It very easy to spend a fortune on cosmetics and skin care products.  Here are some penny-pinching strategies to show you how to spend next to nothing and still look good!

Loose Powder -
Store your powder in a salt shaker to make it last longer.  Everytime you brush powder on your face you loose at least one day's worth because it falls away and is easy to spill.  With the salt shaker you canshake it on to the palm of your hand and apply with a large brush.
Blemishes -
You can fight blemishes with baking soda instead of acne creams.  Add enough water to the baking soda to make a paste and apply to blemishes at bedtime to dry up pimples fast.
Dark Under Eye Circles -
Freeze parsley in ice cubes.  Use the parsley cubes instead of eye creams to diminish dark circles and puffiness.  Parsley is packed with chlorophyll which helps fade darkness, while the ice reduces the swelling.
Exfoliate -
Try using lemon juice.  It contains citric acid, which removes old skin.  Squeeze 2 drops lemon juice into a dab of your regular face cream.  After applying to your face let it set for 5 minutes and rinse with a warm damp cloth.
Mixing Your Own Bath Salts -
You can save money by mixing your own scented bath salts.  Add about 5 drops of your favorite essential oil to 1/2 cup kosher salt.  Store in an airtight container until you are ready to use in your bath.
Body Brush -
Instead of spending money on an expensive and fancy body brush from a store.  To buff away dry skin pick up a vegetable brush at the grocery store and use on dry skin before showering.
Shimmery Foundation -
Mix your regular foundation with shimmering eye shadow such as gold, beige, cream, white, ecru or banana, instead of spending money for the must have shimmery foundations.
Eyes -
Apply pink blush to eye lids for the season hot look.  Dampen a shadow brush and apply blush from lash line to crease.
Lips -
Mix your lipsticks to create the hottest lip shades.  Mix your colors together for the perfect shade.  Apply with a brush to get every last bit.

  • Lavender + Purple = Lilac
  • Cherry + Coral = Tempting Tomato
  • Fuchsia + Gold = Rose
  • Orange + Shimmery Peach = Coral
    • Hair -
    Use salt instead of dandruff shampoo.  It exfoliates dry, dead skin, so it's less likely to flake.  Before you shampoo, massage damp scalp with 1 Tbsp. salt.
    Color Enhancing Shampoo -
    To make your highlights last longer mix 4 tbsp. vinegar to 1 use of shampoo and apply; let set 5 minutes before rinsing.

  • White vinegar for light blonde hair
  • Apple Cider vinegar for coppery red to dark red and auburn hair
  • Balsamic vinegar for dark blonde to medium brunette hair
    • Split Ends -
    Try using hand cream to seal split ends.  It works as well as expensive deep conditioning treatments and split end mending products.  Use on dry hair only.


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