How beauty is perceived and how beauty is defined is a very controversial topic. Beauty is a reflection of one's culture and perceptions. However, one's idea of ​​beauty can become twisted. This results in a misperception of what beauty truly is. Society considers him as a perfect role model or celebrity that no one can compare to. To understand why beauty is not a universal idea, you need to know what beauty is, what each culture perceives as beauty, and the misperception that society gives people. One's idea of ​​beauty should be based on one's cultural perceptions, remembering that society, the media or any other source cannot define a universal idea of ​​the art of beauty. All human beings want to be noticed and admired by that special person. They also have a tendency to envy or want to be envied by others. These unpleasant characteristics are part of human nature. It is these same characteristics and desires that have a great influence on the idea of ​​beauty. Women are more affected by this desire than men. This desire pushes women to "beautify" themselves to please men. Meera Jain conducted a study and found that every woman goes through an expensive, sometimes painful, process to beautify herself. A woman's main purpose for putting up with this is so she can appear sexually attractive. Many seem to forget that beauty is a reflection of our inner spirit. It doesn't matter if a woman goes through a process to beautify herself or not, the end result is a beautiful work of art. “The pursuit of beauty has changed significantly, but the purpose remains the same, to showcase material wealth, status, authority, and flaunt sexual allure” (“The Cultural Implications of Beauty”). This process and purpose varies from cul...... middle of paper ....... “Augustine asked in De Veritate Religione, whether things are beautiful because they give pleasure, or whether they give pleasure because they are beautiful; chose the latter” (qtd. in Sartwell 247). Many believe that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, which is commonly true. Likewise, beauty also has different colors and tastes. John Locke viewed color as a source of beauty because certain qualities are found in the perceiving mind rather than in the external world. Without perceivers, colors would not exist. Under certain conditions, such as day and night, an object can be seen with different colors. Everyone has their own "type" or "preference" when considering a mate. A person's type or preference is his or her taste in beauty. The question of taste for beauty depends on the person. Some people might even consider it tacky. Taste is considered both