Then there are the beauty treatments. Some contestants have admitted to going a little over the top, doing everything from getting Botox to putting in extensions, while others did the exact opposite. Becca Tilley, who survived several seasons before eventually moving on from the show to launch her own blog and YouTube channel, admitted to being "completely naive" at the beginning. "I didn't watch the show to know what I was getting myself into," she told E! "The reality of the fact that millions were going to be watching me in a swimsuit...wasn't really something I was able to grasp."

For better or worse, most women fall somewhere in the middle. There are fresh highlights and haircuts to be had. There are lash extensions to be glued on. There are spray tans, eyebrow shapings, facials and manicures. Even doing the bare minimum, and avoiding top-shelf salons, that adds up. And the longer you stay on the show, the more likely you are to up the beauty ante. Which brings us to the dreaded Sephora shopping spree.

By all accounts, this was the one non-negotiable aspect of embarking on a Bachelor journey. Think of all the products you use during your daily routine. Now imagine you're going to be on camera at all hours of the day, and also hidden away in hotel rooms without access to the outside world (a.k.a. the store). This means that contestants find themselves stashing away foundation, blush, tampons and deodorant like it's the God d--n doomsday. At the bare minimum, they're going to spend a few hundred dollars.