10 Budget Beauty Tips or How to Look Gorgeous on the Cheap
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under DIY, anti-aging, bargain, body, eyelid, face, hair, handmade, hands, holiday, makeover, recipe, skin care
Does your tight budget make even drugstore beauty products a luxury? No worries. You can still have beautiful skin and hair without buying a ton of (or even any!) products.
Tags: all-natural, bargain, beauty, discount, DIY, dry skin, economy buster, eyelids, freebies, hair care, moisturizing, organic, perfect pores, recipe, skin care, value, young
Give Yourself Some Head
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under bargain, gifts, hair
Some Head Organics hair products, that is (gotcha, didn’t I?). A Best of Beauty award winner in 2008 and 2009, the California-based Head Organics opened their doors in 1969 — yeah, I didn’t know that either — and true to their founding spirit, they have since set the standard for sustainable, organic hair products that both work beautifully and smell fantastic.
Tags: all-natural, bargain, discount, economy, economy buster, hair care, organic, value
Lash Out…and Out and Out
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under makeover, mascara, tools, brushes, gizmos, gadgets
As if L’Oreal doesn’t have enough mascaras (65+?!!!), they’re coming out with another. And this one is — in a word — different. Aptly named, L’Oreal’s latest lash amplifier is called Telescopic Explosion.
Cotton Swabs Aren’t Just for Babies
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under bargain, eye liner, eyeshadow, tools, brushes, gizmos, gadgets, wedding
Originally called “Baby Gays” (seriously), Q-Tips entered the market in 1923.
These days, you might find a cheaper cotton swab, but there’s no substitute for the real thing. Fluffy tufts of cotton wrapped around a sturdy paper shaft. Genius.
Over the years, Q-tips expanded their uses to include ear health, cuts ‘n scrapes hygiene, fixing nail [...]
Tags: accessory, bargain, beauty, economy buster, tools brushes gizmos and gadgets, value
Beauty Insiders Get 15% Off at Sephora…
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Beauty Insiders Get 15% Off at Sephora…
Tags: bargain, economy buster, value
Spring ‘09 Fashion and Beauty Favorites
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under fashion, gifts
Spring ‘09 fashion and beauty shopping list with images and product links
Tags: beauty, clothing, fashion, gifts, value
Primed for Perfection
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under cosmetics, makeup, perfect pores, primer, wedding
I recently had the good fortune to sample Arbonne’s Virtual Illusion Make-up Primer. I’ve used dozens of primers, and frankly never really understood why people wore them. After sampling Arbonne’s, now I get it!
Tags: beauty, makeup, perfect pores, primer, review, value, wedding, young
