Where do you “save money” (or just spend less) when it comes to beauty? Do you cheap out or skimp on hair care? Skincare? Lipstick?
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It’s definitely hair care for me!
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for me its nails! i really only prefer nude or black nail polish on myself! so that makes it easy to save money on!
i spend alot on haircare though, kerastase & matrix are my faves and cost abit!
Mascara for sure, thats about it
me too. DEF mascara. LashBlast is the overall best mascara, for me. Even my boyfriend notices that LashBlast is the most defining, darkening, thickening, natural looking, least clumpy mascara that I use.
mascara. 3 monthes and toss i won’t spend over 10 bucks loreal voluminous in carbon black is still better than most high end brands to me anyways.
voluminous is so thick and clumpy for me 🙁
People always give out mascara for something so I generally never have to buy it. Unless there is something I just have to try. oh and blush, always want it, never buy it.
nails and hair! i have a few hair products, but it takes me forever to use it up.. and i tend to paint my own nails.. 🙂
i would say both skin care and hair care. unscented cocoa butter and vaseline are great for moisturizing and are way cheap in comparison to fancy, high end creams. for the hair, i usually get john frieda products on the cheap. they are a fairly good brand and i buy in bulk at big lots often $2.50 for full size shampoo or conditioner.
this give me more room for splurging on makeup products whenever MAC has a new release… ^_^
Save: spray tans and waxing (apart from brows)
Spend: pretty much everything else.
I save where I can. I’m generally pretty happy with my hair– I only shampoo/condition and air dry (albeit I use expensive shampoo/conditioner, but still). My hair iron is expensive as well, but I’ve had it for about 4 years and don’t use it often, so it’s in good shape.
I don’t buy a lot of nail polish. I’m too lazy to do my nails very often or match with outfits, and generally only buy colours I know I’d wear a lot because they match me as a person, not my outfit/makeup.
I’m not a huge mascara person and I’m pretty happy with my lashes, so I just wear the first one I find in my ”mascara hole.”
I really prefer to buy cheaper products if something is easily dupable. Occasionally I will buy higher-end products I’m curious about, like Chanel, Nars, Guerlain, etc… I’ll admit, I love the stuff I’ve tried, like Eye Kohl and Nars’s Orgasm, but I would never ever buy another $26 blush.
Basically I splurge on collecting stuff from MAC because I only JUST got into make-up and am kind of on a kick right now.
Well I can scrimp on body soaps, but that’s about it. I don’t mind paying premium for cosmetics and stuff. I am very OC about the stuff that I apply to my face and hair.
I usually save on haircare (good ol’ head & shoulders or Tresseme for me!), and makeup remover (various drugstore products, including Almay and Olay).
I buy drugstore eyeliner, lipliner, mascara, and some lipstick. I also have affordable (though all natural & quality) skincare products. This saves money so I can buy high end blush, foundation, eyeshadow, and hair care.
With hair shampoo and conditioner, hair spray, shower gel and mascara I found that the cheap ones work as good as the expensive ones, so why spend the extra cash when they basically do the same. Oh, and I like to go through my mom’s and my sister’s shower gels when I’m home from college and give myself samples of their shower gels (I transfer them into travel sized bottles). They are ok with that 😉 and I like to change shower gels often. I can honestly say that I don’t know when I *bought* shower gel the last time. Maybe last summer?
Mascara. They dry up pretty quickly, so I don’t see the point in spending that much on a product that only lasts a couple of months. I also don’t buy expensive foundations because I’ve always used Revlon. I’ll spend a little more on lip products & eye shadows because I love them. I also don’t mind spending a little more on hair or skincare products, though you can find some great stuff at the drugstore.
definitely hair care (aveeno naturals has been great for me) and nails here too- and face wash- good ol’ cetaphil for me!
I skimp on nails and skincare. I know it’s important to look after your skin blah blah blah but I just can’t see that Lancome necessarily does a better job than Olay. And I have no nails to speak off (just bite ’em off).
I tend to buy drugstore mascara to save a bit of money. I’ve found a few that I really like. I also don’t spend too much on shampoo and conditioners.
