It is no secret that college students barely have any money and still try to budget their spending. Between spending money on books, groceries and other necessities, students find some extra cash to budget their beauty.
According to a recent survey from Study Break Magazine, 70 percent of students spend their money on entertainment like going out on weekends to bars or other types of clubs and fashion. 76 percent of students are spending money on beauty each month.
It makes sense why students are spending money on things like fashion and beauty. No one wants to look dirty or unkempt during the time period where most of their social life is unfolding.
“I do spend a good amount of my money on makeup,” sophomore Megan McLoughlin said. “I don’t buy new makeup every week, so when I do buy it I tend to spend more money on it because I know it will last longer and look better on me.”
Although drug stores like CVS or Rite Aid offer decent makeup at a substantially lower price than brand names, students tend to stay away from them. There really is no particular reason why they do this, but some just trust high-end name brands as better makeup.
Women tend to go longer without getting haircuts because spending $15-$20 on a trim seems unreasonable to many college students. Women also buy tools and kits so they can wax their own eyebrows instead of going to salons to get them done.
Beauty and fashion go hand in hand as well. People tend to spend money on getting new clothes and shoes more often than spending money on beauty products.
“I think because King of Prussia is so close to school, it’s easier to spend money on something I don’t really need when I go there,” McLoughlin said. “Whenever I go to KOP I always end up getting a new shirt or piece of jewelry that I don’t exactly need.”
Although beauty is mostly directly connected to women,men have to budget their spending on their looks as well. Most do not worry about makeup, waxing or dyeing their hair, but other factors are to be considered when spending for beauty.
“If I do get a haircut, which I haven’t done in a while, I’ll spend around 20 bucks, which isn’t really breaking the bank for me,” Ryan Ianovale said.
Another way men cut corners to save a couple dollars is switching from disposable razors to electric ones, because the cost of buying disposable razors adds up.
“I shave every three days, so I use electric razors because I use them so often. They are reasonably priced,” Ianovale said.
Trips to the mall are also cheaper for men.
“I don’t spend a lot of money at KOP, but when I go there, I usually get Chick-Fil-A, Perry’s Pizza or I’ll stop at Dicks,” Ianovale said.
It can easily be determined that boys are more likely to spend money on other products, like food, entertainment, alcohol and video games rather than new eye shadow, highlighters, hair dye and contouring kits.
