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Beauty And Happiness: Can Keeping Up Appearances Make You Happy? (INFOGRAPHIC)

Is There Any Value To Buying Beauty Products?
Sarah Kelsey
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According to estimates, the beauty market is worth some $59.8 billion in the U.S., with the average woman spending roughly $12,000 annually on grooming.

(Which, it should be said, is a far cry from celebrities like Kate Middleton and Jennifer Aniston who reportedly spend $37,728 and $141,037 on their beauty regimes, respectively.)

But outside of looking good, is there any benefit to all this primping and prepping and spending? Are we any happier, as a society, because we keep up our appearance?

This infographic from Feel Unique holds some of the answers. It tries to analyze whether there's any sociological benefit to being attractive.

Take a look and let us know what you think at @HuffPostCaStyle. You can also scroll down for a list of Canada's happiest cities.

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Canadian Cities' Happiness
#1: Montreal(01 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 93.7Per cent change since 2003: 3.4 increase (credit:Flickr: Pascal)
#2: Peterborough(02 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 94.2Per cent change since 2003: 3.2 increase (credit:Shutterstock)
#3: Saint John(03 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 93.6Per cent change since 2003: 2.9 increase (credit:Flickr: seanmcgrath)
#4: London(04 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 93.2Per cent change since 2003: 2.5 increase (credit:Tourism London)
#5: Vancouver(05 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 92Per cent change since 2003: 2.3 increase (credit:Alamy)
#6: Quebec City(06 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 95.4Per cent change since 2003: 1.9 increase (credit:Alamy)
#7: Toronto(07 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 90.9Per cent change since 2003: 1.8 increase (credit:Flickr:ericrossrosenbaum)
#8: Saskatoon(08 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 92.6Per cent change since 2003: 1.7 increase (credit:Flickr:waferboard)
#9: Ottawa - Gatineau (ON)(09 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 92.4Per cent change since 2003: 1.6 increase (credit:MICHEL COMTE/AFP/Getty Images)
#10: Saguenay(10 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 93.5Per cent change since 2003: 1.6 increase (credit:Flickr: jeanpierrelavoie)
#11: Trois-Rivières(11 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 95Per cent change since 2003: 1.6 increase (credit:Flickr: US Mission Canada)
#12: Ottawa-Gatineau (General)(12 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 93.2Per cent change since 2003: 1.5 increase (credit:Flickr:ActiveSteve)
#13: Regina(13 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 94.3Per cent change since 2003: 1.5 increase (credit:Flickr: waferboard)
#14: Ottawa - Gatineau (QC)(14 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 95.1Per cent change since 2003: 1.3 increase (credit:Shutterstock)
#15: Moncton(15 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 93.5Per cent change since 2003: 1.0 increase (credit:Flickr: zabethanne)
#16: Oshawa(16 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 91.4Per cent change since 2003: 1.0 increase (credit:Flickr: vlitvinov)
#17: Hamilton(17 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 92.1Per cent change since 2004: 1.0 increase (credit:Flickr: cartoonist2006)
#18: Edmonton(18 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 92.5Per cent change since 2003: 0.7 increase (credit:Alamy)
#19: Calgary(19 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 93.3Per cent change since 2003: 0.5 increase (credit:Alamy)
#20: St. Catherine's - Niagara(20 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 91.7Per cent change since 2003: 0.3 increase (credit:Tourism St. Catherine's)
#21: Guelph(21 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 93.0Per cent change since 2003: 0.1 increase (credit:Flickr: RichardBH)
#22: Halifax(22 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 93.3Per cent change since 2003: 0 (credit:Flickr: Tim Green aka atoach)
#23: Kelowna(23 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 90.5Per cent change since 2003: 0 change (credit:Flickr: Manuel Canela)
#24: Thunder Bay(24 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 91.4Per cent change since 2003: 0.2 decrease (credit:Flickr: Loimere)
#25: Sherbrooke(25 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 94.2Per cent change since 2003: 0.3 decrease (credit:Flickr: abdallahh)
#26: Victoria(26 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 91.9Per cent change since 2003: 0.4 decrease (credit:Flickr: Cindy Andrie)
#27: Windsor(27 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 91.1Per cent change since 2003: 0.4 decrease (credit:City of Windsor/Facebook)
#28: St. John's(28 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 93.3Per cent change since 2003: 0.6 decrease (credit:Flickr:adactio)
#29: Fredericton(29 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 92.8Per cent change since 2003: 0.9 decrease (credit:Flickr: Chris Campbell)
#30: Barrie(30 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 90.9Per cent change since 2003: 1.1 decrease (credit:City of Barrie/Facebook)
#31: Greater Sudbury(31 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 90.2Per cent change since 2003: 1.4 decrease (credit:Flickr: comicpie)
#32: Winnipeg(32 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 90.1Per cent change since 2003: 1.5 decrease (credit:Marianne Helm/Getty Images)
#33: Abbotsford(33 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 89.8Per cent change since 2003: 2.1 decrease (credit:Flickr: thinboyfatter)
#34: Brantford(34 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 88.9Per cent change since 2003: 3.1 decrease (credit:Flickr: betsyweber)
#35: Kingston(35 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 88.4Per cent change since 2003: 3.9 decrease (credit:Flickr: yuisotozakiphotography)
#36: Kitchener(36 of36)
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Life satisfaction in 2011: 87.2Per cent change since 2003: 4.4 decrease (credit:Flickr: Allie_Caulfield)

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