I’m happy with my drugstore John Frieda shampoo and Pears soap. On makeup, generally I wouldn’t go higher-end than Mac for Mascara since sometimes they go flaky and gross even earlier than 3 months. I spend on foundation, skincare, brushes, and pigmented products.
Lipstick – I make good use of ‘back to MAC’!! I will buy ‘eevryday’ shades – like nudes/pinks/whatever works well for my skintone and is work safe, but use back to mac to get lipsticks that are more bold.
I also tend to buy a lot of products online from overseas, and get relatives to make purchases for me on their travels overseas. There is at least a 60% markup on most cosmetics and skincare products in Australia, and I save HUNDREDS by purchasing overseas. This way I can still use the best products, but I don’t pay Australian prices for them.
For other products, I buy larger containers of body lotion and shower gel because it is often cheaper, and I tend to use ‘supermrket’ brands – like dove. As for haircare – I will not use cheap brands form the supermarket – my hair just doesn’t like it – but I will save by buying in bulk. I can save up to $100 by purchasing 1L bottles of shampoo and re-filling smaller bottles, rather than buy small bottles all the time.
I would say Nails/Pedicures for me….I only wear clear polish on my nails…and I have about 5-6 OPI polishes that I use on my toes over and over….I do my own Pedicures and Mainicures
My Haircare is expensive …I only use all natural products and I wash my hair daily so my hair maintenance costs as much if not more than my makeup!
The things I would not skimp on is foundations & skin care & hair care and perfumes. All the other things if its made nicely and a good quality & cheap I would buy.
I don’t spend money on manicures/pedicures (I do them at home) or mascara (CG Lashblast girl here). Skin care, hair care, cosmetics? If my poor husband knew what I spend, he’d have a stroke.
I tend to buy cheaper lipglosses and lipsticks because I like having so many of them.
*Mascara:I’m very loyal to CGs Super Thick Lash! I also have been using the new L’Oreal in a red tube. I have never felt justified in buying a $20 tube.*Nail polish:I get manicures, and I have been using the same colors on my feet for years.*Blush:I have to reallllly like the color*Hair:When I went natural and then back to relaxed hair, I stopped doing it myself and just went to the salon. That costs enough $$, so I just keep shampoo/conditioner/olive oil around
I also try to use up lotions/atringent/facewash/etc before buying more.
Mascara- I love Cover Girl lashblast and I make sure to stock up when it’s buy 1 get 1. I also love Suave shampoo and conditioner (orange one) for my hair it makes my hair sleek and super straight.
I spend lots of money on getting my hair DONE (by my hairdresser – I won’t even try a single process on my own) but then just use drug store products mostly for when I’m styling at home. I also just use drugstore brands like Neutrogena and Oil of Olay for Skincare.
As for makeup… lots of money on eyeshadows (MAC), mascara (MUFE!), and l/g (MAC… of course), cover up (MAC again…) and bronzer (Benefit usually), but I only have one blush that I use all the time (NARS Orgasm that I’ve had for almost a year and am not even close to the pan).
I’m currently using Orgasm daily and I’m seriously trying to hit pan by the end of the year. I have never hit pan on a blush.
probably mascara! because i got naturally long curled lashes, drugstore mascaras and high end mascaras don’t do much of a difference for me!
Nails, body lotion/sunscreen, hand cream, mascara and some of my hair care. I’m pretty obsessive about the skin on my face, so I use SOME drugstore products but it’s not a money-saving thing, I just prefer them.
Hmm… I probably skimp out and save money on mascara. I buy drugstore mascaras, because I don’t see the point in buying high end brands if I’m meant to toss out the tube in three months.
I like testing out eyeliners (gel and pencil) from slightly cheaper brands too (such as Milani, or Asian drugstore brands like KATE and Tiffa), for dupes for high-end eyeliners.
nails and skincare.
i use garnier skincare products, they work for me so i feel no need to switch to expensive brands which will give me similar results.
i rarely wear nail polish so i’d rather have a cheap one go clumpy and separate in my makeup drawer than an expensive one.
just means i have more to spend on make up and perfume 🙂
Hair in the sense that I have grown a longer hair, and I go to the hairdresser 4 times a year only (not once a month like a decade ago).
