The Real Cost of Beauty

 

Now, we all take pride in our appearance and care how we look to others - even those that admit they don't, secretly they must care a little. We'll do almost anything to make ourselves beautiful in order to get that perfect selfie; there's no denying, we're a pretty vain nation. 

According to a study by comparison site TotallyMoney.com, which looked into the spending habits and beauty regimes of people in 30 cities across the UK, they found that the average Brit spends £4,454 on gym memberships, haircuts, clothes, make-up and beauty treatements a year. That's a whole lot of money.

So, who spends the most money and on what?

The vainest city, might come as a surprise. It's not the capital, like we expected. In actual fact it's Leeds, where inhabitants spend a whopping £7,000 on themselves per year. And what do they spend the most on? Teeth whitening services and dermatologists. You'll be able to spot them, by their soft skin and bright teeth then.

 And the modest city...Aberdeen, where the average is a decent £2,710. Spending just £106 per year on gym memberships, compared to London's £601, and having the lowest hair budget at just £338, Aberdeen is the place to go if you're looking to save a few bob.

As for London. We spend on average £572 on clothes, £840 on teeth whitening and a hefty £860 on skincare. It's safe to say, appearances are definitely everything.

Not just looking at our spending habits, the survey also looked at how self-conscious we are. Across the UK, 70% of us consider ourselves "beauty conscious", and almost half said they wouldn't post a picture to social media if they hadn't made themselves look good first or apply a filter.

 We're spending more and more of our hard earned money on things that we don't necessarily need, but because of the pressures places upon us in society, we just have to do this.

Could we half our spending? Most definitetly! 

Why not try saving that money for that dream holiday or just for a rainy day. After reading this, we are definitely going to try our best to put our money towards something more worth it.