How to Save Money on Beauty & Style

In tough economic times, everyone is looking for ways to save a buck or two. When shopping for new clothes or beauty products, here are some hot tips for saving money.

Get Alerts

Sign up for sites like Shop It to Me that send you email alerts whenever your favorite brands go on sale in your size.

Try Sample Sites

Online sample sale websites offering significant discounts on designer fashions. Some private sample sale websites, you need to be invited, while others you can just sign-up. Popular sample sites include:

• Catwalk to the Closet
• Editor’s Closet
• Gilt Groupe
• Hautelook
• Ideeli
• Luxe Club One
• Planet Lulu
• Regent’s Secret
• Rue La La
• The Savvy
• The Top Secret

Go Crazy!

Redtagcrazy.com sells one fashion item at a time at a significant discount of up to 80%. Each item is available for only a few hours, so you have to act fast. Top brands in Vince, LinQ, dVB, Lucky Brand and many others.

Get Your Fix

For $50 each season, you can get over $400 worth of products from Beautyfix. This is a quarterly subscription that includes fabulous makeup, skincare and haircare products that have been reviewed and selected by industry experts and top beauty bloggers.

Stock Up

When your favorite shampoo or sunscreen goes on sale, stock up. These are products that you know you will use year-round, so they are worth buying in bulk.

Don’t Overdo It

Many women use too much makeup, skin lotion and other beauty products. When you are applying, only use a small dab – a little goes a long way. If you need more, you can always add it. Also, don’t shampoo and condition your hair every day. Most of us, only need to wash our hair every other day rather than daily.

Disclosure: I do marketing for Redtagcrazy.com and I am on the panel at Beautyfix.

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