I don’t often wear nail polish… just went through my stash and threw out all but two bottles of polish, but recently bought a few China Glaze and Finger Paints polishes at Sally’s. The other thing is skin care; my moisturizer is Olay Complete, and the exfoliating scrubs I use aren’t expensive either.
I’m pretty cheap so I save just in general! There are certain products I don’t even use, like eyeshadow, primer, powder, highlighter, so I save there too. I have waaaay too many lip products, tubes of mascara and nail polish, so all that probably offsets those savings, lol.
I try to save money on body wash and body lotion. Everything else I usually spend what I like that is in my budget.
mascara, body care and haircare. i also love jordana liquid eyeliner from walgreens, for me, it’s the best i’ve tried not because it cost 99 cents.
I tend to save on liner and mascara. They all seem the same to me. Oh and lippies too. I don’t see the point of high end lipstick and gloss because they never ever last on me, no matter what the cost.
I go high end for anything skincare related. I couldn’t live without my Philosophy cleansers, glycolic serum, Bobbi Brown eye cream, or my Clarisonic. It just wouldn’t be pretty!
For me, it’s nail polish. I don’t necessarily have to buy top end nail polish – as long as I use a good base coat and top coat, I just buy any old nail polish and I’m good! I never get peeling, etc, but I do my nails every 2 days….so I save a bunch by not paying $12 to MAC or $18 to EL for their brands of NP! -Wendy
hair care and lips care!
Usually on hair products. Skin care and makeup vary, because there are some cheaper drugstore items which are staples for me (like St. Ives scrub, Maybelline liquid eyeliner, and Revlon Colorstay Foundation), but I always buy too many lipsticks and blushes from MAC! I usually buy shadows in palettes around the holidays so I get a better deal.
I always spend less on mascara since it gets old and gunky after a couple of months. I normally get the maybeline colossal mascara, because it’s quite similiar to diorshow mascara.
I also spend less on nails by just doing them myself. I never have time to go get them done and I’d rather just spend less and do them myself.
I splurge quite a bit on eyeshadow because it lasts for so long. I also spend a lot on concealer/foundation because I need a good quality. Blush I can go either way on, but I can’t always resist spending money on MAC’s blush colors.
I spend way too much on haircare because I absolutely love having healthy, shiny hair, and I love trying out new things with my hair. I especially love S Factor and Fredrick Fekkaih.
Hahahha (:
hair color…I keep the natural color…
Shoes: I have cut back on them…
these days though I am gona cut on make-up and buy some jewelry….pandora…tiffany…OMG…so many lemmings on a grls list…
Hair and skincare. I just cant get myself to spend a fortune on my hair or skin. Don’t get me wrong though, I do take good care of my skin, just go most often for the less expensive alternatives 😉
I’m quite a spender when it comes to beauty products, but i”m happy with the fact that i can’t afford as much as products as i could when i bought make-up from low budget brands. Quality above quantity is my mantra.
I skimp on mascara & nail polish…I love OPI, but I’m seriously not about to spend that much on nail polish. lol. I also LOVE my Rimmel Glam-Eyes mascara, especially when its bogo free at CVS! lol I love haircare products, I’m a curly girl, so I end up spending more than a little bit on moisturizing products lol. I’m addicted to Miss Jessies, Karen’s Body Beautiful, & Alikay Naturals products lol. As far as makeup goes, its not that I buy really expensive brands all the time, but its the amount of it I buy that becomes excessive lol! I need help lol
I save on mascara because I haven’t found one that works better than Loreal Voluminous in carbon black. Nails aren’t too expensive either since I get polish from sites like head2toebeauty and do them myself at home. All the other stuff I splurge away…
my eyebrows. ive never waxed or plucked them (they have a pretty nice natural shape) so i just dont do anything brow related.
Lipliner, Mascara (although I always have a bottle of MUFE Smoky Lash in my arsenal), shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotions.
i spend the least amount of money on foundation, mascaras and concealers! ive had both of mine for a while now – japanese fairy drops mascara and mufe face&body/mac studio fix and mac studio sculpt concealer (just incase anyone is wondering lol)
but i always splurge on blushes eyeshadows and lipsticks..a girl can never have enough of those 😀
well i am VERY new to wearing make-up. i just never seemed to want to wake up any earlier to put it on!
i guess for me the really surprising thing about make-up is how expensive the “cheap” brands are! i saw a comercial for the oil of olay /cover girl foundation and it was $15!
but i always get low-end shampoo and hair care.
