How Much Money & Time On Beautification?

[AnnelieseT]

Hey girls, just wondered how much time and money you spend each month on hair and beauty products, salon visits etc.
I don't consider myself high maintenance but it really seems to add up, hair cuts, colours, hair removal, make up, tan. It's like a never ending cycle really and seems a but unfair sometimes when men can spend £5 on a haircut and that's it. Also a bit annoyed with how long it takes to get ready to go out, the expectation of being a women and looking good.
Just wondered if you have any cost or time saving solutions also and what your monthly spend it.

[sonti]

I think I spend about $50 on makeup every 6 months. I get my sister (hairdresser) to cut my hair every 6 months. I spent massive amounts building my home Oly gym though, probably $10k+

My only advice is be happy with your natural hair colour, tanning is a waste of money and health, and a cheap razor works just fine

I think the cost and pressure is mostly what women do to themselves, isn't it? Let's be real - how many girls would rather be an average (or worse) looking blond with tan skin, than a good looking pale brunette? A lot. We all know who those girls are and see them out & about. It's a shame because I'm sure they'd be much more attractive by working with their natural beauty rather than trying to 'fight it'.

[Kemo1990]

1. buy razor
2. buy shaving cream
3.shave head
4.???
5. profit
just saved you hundreds of dollars a year

[Ion26]

Unfortunately waaayyyy too much...

[zipitlisten]

Chopped my hair to a bob recently, I'm growing out my natural hair color. Hair cut= 60$
Wax my own legs, pluck own eyebrows=9$
Loreal mascara=10$
White strips=40$
Work outside and use brazilian tan wipes=5$

I'm pretty low maintenance. I hardly ever wear make up except on the weekends when I go out. The only thing really costly in my budget is gym membership.

[sonti]

I'd say one of the most common examples of this (although there are others) is Lindsay Lohan. She tried so damn hard to fight her natural features, and it is a shame, as she was a beautiful redhead. And then came the *******, but you know what I mean.

[ozziefitchick]

I think it adds up if you let it add up, nom sayin?
I dont dye my hair, naturally the way it is, gets cut whenever needed by my friend who is a hairdresser, I dont tan, Im euro and just go outside for 5 mins I dont wear makeup, only on the weekends when I go out, wax myself, do my own brows etc the only thing that I cant go without it is paying for my gym membership every month and a massage every month! Am a sucker for a nicely packaged moisturiser or body wash though! My friends and I call this the "cupcake" effect, so pretty and packaged so nicely it draws you in and makes you wanna buy it!

[AnnelieseT]

I've joked about doing that too many times.

1. buy razor
2. buy shaving cream
3.shave head
4.???
5. profit
just saved you hundreds of dollars a year

[AnnelieseT]

I feel like I spend loads even though I'm really not one of those girls. I get my hair cut every 6 weeks because I have a fringe, I dye my own hair & do my eyebrows. I use fake tan but that's not cheap for a good brand. I like natural products with no chemicals and they cost more.
I do feel like almost everyone is fighting what they are to look the same. It's a strange thing but when I go natural I feel underdressed compared to these other high maintenance women.

[UnaChispita]

OP,

I dye my own hair: 4/year x $8= $32
Makeup: (eyeliner, mascara, eye shadow, lipstick, Benefits powder): ~$75/yr.

But I do spend a lot of money on waxing and keeping my skin looking young:
Waxing at the esthetician (eyebrow, bikini waxing): $250/year
Facials at the esthetician: $300/year
Facial cleansers/exfoliating scrubs/lotions from esthetician: $250/year


So: Around $900/year

This is a lot of money, but there are lots of things i don't spend tons of money on--for example I shop for clothes on consignment and ebay. I do home repairs myself or find a friend to help me.

I don't tan (not intentionally). I don't spend a lot of time getting ready in the morning. I don't wear a lot of make up.

The time I spend getting a facial is relaxing for me. So, you could get by cheaply if you dye your own hair, buy inexpensive makeup and do home spa treatments.

[danap3681]

I color my own hair and always have. Never had it professionally done. Use a tinted foundation and very little makeup at all. Use Dove shampoo on my hair. Have not used gel or hairspray or any styling products in over 7 years. I pluck my eyebrows regular so I don't have to wax. As for the other areas... I shave. Never had a facial. I tan only in Jan and Feb which is 20.00 unlimited month. after that I get enough on the weekends hanging out at the river or the coast.

