But we already knew that. Lip gloss, spray tan curlers, main/pedi, douche, tweeze nose hairs, man scaping, botox are just a few things I do to prepare for the gym every morning!
1, San Francisco
Average monthly personal care spending: $111
Percentage of population not overweight: 50.3
Percent of population that belongs to a gym: 20.4
VIA The Daily Beast
Which American cities spend the most time and money to look good? From L.A. to Miami, The Daily Beast studies the statistics to determine the country’s capitals of narcissism.
Gallery: America’s 20 Vainest Cities
In the age of Botox, the commercialization of everything from eyelash tinting to spray tanning and the continued growth of fad diets and trendy exercise regimens, being “perfect” has never been so attainable nor the pursuit so tempting. As The New York Times recognized, in the last decade “the body became the new attire, a mutable status symbol subject to trends in proportion, silhouette, technology, and disposable income.”
So The Daily Beast sought to figure out which major metro areas across the country exert the most effort to look good—by spending time in the spa, sweating in the gym, or shelling out for personal-care products.
We culled the list by starting with the 25 cities with the largest percentage of the population that belongs to gyms, according to the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association.
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