DEUT1123 Women's license to self-beautification did not grant them a right to create the kind of beauty which is calculated to provoke lust. The distinction between demure and vulgar beauty is the dividing line between the ethical and the immoral. The pursuit of beauty, open to women, was barred to men. A male's use of cosmetics or jewelry normally worn by women is considered an act of effemination, banned by biblical prescription [this verse].