The Price of Pretty: Exploring the Cost of Beauty Standards
6/2/202638 min
Skincare, makeup, and beauty treatments. When did they first pop up on our spending radar and why?
This week’s Deep Dive gets a little… deep. Bec and Jess discuss the cost of beauty standards: who sets them, sustains them, and how we might look at the whole topic with a raised (and sometimes fluffed) eyebrow.
Because, whether you overtly subscribe to them or not, beauty standards don’t just affect folks who love a trend, they have the tendency to impact our spending habits and perceptions of value, and even our self worth. And it’s not just women either, just consider the whole looksmaxxing thing.
Between the double standards, unrealistic expectations, and self-expression of it all, how have our perceptions around beauty shifted and what are we really buying into?
From body hair to full-coverage foundation and the rituals of getting ready, tune in if you’ve ever wondered what we really think about the price of pretty, how we’re feeling about ‘preventative’ measures, and which standards we’re willing to bin at our next earliest convenience.
Should we share what our community actually spends on beauty products? Let us know in the comments.
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First 90 secondsNatasha Bamblett· Soundbite0:00
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Bec Syed· Host0:44
She's on.
Speaker 30:46
The.
Jess Ricci· Host0:46
Money.
Bec Syed· Host0:46
She's on the money. [laughs] [laughs] Hello, and welcome to She's on the Money, the podcast that takes a closer look at how we earn, save, and spend our finances. My name is Bec Said, and joining me today is the brilliant Jess Ricki. While Victoria's out getting the scoop on extra special financial news, we'll be doing a deep dive on a topic that affects a lot of our community. It's a big one. We're talking the cost of beauty standards. Whether we like it or not, our society has some ideas about how women should look. From treatments to products and double standards, we're exploring the price of pretty. Gosh, Jess, where do we begin?
Jess Ricci· Host1:23
I have lots of thoughts and feelings.
Bec Syed· Host1:25
Yes.
Jess Ricci· Host1:26
I have so many thoughts and feelings. I have a little bit of anger.
Bec Syed· Host1:29
Okay, that's allowed.