I am about as low maintenance as they come. I can get up shower and be ready within 30mins. And that is with blowdrying this long hair that is down to my waist.

I would estimate maybe $300 - $400 per year for everything.

[David89]

I'm pretty low maintenance. I hardly ever wear make up except on the weekends when I go out. The only thing really costly in my budget is gym membership.

ladies and gentlemen..this is wife material!

[AnnelieseT]

You must have good hair. I use serums and stuff to make it look better and it takes time to dry and straighten. Lucky girl

I color my own hair and always have. Never had it professionally done. Use a tinted foundation and very little makeup at all. Use Dove shampoo on my hair. Have not used gel or hairspray or any styling products in over 7 years. I pluck my eyebrows regular so I don't have to wax. As for the other areas... I shave. Never had a facial. I tan only in Jan and Feb which is 20.00 unlimited month. after that I get enough on the weekends hanging out at the river or the coast.

I am about as low maintenance as they come. I can get up shower and be ready within 30mins. And that is with blowdrying this long hair that is down to my waist.

I would estimate maybe $300 - $400 per year for everything.

[danap3681]

You must have good hair. I use serums and stuff to make it look better and it takes time to dry and straighten. Lucky girl

I have very, very, very thick hair. I can't use products on it because it tends to make it oily and actually Dove is the only shampoo I like to use because it doesn't build up on my hair. I wash my hair every single day. I keep my hands in it alot during the day because it tends to get in my face and I slick it behind my ear. I keep it down at work but when I leave it is in a ponytail. It has long layers in it so it is pretty easy to style. Blowdry and may hit it with straightener depending on the weather.

[UnaChispita]

ladies and gentlemen..this is wife material!

Not that Zipit isn't wife material, but why would this make someone wife material?

[danap3681]

Unfortunately waaayyyy too much...

Oh do tell... I dated this guy once who took longer than me to get ready and he sported about a half inch of hair. He has an entire counter full of hair products and stuff. I just didn't get it.

[UgotItbad]

Yeah, funny I think i'm just lazy and cheap.
I don't color my hair because i'm too lazy to keep up on it and way too cheap to pay somebody $100 to do it for me
I'm growing my hair out so haven't cut/trimmed it in, oh gosh... probably a good year
I just use a regular shaver with bodywash as the cream, I put spf and mascara on and let my hair air dry.
On weekends i'm just as lazy unless we're going out. On occassion i'll throw some eyeshadow on and put foundation on
Like others though... I spend way more than I want to on gym memberships and shoes.

[RandomRetro]

At home dye- €7 per dye, every 6-8 weeks.
Conditioner/Shampoo - €6 every 2 months
Gym - €46 per month
Shaving/ Cream- maybe €6 - €10 a month?
Eyebrows - €12 every 8 weeks
Tan - so very rarely, comes in at €5 every 6 months
Make up - so very rarely worn - umm maybe €150 a year?
Perfume - €50 a year (I get gifted good perfume, only wear it going out or to work, it lasts. Buy it on sale too. boo ya)
Moisturiser / Hair taming stuff - €8 a month
Skin "treats" (facepack, conditioning shower stuff from lush, bath stuff) - €50 a year

Hair cuts? Ummmm I don't get them as often as i should - but have a place thats like €20, they don't speak english but pointing at pictures works. Maybe 2/3 times a year?

[Wyomann]

All this girl talk on the female misc what gives... I'm leaving.

[danap3681]

All this girl talk on the female misc what gives... I'm leaving.

NEW OP posting

Okay, okay... we will come back over and play with you men folk for a while.

[aristomeow]

Ive always cut and dyed my own hair. Recently cropped it into a pixie which I maintain at home. Will also save money on dye as ill use one box instead of two.

Tanning costs me about $8 a week to maintain, $24 if im building colour.

I buy a lot of makeup because I love it, I love going from vintage glam on Saturday night to beachy bronze for sundays at the beach. id say I spend $500 a year on makeup.

do my own eyebrows, pedis, manis and hair removal is epilator or razor both supercheap.

[UgotItbad]

Ive always cut and dyed my own hair. Recently cropped it into a pixie which I maintain at home. Will also save money on dye as ill use one box instead of two.

