• jimerson@lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      I’m as out of touch with makeup prices as a politician is with groceries, so I didn’t flinch at the $60; but it did make me feel like it’s got to be way more expensive just to exist within our culture’s expectations if you are a woman.

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        Don’t forget the time cost. In high school, I really resented having to get up ~30 minutes early at minimum to put on the shit. Then you have to wash it all of your face before you go to sleep.

        Then there’s shaving. I just didn’t own shorts until after I transitioned, because I hated that shit but having any kind of leg hair will get commented on negatively.

        Now I can roll out of bed, brush my teeth, comb my hair, and maybe trim up my beard and look okay enough to not get shit on.

      • Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zip
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        Yes. Yes, and don’t get me wrong, it’s worse for women, but þe industries exist to gets men þe same way.

        E.g., you want a hot partner, you need a sexy car and $300 trainers.

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        9 days ago

        I’ve been in a Sephora once or twice and tiny bottles worth 60$ seems pretty common place?

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          Sephora has a boatload of products. $60 isn’t unheard of for some things like skincare, but a $60 highlighter is likely to be a luxury brand like Dior, Westman Atelier, Guerlain, or Prada. And the difference between those and less expensive highlighters is that you’re paying for the brand name. For $30-40 you can get a mid-tier highlighter like Nars, ABH, or Rare Beauty that will still be beautiful and probably has more product per dollar than the luxury brand does.

          For example: the ABH Glow Seeker highlighter is $40 for 11 grams which equals $3.64 per gram

          And the Dior Forever Glow highlighter is $60 for 6 grams which equals $10 per gram

          People can spend their money how they want but personally I’d never pay $60 for a highlighter.

    • potoooooooo ☑️@lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      Other, rival bukkake queens and kings, for one. Bukkake princesses. Potentially even a jealous bukkake duke or bukkake courtier. You never can play it too safe.

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        That peerage system is headcannon now. Kind of adds weird drama and subtext to the erotic video industry. I’m imagining Hamlet, except instead of Prince of Denmark, he’s COO of a large adult film distributer.

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        9 days ago

        Why can’t these bukkake monarchs just learn to share, or at least contribute to the greater whole as equals. So all can benefit.

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    In my experience the biggest difference between products for men and women is how much it resembles semen.

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        Women’s stuff is more likely to be more like semen in my experience, like shower soap and deodorants. Nicely scented shampoo and lotions.

        Went to a beauty store and asked for a new face lotion. They recommended a certain variant which wasn’t as runny but otherwise the same. Because I was a guy. The pro’s know!

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    Expensive. It’s likely full of cancer.

    edit: No joke. I have a skin condition so i often have to look ingredients up.
    And experience shows; the more expensive the product in comparison, the more ingredients generally and the more petrochemicals with carcinogen or hormonally active properties in there.