The Girl With Blue Hair

Sam, as in Samantha
23, ranter/writer, fresh New Yorker.
samanthaescobar.com

- Associate Editor @ Alloy Digital.
- I write for TheGloss, YourTango and Blisstree.
- Sometimes I laugh; sometimes I do not.
- I also do makeup: Portfolio//Contact info
- I love avocado, rant often & can be applied liberally.

Self-absorbed bitterness, now on a variety of social networks.
Recent Tweets @myhairisblue

“The Lipstick Effect”: Does the Recession Make Women Want to be More Attractive?

Okay, so this study on the supposed “Lipstick Effect” drives me insane. It presumes that women are desperately trying to be attractive during the recession by buying more beauty products all because they’re afraid to be financially insecure without a man. It also refuses to note that the women surveyed were college students who were already looking for a partner. Click the link to read more about it.

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