Hair and nails.
I don’t buy that stuff cause my moms a hairstylist so she buys all that good stuff lmfao and nails, I can’t wear nailpolish at work so thats why : ( I miss my fake nails LOL.
Nail care. Between makeup and my hair (naturally curly) i don’t have much to save. : )
Mascara (but those Lancome ones are looking pretty attractive lately!), and body wash/body moisturizer.
I make sure that I am only buying what I need, so much less impulse buys but I still get the same good things that I use. I have no problem buying drugstore hair care though!
I would say nails and brows and mascara. I pluck my own brows to save money. I buy only clear, nude or a light pink. My” cheap” nail polish lasts a long time for me “years”. I was blessed with long lashes and I use Avon-astonishing Lengths. It works for me and I get it on sale about $4.00. Can’t beat that!!
I have been going to the same stylist for years. She’s wonderful and inexpensive.
I never skimp on skin care. That to me is “Holy Grail”.
I spend most of my money on skin care and makeup.
I definitely save on haircare. I also save on foundation. I only use concealer and MSFN. I don’t have any other foundation-type products laying about unused. One at a time 🙂
I use good shampoo (Aveda)and get expensive haircuts but I’m pretty low maintenance on most things. Regular soap in the shower that I also use for shaving and most of my skin care products are from Target. I get my nails done (acrylics which last forever) but I do my own pedicures.
I’m with you. Hair care. Expensive shampoos don’t do much for me, not even Kerastase. And bodycare. There are great scent-free body lotions at the drugstore.
Hair and nails. I bite my nails, and i’m trying to grow my hair out. No coloring, minimal cutting/styling tools, inexpensive shampoos….
Oh, and i guess “general skincare” might work too. I worry about my face, but I don’t really do anything special to keep the rest of my body soft. It seems to do well enough without any interference. Just whatever inexpensive soap, or conditioner I have on hand, and a thorough rinse.
The Hair care I use is a hair brush shampoo and conditioner and hair elastics. Thats it.
it depends on the season in the winter i spend alot on skin care good moisturizers, but in the summer i spend alot on nails because i dont wear alot of makeup so manis and pedis take my cash.
Save on:
nails – hardly wear any nail polish, don’t get manicures,
hair – use L’Oreal shampoo & conditioner (often buy BOGOF), colour at home, rarely have a cut
waxing – at home or just shave
shower gel – cheap Palmolive or free stuff 🙂
make up and skincare – save by buying online / on eBay, using reward cards, buying when on offer, do facials at home
Hair products for sure!
SAVE: Drugstore Lipliner, Eyeliner, Eyeshaddow, Mascara, Blush/Bronzers, Body Lotion, Shampoo/Conditioner, and Lipglosses all work great! Self Tanners too! You can find some really great and inexpensive products these days in your local drugstore.
SPLURGE: Skincare is justified because you don’t want to put just anything on your face. I’ll spend a pretty penny on a good moisturizer. Lipstick – a good lipstick just makes you feel so glam! Haircuts/color – a great cut from a proffessional is woth the money and will last you longer than a job by an inexperienced hairdresser.
Probably makeup in general. I am willing to spend more on certain items if I really like something or I can’t find a cheap alternative, but I find that all of my drug store finds are of the same, or better, quality than my higher end brands. I don’t really wear foundation either, so I don’t see the point in paying 30 bucks for a sheer powder to even my skin tone out when I could get something for 10 bucks instead with more product!
For skin care, I am willing to spend more money, as cheaper brands don’t really have lines/ranges for my skin type: dry-combination, sensitive, dehydrated, acne-prone. Doesn’t help that if I use something too heavy, too light or too drying, my face becomes oily/shiny! If the moisturizer isn’t labeled for dehydrated skin, then I get fine dehydration lines on my forehead and chin, and my face becomes shiny. There are so few higher end brands with lines for dehydrated skin as it is.. 🙁
I prefer to save money on nail polish, body lotion, and lipgloss/lipstick. With Skincare I use a mix: a more expensive moisturizer and cheap facewash. I do like to spend a little more on hair products since my hair can get oily and hard to manage..the products i’ve found work the best do cost a little more!
