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• SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  In a world that absolutely judges you based on your looks, is something that makes you look good really a “bad” investment?

  This kind of shit could possibly make the difference between being hired or not, as wild as that is to say.

  Further, when the majority of people cannot afford the basics (recent numbers put it at 68% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck), is it really their fault they cannot save? What kind of society are we creating when we are effectively telling the lower classes that they deserve no kindness, no pampering, no self-fulfillment? “Fuck getting that coffee, you could buy a house if you didn’t!” type bullshit that is totally untrue.

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  • Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I would challenge the statement that half meter long nails and three liters of Botox and fillers in one face are far beyond the ‘self fulfillment’ and is rather a (very, very bad) marketing attempt.

    If you decide to use your last money to stroke own ego and look like a porn star, that’s on you.

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    • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Thanks for the “poor people shouldn’t be allowed any luxuries” speech and proving my point.

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    • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Enjoy not having a job with your natural botox-free filler-free bitten-nails face.

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  • ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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  • Droggelbecher@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    You 100% are judged on your looks. As someone who’s assigned female though, and usually lets interviewers read them as such initially, I have something to add.

    There’s a VERY specific type of look women have to have in order to be seen as professional. You have to be as flawless as possible, but you also have to be understated. Any ‘fun’ type of femininity is looked down on. The long lashes, long nails and red lips definitely fall in that category. ‘Professional’ for women means you have to spend a lot of time and money on skin, makeup, jewelry, nails, hair, clothing, but you can’t have fun with it.*

    Personally I’m in stem academia, where it’s expected that you look like you don’t spend any time on your appearance at all. Otherwise it’ll be assumed you can’t keep up with the men. Still can’t have, for example, body hair though.

    *Unless you happen to have fun with nude colours and understated jewelry and fashion. Nothing wrong with that!

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• MissJinx@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The funny thing is that as a woman I"m in the same situation but without the nails/lips/hair/eyelashes etc I spend all my money in crochet yarn and filament/resin for 3d print… besides the ocasional new hobby

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  • Droggelbecher@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Me: if I DIY I’ll save money! My 30 bottles of nail polish plus files and oils:

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    • MissJinx@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Well I don’t do it because I don’t really care. I work from home and when I need tl go out I wise stiker nails. They work wonders for up do 5 days if they are short enough and 1 pack lasts 3 different events. It works for me but it’s not fkr everyone

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• slowmorella@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  tha lashes are upside down 😔

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  • ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That’s where I saved money. Went to someone who had no experience

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• I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Me, but with houseplants, gardening tools and recently… a set of bagpipes. 😞

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  • meyotch@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I want a Nerdy Gurdy so freaking bad. Nerdy Gurdy

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• sexy_peach@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Not me. But I don’t really have much money to spend or save anyways

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