Saturday, March 7, 2009

The high cost of beauty


The other night I was feeling quite lazy. We stopped at the Wal Mart after the kids karate class and my husband made the comment that I looked "tired". The truth be told, I went out without makeup - so he pointedly told me to please not do that again! Men!
Growing up my mothers favorite saying was "Powder and paint make you what you ain't!" and as I get older it is becoming more and more of a reality. I'm still amazed though at the amount of money women will spend on their cosmetics and skin care. I was reading the Saturday paper this morning and looking through an ad for a cosmetic company, the prices were easily 3 times that of similar Avon products! Wow! And I wonder what is really in a name? Anything?
Sephora sells a lipgloss that looks pretty darn close to glazewear, only glazewear is $2.99, the Sephora brand was $29! One of the reasons I sell Avon is that it is such a good value, quality products, low price point. Personally I would rather spend my money on a vacation :)
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