosmetics have a curious way of infiltrating the lives of women. 

Even though all females start out the same-- fresh-faced and ready to face everyday au naturel-- at some point, makeup invariably enters the equation, and women never quite look at themselves the same way again.

A recent survey shows how far reaching the impact of  makeup has on the every-day lives of American women:

• Six out of ten women would "never" go to work barefaced.
  
• One-third of all women would "never" leave home to run errands, without makeup on.
  
• One-third of all women think that men wouldn't find them attractive without makeup.
  
• It takes the average woman two and a half months before she would let a new love interest see her without makeup.

Do you find yourself agreeing with these findings?

On the one hand, people should feel comfortable doing whatever makes them feel good about themselves. However, on the other hand... it seems a little sad that so many women feel insecure about their natural appearances, especially considering that this skin scenario is solely experienced by the female gender. (The average male will never worry about swiping

on some mascara, bronzer, and gloss before running out the door.)

The great appearance equalizer might just be skin-care though, because although a multitude of skin-sins can be hidden by makeup-- the texture of skin (pimples, wrinkles, hairs) can never be completely camouflaged by makeup, regardless of gender.