Definitely mascara. Not even a magic mascara will do a darn difference to my lashes than a cheapo one.
save:
when it comes to hair i save considering im a hairdresser and i get discounted products, and my work gives out free full size samples from time to time.
i also save on mascara (and some lip products) because i buy them from drugstores.
I don’t use nailpolish, expensive bodywash/scrubs/lotions and expensive shampoos/conditioners, so I safe money on those items.
I buy Childrens Shampoo, the Suave Kind that smells sooo good. Mangos! Blueberries! Apples! Its $1.84 and its so gentle on your hair. Then I use Redken All-Soft Conditioner. After that I let my hair air dry. I don’t mind splurging on conditioners but I try to buy them on sale. I also stick to drugstore mascara, eyeliner, paint my own nails & don’t purchase many other hair care products. I like to splurge on MAC, Lipsticks & Eyeshadow so I try to cut back everywhere else.
Hair care probably. I don’t colour my hair and usually a bottle/puck of Lush shampoo lasts me months.
I do my own mani/pedi’s at home. My mom and I often have home spa days over lunch on Saturdays.
I also buy hand cream and makeup removing cleansing clothes when it’s on sale or a super good deal (two for one). Rarely pay full price and will stock up on sales.
I also like to order from MAC online to get the free mascara samples 🙂
i save on hair care, just use my garnier fructis shampoo and condition and the leave in conditioner and my skin care…i just wash my face with baby shampoo and moisterize with my Cetaphil…i also save on drugstore mascara…i always buy when stores have BOGOF.
First of all I have to say that I really love this question because I have gotten some great ideas from other people’s posts!
I usually save money on mascara (which seems to be a popular money-saver) because lashes don’t look much different in $30 mascara as opposed to $10 mascara. I find that nail polish lasts years, so I only buy a couple bottles a year (if even that). Drugstore soaps and body lotions (like Dove) are acceptable.
I am a firm believer that good shampoo and conditioner makes a difference (Redken Allsoft or Smoothdown $15 each), although I have long un-colored hair so I don’t spend much money at the salon. I also have acne-prone skin so I use Proactive skincare, which costs me about $75 every 3 months! Since my skin is so sensitive, I have to buy a good foundation that won’t make me break out ($40 for MUFE HD foundation) but it lasts a good 6 months. I am only 22, but I use a good eye cream because the skin around eyes is so delicate that it needs good care to look nice for the future. I use MUFE aqua eye liner, which is $19 but only needs to be applied once in the day so the pencil lasts about 6 months. I use a Benefit cream eyeshadow which is around $25, but it has lasted me a year and I’m only 2/3 of the way through! Unfortunately the Benefit eyeshadow needs a primer, and I change up the primer to see which ones work best (Urban decay, Lancome, Shamshbox). A good blush from MAC lasts me almost a year! Lipstick and lipgloss are definately my luxury splurges though. I have so many different colors and I change up the colors everyday while the rest of my make up routine remains the same.
Sorry for the long post!
I do my own nails, waxing, and tweezing which saves a lot. I also don’t spend a lot on hair products. I mean I have a couple bed head products, which I adore, but I don’t spend much time on my hair so they last a while. Mascara and make-remover I buy at drug stores because they work just as well as high end products I have tried.
Definitely hair stuff…my hairs super straight and I get a lot of compliments for it…I guess it looks healthy. =) One day I’d be cool to do something with it w/out the use of 3 bottles of hairspray!
I’ve enjoyed reading the comments on this one.
I really time when I’m going to buy things. For example, I wait until Lancome has a crazy free gift and then with my $30 purchase, I also get a bunch of other pricey products. I’ve heard people complain that the lancome eye makeup remover is expensive, and that kills me because Lancome gives that stuff away free left and right in their constant free gifts. I also buy from sephora.com where you always get 3 free samples, plus I get a coupon code from retailmenot.com and…basically I end up with tons of samples of great products that can really go a long way. Also for drugstore products, obviously wait and watch the weekly ads and buy when they’re buy one get one free. OH and allcosmeticswholesale.com…I’m a little careful there because I think some of their products can be a little TOO old, but you can really score on that site.
