Waste Not Thy Beauty Products

... and we're back!

The frugalistas apologize for the long absence, but we've returned better than ever! Here are some great beauty product tips to kick off this month of romance: A Frugalista Lifer doesn't just buy any old product that's out there just because it's cheap. We splurge on Estee Lauder and Paul Mitchell just as much as the next woman... the only difference is, we know how to work out products to our advantage. In the post-holiday coma we've all been in (including us!), we're all watching our food portions. What about your product portions? Follow this guide and you'll be saving your precious products for months to come.

For your beautiful face:

Facial Moisturizer
The Right Size: Two Peanuts
The Wrong Size: A tasteless glob on your finger tips - to use facial moisturizer in it's most effective way, apply while the skin is still moist (not wet) in two small peanut sized amounts.

Under Eye Concealer
The Right Size: A tic-tac
The Wrong Size: The amount of facial moisturizer you use - who says you can't get so much for so little? We do! Tab this mint sized amount and lightly tab to conceal dark circles.

Eye Cream
The Right Size: A pea
The Wrong Size: Whatever comes out after you smoosh your finger into the tiny container -eye creams are perhaps the most costly of the facial products so you'll want to use it sparingly, yet, effectively. Pat the size of a pea under your eye lashes to smooth those crows-feet and bags away!

Foundation
The Right Size: A Bottle Cap
The Wrong Size: Whatever amount fits in your hand - to avoid a "caked-on" look, pour the size of a round beer bottle cap onto the back of your hand and brush those flaws away!

For your rockin' body:

Sunscreen
The Right Size: Three Grapes (you pick the color)
The Wrong Size: So much that you're wiping your hands on your sandy towel afterward - divide your body into three sections and apply grape-sized sunblock on each section. This will help you to remember to put more on when you get more color in one area and also save you money. However, please remember that you can never use too much sunblock. Use as much as you think to prevent sun damage.

For your gorgeous hair:

Shampoo
The Right Size: For long hair, the size of an Oreo cookie. For short, the size of a Hershey's Kiss The Wrong Size: Squirting the bottle into your palm while it drips down into the tub - it's very easy to over-do shampoo, especially in the morning before our wake-up lattes. Save your suds by applying said amounts to your palm and massaging your scalp and working your way about half way down your hair where dirt and oil tends to build.

Styling Cream
The Right Size: For fine hair, a dime. For thick hair, two nickles.
The Wrong Size: Scooping out two fingers worth of cream into your palms - styling cream an go horribly wrong horribly fast. Swipe out a dime or nickle sized amount to apply to dry hair to smooth away fly-aways and keep your coif in line.


That's our product saving tips for the day. Check back for more from your Frugalista Life Gals!