With unemployment as high as it has been in a generation, finding a job is tough. Competition for jobs is keen, and everyone needs an edge to get ahead. Increasingly, that edge means doing everything possible to look one’s best.
For men, that may mean “six-pack abs,” a wrinkle-free face and an absence of gray hair. For women, it means looking 10-20 years younger than their chronological age. It also means enjoying a helping hand from products, like teeth whiteners; self-tanners; “beauty-from-within” foods, drinks and supplements; and, possibly, plastic surgery.