50%的女性认为不化妆去参加面试会十分紧张，且有27%的人承认不化妆会令其感到“脆弱不堪”。

　据英国《每日邮报》5月9日报道，一项新的研究显示，平均每名英国女性一生当中需要花费约15872英镑(约合人民币151306元)来重新购买已丢失的化妆品，这一数字着实令人震惊。

　　该研究是由英国最大美容护肤网络零售商 feelunique发起的，他们发现，英国女性每人每年需花费248英镑(约合人民币2364元)以弥补其丢失价值不菲的化妆品的过失。

　　女性们弄丢化妆品的地点真是五花八门：那些经常在上班途中化妆的女性们是丢化妆品的主力军；此外，还有掉进厕所的，掉进下水道的，忘在餐馆的，还有的则是在跟前男友分手后索性连放在其家中的化妆品也不要了。

　　这一研究还发现，绝大多数女性现在每天会随身携带价值约200英镑(约合人民币1904元)的化妆品出门。由于整日东奔西走，约有40%的人承认每月至少丢失一件化妆品，而更有近10%的人每月会弄丢三件。

　　然而，比起开销，现代女性们更加关注的是化妆品对她们容颜的改变。

　　根据该研究的统计数据，70%的女性会因为唇膏或睫毛膏的丢失而取消约会或商务会议，因为出门不化妆对她们来说简直是不可思议的事情。50%的女性认为不化妆去参加面试会十分紧张，且有27%的人承认不化妆会令其感到“脆弱不堪”。

　　因此，很多女性将她们的化妆品视为无价之宝。

　　Average woman spends £15k in her lifetime replacing make-up she has lost

　　Women mislay so much makeup they spend a staggering £15,872 replacing it during their lifetime, according to a new study。

　　The research found losing expensive cosmetics now costs the typical British woman £248 a year。

　　Those who do their makeup on the morning commute are some of the worst hit, with one in three leaving some on public transport。

　　Almost half have lost makeup in the back of a cab, a quarter has dropped some down the toilet and a third waved it goodbye after leaving it at an ex-partner’s house。

　　One in ten (9 per cent) have dropped makeup down the drain and a quarter (27 per cent) have left some in a restaurant。

　　The research, by the UK’s largest online beauty retailer feelunique.com, found most women now carry more than £200 worth of cosmetics。

　　As they carry it almost everywhere with them, 40 per cent admit losing at least one item per month and a scatty one in ten lose at least three pieces。

　　But it seems that modern women are so attached to their makeup the repercussions go much further than cost。

　　The study found 70 per cent of ladies have either cancelled a date or a business meeting because they couldn’t face it without lost lippy or mislaid mascara。

　　The power of makeup is such that 27 per cent admit feeling ‘vulnerable’ without it。

　　Going on a date bare-faced is inconceivable for 70 per cent of women, while half say a makeup-less job interview would be too stressful。

　　As a result, many consider their cosmetics to be priceless。

　　One in ten ladies - 11 per cent - would prefer to lose their coat than their makeup bag, and six per cent would even prefer to lose their cash card。

　　A feelunique.com spokesman said: 'When we lose a makeup bag it’s not just the cost of products we’ve lost, it’s something very personal。

　　'The contents of a makeup bag are built over time - some will be treasured favourites.'

　　Birmingham emerged as the makeup Bermuda triangle of the UK, where 15 per cent of women lose a lippy or mislay mascara at least once a week。

　　Amy Bent, a 23 year old sales executive from Birmingham, said: 'I always take makeup with me on a night out and often some is not in my bag at the end of the night。

　　'It must fall out of my bag when I’m dancing or I misplace it when reapplying throughout the night。

　　'I think I’ve owned over 20 shades of pink lipstick in the last year and when you’re buying Chanel, YSL and MAC that doesn’t come cheap。

　　'When you sit and work it out, I must spend over £1,000 a year which is frightening - the price of a holiday.'

　　(英文部分来源：dailymail.co.uk)