RHOBH: Three reasons we just can’t quit this show

We are in the ninth season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and though it has changed a lot since season one, deep down it’s still the same.

Here are a few reasons we still love The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, even if it is a shell of its former self in some ways.  The glitz, glamour, cars, caviar, glam squads, and even the pets.  The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has it all.

1. The lifestyle Porn

The ladies of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills have always been fabulous, but something about the everyday life they lead is just extra fabulous.

From a casual Coachella experience, trips around the world a few times, every new piece from the runway – they want it, they got it.

Kyle Richards is a regular fixture at Coachella every year, but this year she dragged her other housewives Lisa Rinna and Teddi Mellencamp.  They got a lot of flack for this, but live your lives, ladies. Those tickets are expensive!

These ladies tend to travel first class, if not on a private jet like Lisa Vanderpump is below.

You don’t travel private in just any regular off the rack clothing, either.  You travel private in a ridiculous $300 t-shirt with holes in it.  Why?  Because you can.

Back in the first seasons, the prices of things would flash on the screen.

$75,000 for a party.

$100,000 for a car.

$15,00 for a watch.

In the most recent episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, we got a glimpse of this when they flashed “Dorit’s dress: $6,000” on the screen.

If you’ve ever listened to Erika Jayne, mainly her song XXPEN$IVE, you know that it is actually very expensive to be her.

“Limited edition, gotta buy it with no try-on,” and boy does she live by this.  Erika wears things that were on the runway yesterday.  And won’t be in stores for a long time, if ever.  Erika and her glam squad are on top of things.

It is a requirement to be on top of your fashion game to be on any Housewives franchise, but the ladies of Beverly Hills are definitely one of the better-dressed groups.

Everywhere you go in Beverly Hills is full of paparazzi just waiting to snap photos, so it makes sense the ladies are dressed in their best whenever they leave the house.

2. The Glam Squads

That brings me to another point, the glam squads.  Whether the ladies go on a cast trip, or to the grocery store, it’s a fashion show the entire time.

I think it’s interesting how the glam squads all consist of the same clientele and artists/stylists.

Erika Jayne has a heavy presence in her glam squad.  She’s been quoted as saying she spends up to $40,00 a month on that heavy presence.

Mikey Minden, Kristofer Buckle, Danielle Priano, and Jack Ketsoyan sometimes make up her glam squad, sometimes they make up Mariah Carey’s glam squad.   Dani Michelle does her styling sometimes.

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Etienne Ortega is also a member of this squad, doing Erika’s makeup when he isn’t doing Kris Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, and Christina Aguilera’s makeup.

Clyde Haygood also does a lot of work with Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, and Paris Hilton.

Dorit Kemsley’s glam squad consists of a few main players as well: Carlene K, Justine Marjan, Castillo Bataille, Justin Anderson, and Jazmin Gonzalez.

Carlene works with people like Kacey Musgraves, Serena Williams, and Lauren Jauregui.

Justin Anderson does hair color for Miley Cyrus, Margot Robbie, and Chelsea Handler.

Some members of Kyle’s glam squad include Pamela Brogardi and Prince Angell, who does the hair of Lilly Ghalichi and the like.

Pamela Brogardi does the makeup of Shannon Beador, Brooke Wiederhorn, Kim Richards, and even Kathy Hilton.

The moral of the story is: glam squads make the world go ’round.  Otherwise, you can end up like RHOC housewife Gina Kirschenheiter, who wore silver eyeshadow her first season and will never hear the end of it.

Almost all of the seasoned housewives (read: two seasons or more) have a group of people behind the scenes.  When the ladies went to Dubai, they brought their entire team.  This season, they went to France and did not bring their gaggle of stylists.  Interesting.

Either way, I wish I had a team of people to make me more attractive.

3. The Kids

I love to see the children of the housewives as they grow up.  We’ve seen Kyle Richards daughter, Portia, grow up since she was a tiny baby.  She’s 11 now!

Kyle also has three older daughters, Farrah (age 30), Alexia (age 23 as of yesterday!), and Sophia (age 19).  We’ve seen them go off to college, start working, cry, laugh, chase the dogs.  All of the above!  I love seeing Kyle with her daughters.

Lisa Vanderpump’s children are fully grown now, but I still enjoy seeing Pandora and Max show up occasionally.  Pandora’s wedding was shown on season 2 episode 20 and brought us the gift that is Kevin “shi shi shi” Lee.

Denise Richards is a new addition to this season, but I love seeing her family on the show.

Her children are Sam (age 15), Lola (age 13), and Eloise (age 8), and her new husband Aaron Phypers, is even adopting the youngest, Eloise.  Denise shares the two older girls with her ex-husband, Charlie Sheen.

We’ve seen Camille Grammer Meyer’s daughter grow up on the show as well. She’s 17 now, and was first on our screens when she was only around 10 when her parent’s divorce played out on TV.  We never saw much of her brothers, Greer and Spencer on the show.

Dorit Kemsley’s children, Jagger (age 5) and Phoenix (age 3) are growing up in front of our eyes.

I have a soft spot for the family scenes.  In between all of the glam-jet-setting-wine-throwing-extravaganzas, you can find the ladies at home eating with their families and pets.

Back in the first seasons, the children were even featured in the intro scenes.  Sometimes a husband would appear, sometimes a dog.  A lot has changed, but I still enjoy the family-oriented parts.  As long as no one is receiving an eviction notice.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is on Tuesdays nights at 9 PM ET on Bravo.