How much does Kim Kardashian spend on her makeup routine each year? SKIMS founder shares her expenses on Call Her Daddy podcast

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Businesswoman and socialite Kim Kardashian was a recent guest on the Call Her Daddy podcast, the episode of which was released on October 15. As the conversation rolled on, podcast host Alex Cooper asked Kim about her yearly expenditure on glam. She said:

“Well, a lot. But if I'm filming my show, then they pay for it. If I'm working, then they pay for it. So, I try to get it all paid for so that I don't personally have to pay for it.”

She went on:

“But a tally. I mean, I don't have a concept of what like certain simple things cost, which really is, you know, I'd like to know a little bit more about what like a milk carton cost. And, you know, let me think about this.”

Alex Cooper suggested that it could be six or seven figures, to which Kim Kardashian replied that it could be a million dollars. Cooper said she wouldn’t even be surprised to know that. Kim jokingly said:

“This hair isn’t cheap.”

When Cooper asked if she had K-tips, Kim said no, adding that her hair was up to a certain length. Kim Kardashian explained that she and her hairstylist braided her hair and then glued extra hair pieces on top.

She said that one time, when her hairstylist, Chris Appleton, gave her a blonde look, people noticed the glued tracks and were confused, but that was part of how they styled it by slicking her hair back and attaching the extensions.

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While talking about her hair, Kim Kardashian said that she had good hair. At this point, Alex Cooper suggested that her makeup expenses could take up to five million dollars. However, Kim asserted that the figure didn’t touch five million dollars.


Kim Kardashian recalls the photoshoot with Justin Bieber

When Alex Cooper asked Kim Kardashian what she should have been canceled for but wasn’t, Kim said there was a photoshoot she did with Justin Bieber when he was 16, and she was around 30.

She said his girlfriend and parents were there, and nothing weird happened, but looking back, she couldn’t understand why anyone thought it was a good idea. She added that Justin and his family were good friends, but she still found the situation strange, in hindsight. However, she noted:

“I just feel like that was nothing ever weird was obviously happening and like I just think that was like an odd concept and why none of us thought that that was odd at the time. But now we look back and I'm like that would have not been the most appropriate thing.”

Reflecting on her thoughts, Kim Kardashian said:

“Wait, but I've never really done anything to be cancelled. Like I stand by everything that I've never said anything crazy. I've never done anything crazy. Maybe just like by association, being around people and people thinking.”

Speaking about her relationship with Kourtney, Kim Kardashian said that they share a close bond. However, she said viewers often fail to recognize that, as they only see the fights and not all the moments that happen in between.

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Edited by Priscillah Mueni