Quote Originally Posted by Shioban View Post
You're missing the point.

Please point out where your average Eorzean citizen has access to this technology.

They just don't. Eorzeans are simple people.
I don't think you'll find many people who would say that the Aesthetician is an average Eorzean citizen. And like the quest clearly states when you get access to him, it's really really difficult for the average Eorzean citizen to manage to get an appointment. So even should the Aesthetician have some contraption -- whether technological, magical or alchemical -- to adjust the skin tone of his customers, it wouldn't really be readily available to everyone in Eorzea. Apart from us speshful heroes, of course.

Lorewise, there aren't many arguments against it that you can't find counterarguments to, if any. After all, it's not a medieval world. It's a fantasy world. There are plenty of possibilities to come up with solutions that would cover the lore aspect without going against previous statements.

But I agree with you from the business standpoint: I doubt they'll ever make skin or eye colour changes possible via the Aesthetician, due to the fact that it would mean one less reason for people to use (and buy) Fantasia potions. And let's face it; there's every possibility that people would then start asking for the ability to change your voice via the Aesthetician, because voice training! Slopes can be slippery in both directions, after all :3

Personally, I'd love it if it was available. But at the same time I can see and understand why it's not.