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Labels: beautynomics, Botox, cosmetic surgery, fitness, health and wellness, Jenny Craig
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Labels: beautynomics, fashionomics, online shopping
How does the recession affect fashionistas and beauty addicts? This beauty addict used to dart here and there in my car, never giving a second thought to how much money I was spending on gas. But darting from here and there last weekend, I thought, "What does it cost for this pleasure trip?"
In case you haven't noticed, we're spending twice as much to fill up our gas tank as we were 2- to 2-1/2 years ago. I know you've noticed. I have, too, And it really hit home when I calculated that the price of admission for my roundtrip frivolous, pleasure trip for said darting activity, which was about 20 miles roundtrip, was $5 in gas. I know that doesn't sound like much, but I'm thinking about the poor souls that drive back and forth to work and the fill-'er-up is up to $70.
The U.S. consumer did not start altering their behavior until gas hit about $3.50 per gallon. In financial-speak, that is called demand destruction. I didn't take notice until gas crept to $4 a gallon. In right-brain artistic speak, that is called cash-in-hand obstruction.
How does this affect beauty addicts and fashionistas?
Beauty addicts and fashionistas have already changed their shopping habits and are looking for creative ways to cut costs because of the soaring prices for fuel. The daily trade-offs include buying drugstore beauty products instead of department store beauty products, switching from Armani to Target's Mossimo. I know. It hurts.
What's your recession strategy? Are you making trade-offs? Will you shop more online?
Beckie
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It's Beauteous Tuesday and time for another episode of beautynomics 101. Even if you aren't as well-healed as Queen of Mean Leona Helmsley's dog Trouble, you can save big on beauty products at beauty supply stores. With the economy being so ruff, beauty supply stores are brains on beauty. They can be found on main streets and in strip malls across the country, allowing everyone to feel like a Princess of Provisions.
Nationally, the big three are Sally Beauty Supply, Ulta, and Ricky's. Shopping like a professional is easy when you know what to look for in a beauty supply store. So let's go shopping:
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Labels: Allergan, beautynomics, Botox, breast implants, Clinique, Juvederm, luxury consumers, Radiesse
We have not written a post recently about beautynomics, primarily because who wants to write about all that doom and gloom, but according to financial-istas (hot off the presses), it looks like Allergan --makers of Lumilash, Botox, Juvederm, Botox, and breast implants -- could have a good return on your investment. So you may want to add this to your stock portfolio investments, as well as your beauty portfolio.
According to Bernstein Research,
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Labels: beautynomics, fashionomics
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