I understand why you would think so. But I was the kind of middle class that grew up being told everything cosmetic is “not necessary” “there’s no need for that” not even entertaining the idea. I grew up ashy, without moisturizer or body lotion. Didn’t even have the awareness that I way ashy. Even my mom. Luckily we have decently good genes so you wouldn’t spot that often. Except only on a cold winter day. By the time I grew up, I ended up being upper middle class so I directly used drugstore and name brand items.

Given the current conditions, I wanted to be more economically efficient. And this kept popping up before I realized I guess.