There is always some miracle product that promises to give you clear skin, shiny hair, or full lashes. Some women spend hundreds of dollars a month on products and treatments to get them closer to the vision of themselves in their head, and consider it a part of their normal routine. Still other women spend almost nothing on beauty products, aside from the very basics to maintain things like clean hair and moisturized skin.

Where do they save? Where do they splurge? I wear a very basic amount of makeup I buy the same stuff approx. Which feels like a lot. I pluck my own eyebrows and bikini waxing. Buying everything in bulk forces me to be thriftier, because I feel the hit.

When I used to just pick up things as I went, and make a run to Sephora here and there, I spent way more even though it felt like I was spending less. I mostly buy my eyeshadows from e. I also now have a boyfriend who prefers though to his credit, does not demand me to keep things ahem Brazilian below the belt.

Never having bothered get waxed until now, I was shocked that it cost so much. And I find that when I wear a ton of makeup on a regular basis, my skin gets worse, which creates a vicious cycle because I have to cover it with more makeup. But I make it up with all the money I spend at bars and restaurants, haha.

In summer, I really only wear a few things: I also get my hair chopped off at the beginning of summer and let it grow out as the summer goes alongso I really spend next to nothing during this time. Mostly skincare products, lots of lip stuff, an eyeshadow here and there.

The only makeup I wear everyday is mascara, concealer, powder, and a lip thing, so the other products last for a while. I shave at home and have the same pack of razors from a year ago, when I moved into this apartment.

I just like looking and feeling pretty, lol. I honestly think it makes me better at my job and at life, because I feel so confident.

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But since I got a job in a very high-pressure professional setting, I find myself spending a lot of money on beauty treatments to a look a certain way and b save myself a lot of valuable time. We all have to look a certain way in front of the client, but only women are forced to go through a ton of unnecessary spending to get to that point.

If you like makeup, more power to you. I think a lot of people as we were deceiving binary options more confidence when they follow a beauty regimen that makes them feel comfortable.

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It might be more about looking your best self however you personally define that than what you think other people select element value jquery of you.

At my last job, I got yelled at by my female boss after a conference for not wearing heels all day and not wearing eye make-up. I was 8 months pregnant and it was allergy season: A website I highly recommend trying is eDivv.

I KNOW you have a lot of unused product stocked up somewhere and you trade with other people online for products you actually need. And average money spent on cosmetics you pay is shipping.

No, of course not. I only trade for new unused mascara, eyeliner and lip products. But things like eye shadow, face wash, nail polish etc.

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I stock for benelli supernova this post and was a bit surprised that these women spend so much on makeup and beauty products. Maybe my perspective is skewed high because I live in SF, but these estimates mostly seemed low to me. I have sensitive, dry, acne-prone skin. Otherwise… blush, eyebrow pencil, eyeliner, lipstick.

I own 2 lipsticks and 1 eyeliner. I loved reading this. But I appreciate the different ranges mentioned. Its very hard to compare it on a monthly basis because a lot of products will average money spent on cosmetics for several months.

So Stock traders almanac presidential cycle would say the total budget should be pretty close to double that, and that is just for the basics, i.

Also, using RX stuff prescribed by your dermatologist is one of the things that I am shocked to see a lot of women not do. I agree on the Rx point!

I have a Retin-A Prescription that costs: That is a great price for Retin A! You must have great insurance! Quite interesting to see all those experiences! I used to have long, layered hair, that was very high maintenance: I switched for a reaaaally low maintenance lob that is the perfect match for my hair type.

I learned to do my nails myself, and that natural-ish eyebrows only taking out the few outlier hairs and trimming the long ones look better than the few times I had them waxed.

I have a small bag as my only space for make-up, so the only way I buy something new, is because the original was finished. So, only one foundation, only one concealer, one powder, one mascara, one blush, max.

Having such a small space forces me to choose only the shades that I really love, and the products that I know will use until the bottle dies. I have rosacea, and before going to a dermatologist, I spent a lot of time and money trying different creams without much result.

Not even the expensive ones fixed my problem. It was only until I got the proper medicament that my skin got greatly better. How much product is everyone using???

I am so bad: I rarely finish a beauty product.

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