Last week I woke up to news on social media of a woman that spent £1,500 on Dimpleplasty: a cheek piercing surgery to get dimples.

According to The Huffington Post UK, Trainee lawyer Cherelle Campbell was one of the first women to undergo dimpleplasty - a pioneering plastic surgery that punches holes in the cheeks in a bid to get dimples.

But honestly speaking when I saw her picture, it looked nothing like dimples but instead like she had been shot in the cheeks. 

The above mentioned case is the most recent, but it’s not wrong to say that some women are taking ‘seeking beauty’ to another level thanks to this industry that gives them the hope that money can buy beauty. 

I remember in primary school, there was a poster saying that money is not powerful and that it can’t buy beauty, among other things. If memory serves me correct, it said something like ‘money can buy cosmetics but not beauty’. 

When I look at the celebrities that have had cosmetic surgery with their faces almost falling off after one too many procedures, I don’t see how this industry hasn’t caused more harm than good. 

In simple language, I believe that the cosmetics industry gives false hope to women given the fact that side effects are massive. 

An article by bizwatchnigeria.ng titled "Beware: Your Make up Can Be Doing More Harm than Good” showed that every woman wants to glow and look beautiful. As a result, most of the women use any beauty product that they think can enhance their looks. However, it is very important to pay attention to the brand of products purchased or used. This is because make-up can be potentially dangerous since it is made from chemicals.

The article also stated that make-up/beauty products contain chemicals like amorphous hydrated silica. This chemical is known to contain small amount of crystalline quartz that have been linked to cancer. 

I have seen several beauty products on the market promising women to look younger than their actual age. I would like to meet a woman who isn’t tempted to buy the latest skin creams and lotions promising to shed years from her face!

The most annoying thing in all this is that the manufactures of the cosmetic products are not honest enough to detail the components they use. 

Therefore I choose to be natural. If all those beauty products have the power to bring my face down one day, I’d rather stay plain!