What Makes Women Happy? 20 Confidence Boosters

Nearly 100 years ago, Sigmund Freud pondered, "The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is 'What does a woman want?'" According to a survey of over 2000 women by Ready to Glow, a U.K. campaign launched by several cosmetics companies to promote natural beauty basics over invasive procedures, the answer may be simpler-and cheaper-than the father of psychology could have imagined. While the survey found that women spend at least $20,000 in beauty products in order to improve self-esteem, have a cuddle or basking in a post-vacation glow feels just as good. Here are their top 20 confidence boosters for women. While some of the results may seem a little superficial, current thinking in social science argues you really can "fake it 'till you make it."