Budget Buying!

Makeup can get expensive so here are some ways to be a budget buyer!

• Use coupons
• Find coupons in the Sunday paper, magzines, websites of the brand or store you're buying from
• Promotional deals!
• Clinique, Estee Lauder, and other department stores often have promotions where if you buy a minimum purchase you get a cute makeup bag filled with cosmetics
• Take advantage of rewards systems
• Yep, all those little plastic cards that get scanned at checkout are actually useful
• Buy on sale
• When you're running out of your favorite blush start checking weekly ads
• Whether it's a BOGO 1/2 off sale, 40% off, clearance, or Buy 2 get 1 sales will save you more money than you think!
• This also means, if you want to try a product and it's not on sale, WAIT!
• Dupes!
• A Dupe is a less expensive product that looks like a more expensive one. You can often google dupes and find lists and lists of them. (One of my favs that I use all the time is Covergir Champagne eyeshadow. It's a dupe for Stila Kitten!)
• Don't splurge on all your items
• I spend more money on face powder and less on mascara. If you buy all expensive products, you may be missing out on something better and are spending too much money!
• Ask for free samples
• When u order from ULTA online you get free samples, and at many department stores they'll be happy to give you little samples that last a few uses
• Do price comparisons online, espically for salon hair care
• Check out beauty supply stores
• Sallys Beauty Suppy and CCOs and sites like AllCosmeticsWholesale.com are superb
• Stores like Big Lots and the Dollar Tree are good too, when packaging changes the old packaged products get sent away to store to be sold for less. (I've found Almay eyeshadows at Dollar Tree and some maybelline eyeshadows)
• And finally, obviously you may need to cut back on buying
• Project 10 Pan is a good thing to do. It's basically you using up 10 things you already own before you buy anything else. The name comes from when you finish a product you see the pan at the bottom.
• Will-power is a good thing to exercise

You should never pay full price for anything! Happy Shopping!