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Woman wearing red lipstickLooking good isn't the be all and end all, but most of us would admit that it's high on our list of priorities when we're heading out.
So the results of a new survey by Superdrug may not come as much of a surprise.

According to the poll, the average woman will spend around £9,000 on make-up during her lifetime.

It all begins at the age of 16 when mascara, lipstick and foundation become must-haves and we ladies buy these staple handbag items around five times each year.

With the price of these pick-me-ups estimated at £26.24 each time, the total quickly mounts up to £131.20 every year – and that's £8,528 over a lifetime.

Mascara comes out top in the list of facial expenses, with £2,291 the cost of a lifetime's lush lashes.

Mind you, 70 per cent of the 3,000 women surveyed insisted that they never left the house without putting their face on, and a fifth were careful not to let their partner see a make-up free face.

Superdrug beauty director, Saray Wolverson, told the Daily Mail: "It's no surprise that the cost of all our lipsticks and essential make-up adds up to such a staggering figure.

"Women use make-up as a tool to boost their confidence and as a way to make themselves feel fashionable and youthful."

And since a recent study found that most of us are carrying out-of-date cosmetics, just imagine what the cost would be if we stuck to the sell-by date.

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