Tanning costs me about $8 a week to maintain, $24 if im building colour.

I buy a lot of makeup because I love it, I love going from vintage glam on Saturday night to beachy bronze for sundays at the beach. id say I spend $500 a year on makeup.

do my own eyebrows, pedis, manis and hair removal is epilator or razor both supercheap.

I cut my boys hair cause i'm cheap like that... but also i'm a makeup fiend... but I went crazy and spent way too much awhile ago so I feel like i'm set for a long time!! Where are you buying your makeup? Also, don't your tanning places have like unlimited monthly plans? $24 a week is crazy. But I bet you're really pretty and tan (semi-homo) Tried the epilator felt like I was getting shocked, lol got it for my bikini area and was way to scared to even attempt it.
We could run off together someday and maybe make two makeup collections become one?? Just sayin

Edit: I'm not homo because this sounds pretty full blown homo

[Wyomann]

NEW OP posting

Okay, okay... we will come back over and play with you men folk for a while.

I was just kidding. The Female Misc is for stuff like this. i think all other threads are probably just being misused haha.

[penny0527]

All this girl talk on the female misc what gives... I'm leaving.

Me too. I take care of myself but I sure as hell don't want to have conversations about it. That makes me anti-female and I don't care.

[danap3681]

I was just kidding. The Female Misc is for stuff like this. i think all other threads are probably just being misused haha.

Well I usually try to be serious in at least one thread per day because it makes me feel like I am contributing to something but hey... lets go play

[zipitlisten]

I have very, very, very thick hair. I can't use products on it because it tends to make it oily and actually Dove is the only shampoo I like to use because it doesn't build up on my hair. I wash my hair every single day. I keep my hands in it alot during the day because it tends to get in my face and I slick it behind my ear. I keep it down at work but when I leave it is in a ponytail. It has long layers in it so it is pretty easy to style. Blowdry and may hit it with straightener depending on the weather.

I hope your husband appreciates the smell of Dove shampoo like I do!! No homo but when I use Dove shampoo/conditioner, I could sit all day and sniff my own hair lol.

Weirdo alert...

I cut my boys hair cause i'm cheap like that... but also i'm a makeup fiend... but I went crazy and spent way too much awhile ago so I feel like i'm set for a long time!! Where are you buying your makeup? Also, don't your tanning places have like unlimited monthly plans? $24 a week is crazy. But I bet you're really pretty and tan (semi-homo) Tried the epilator felt like I was getting shocked, lol got it for my bikini area and was way to scared to even attempt it.
We could run off together someday and maybe make two makeup collections become one?? Just sayin

Edit: I'm not homo because this sounds pretty full blown homo

Please just promise me to never use the epilator on your bikini area. *Shutters* Reminds me of one of my drunken Friday night ideas to wax my own bikini line.
Lets just say tears were shed and the neighbours thought I was murdering a cat.

[danap3681]

I hope your husband appreciates the smell of Dove shampoo like I do!! No homo but when I use Dove shampoo/conditioner, I could sit all day and sniff my own hair lol.

I got one of those who doesn't comment on such things But i do sniff my hair on occassion. I have it in a ponytail when I work out and it gets wet from sweating and when I take it down I can still smell it like I just shampooed it. xtra weirdo alert!

[UnaChispita]

Reminds me of one of my drunken Friday night ideas to wax my own bikini line.
Lets just say tears were shed and the neighbours thought I was murdering a cat.

LMAO! I did the same thing.

[UgotItbad]

Please just promise me to never use the epilator on your bikini area. *Shutters* Reminds me of one of my drunken Friday night ideas to wax my own bikini line.
Lets just say tears were shed and the neighbours thought I was murdering a cat.

lol, me too. Except I was sober... ending up trying to sit in the bathtub prayer it would just come off and then I got stuck to the bathtub and had to stand up... not a good time. I'll leave that to the professionals.

[danap3681]

lol, me too. Except I was sober... ending up trying to sit in the bathtub prayer it would just come off and then I got stuck to the bathtub and had to stand up... not a good time. I'll leave that to the professionals.

I have never had a professional wax down there. Not sure I could go let a stranger around my who-ha like that much less drip hot wax on me then rip it off.