So I keep seeing those awful misogynistic Bernie supporters on Facebook and Reddit harping about Hillary Clinton’s $600 haircut, and I honestly couldn’t believe it. I mentioned that, you know, the $600 also covered hair color, with foils, probably a straightening or smoothing treatment, and an incredibly complex layered haircut. And STFU about Hillary’s hair anyway, there are plenty of legitimate things to criticize her for. But then, it hit me.
Men honestly don’t know about any of that. Men actually believe Hillary’s hair grows out of her head looking like in the above photo. They think someone cuts it for her and she pays $600 for that because she’s an idiot, and then she goes home and washes it with shampoo, goes to sleep, runs a comb through it in the morning, and then that’s how it looks! They honestly don’t know the things women, any women, do to make their hair look the way it looks. Presumably many of these men have wives or live-in girlfriends, yet somehow they’ve never noticed. Like, they think blondes are all actually blond. They think our hair is naturally shiny and curly in the right places. Seriously, go find a cishet guy, show him your flat iron, and ask him what it is! He won’t be able to tell you.
It’s just like all those memes guys post on Facebook of the girls with and without make-up. Like, the joke is they take her swimming on the first date because otherwise they would think she actually looked like that. Like they see contouring and metallic eyeshadow and pink lips and they think that’s what our skin does naturally. They are shocked and disgusted to see what women really look like! Good lord, no wonder Hillary Clinton and every other women in the public eye spends a lot of money on her hair. You’ve got to keep up that illusion because otherwise the hetero boys get very confused and pissed off.
This has been an incredibly eye-opening revelation for me.
Let’s talk about exactly what Hilary (or any other woman running for office) is probably paying attention to that men would never think of.
1. Her skin. Let me tell you, if she gets that smooth base and general decent thickness for her age naturally without help I’d be shocked. ASIDE from that, she wears makeup regularly which means she has to have some sort of skin care because otherwise her face would be a fucking nightmare. Assuming she doesn’t get a professional run down more than once a year, and assuming (because of her age, financial standing and public appearances) a preference for mid to high range products, there’s easily $450 worth of product that touches her face over the course of 2 days. And that is assuming an average of $35 - $55 per product. And yes, some of those things are completely worth it.
2. Her eyebrows. Those are likely professionally done at least a hadnful of times a year. By her age she probably has a good idea what does and doesn’t work and maintenance on her own with just tweezers is pretty easy. It’s how I work. BUT that’s still 2- 3 appts a year at a place that has the least likelihood of fucking her face up for a few days at a time (you can easily have a reaction to the wax and look like a clown). PLUS tweezers and a few other tools. The cheap ones of those never work anyway. So assume $50 per couple of years just for those plus the appointments. I’m not denying that men often get a bit of the same treatment but no one is going to react nearly the same way than to a female public figure daring to let it all grow out.
3. Her makeup. At her age, it can be difficult to achieve a natural looking face. Fine lines and wrinkles can really screw with even your favorite formula. Good mascara and lipstick is also worth a bit of a splurge. For formal affairs she probably has a pro come in now and then, but she’s also been a professional public figure for long enough that she can do her own makeup. Even assuming only one or two high end products that’s easily a $250 shell out over 2 years. Which is the max you tend to want to keep a product anyway. Male politicians get madeup for camera and maybe to hide a pimple and usually it’s not their personal makeup stash but something that belongs to or is hired by their office or campaign.
4. Her hair. That ain’t no wake up and roll out of the door cut. So she needs a pro cut every 6 - 12 weeks. A pro color touchup slightly less often. That picture has her with a coloring that can really stretch without looking poorly maintained. Add onto that a good shampoo/conditioner. Styling products and styling tools. Prepping hair even 4 times a week for heat and style can be hugely damaging without doing it properly.
5. Her jewelry. Unlike her male counterparts, who can get away with a handful of tie clips and cuff links, Hilary has to match her outfits, not seem too thrifty nor too expensive. She has earrings and necklaces and bracelets and probably more than one watch.
6. Her nails. Odds are she maintains them herself, but I’d wager she needs them professionally done more often than you’d guess.
7. Her clothes: While men on the campaign trail can get away with 5 suits, 10 shirts and 4 specially picked out ties, I’m very sure Hilary can never win. She’ll be too “masculine” too “feminine” to “sexy” too “Serious” too everything and never enough of anything. If she shows up in the same pants suit twice in a week, there absolutely some asshole willing to equate that with someone being unfit to lead.
(via starklyjd)
