Beauty Is as Beauty Does, Page 3

PANEL 1

The girl, now wearing lipstick, walks past while a boy with dark hair notices her, a musical note in his thought bubble indicating he finds her attractive. A heart appears near the girl. Another girl with long hair and glasses watches with interest.

PANEL 2

Close-up of makeup items laid out: a makeup palette with crossed applicators, a green tube of "Long Lash Mascara", an eyeshadow compact with blue and purple shades, and a black eyeliner pencil.

PANEL 3

Now wearing dramatic purple eyeshadow and makeup, the girl receives positive attention. A waitress offers her a drink saying "On the house!" A person holds a door open for her saying "After you!" She looks pleased and confident.

I don’t have much to say about the process of making this comic, so I’ll just keep talking about cosmetics.

Beware claims. Cosmetics companies are not kindly doctors trying to help you with your hideously abnormal complexion/eyelashes/lips. They’re salesmen trying to turn a profit. And they will say next to anything they think you want to hear to get you to give them your money for this promised philosopher’s stone of beauty. Whenever advertisements throw out numbers or percentages, look a little harder and you’ll find holes in their claims. Wouldn’t want to get caught in a false advertising lawsuit, would they?