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what is luxury today?
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after seeing coveted luxury goods which usually sell for thousands of dollars, being reduced 70%-90%to a Walmart -style sales bin in Saks, I have my doubts if I could ever aspire to have a "piece of it". what is your definition of luxury in January 2009?
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Luxury? hmmm. I'm jaded about luxury (at least when it comes to cosmetics). I know how much it costs to make products and know that cost does not equal quality/luxury.
To me, luxury is an illusion created by marketing, PR, and society. -
My New Year's resolution this year was not to spend money on stuff I don't need and won't use, ie. shoes, nail polish, cosmetics, etc. (I've already blown it by the way, I bought two bottles of nail polish that were on sale.) I'm trying to avoid the trap that Left Brain referred to and to not buy stuff that someone else has convinced me that I want or need. I don't think all luxuries are an illusion. There are things that we don't need but they make make your life easier or more enjoyable. The trick is learning to tell them apart. I bought myself a ridiculously expensive set of knitting needles and felt guilty about it until I used them. I could have have gotten perfectly good needles for a fraction of the price but they're really, really nice to work with so I'll probably buy myself a few more sets when I get my bonus. So, the bottle of nail polish and the knitting needles are both luxuries. Even though the needles cost about 6 times what the nail polish cost, I feel guilty about the nail polish and will probably return it. On the other hand, anyone who tries to take my new needles away is going to have to pry them from my cold, dead hands.
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I agree that luxury is in deed an illusion intended for us to make sense of a splurge however when it comes to cosmetics it is just enough of a luxury to be able to put some on in the morning, to make me feel more confident, pretty, or special. I am not talking about the quality of the cosmetic, (some of it lasts an hour) but I unlike most girls right now, I wear bright pink or red lipstick and it actually makes me stand out, get noticed, and make a fashion statement. I don't go out and buy an expensive brand or anything I use the cheapest one with the right amount of color and moisture for my lips that I can find. That to me is a luxury.
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At this point, luxury to me is what it's always been still: PEACE OF MIND.
A job that gives you peace of mind, with enough money to give you peace of mind and enough free time to exercise your best talents, which also brings peace of mind. Health for me and my loved ones, no massive catastrophes. Just peace of mind. That's what money's supposed to bring anyhow. -
Purple, I totally know what you mean about want and need, too -- I've been putting off buying an ipod touch for that reason. I'd love to have it, and I can think of a dozen reasons, but it still feels like a want rather than a need, and for four hundred bucks, that's just not enough to justify it without me feeling jittery about having bought it.
that said, I just spent about that much on a weened in Ventura with my mom and had a great time -- that wasn't need either, but I loved every minute of it. -
Luxury to me is people wasting money on crap they dont need.
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In terms of cosmetics and personal care products, I would ban the word "luxury" and have everyone focus on the word "function". If a product does not function for the skin, no amount of "luxury" is going to make it better.
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Yes, so true NeverOverTheHill
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