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Would you spend $26,426.80 per year on your beauty and body upkeep?
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Unless you have that kind of discretionary income because you are extremely successful in your own right or if you are married to a man who has a boat load of money … there is no need to put out that kind of money and get yourself in financial trouble in an attempt to look perfect! There are much simpler ways.
When I read this story from my favourite U.K. online newspaper Daily Mail, I thought this was absolutely insane … the fact that this money could help feed a small village was even more shocking given the state of the economy at the time I read the article.
I’ve known for a while now that British women will spend a lot of money when it comes to beauty, skincare and other beauty-enhancement therapies, but I had no clue anyone would go as far at Christina Christoforou unless they made a living off of the way they look like let’s say Elizabeth Hurley, Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow or Cate Blanchett.
It’s true that the London resident is an owner of a spa, it’s also true that Christina is from Cyprus and Cyprus women just like their Greek, Lebanese, Syrian, Turkish, Egyptian and Israeli cousins take their beauty regime very seriously and it’s true that body-upkeep has become in recent years some sort of a hobby for many women, but does it really justify all that money wasted on “looking good”?
One thing I forgot to mention is that Christina is only 30, so that begs the question: “what the heck will she be spending on body upkeep in 10 years when there will be far more to upkeep?”
She’s already doing Botox CosmeticTM shots on her neck, forehead and around her eyes and she’s also indulging in derma fillers to define her chin and cheekbones … and at 30 … things have NOT yet started to shift position.
The numbers Christina spends on herself are eye-popping and jaw-dropping: almost $700 per year on all Givenchy make-up, $1,254 per year of pedicures, $2,757 per year on two sessions of Liposmooth at $1,378 each treatment, $2,757 on a membership at the Grove Hotel’s spa, $3,115 per year on La Prairie skincare and SkinCeuticals and list goes on.
For the love of God, that is some serious money dropped on looking good. I assume if you have the money, you can really do whatever you want with it because it’s yours to burn however you which. I have a few years on Christina and I can assure you that my beauty budget doesn’t come near hers and I can also assure you that on a face-off I’d win … because on my MUCH-MUCH-MUCH smaller beauty budget … I *think I* look way better for way less (and I’m sure my confidence levels is much higher than hers because I don’t feel the need to drop those ridiculous numbers on looking good … again … if I were Halle Berry that would be a different story).
If I had all that money to spend on myself, I probably would, but you can bet your bottom dollar that I would donate just as much to charities and organisations that help those who have less. It might not be my place to judge … but I surely hope that Christina doesn’t selfishly spend all her money on herself without giving something back.
So what do you think? Is this kind of spending a bit over the top?
Here’s the original post from the Daily Mail if you want to read about the other things Christina spends her money on: How much does it cost to run your body?
Photo by Vincent Boiteau
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April 20th, 2009 at 12:02
Wowee, that kind of spending is over the top…for me anyway but maybe it is a drop in the ocean of the money she has to spend on stuff..who knows! I heard somewhere that the best thing a woman can put on in the morning is confidence and a smile to look like a million bucks, with my ‘looking good upkeep budget’ that slogan works works best for me!
April 26th, 2009 at 3:02
Omigosh. That’s seriously insane spending that amount of money just for upkeeping. I’m starting to wonder how much she’s gonna spend in the next 10-20 years..