In Scripture, the use of cosmetics and adornment is addressed as a matter of the heart, with warnings against excessive or immodest displays. Jeremiah 4:30 and Proverbs 7:10-12 caution against using beauty to deceive or seduce, while 1 Peter 3:3 and 1 Timothy 2:9 encourage women to prioritize inner beauty and modesty. The apostle Paul instructs Timothy to teach women to adorn themselves with shamefacedness and sobriety, rather than with elaborate hairstyles or excessive makeup. Ultimately, the Bible teaches that true beauty is rooted in a person's character and relationship with God.
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And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension. Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart. She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home. Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.
Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.
Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.