Beauty Survey
Time generally takes to get ready in the morning:
15 minutes: 3
Less than 15: 1
20 minutes: 7
30 minutes: 9
45 minutes: 7
1 hour: 14
1.5 hours: 1
2 hours: 1
No response: 2
Reasons for wearing makeup:
Cover up blemishes, dark circles, to even skin tone, etc: 12
To enhance or accentuate: 9
Rarely or don’t wear: 6
To feel pretty/look nice: 3
To look finished, lively, awake: 4
To feel good: 3
Going out: 6
Feel like it sometimes, no response, etc.: 1
Do you try to emulate celebrities’ and/or models’ hairstyles, fashion or makeup?
Yes: 26
No: 19
Do you think being considered beautiful/pretty/sexy is important?
Yes: 31
No: 14
Do you think you’re attractive? :
Yes: 35
No: 3
Sometimes: 6
No response: 1
Do you feel pressure from guys to look good?
Yes:1
No: 4
A little: 14
Some: 13
A lot: 13
How much (approximately) do you spend on beauty products, cosmetics, hairstyling products and makeup per month?
$0-$25: 32
$26-$50: 12
$51-$75: 1
Where do you get hair, makeup and fashion ideas if you do? (multiple answers)
Friends/family: 6
Magazines: 6
Television/Magazines: 7
Magazines/television/internet/movies: 3
Magazines/friends and family: 5
Friends and stores: No answer: 1
Celebrities: 5
Stores: 1
Magazines and stores: 1
Myself: 2
No where: 8
What won’t you leave the house without (lip gloss, eye-liner, full face of makeup, etc.)? (Multiple answers)
Lip gloss/chapstick: 22
Mascara: 8
“Smell goods”: 2
Can leave with nothing: 5
Foundation: 4
Blush, bronzer, powder: 3
Eyeliner: 3
Concealer: 1
Eye makeup: 1
Clothing, wallet, cell phone: 7
Lotion, brushing teeth: 3
Hair decent:1
No answer: 1
Would you rather be pretty or smart? :
Smart: 30
Pretty: 5
Both: 6
No answer: 4
Would you ever consider plastic surgery to enhance your beauty?
Yes: 8
No: 33
Maybe: 4
Answers to “Do you think you’re attractive? If yes, why do you think so; if no, why don’t you think so?
“’Cause my mommy says so…and other people, too.”
“Because I take care of my body, but most importantly, I like to make others laugh- which I think is most attractive.”
“This sounds silly, but my boyfriend makes me feel attractive.”
“I feel good about myself and always just try to just be myself.”
“I am not the classically accepted version of attractive.” (not really)
“I have my good/confident days, and I have my bad ones.” (sometimes)
“(Hell yeah!) because my mama instilled in me to be a confident black female, just not vain.”
“Because I get hit on a lot.”
Posted by Colonnade Archives
on Mar 9 2007. Filed under Perspectives.
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