[London, March 8. Image via Bauer-Griffin ]

When you’re drawn to the makeup racks at Walgreen’s or, worse, hypnotically lured into a Sephora, how much do you spend? And when you take your dying breath, how much will you have spent over the course of your lifetime? According to a recent British study, women spend just under £9,000 — that’s $13,000 — on cosmetics over the course of their lifetime (defined as 65 years). 13 grand? But that’s ridiculous! I could never spend that kind of money on such frivolous crap! Or, um, maybe I totally could. Easily. The study’s findings comes out to about $200 annually. If you do the math, that isn’t very much at all — just under $17 a month. Which, if you like to wear a little makeup, is nothing — I’m lured into dropping $20 pretty …

Robin Quivers ‘ tradition of enabling Howard Stern ’s bile (recently directed at Gabourey Sidibe) is seen in this undated clip, where Stern baits a characteristically dignified Roger Ebert about dating a black woman and talks slave fantasies. (Via Purplelife .)

[Paris, March 9. Image via Bauer-Griffin .]

[Paris, March 9. Image via Bauer-Griffin .]