Beauty Tips!

I am certainly not one to turn down nice products, but let's be honest, I do not have the $40 to spend on expensive cream or hair products, or the time to run out and get them!  It is so easy to get the same results at home and with inexpensive products and supplies you probably already have at home.  Most of the inexpensive tricks included can be purchased for a dollar!  They will keep you looking and feeling awesome!  Below you will see some of my favorite cheap beauty tips! 

Smooth Legs  

Use Suave $1 conditioner - it is so much better than shaving cream and will leave your legs unbelievable soft while protecting your skin.  And feel free to use it everywhere, just get an unscented conditioner! 

Smooth Hair and Healthy Tips 

I have extremely long hair and I only cut it probably twice a year. To keep my hair healthy and soft I have to take care of it - for this I use the Suave $1 conditioner!!  When your hair is dry, put it in a pony tail and smother the conditioner all over it paying special attention to the ends.  Sleep with the conditioner in your hair, or just wait about an hour before you wash your hair in the shower as normal - the difference is amazing!

Shiny Hair 

Before you get out of the shower turn the water on extremely COLD!  This seals the cuticle of the hair and will leave your hair shiny after the first time... the more you do it, the better.  

Smooth Skin 

Olive Oil and Rock Salt.  Mix about a half cup of Olive Oil with a Table spoon of Salt and smother it on your skin, wait two minutes, then rinse.  Cheaper than a body exfoliate - but if you don't want the mess try Bath and Body Works - any kind you like!  It works and is affordable.  Also, using Olive Oil and sugar on your lips will help remove dead skin and leave your lips soft and smooth!  This is especially useful in the winter months!  

Strong Nails and Hair 

Take the nutrient supplement Biotin.  It really works and will help make your manicures last longer with stronger nails and will help your hair grow very long!

Calm Under-eyes 

Late night out?  Yeah, I hear ya.  Place two spoons in the freezer while you are showing.  When you get out place the cool spoons over your eyes (but not touching them!) the coolness of the spoon will help bring down the puffy under-eyes and leave you feeling refreshed!

Make Make-Up Last 

Next time you are Sephora get a sample of something expensive you have always wanted to try. I love getting samples of an expensive primer I would never buy or try out a new foundation! Once I use this, I keep the small container they gave it to me in and I scoop out left over lipstick into it... I sometimes even mix colors.   Then put it in the microwave for 30 seconds or so and mix.  If you accidently liquify the lipstick, you can place it in the freezer for a few minutes to let it set.  Then you have a portable and adorable new lipstick!

 Cheap Fix for Shiny Skin - 

Sure, you want your hair to shine - but not your skin!  Living in Washington, DC I had to find a quick fix for the hot and extremely humid summer months.  Just walking outside made you start to drip!   You can buy blotting papers online from e.l.f. for a dollar, however when you forgot to throw those in your purse - just head to the bathroom!  Use the seat protectors, tear off a corner and use that to blot the shine off your face.  The thin paper of the seat cover is identical to the those of the blotting papers - they just are not as attractively packaged!