The Pink Tax. The extra amount of money women are charged for certain products or services. The silent killer, slowly draining out every single woman's bank account. I was its newest victim, mindlessly wandering through my local beauty supply store grabbing my essentials, glancing at prices, but still being completely surprised when I got to the cashier and my total was way more than I expected it to be. I'd walk out of stores staring at my receipts wondering why my Dove shampoo was so expensive and how a single razor could cost $9.00. I didn't only want to spend less when it came to shopping for my dorm, but I needed to.

Two weeks before I moved in, I found myself spending several hours at my local beauty supply store, feeling like Santa Clause looking at my list and checking it twice ensuring I had everything I need. I grabbed all the things I knew I would not be able to live without, my essentials, the things I was willing not to splurge on, but spend what needed to be spent. So there I was in aisle 26 picking up some razors, scanning the shelves looking for the cheapest brand, and that's when I noticed it, a pack of women's razors was $9.00 compared to $7.99 for men's. I was genuinely confused, why were women paying more for razors when they were essentially the same?