Cosmetics Spending Soars as Women Seek Skin Care Benefits
Boston shoppers pour money into cosmetics with average women owning 500 to 700 dollars of products two thirds unused. Industry figures place annual spending at 440 million on facial creams and scrubs as dermatologists warn results may be limited while praising psychological benefits and urging cautious use.
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The narrator shares ambivalence about being under the weather and wasting away to a skeleton like figure. Despite hunger and nausea, they insist on eating and fighting back, noting the contrast between illness and self-worth while recounting recent illness and a fear of lost identity.
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