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Beauty Tips: Save Money on Cosmetics and Other Personal Care Products
By jmediodia(view all posts by jmediodia)
at 7:55AM Wednesday November 10, 2010
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Money Saving Tips
That time of year is coming up, where not shopping for yourself while shopping for others can be a hard thing to do. Before you start splurging on gifts for others, making little changes to your personal spending habits can stretch your shopping budget not only for the holidays but also in the long run.
If you're a beauty junkie, you probably don't want to add up the amount you spend each year on beauty products. It's especially scary when some of those products you try turn out to be so disappointing you don't want to use them anymore. Beauty products can get really expensive, and you can save a lot of money them if you know how to shop and how to make products at home and avoid things that don't work.
These simple tips can you save money on beauty products while you're tackling your holiday shopping list: Switch to Generic
One of the greatest things the beauty industry has ever done for itself is to convince every day people that they need brand names. Now, you don't have to give up all of your favorite beauty items and go generic. Some generic versions of staple products like body wash, face wash and body lotion work just as well as name brands.
Shop Online
The best place to find good deals on beauty products is to shop around online. You can find just about anything you need on sites like Drugstore.com, which offer an enormous range of 'drugstore' items, and StrawberryNET, another site with a massive amount of discounted beauty products.
Use Homemade Products
There are so many things you use every day that can be homemade at a fraction of the cost. Some handy items to use from your kitchen for natural homemade beauty recipes are bananas, oatmeal, honey, olive oil, mayonnaise, yogurt, and salt. Check out some of my favorite homemade skincare solutions.
Try Out New Products with BeautyFix
Beautyfix.com offers a selection of products reviewed and chosen by a panel of experts, which includes dermatologists, plastic surgeons, hairstylists, makeup artists, estheticians, and beauty editors. By signing up with BeautyFix for $50 every quarter, you get to choose 7-10 full size (or deluxe sample size) beauty products that are suited for your skin and hair type. You save a significant amount of money because the total value of the products is over $400. After signing up, members can also get exclusive discounts at Glow.com for additional products.
Additional Tips...
If you're a beauty junkie, you probably don't want to add up the amount you spend each year on beauty products. It's especially scary when some of those products you try turn out to be so disappointing you don't want to use them anymore. Beauty products can get really expensive, and you can save a lot of money them if you know how to shop and how to make products at home and avoid things that don't work.
These simple tips can you save money on beauty products while you're tackling your holiday shopping list: Switch to Generic
One of the greatest things the beauty industry has ever done for itself is to convince every day people that they need brand names. Now, you don't have to give up all of your favorite beauty items and go generic. Some generic versions of staple products like body wash, face wash and body lotion work just as well as name brands.
Shop Online
The best place to find good deals on beauty products is to shop around online. You can find just about anything you need on sites like Drugstore.com, which offer an enormous range of 'drugstore' items, and StrawberryNET, another site with a massive amount of discounted beauty products.
Use Homemade Products
There are so many things you use every day that can be homemade at a fraction of the cost. Some handy items to use from your kitchen for natural homemade beauty recipes are bananas, oatmeal, honey, olive oil, mayonnaise, yogurt, and salt. Check out some of my favorite homemade skincare solutions.
Try Out New Products with BeautyFix
Beautyfix.com offers a selection of products reviewed and chosen by a panel of experts, which includes dermatologists, plastic surgeons, hairstylists, makeup artists, estheticians, and beauty editors. By signing up with BeautyFix for $50 every quarter, you get to choose 7-10 full size (or deluxe sample size) beauty products that are suited for your skin and hair type. You save a significant amount of money because the total value of the products is over $400. After signing up, members can also get exclusive discounts at Glow.com for additional products.
Additional Tips...
- Don't wash your hair everyday
- Buy your favorites in bulk when they go on sale
- Use multipurpose products
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