Does beauty come from within?

Quotes from What is Beauty:

"Products, treatments, miracle-workers: this is the stuff of beauty. And beauty is the stuff of life." I found this quote quite ironic because is beauty is the stuff of life and cosmetics where the stuff of beauty then if there were no cosmetics anymore we wouldnt cease to exist. I feel that this is a very narrow minded view of someone who's always been adnorned with luxuries; its true that products can make you feel good because there's a image attached with all of them and by buying and using them you feel that for a second you can touch the image of immortality portrayed by the adverts.

Is religion the answer? "for years the church has raied against the deciet and vanity of fashion" "it goes without saying that it is a gift from on high" "the eye is the part of the human body where the soul shines through, perhaps this is why eye make-up is the only kind of cosmetic mentioned in the bible." Is beauty a spiritual thing, a gift of the divine on earth from god and fashion is the man made mimic. There are different fashions all over the world, but a beautiful face is a beautiful face everywhere.

"Most media images you see today have nothing to do with beauty, they're more about attitude" it all seems to be whats attracting attention than whats actually beautiful and I dont know why we all blindlessly follow this, making ourselves feel inadequate. It all seems like a massive circus, constantly moving on to peer and gaze in orr at the next attraction, wooed by colours and lights, a show. We would never compare ourselves with circus performers, just sit back and appriciate the show, so why does fashion have such a hold over us and our ideals...???