lipstick effect

concept
4 mentions 3 recordings first heard Sep 2022 last heard 14 Jun ↑2 vs the 6 months before

Observed increase in cosmetic purchases during economic downturns

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Peak in the week of 10 Jun — 1 mentions across 1 series.

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Victoria HarrisThe Curve · What your mum did for work is probably affecting your salary... · 27:44 · 14 Jun
…Yeah, the lipstick effect is, it was actually coined by Estee Lauder.…
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VelvetBoring History for Sleep · How Single Women Lived in 1930s America — Work, Survival, ... · 1:34:41 · 5 May
…The phenomenon has a name now, economists and historians sometimes call it the lipstick effect, and the name gestures at something real and psychologically interesting about the relationship between economic stress and small luxury purchases.…
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Julia CarpenterWSJ Your Money Briefing · Impulse Buying Is Up. Does It Make Any Financial Sense? · 4:55 · Sep 2022
…The lipstick effect, that's something that economists look at.…
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Julia CarpenterWSJ Your Money Briefing · Impulse Buying Is Up. Does It Make Any Financial Sense? · 4:54 · Sep 2022
…The lipstick effect, right?…
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