There has been a fierce debate over beauty and issues with women's self-esteem these last few years, and it seems that the latest battleground was over a little girl's video that went viral over the holidays.
When 3-year-old Liriana released a makeup tutorial shortly before Christmas, her biggest problem was whether or not her eye shadow was applied properly (it was).
Liraina is the daughter of Instagram user Suella, who has many videos of her playing with her brother, Dilan, and putting on makeup.
"She does her own makeup from start to finish," says Suella. "I just sit there and record her while she does her own thing. She loves to copy everything that I do. Literally everything has to match with me: our outfits, makeup, hair."
Liriana is certainly skillful at makeup application, expertly using her concealer, eye shadow, mascara, blush, and lipstick before blowing a kiss to her viewers. It was immediately popular across the social sharing network, with a ton of praise from users.
To Suella, it was just another amazing video that her daughter put out, and she could not have been more proud when other notable accounts asked if they could share her post on their feeds!
The post has amassed over 500,000 views and 1000 comments, however, not all of them are supportive. In fact, many of them are downright hurtful.
There are many people who believe that not only are women being manipulated by the makeup industry, but that they are making all women "objectified" by wearing it themselves.
Some of these people called the act "obsessive," "sad," or saying "Her parents are so stupid." One user even went on a lengthy tirade about the video.
"A real "lady" doesn't feel the need to change her own natural appearance in order to look beautiful," he said. "It's sick that this little girl is being taught that she has to put a load of makeup all over her face in order to be pretty. Disgusting."
Liriana's mother was hurt at first by their words, but said she has learned how to ignore them.
"In the beginning it used to bother me," said Suella. "I just wanted to explain myself, that nothing that they were saying was true. My daughter does not wake up and put makeup on. She just loves to play with it from time to time and I have no problem allowing her to do it because we've all done it."
Luckily, others came to the defense of this passionate little girl. Many people were amazed at her talent at such a young age, saying that she knew how to apply makeup better than themselves!
While some users focused on her age saying that she should be outside playing, others highlighted that beauty can be a hobby like anything else.
"Makeup is a fun creative outlet just like drawing and painting," says one user.
Liriana still puts out videos, and is just as excited as ever to show off her skills!
It doesn't seem like she is too bothered by the haters! She proves that she can do what she loves without focusing on those that try to bring her down.
