Vanity

Why do I feel
I can talk about beauty?

Beauty is subject you can hardly touch without offending others or being called vain.
I think I can speak openly about it because I wasn't very attractive for the biggest part of my life.
I have lived my first fifty years as an average looking human.
My skin was damaged and uneven, while my traits were excessively large.
It is only after grooming for a while that I started seeing the other side of the story.

Grooming is not vain

Primates spend several hours, every day, grooming themselves and others.
Since you've never groomed, you have lots of catching up to do.
Grooming now allows all individuals to attain their potential for beauty.
Being watchful of one's appearance is at the basis of social living.
Grooming is a natural method of caring for your body that results in real beauty.

Fake beauty

Wouldn't vanity rather be found in:
 

•Wearing clothes to beautify oneself  •Unneeded hats, sunglasses, ... •Following fashion trends •Jewelry •Make-up •Artificial creams and products •Plastic surgery •Cosmetic injections •Body building •Tattooing and piercing •Nail polish and lipstick •...