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The Rachel Cruze Show

The Surprising Cost of Today’s Beauty Standards (My Reaction)

The Rachel Cruze Show

Ramsey Network

Self-improvement, Education, Investing, Business

4.83.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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0:00.0

Have you heard about Chris Jenner's recent facelift?

0:08.5

It kind of went viral.

0:10.0

And allegedly, it cost somewhere around $135,000.

0:14.1

I mean, listen, she's in her 70s and she looks 35.

0:16.6

So the price tag makes sense.

0:19.1

But when it comes to today's beauty standards, what actually is necessary and what's not.

0:24.9

So today I'm going to share three crucial questions to ask yourself so you can approach this part of life and budgeting with wisdom.

0:32.5

I make sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode with a friend.

0:35.8

All right.

0:36.2

So in addition to the Chris Jenner News, I also saw this Instagram real breakdown

0:40.3

of the annual cost of being a woman, everything from doing our hair, our nails, serums,

0:46.3

facials, like all of it.

0:48.3

So let's take a look together and then we'll see kind of what we all think about this.

0:53.3

I calculated how much it costs to fit

0:56.0

the beauty standard in America and the number is actually disgusting. Let's start with nails. If you

1:00.9

get your nails done at about $75 a set at the recommended two to three weeks time frame,

1:07.1

you're spending about $1,275 a year. The average cost of a full body wax is $200. And if you get it at the

1:14.5

recommended four to eight week time period, you're spending about $2,000 a year on waxing. A cut in a

1:20.5

bleach at a $300 average puts you at about $2,400 a year just for doing your hair. If you get your

1:26.8

lashes and a facial done at the recommended intervals, it's about $1,400 a year just for doing your hair. If you get your lashes and a facial done at the recommended

1:29.0

intervals, it's about $1,300 a year, and for the facials at four to six weeks, 10 times a year,

1:35.9

$800 or $900. Now, the average American woman already spends about $300 a year on makeup, $550 a year on clothing with $161 of this being workout clothing,

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