How to Save Money on Your Beauty Routine

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You don't have to compromise your looks to economize -- you just have to know a few tricks.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Mascara
Dollar store conditioner
Petroleum jelly
Olive oil
Sugar
Cayenne pepper
Cinnamon
A lip brush
Cotton swabs
The occasional splurge
Men's shaving cream (optional)

Step 1: Save on mascara

Buy expensive mascara just once; after it runs out, wash and save the brush. The main difference between mascaras is the wand, not the makeup. Apply new, cheaper mascara with the brush that comes with it, then use your old one to fluff and separate your lashes.

Tip: A dried-out mascara wand also makes a great eyebrow brush.

Step 2: Make conditioner do double duty

Replace your shaving cream with dollar-store hair conditioner; it works every bit as well. Or use a brand made for men; they're usually less expensive. Get an unscented one if you don't want a "manly" fragrance.

Step 3: Buy petroleum jelly

Buy a big jar of generic petroleum jelly. It can serve as clear lip gloss, lip balm, makeup remover, under-eye moisturizer, and foot and hand cream.

Tip: If you have just a smidgen of lipstick left in the tube, mix it with petroleum jelly and use as lip gloss.

Step 4: Use olive oil

Use olive oil as a multitasker: To condition hair, rub one tablespoon on scalp, wrap in a warm towel, and let it sit for 20 minutes before shampooing out. For silky skin, pour some into your bath water. To turn it into an exfoliant, just add some sugar.

Step 5: Plump your lips for pennies

Plump your lips for pennies by mixing a sprinkle of cayenne pepper or cinnamon with a dab of petroleum jelly and applying to lips. It will irritate them just enough to temporarily swell them.

Step 6: Waste not, want not

Use up every bit of your cosmetics: Get the last smidgen of lipstick out of the tube with a lip brush. Revitalize a dried-out mascara tube with a few drops of hot water. Use a cotton swab to get into the crevices of little pots of eye cream or lip balm.

Step 7: Splurge!

Splurge on one or two extravagances. Woman cannot live on cheap cosmetics alone!

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[SillyNerdify]

omg I use the conditioner instead of shaving cream already... it actually works better, nice soft smooth legs :) AND it doesn't grow back as fast, and the hair that does grow back is thinner and softer... and yea, this is weird.... I'm talking about the hair that grows on my legs.... anyway....

[Iwuzhere321]

If you use petroleum jelly to remove makeup it will work but clog your pores and potentially cause break outs.

[Rachie87522]

but i kinda like lotion better tho i use palmers hides stretch marks,tones skin,protects it from heat and wind,and it softens and renews it it's a really great lotion you can get it from food lion

[Rachie87522]

@InevitableLost yeah well it's not the best product in the world even tho it says it's good for hands and body it's not but if you want something cheep i kinda like it but i use lotion alot more tho but i just get the cheep stuff and not the most expensive one but i hardly wear lotion so it's cheep but now when i do i use palmers lotion hides streatch marks,tones and renews and sofens skin,and alot of really great stuff that i need

[Rachie87522]

yeah i tryed using conditioner to shave my legs and it worked and that's beofre i found out that was something people actually do or remembered that is does i know alot of teenager girls or girls here on youtube say they hate vaseline because it's greasy and it is but if you use a little but about a pea size amount or two and rub it in for about a minuit and it won't be greasy, i use lotion still i just buy the cheep stuff,the olive oil and sugar sound yummy i just wanna eat it or Sounds yummy

[MissPerfectChick]

Petroleum jelly is a by-product of petrol

[victorianrocque]

Irritating your skin intentionally with cayenne pepper for vanity purposes...

"I don't want to live on this planet anymore"

[InevitableLost]

I dislike how all of these videos tell you to use petroleum jelly around your eyes and to remove makeup.

That is the worst beauty idea ever thought of.

The petroleum jelly can seep into your eyes and build up, eventually causing blindness or altered vision.

You know how hard it is to get petroleum jelly off your hands with just soap and warm water? Imagine your body trying to get it off your eyes. It won't work.

Don't listen to those "beauty experts" that tell you to use petroleum jelly. :)

[sosohamiltonlover101]

@jgarza14310 that doesnt even make any sense!

[Claimthestorm]

Well screw going out and buying stupid little lip balms I am going use that jelly instead it will cost less. It really gets to me how much money the average women can spend on beauty products. Now that I know about these less expensive ways of looking beautiful there is no way in the world those other companies are going to take my money.

[lasrider11]

oh my god............. never use petroleum jelly in your lips you can accidentally eat it and then it can cause cancer