Comments on: Share Your Cheap Beauty Tricks

By: MCL

MCL — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:25:21 +0000

There is this great blog that I always look at: http://www.mygiftwithpurchase.com. It will tell you what department stores and websites have deals if you purchase a minimum amount. I just old off on buying any beauty products unless I see a deal listed so I get the most for my money. Sometimes you get extraneous items like mascara each time you buy something. If you save a few, you can resell them on ebay for a but of money

By: denise

denise — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:48:16 +0000

i am just reading your blog for the first time. anyway, i find covergirl to be the best makeup especially there eyeliner pencil. and coverstick concealer. for moisturerizers i think nothing beats our shea butter from african stores and also vaseline.t

By: Lea Co

Lea Co — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:45:38 +0000

To save on my makeup cost, I became a Mark Cosmetics representative! It's $20 to become a rep, but you get free make up as a sign up gift. I received 2 blushes, 4 eyeshadows, 1 lipstick and 5 lipglosses. I haven't actually sold anything to anyone, but as a rep, you can buy their cosmetics at a 30-50% discount. The most expense item they have is the perfume $24… but the quality is great, and I prefer it over MAC!

By: april

april — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:13:01 +0000

I try to keep my make up to a minimum since I only wear it for going out in the evenings, and if I want to make a really good first impression (like a job interview). There is a fine line that professional women have to walk in order to make sure that we look pretty, but that people also take us seriously. There is a limit to how beautiful a girl can look and still have people believe she knows what she's saying. All of that being said, my moisturizer of choice at the moment is cocoa butter, the big cheap bottle from wal-mart. Cocoa butter is good for wrinkles (crows feet), stretch marks, smells ok, and it doesn't leave that weird flaky white stuff on your hands like cheap hand lotion does. As far as make up goes, my philosophy is less is more. I wear at most eye shadow, lip gloss or lipstick, foundation, and concealer. Much more than that and in my opinion you start to get diminishing returns for your efforts. There is a good chance that someone will notice eyeshadow. There is a much smaller chance that anyone will notice the eye liner. As far as actual make- up brands go, the only one that I have any preference for are those from Avon. They are affordable, feel good, and are a definite step above most wal-mart products.