being a girl is very expensive

I have to agree. Clothes and hygiene products/ maintenance cost a lot. I mean, okay, we have to use tampons and sanitary napkins monthly (most of us) apart from the soaps, moisturizers, conditioners, cosmetic products. So they do take a chunk out of the daily/ monthly budget even if you're not exactly high maintenance. I mean, would you go to work without make up? Most of us wouldn't because it gives the impression that you're pretty sloppy so we buy powders/lipgloss/lip sticks or the bare essentials of cosmetics and they cost $, no matter how much or how little. I can squeeze my personal stuff into a budget because I'm single

I am a she. I don't life life extravagantly. I don't put lots of whatsoever in my face and body. Soap and water will do.

I like having my nails done - I'm awful at even cutting them without making them look chewed on...an I like light makeup and I think a girl's best friend is moisturizer and sunscreen. And lately, I've decided to get out of the old tired mom look and have my hair done regularly and colored just for fun - but I also can't do my own color - I've tried, concentrated so hard to be careful and even and it comes out streaky - color in some areas not in others. But pay for it? No way. I stopped having it all done when I stopped working and couldn't justify it. And being pregnant makes you tired, and Is topped any beauty routine, and you know what, being a mom makes me tired too! So when I found a site like this that rewards participation with spa/salon/yoga/pilates and other wellness routine I jumped on it. Now I get my products for free and my hair colored and cut etc for free. And I just recently won a gift certificate for apa - 1000 - I chose Aquaceros a medspa and had my first ever spa experience and facial. They did a skin analysis first and I'm soooooooooo lucky that I have good skin, considering I've done nothing for years. The person doing the analysis compared my skin to guys who do nothing and said I'm far different from their damaged skin -and they compare your age to others nationwide and mine was much better. I wanted something called aquatherapy facial or something like that, but the owner suggested the current months special - more gentle to see how my skin - and my rosacea reacted to it - the other one involves microdermaabrasian. So anyway, after all that rambling - that's how I squeeze, natural mineral makeup, hair care and skin care products, massages (also VERY good for skin) hair coloring, cuts and manicurs/pedicures -and this month - lash and brow tinting - that way my brows don't look so dark and no need for mascara - especially as these days its too makeupy looking. And the tinting looks just like natural dark beautiful lashes. BTW if some of my words are missing letters its my keyboard! And the screen is far away. We're in an extended stay hotel while awaiting the decision of homeland security/customs - they're letting 119 people go from this contract so we didn't want to renew our lease or start a new one elsewhere. So we get to find out if we stay at this base or go to a new one. And my pewter is on a what was a bedside table and is now at the end of the bed. well a few feet from it - hard to see!

hi mamabear. i guess it depends on what shop you are buying things with for yourself right. so if you go on sale, you can get expensive clothing on a lowest price and that wouldn't be bad after all. some of them are signatured clothing line so i suppose that you wouldn't even get any problems with its quality. if i get to like something and notices the expensiveness of the price, i wait for its price to low down just so i can get them less....

It is truly expensive to be a girl but you forgot an important factor in the list: handbags, clothes and shoes. Unlike most men we need several accesories for everything. Plus with us women being catty we have to have named brand stuff to boot! How to fit it in a budget, well I borrow from friends and buy things spaced out so my personal products come on 1 payday, clothes on another and shoes and suck I trade and borrow with friends. But yes it is super expensive and sometimes I feel it is worth it for the self esteem but other times like a lot of work on my part that goes mostly overlooked by men!

i think it depends on a girl's lifestyle. i am not the girlie girl type so i don't spend money on make up or dresses or those stuff. i really don't like wearing jewelry or any type of body or hair accessories so i don't buy them. i don't use a special shampoo or conditioner or soap. i have male friends who are more vain than i am and i am pretty sure they spend more on those stuff than i do.

i agree with you completely even though i'm not really a high maintenance girl... i don't spend lots of money on cosmetics because i don't really like to make up... but still i spend quite a bit of money on moisturizer, sunblock, powder, lipsticks, eye shadow, etc... i try to be smart though and buy those items when they are on specials... take care and have a nice day...

let me put it this way, i went shopping with my friend the other day,now i wear an xxl shirt she wears a girls small her clothes were twice the cost of mine, and thats insane. the women i know usually dont wear makeup everyday they go natural so the cost to them is minimal but ann bought something the other day that cost 85 bucks , the way i see it you women are crazy to pay those prices id boycot the makers of such products. everyday something new comes out that you just have to try, why? your all beautiful in your own way.

