Certain beauty trends just might be giving away your socioeconomic status... and not in the way you think. 

You might be splashing out thousands of dollars a month on things like nail art, lash extensions or a full beauty routine, but it could inadvertently be making you look tacky.

Influencers are constantly showing off their pricey skincare routines on social media, but that does not mean you should be following them. 

According to experts, truly wealthy people want to look like they were simply born that way, so they can show off their good breeding. 

It is not just about personal taste or following the endless TikTok trend cycle, but rather, these wealthy women are embracing the clean girl aesthetic, baby Botox bare nails and old-school blonde hairdos. 

They are signifying their upper crust lifestyle with subtle highlights, a light gloss and a lash lift to look effortlessly elegant.

Regular folks are certainly taking notice of the widening beauty class divide, as many of them jokingly comment they are 'not ugly, just poor' on social media posts from their favorite celebrities. 

But what they do not realize is that by dropping dollars in their attempt to keep up, they could look more tasteless in the end. 

The Daily Mail has spoken to beauty experts across the globe to unveil the trends that secretly show your social status and they revealed how you could unwittingly be making yourself look tacky thanks to exorbitant beauty trends. 

Nail art was all the rage for years, as women spent hundreds of dollars on chrome, elaborate designs and colorful French manicures. While these nail art appointments are still a pretty penny, with many starting around $150, wealthy women believe these nails now look garish. 

Getting a manicure seems like a must these days, but many affluent women are moving away from the pricey process of waiting around for their nails to dry or cooking them in the UV nail lamp.

Now, quiet luxury manicures are the ultimate status symbol. Just look at celebrity nails. Stars like Hailey Bieber, for example, who popularized chrome nails, has reverted to elegant, barely-there polish, even for major events. 

The belief is that nails should look timeless and expensive, so they eschew showy colors, extensions and ostentatious nail art. Sure, nail art might be more expensive than clear polish, but that does not make it chicer. 

California-based beauty expert Erin Shellabarger explained to the Daily Mail that 'clears, creams and pinks give you a look that says natural and polished,' referencing the best-selling classics like OPI Bubble Bath or Essie Ballet Slippers. Again, you don’t want to look like you’re trying too hard.

In a recent viral TikTok video, Miranda Shanahana, who makes videos as 'Miranda Does Brands,' asked her 47,000 followers, 'Is getting your nails done becoming low status?'

The brand director claimed that many successful women are no longer getting their nails done because 'their time is too valuable to waste hours going to the nail salon every week.' 

Shanahana referenced designer Marc Jacobs sending models down the runway with bare nails and the fact that most ladies now regularly get manicures, making it a less exclusive opportunity. 

She said 'the bigger flex' is no longer needing a manicure, and her take caused quite an uproar in her comments section, as some said these women are still getting their nails done but want them to look pink and healthy. 

It is time to stop paying for expensive makeup products in an effort to look glam, because it is all about the clean girl aesthetic, instead. Ditch the glitter, say goodbye to dark eyebrow pencils and do not even think about applying matte lipstick. 

These full-glam appointments can be incredibly expensive, with makeup artists charging hundreds of dollars for application.  

Bieber is one of the many stars who has popularized the clean beauty look recently, where makeup lovers swap heavy eyeliner and contour for much more natural glam. And she is not alone. 

Her pals followed suit, including Kendall Jenner, who opted for glowy skin and a bronze glow at the Met Gala earlier this month. The Kardashians used to be all about full glam, but they have since pivoted to the clean girl look. 

The new techniques emphasizes clear skin and long lashes over matte makeup and a cut crease. 

Makeup artist Paula Pace told the Daily Mail that during her 25 years in the industry, some of her wealthiest clients 'have also been the most understated.'

She pointed out that 'many rarely wear much makeup at all in everyday life' and 'usually want that healthy, radiant skin and that barely-there look that still feels polished and clean.'

Pricey plastic surgeries and cosmetic enhancements have become wildly popular recently, with procedures like a blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), brow lift and lip flip being amongst the most favorable. 

Women are spending thousands of dollars on procedures that completely transform their looks. But according to experts, affluent women prefer adjustments that look more natural. 

Basil Russo, the founder of medical aesthetics clinic Bar Beauty Medical in Toronto, told the Daily Mail: 'For our wealthier clientele, the goal is almost universally that no one should be able to tell they have had anything done, including Botox and fillers.'

Russo explained that their high-net-worth clients are dosed with Botox conservatively, often 20 to 40 units across the forehead and crow's feet, where a heavier treatment is closer to 60. In the end, they could be spending less if they are only getting a small amount of Botox. 

'The tell of a well-done treatment is that no single feature can be identified as having changed,' Russo said. 'Among 35-plus wealthy women, subtlety is the status marker, not visibility.'

According to Russo, the same prosperous ladies avoid dramatic fox-eye thread lifts and overfilled lips.

Exaggerated lash extensions have become all the rage, but the ultra-wealthy opt for far more natural options. 

Lash extensions tend to cost upwards of $150 and are even more expensive for fuller offerings. 

Instead, experts have revealed that the rich and famous are getting expensive Korean lash lifts and brow laminations, which can cost hundreds of dollars but make it look like you could have been born that way.   

'Brow laminations and lash lifts work for them because the result reads as good genes, not as a procedure,' Russo said.

Russo explained that these high-net-worth women do not appreciate strip lashes, which they feel look the most unnatural, even if they are getting their makeup done for a big event. 

Pace, who does wedding makeup, said she is 'often met with horror at the thought of a false lash' and has to reassure her clients that the lashes she uses 'will look no longer or heavier than their own.' 

Maintaining platinum blonde locks can be an expensive endeavor, costing upwards of $300 for the initial service, followed by spending a similar amount every month for maintenance. But is it secretly tacky? 

Affluent women think so, as they are reverting to the hair color they had in their youth in an effort to turn back time. 

Sofia Richie Grainge is an example, as the mom-of-two perfected old-money blonde hair, a color that is difficult to obtain but looks effortless. 

'More natural colors signify youthful hair, like it looked in their late teens or early twenties,' Shellabarger said, adding that many of her clients will bring pictures of their own hair when they were younger as an example. 

'If there are highlights, they are very subtle and natural. Few wear platinum because it is usually not believable. They want natural, believable, youthful,' Shellabarger advised. 

It helps that many of Shellabarger's wealthy clients are taking pricey hair vitamins and getting regular scalp treatments. 

Many of these well-off females are also ditching the idea that as they age they must chop their hair off. Instead, they want to show off their long, healthy locks, which also helps them look younger.  

Los Angeles-based celebrity hairstylist Sacha Quarles said it is all about 'subtle, natural hair colors with dimension.' 

'They are very elegant and really do "look like money,"' Quarles said, summing up the purpose of all of these beauty procedures.