Mascara-I use mostly samples and drugstore. I also don’t buy a lot of nail polish, it’s just a pain sometimes I think. I also don’t spend much on cleansers. An acne wash is an acne wash to me. Sometimes I will use drugstore body wash. I like salon hair products but never pay full price, I always find a good sale so they really aren’t that much more. That being said, I never really pay full price for anything except MAC as far as for beauty related. I’m a sale shopper- gift sets, clearance, friends and family sales, free gifts, and other specials.
Mascara & Hair!
I use MAC Plushlash & Tres Emme products (they work really really well)for my hair… I think that’s the cheapest thing I buy!
I pretty much splurge on everything – makeup, skincare, hair products, hair tools, hair maintenance, nail polishes.
Sheesh – I hardly ever go get mani/pedi’s anymore just because when I walk out I’ve spent $120 on something that lasts a week. So that’s where I save.
Nails the most. I’ve gotten quite good at giving myself manis and pedis. I only get a mani or pedi for special occasions.
Eyeliner, mascara, face powder, concealer, and skin care. Everything else has to be high end for me usually.
I spend a lot of money for haircare and skincare.
For hairs I prefer Redken. For the face – GIGI and another professional cosmetics.
But I can save money on mascara. I find best for me- MF False lash.
I also can save on powder blush, I’m not really a fan of it. I have some, but I usually use MAC Cubic or MAC Bronzing powder. It is enough for me.
But in fact I can save anywhere. Now I am not such a fan of make-up as a few years ago.
I have got favourite products and I allways buy them.
Sometimes I buy products from limited collections. But only if they are really interesting for me.
I’ve never been to a beauty salon!
:-O
The only thing I can think of is lip balm…
I never go to a salon. I do my own manicures and pedicures.
I get my hair cut once every 4 or 5 months and I’m so lazy I mostly just wash it and go and leave it to air dry. I did recently get John Frieda Secret Weapon on sale and I quite like that but I have maybe four hair products in total, including hair spray.
I own a hairdryer but not flat irons or curling rode or any other gadgets like that.
I have my own epilator, so no waxing, shaving, laser hair removal, whatever for me.
And while I LURVE high end products and have drawers full of it, I am not averse to picking up dollar store makeup – yes, a lot of it is crap but I have found some really awesomely pigmented eyeshadows from China, plus I adore Jordana blushes and matte lipsticks (LOVE Rafael, such a pretty pink coral with gold shimmer!) which are $3 or $4NZD a piece. Rose Silk and Coral Sandy Beach are my favourites!
Does it count as “saving money” when you buy 9 $4 blushes instead of 1 $35 one?!
i definitely skimp on lips, NYX is good enough for me! I suppose I save on hair care too. I won’t dish out over 10 bucks for anything hair related unless it’s in gigantic will-last-me-5-months bottles like at ULTA and a good deal.
It’s most definitley eyeshadow for me.
Hair and nails for me.
I spend less on mascara and splurge on good foundation.
Hair. I use all drugstore products except for the CHI silk infusion but I get that super cheap at costco. Only $10 for a 6oz bottle! Usually it’s $14 for the 2oz! I love all the products I use and don’t need to switch to something more pricey though so it doesn’t feel like i’m skimping!
Hair care for me too! I just find good drugstore products. I also don’t buy much in the way of nail stuff either.
I spend less on body products such as body lotions i usually buy ones at walmart or any drugstore but i do occasionally buy department store ones. I more tend to splurge on facial products such as facial creams.
Haircare, skincare, and nails. I figure since the drugstore stuff works fine why buy more expensive stuff. I get to spend the money I saved on makeup which I love. 🙂
I tend to skimp on mascara, shampoo/conditioner (I love Aussie!), and skincare (I’ve phased out my high-end stuff, since I’ve just discovered some better, cheaper options). I will save when I can with other makeup, but I wouldn’t hesitate to buy more expensive nail polishes, even if I don’t get salon manicures!
