If you're on social media, you know about a new issue that has presented itself in society, referred to as "makeup shaming." If you're not sure what I mean by that term, let me explain it to you - basically it's people putting other people down for wearing makeup. Simple as that.

I've seen a lot of men complaining about women wearing makeup - how they want a girl that looks and feels beautiful without makeup on, how it automatically makes you "fake" if you wear makeup. Twitter is practically plagued with jokes about it.

With celebrities, such as, Zendaya standing up against people who make negative comments about those who wear makeup, more light has been shined on the issue.

But not only men complain about makeup wearing. Other women makeup shame as well. Sometimes, in discrete ways.

"Don't put on any makeup." "It's bad for you." "Why are you wearing it?" They're all things that subtly can make someone feel bad for doing something that's supposed to make them feel good.

I understand that sometimes people try to make it a compliment and say that someone else doesn't need it, but the minute they stop wearing it, they could become self conscious and that's just not worth it.

As a regular makeup wearer, I know that if someone told me to stop what I was doing and I felt obligated enough to comply, I would feel horridly insecure in public, just because my appearance isn't the way I prefer it.

There are people out there who genuinely like putting on makeup, use it as an art, and use it to feel confident. Believe it or not, there are people who do a full face of it every day for nobody but themselves.

I know I would never tell someone "hey, your skin is looking pretty rough, how about slapping some foundation on?" so why does it make it okay for people to make comments when it's the other way around?

It's especially disappointing that women are putting each other down for it when we need to be sticking together in the first place. Confidence can be a struggle, so why make someone feel bad about using something harmless to cope with it?

A recent study shows that you should probably mind your own business. If it's not your face and not your skin, don't worry about it. Let people do what is going to make them feel best and help them express themselves.

I'm not saying that women need makeup. I'm saying that if we want to wear it because it makes us happy, then that's all that should matter. And the same goes to women who are happy without it.

The point is, all women are beautiful despite the use of cosmetics, but if we don't feel beautiful, then what we're doing is all for nothing.