Fresh Beauty Tips: How to Look Like You’re Not Suffering Though a Recession

While times are tough, you can always find your inner diva and do your beauty treatments at home instead of running to an expensive salon or day spa.

Every time I watch the news, I feel my shoulders tighten and the lines on my face get deeper, says Clarky Davis, The Debt Diva. If you are feeling the same, take time to relax and pamper yourself without increasing your money woes.

Davis has some great ideas for women to be beautiful without spending a ton of money. All of these products can be found at a local pharmacy or discount retailer.

1. Do your own manicures and pedicures. There are cheap nail kits and polishes to help and offer variety.

2. Use facial creams, masks and scrubs instead of hitting the spa for expensive facials.

3. Keep a coarse body scrub in your shower. This is a quick, easy way to renew your skin and make your body extremely soft.

4. Use the at home waxing/removal kits.

5. Extend the time between hair appointments by using color-treated shampoos and conditioners.

6. Refresh and strengthen your hair with conditioning kits or hot oil treatments.

7. Use teeth whitening kits or toothpastes. These run anywhere from $10 to $40, but that’s a drop in the bucket compared what your dentist would charge.

8. Keep your body moisturized with lotion. There are a ton of different moisture levels, scents and colors (if you want to be specific).

9. Vaseline can be used for many frugal purposes. Rub it on your feet and wear socks to bed for overnight moisture. Use it as lip balm for dry lips. If your face is dry, use a small amount as a moisturizer.

10. Save money by eliminating the tanning bed. Try an at home bronzer, spray, or tanning kit for quick color. (P.S. These are getting easier to use.)

11. Update your makeup for a new fresh look. There are all kinds of lash extending mascaras, lip-plumping lipsticks and great color-stay products to reduce the amount of reapplications during the day.

12. Buy a sound machine or small water fountain to set a relaxing mood in your house. These start at about $10 and go up from there.

13. Check out all the latest anti-aging lotions, makeup and exfoliates.

14. One of the easiest ways to save on future beauty treatments is to remember your sunscreen. This will reduce wrinkle, sun spots and the chance of skin cancer.

15. Dye or highlight your own hair. There are a ton of colors at your disposal with step-by-step directions.

16. Remove cellulite with an old pageant trick: rub hemorrhoid cream on your thighs, wrap them in cellophane and sleep in a pair of panty hose.

17. Buy a self massage chair, foot spa, or back massager. These are priced anywhere from $10 to whatever you can afford with your budget.

18. Make your own beauty products!

19. After a bad day, create your own spa. Find your favorite, relaxing CD, aromatherapy candles, add a little olive oil to your bath for moisture, then sit back and relax.

20. Have a Pretty Party at your house with your friends who are also trying to save money on beauty products and procedures. It can be hard to paint your own nails, dye your own hair, or especially wax your own eyebrows. This will also give you more choices of polishes and lotions.

We’d love to hear your suggestions, as well!

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