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The Cost of Personal Grooming

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A study once conducted by members of the economics department at Elon University in North Carolina concluded (according to article Clothes and Personal Grooming Can Affect Earnings on Live Science ). A little too much makeup in the business world can signal you are interested in a mate, as opposed to a career.”.

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3 Fashion + Beauty Podcasts to Add To Your List

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

Kaarin and Lisa take on politics, crime, economics, and more, all from the lense of fashion (yes, even fashion is political). Jess and Jenn are the hosts of Fat Mascara, a weekly podcasts that keeps a finger on the pulse of beauty through candid celebrity interviews, industry experts (makeup, dermatologists, perfumers, oh my!),

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Links à la Mode : December 10th

The Bargain Hunter Extraordinaire

Bobbins and Bombshells – Fashionable History: L’Officiel de la Mode Archives Brunette and Pink – Holiday Makeup Inspired by the Sephora 2009 Holiday Sephora Catalog using Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol. Retro Chick – Fashion Economics – Are low cost retailers forcing us to be wasteful?

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

Makeup, nail polish, and clothes. I haven’t worn makeup in about twenty years or so, I can’t remember the last time I painted my nails, and I detest shopping for clothes. It’s healthier, and when eggs were incredibly expensive, it was much more economical (still is since I buy flaxmeal in bulk). Try things!

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Paper or Plastic: The Most Environmental Payment Option

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I often go out of my way to be eco-friendly: I always remember my reusable shopping bags, I sort my own recyclables, and I even refuse to buy makeup products that include environmentally (and dermatologically) deleterious chemicals like parabens. Green America Visa Platinum.

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