Women, and sometimes men, will go to the extreme to look and feel beautiful. Even the recent recession has not stopped women from beautifying themselves. I experience this first hand, because i work at a salon and day spa called Wildflowers. The Average women comes in every 4 to 6 weeks and receives a 35 to 45 dollar haircut, along with either highlights or color ranging from 50 to 70 dollars. Then add on the products bought by these women and men which get get as expensive as 70 dollars. This does not even include our spa services, which are 50 dollar pedicures, 25 dollar manicures, 45 to 180 dollar facials, 50 to 70 dollar massages, and much more. When people treat themselves to a nice day of pampering it does a lot for their emotions. It makes them feel good about who they are and can often turn a bad day into a good one.

-- check out the breakdown link to see how much each age group spends a year on cosmetics!