Women thirty and above are found to be spending somewhere between $100 and $200 a month on beauty and skincare products. Let’s not even touch on those who go for cosmetic surgery and other medical procedures. That’s a lot of money if you calculate the number of women in the country and over the course of a year. We’re going into hard times and every time we indulge in something that we seriously believe will help us look younger, like an anti-aging product, we need to know how to maximize it and use it wisely. Otherwise, there are many other alternatives out there.
One example would be to throw the empty bottle of eye makeup remover in the trash and use the conventional baby oil instead. Baby oil is gentler (less chemicals) therefore, not only are they better for your skin, they’re healthier for your wallet as well.
As we age, our skin elasticity weakens and we start needing more moisture than usual. However, most cosmetics today tend to dry up our skin when we wear them for an extended period of time. If that is the case for you, try picking up a tinted moisturizer and add a little bit of foundation or powder on top for the clean-cut, fresh and very casual look. We usually stay as far away from liquid foundation as possible because it tends to make us look a little older than we actually are.
Eye shadow gives our eyes the sparkle it needs. Especially for those of us who are trying to hide crows feet or unsightly eye bags. Use your blush as a top-up for your eyes! It works. Muted, warm, darker colored blush can be applied over the eyelids to give them the WHAM effect.
There are way too many different (and expensive) types of shampoos out there on the market. If you asked me, I would rather skim back on the shampoo purchase and instead, purchase a really good hair conditioner or hair mask to give it the glow and shine everyday.
Don’t throw away the nail polish remover when it goes a little dry – they can still be used after you shake them in with some nail polish remover. OR mix it with another nail polish color. We used to do this as kids, trying to come up with our very own perfect nail polish color and it saves us a lot of money too.
With all the above tips and tricks, the most classic one would be the one on how to save on blusher. Pinch your cheeks every now and then. I know it’s old school but believe me, it works for a while although you’d need to run to the bathroom or hide behind a very long curtain to do that unless you want people asking you if you think you’re too cute for your own good and that is why you’re pinching your own cheeks so often.
Anyway, here’s to saving money on looking good and young.
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ReplyDeletesometimes i tryout anti-aging products without any second thought. i spend a lot, but just in vain!