5 Beauty Tricks to Save You Money

Submitted by Mimi on Monday, 26 January 200915 Comments

Since most of us are forced to be recessionistas at the moment, I thought I would share with you some of my beauty tricks that have been passed down to me by my mom and some of my friends. I didn’t always use them before, however, I’ve been trying to stick to a budget lately and they sure do come in handy. Believe me ladies, being sexy on a budget has never been so easy.

So, here are the five money saving beauty tricks

1. Mascara magic. When your mascara dries out, hold it under hot water for 5 minutes and it will be just like a new one, so you don’t have to buy one as often anymore.

mascara
2. Stretch your shampoo and conditioner with water. It’s been proved in many studies that most shampoos and conditioners are too concentrated to begin with. So why not save money by cutting them both down with water.

shampoo-and-conditioner
3. Do not buy any more scrubs. DIY by mixing brown sugar and honey which can then be used as a natural/effective scrub on your face and body.

sugar-scrub
4. Nail polish revival. Do you have a lot of old, dry nail polishes? Well, you can give them a second life by adding a bit of nail polish remover with acetone.

acetone
5. No more makeup removing wipes. Just use baby wipes instead to remove your make up. I’ve done a bit of research on the subject and here is an article proving that it’s absolutely safe to do so, plus it costs 70% less.

baby-wipes

I hope you found these helpful and I would love to hear about some of your beauty tricks.

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15 Comments »

Leyla said:

LMAO – love the new term ‘recessionistas’! Too funny you are, my lovely! Great tips, that I’m sure many readers and their wallets will benefit from. At this point in time, every dollar counts, so as insignificant as these simple changes might seem, they sure add up! Thanks for keeping us all in check, Mimi! You’re zi Best!

- 27 January 2009 at 2:43 am

Sophie said:

Oh my! I didn’t know that I could revive my nail polishes! I’m definitely going to use your tricks from now on. Especially the baby wipes…too funy

- 27 January 2009 at 2:58 am

Danielle said:

Thank you SO much for these!!! the mascara and baby wipes are fantastic ideas, must try them!

- 27 January 2009 at 9:06 am

Elena said:

Everyone must try the baby wipes. Having a baby taught me about the baby wipes trick. Many of them are also alcohol free, making it even better for your skin.

- 27 January 2009 at 9:28 am

melmo said:

wow such amazing ideas and tips! I didn’t know that! Thanks for charing them with us

Oh I’m very busy, too at the moment… I have so much to do with school.. hate it. i need some holidays

have a nice day cutiee
kiss

- 27 January 2009 at 11:52 am

Fashion CHALET said:

I love beauty tricks.

Yes, I slept with the light on, all night, until I was about 20. hahaha

XXX

- 27 January 2009 at 5:03 pm

Katee (e-polishblog) said:

Great tips!

- 27 January 2009 at 5:44 pm

The Seeker said:

MIMI!!!!!
My lovely dear friend, thank you so much for your nice comments and all your support.
It warms my heart.

These are great tips, and I think that evrything that can help us save something is great… so we can buy some piece we like LOL
Just joking my dear.

Lots of love sweetie

xoxo

- 27 January 2009 at 6:10 pm

Nicole said:

Thank goodness I caught this article before tossing my “Good” mascara. It may still have a few miles left. Thanks!!

- 27 January 2009 at 9:16 pm

Kelli said:

All great tips! Thanks Mimi

- 28 January 2009 at 9:13 am

Cate said:

Ohh, that pink and green mascara is wonderful! I once got it for my cousin for Christmas and it’s really good!
Thank you for the useful tips!!
I often stretch my shampoo with water, it makes more bubbles that way too
I have to try out that DIY scrub!!
I think it also helps that if you can’t squeeze any more product out of a tube or bottle or something, to cut it open – usually there is loads of product left inside.

Thank you for your über-sweet comment. It really cheered me up.
A kiss!
Cate

- 28 January 2009 at 9:20 am

sertonina said:

Hi!! Thanks you very much for comment into my blog. I love animal print stampings, but in little things, for example, a total black look (like my last look) with leopard. I really like camel giraffe print. I have a long handkerchief in these stamping.

Youur article it´s very interesting. When my nail polisht is thick, i pour a little of acetone too! jaja.

My flat Oxford Shoes are from stradivarius (www.stradivarius.com). Kisses!!

- 28 January 2009 at 2:44 pm

Nika said:

“Recessionistas”! I love it!
Mimi, thanks so much for this article! As glam as we can be sometimes, we have to stay in check with reality, and you do it perfectly by mixing the two together!

- 2 February 2009 at 9:50 am

Farida said:

We do the same in my country for nail polish, mascara and shampoo!
How cool is that! ))

- 5 February 2009 at 10:53 am

Lisa said:

Hooray for you, Mimi! I just found some M.A.C. nailpolish I had jammed in the back of a cupboard and I couldn’t bring myself to throw it away because I love the color and HELLO it’s M.A.C., so I will definitely try your acetone trick to revive it. Thank you!

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