SF Gate Columnist Mark Morford writes for Notes and Errata at least once weekly. He is funny, charming and almost always spot on. Mark is a definite SF liberal and I love him for it as I totally wish I had the money to be a SF liberal. His column last Friday highlighted the near $4000 this female real estate agent spends monthly, monthly on her beautification. Four. Thousand. Dollars.
I am obviously obsessed with beauty and beautification, otherwise why waste time on this blog? But isn't there a limit to how much you spend to enhance, create and obfuscate? This is where some men (often those who could honestly use a nip, tuck and a pluck themselves) criticize such rituals. Not that we gals should filter that through male approval but really, this is a bit ridiculous, isn't it?
What else is this woman, Ginger, doing with her body that such a large amount must be spent to make it pretty again? Mark mentions that she receives Botox injections and tanning salon services. Well they cancel each other out so Ginger is definitely wasting money there. Tanning is drying her skin out creating wrinkles ergo she wants the Botox. Why not go for the sunless tan and better looking and feeling skin, Ginger? I'm sure you're a lovely woman and all this is being done as upkeep but if you keep abusing your skin it will all be for naught.
*Le sigh* I will never understand the obsession over tanning.
For any of you reading this out there, I want to hear from you. That is, those of you who understand and appreciate the necessities of 'slightly above average' upkeep. How much is too much when it comes to beautification?
On another note, the Bourjois Invisible Lip Liner mentioned in the previous post is great. My lipstick goes on true to color and smoothly.
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