The Insanely High Cost of Being an "It" Girl

Andrea Arterbery, Shine Staff

If a New York socialite looks pretty pricey, then your eyes definitely aren't deceiving you.

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According to a recent article from The New York Times, socialites spend as much as $5,000 for tickets to swanky, charitable events. This doesn't include their gowns ($100,000) or private publicists ($84,000). Just how much would it cost to look as good as the next "It Girl" of NYC society? Let's see how it all adds up.

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Hair & Makeup -The Times reports that some socialites like to cut corners and get the job done at makeup counters for $50 per application. If done three times per week for a year, that's $12,500. -A full set of lashes from the Cortney Akai Lash Boutique starts at $350. A lash application once every month for a year is $4,200. -There are also makeup artists that will come to your house to prepare you for the event. Vensette.com, a site founded by socialite Lauren Remington Platt, offers bookings for a roster of about 30 hair and makeup artists who will travel to their client's office or home. For an evening hair and makeup look, charges begin at $325. If you are going to a nighttime event three times per week for a year, total costs would be $81,250. -If the salon is more your style, blowouts at the trendy Frederic Fekkai Salon on 5th Avenue start at $65. Three times a week would cost $16,250 a year. -Haircuts start at $125. Every six weeks would cost $750.

Body -According to The Times, most socialites pay as much as $450 per week for a personal trainer at AKT in Motion, a gym popular with the Park Avenue set. For one year, that's $23,400. -Maintaing that busy social schedule can be a bit stressful, so it makes sense that a personal masseuse would be needed. According to salary.com, massage therapists in the United States make about $45,422 per year.
Face Socialite turned reality tv star Olivia Palermo seems to be a fan of the pricey skincare line SK-II. According to her blog My Beauty Gems, she uses the Facial Treatment Essence, Skin Signature Cream and Facial Treatment Mask for a total of $570. To restock these items three times per year would be $14,250.
Nails When it comes to her nails, Palermo recommends the Parallel 1 Compendium at Spreeberg Nails & Cosmetics in Hamburg, Germany. It includes a manicure, pedicure, customized facial, hand treatment and deep shoulder massage. "It's a flawless afternoon of extravagance at an approachable price point," contributor Andrea Mestrovic writes on Palermo's blog My Beauty Gems. Costs for this treatment are $188.54. While we aren't sure if you need to be in Germany multiple times per year, just in case you do total costs to receive this treatment at least once per week for one year is $9,804.08.

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