There does seem to be a lot out there for a girl to spend her money on but if you really try you can spend less too. It depends on whether or not you're looking at the ways to spend or looking at the ways to save. Wherever you focus is there your pocket money will be too.

It is a very interesting topic! And I agree that it is very true! Clothes, make up, pads and kinds of girls stuff cost us a lot of money and especially girls always like new stuff, like to go shopping, not saying guys don't buy girls tend to do that more.

Your totally right! Girls a very much expensive than guys. There are a lot of variety and a lot of brands available for each product a women chooses. And the highlight in this is that, all these stuffs are really expensive. Cleanser, toner, moisturizer, Compact, Lip liner, Lip stick, Lip Gloss, eye liner, Eye shadow, mascara, perfume, accessories like ear ring, ring, anklet, Chain bracelet, variety of slippers, dresses ... OMG! they list will not end. The GIRLS ARE SURELY EXPENSIVE... GUYS BEWARE! lol

I'm glad someone notices! It is expensive, plus, combined with the idea that girls love shopping (and brands love that)...the result is an economic disaster. i always wonder why a basic t-shirt for a man can cost i.e. 5 euros, while the same one in female shape costs 10. besides, there is a big social pressure in dressing with expensive clothes and shoes, expecially among girls. my solution is trying and buy things that just look good and cost less. body products? half of them is useless, we should just be essential and buy three or four creams that are realy useful. make up should be by a good brand, expecially the eye make up. but a reasonably expensive good brand (not the high fashion houses ones).

im not a girl but i know this stuff u are talking about :) im married also so some experience comes from there also... i would say it is not really important to spend SOO much of money on yourself. If one is just plain careful with food and stuff, you dont really need all those cares. If you exercise and take lots of water, you skin will stay bright and you'll be in shape. Just taking the right kind of food can improve ur health and everything else. Afterall all those creams comes from nature. One just had to look into it a bit to know what is good for what... I agree on women spending some money on all this, but to some extent. just my 2 cents :)

Well no doubt, clothes, products, jewllery. You're also forgetting expensive as in time. Takes ages to get ready. So yeah I agree no doubt. Expensive, very expensive.

I thought being a child is much more expensive. Think of how much you have to spend on diapers, baby food, shots, clothes, school fees, and so on. :) Being a woman is not at all expensive for me. I only spend on clothes. I never use cosmetics. Nopes, I am not ugly either. LOL!! You cannot say that being a girl is expensive. I know men who spend a fortune on drinks, cars, and digital items alone. ;) Cheers and happy Mylotting

I agree with you that being a girl is definitely expensive! Even for those of us who aren't high maintenance. I'm not high maintenance but I still require things like feminine products, shampoo, conditioner, lotions, perfumes, etc. I think there are some guys out there that probably spend close to what we do for their personal products but overall I would say girls probably spend significantly more!

When i read your topic, i thought, 'yes! yes!!'. lol. its true. it is expensive, you forgot clothes. we wear more clothes than guys, (i do. i like my jackets), and they aren't cheap either. I can't say i can manage to get all the things you mentioned. but i wish i could. is it worth it? i honestly don't know. there are days when i tell myself, if i had all the things the models in the magazine or tv have, i could be just like them, then there are days that i just don't care. But one thing is for sure, if i had extra cash, i would most definitely be buying myself all the things i want.

I'm 100% agreeing with you. Yes, it's more expensive, sometimes the differences between products for men and for women are so big that it seems too damn unfair. I suppose they think that a woman who repects herself, is careful with her hygiene, and therefore she's willing to pay as much as possible in order to look beautiful and clean. I admit that since I have a baby I am more cautious when it comes to our budget, but also I tend to spent money especially for him, I consider he needs more than I do. However, I do buy cosmetics from time to time. It's not because I need to be more beautiful, I simply like to be careful about my appearance, I feel very good in my own skin, I like to leave behind me a pleasant fragrance when I get out from a room. Let's say that I consider that a beautiful woman is one who takes care of herself, not necessarily one who has a great physical aspect. You now how they say, beauty is no longer graceful if you neglect yourself.

its not "being a girl is expensive" now a days. its changed "girls are expensive"....

totally agreed, as a woman I feel like whole my monthly salary ran out without any phisic I have at home. My house still empty. where the hell all my salary gone?? Well I guess to salon and cosmetic and taking care my skin and it's not cheap at all and i feel satisfaction and selfconfident when i feel pretty. with the confidence make easier to pass the day, to face problem and ofcourse to achieve target at work :)