– Beauty does cost a ‘thing’ –
Customers take a divided stand on the matter. Irene Nyachieng’a, a Nairobi lawyer for instance says that she cannot compromise her wellness because of government taxes. “It is unfair for the government to make us pay more to maintain beauty, but I am too conscious to gamble with it. So I will accept the new prices instead of using low quality products.”
“However, I wish the government considered alternative methods of raising the funds instead of introducing excise duty on these products,” she complains.
Her sentiments are seconded by others who include Marianne Wambui who says her looks come first before anything else; hence she wouldn’t feel the pinch. “I wouldn’t forgo my favourite perfume to settle for drugstore perfumes because of the government. I work too hard to live that kind of a life.”
Diana Muema is however of different thoughts. She explains that her income is too little to burden herself with the pursuit of quality beauty and cosmetic products when shops such as Millicent’s sell products that do the work almost as well.
