Reports confirm that an increasing number of British women are selecting Botox instead of other cosmetic items for its longer-lasting effects.

The demand for the anti-wrinkle drug has increased by 14 percent and the demand for luxury make-up has decreased by 13 percent.

With the recession at hand, older women are getting whatever advantage they can gain over the younger women in the job market. Older women have to compete, not just with cheaper rates from their young counterparts, but also with more dazzling-looking females. And Botox injections are a way of leveling the playing field.