I don’t do mascara, and I always buy cheap lipliner.
1.Hair – I have a very short pixie cut, so shampoo is cheap for me. I
also color my own hair.
2.Nails – I never wear polish on my hand, just toes in summer, so I buy
2 for 1 deals at drugstores.
3.Foundation, Concealer & Blush – I don’t wear on of them, ever.
I agree..haircare…i only use a few expensive products for haircare and not even that often.
hair products, nail polish, and blush! All of my money goes to skin care products 🙂
Lip Balms! I want to be open to lip balms because I want to know what’s best for my lips while not just jumping to over priced items. 🙂
save: body care (body butter and soap) and nail polish (I very rarely use nail polish so I’m picky in what I buy)
splurge: skin care, hair care, and makeup (esp. foundation, mascara, and blush)
I used to not splurge on hair care but after having an adverse reaction to Herbal Essence’s 2 in 1 shampoo (there was significant hair loss), I generally go with Lush’s shampoos and the odd Pantene thrown in. But generally, I try to be good and spend on things that I know I would use. I try to buy makeup products that I will definitely throw into the old FOTD mix – and I try real hard not to listen to the voice that merely just wants something for the sake of wanting. Building wishlists and careful budgeting is definitely a must for me!
Hair care – my hair is really short and I cut it once per month, so I guess that’s the expense right there.
And perfumes – I don’t wear scents of any kind.
I forgot about perfume. I am very picky about my scent and only wear maybe 6 different ones. I only buy them when I’m completely out or only during Sephora’s F&F.
i save almost all of my money for makeup, just everything that goes on my face. 😉 i do slack on lip products though, and tend to splurge on the eyes.
i do get my nails filled every 2 weeks, and polished weekly. im thinking about starting to buy lots of nail polish and nail kits to where i can do my own pretty designs at home.
i dont care about my hair, i use herbal essences shampoo/conditioner (although i bought aussie the other week and i hateeee it, i cant wait to run out so i can go back to the herbal lol) when i get out of the shower all i do is brush my hair out, put some leave in conditioner in and leave it. sometimes if im not feeling lazy or im going on a date ill blow dry and straighten it, but going to class every morning at 745, my hair is up in a bun on the top of my head.
Pedicures every 2-3 months (not manicures coz I bite my nails)- even though I would like more often.
Hair- I sometimes get blown out in the winter and colored once every 5 months or so – even though it needs it more.
I spend allllllll my money on Makeup.
I save on manicures/pedicures/waxing (I do them at home); hairdresser sees me 4 times a year fir cutting+ highlighting; I do my roots alone at home, that’s a lot of savings, otherwise I should have my roots done at the salon every month…
From all the things I use, I spend less on my body and haircare, because I only use Lush for that and I work there (staffdiscount!)… But on anything else I (occasionally) splurge 🙂
I think everything is important, so I guess I spend the same on everything…
My hair is too long and too thick to let it skimp so yeah thats a professional matter. Now anything else can skimp, lol!
I would say hair care products, eyebrow grooming, and lip waxing . I do my lips and groom my eyebrows at home.
I usually skimp on eyeliners/mascara because my lashes are long already. In my opinion they all pretty much do the same.
For me it’s hair care as well. It used to be lip products because i used to rock the bare lips everyday. But over the past few months that’s sort of changed. I still won’t spend too much on lipsticks and glosses though.
I had to think hard about this one, but honestly, nothing! I work in the beauty industry though so I get a lot of pro products at a discount and that helps a ton. But when I do pay full price (and I do), I will compare prices and wait for GWP’s or sales if I can. But I am picky about everything I use-if it doesn’t do exactly what I need it to do, it’s not worth $5 or $50!
Makeups, haircare and body moisturizers.
My only splurges are:Wen haircare and Smashbox Halo(and I buy this on Ebay).I also like higher end lotions,shower gels and perfumes but also buy those on Ebay.I shop drugstore for liners,shadows,lipsticks and glosses…I haven’t shopped a department store for skincare or makeup in over 20 years!! I use Skin Actives skincare,which is high end skincare at drugstore prices!!
Nail care…that i can do it on my own and save me some money.All you have to do is learn to do it yourself and buy the required equipment.