Beauty
products help us look, smell, and feel good. Cosmetics and toiletries are
important, necessary expenses, but they don’t have to be expensive ones as
well. The following tips keep you looking and feeling your best without going
over your budget.
Check
Groupon
Groupon
often hosts daily deals on common necessities like toothpaste, floss, soap, and
shampoo. It also has deals on luxury items like lipsticks, nail polish, and
perfumes. It’s a one-stop shop for most of your major grooming items.
Along
with their daily deals, Groupon has coupon pages for many major retailers,
including Crest. Habitually, go to this page whenever you need a Crest coupon. Regularly checking Groupon’s site
ensures that you maximize your savings, and get major discounts on household
necessities.
Shop
at Dollar and Discount Stores
Use
dollar stores to stock up on basic cosmetics and toiletries. Sometimes these
stores carry travel size versions of premium brands, but overall expect to get
items viewed as being slightly lower in quality when compared to their more
expensive counterparts. Most of these items work as intended, but might not
last as long, or have watered down ingredients.
If
you’re dedicated to certain brands, then use discount stores like TJ Maxx,
Burlington, and Marshalls. These department stores carry upscale products but
at a very discounted price--usually due to them being out of season or not
popular products. All three retailers carry a wide assortment of products,
including beauty and household decor.
For
exclusive beauty items, use discount online stores like Beauty Brands, Sally
Beauty, and Hollar. All three stores carry top-rated cosmetic items at very
discounted prices. Beauty Brands hosts an
annual sale where
you can purchase liter bottles of shampoo for only $13.99. These shampoos are
often used by salon professionals, and some of them usually cost as much as $50
per bottle.
Hollar
sells name brand products for as low as a dollar, and Sally Beauty often sells
major labels for very discounted prices. All three stores are crucial places to
check for beauty product discounts.
Buy
Dupes
Temptalia and DupeThat are two of the most popular and
resourceful places to check for dupe versions of your favorite beauty products.
Dupes are beauty items, like lipsticks and foundations, that either have a
similar color or quality as their more expensive competitor. People use dupes
as a way to save money but still get the desired look or results.
Make
Your Own Products
Save
money on common toiletries by learning how to make them yourself. Stop buying
soap and invest in some of the items that you need to make your own. You can also make your own perfume,
candles, deodorant, hair moisturizer, and lipstick. Depending on the ingredients, this
may cost more initially, but it will end up saving you more in the long term,
because your own products last longer and are cheaper to recreate.
Creating
your own products are also healthier: You know what chemicals are going into
your body more than you would know if you bought these products from a store.
