Lauren Greenfield photographed these New York professionals and found out how much they spend each month on their personal grooming. Does spending more mean looking better? (Left to right) Laura (25), $145 per month, Suzanne (36), $1720 per month and Claudine (29), $80 per month.
WELL, WHAT'S A GIRL TO DO when hookups, advancement and position still depend on Very Personal Grooming? She spends and spends and spends... and it would seem spends even more as the years add up. In this photo essay you can see some of the rituals, rites, and supplies that women -- even in this enlightened age -- still feel compelled to pile on themselves in their search for dates, mates, and advancement.
Beauty has become a pricey commodity; spending on Botox, spa treatments, designer makeup, cosmetic surgery, fitness and dieting total up to $160 billion dollars each year. Some women spend $1700 monthly on beauty, more than many women pay for rent.Sounds like a lot, but think of it as an investment in a rent-free future. Posted by Vanderleun at April 8, 2004 10:38 AM | TrackBack
Love the last line, GV. Classic.
I've got to get out of this fucking city.
Posted by: Allah at April 8, 2005 10:53 AMOooo, yer gonna get some stuff offa that pitch.
Posted by: Steel Turman at April 8, 2005 11:08 AMNot to be cruel, but if the maintenance cost on a 36 year old Suzanne is $1720 a month, and the maintenace cost on a 25 year old Laura is $145 a month . . . I think you know where I'm headed with this . . .
Posted by: The Colossus at April 8, 2005 2:57 PMDoes spending more mean looking better?
Depends on where the "starting point" is. (That's the nicest way I could find to phrase it)
Posted by: Chrees at April 8, 2005 5:07 PMColossus makes a good point. What is the depreciation rate on a gold-plated vagina these days?
Posted by: Allah at April 8, 2005 5:18 PM"..think of it as an investment in a rent-free future." Ohhh... nice, Gerard. You just made my freedom-loving, gold-plated vagina thwack out a barbaric yawp of a nice 'fuck you'..... as opposed to a pitiful, pleading 'fuck me'.
Don't make my vagina come back here and remind you boys that we girls own it... own the Capitol of the World. You know what I'm talkin' about....gold-plated or not, it's still the Capitol.
Posted by: Amy at April 8, 2005 8:56 PMHmmm... wondering how much Kerry spends on his personal maintenance, considering he's got five (at last count) rent-free places to hang his magic Cambodian hat.
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