For many women, acrylic nails are a must-have. Acrylic fingernails feel feminine and pretty especially when you have a nail picking or biting habit. But those salon prices make you shudder? Follow these cost cutting tips and have the best of both worlds.
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The cost of hygiene products is astronomical. Granted, we all need these products, but when you stop to think about the cost, the extra waste from the plastic bottles, and the chemicals, you begin to think that there must be a better way. Well, there is. Here are some recipes for natural hygiene products you can make yourself.
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Are your cosmetics causing problems with your cash flow? Looking great doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. Use these 5 money saving tips to buy the cosmetics you want and still save money.
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These days, many people are switching to aluminum free deodorant. Unfortunately, many are doing so without being well informed -- because they received an email, perhaps, or heard about an Internet site linking deodorant to cancer from a friend of a friend of a friend.
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If you're the average woman, you think it's fun to buy new cosmetics. You go into nicely decorated department stores, lavishly decorated boutiques or even the nice display in your local discount store. The makeup displays are always pretty and inviting. While the setting may be lovely, some of the things in your cosmetic products are not so lovely. Learn exactly what's in your makeup and some possible alternatives.
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If cost is keeping you from having a great smile, maybe it's time you looked into affordable teeth whitening. Having your teeth professionally whitened is expensive, but by choosing the right at-home product, you could be flashing your pearly whites in no time.
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Frizz Is Not An Unavoidable Evil of the Humid Summer Months
The summer months will be here before you know it and that means one thing to those of us who suffer from frizzy hair -- it's time to go on frizz patrol. Unless you've actually experienced the tragedy of your hair looking good one minute and then frizzing up, out and all over the next, you have no idea how horrific it can be. Well, I've tamed my frizz (and if I can do it, anyone can do it -- trust me). It's not cheap and it takes time, but you can tame the frizziest of hair using these products...
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After reading Lydia's post the other day about safe tanning options, I decided to look further into the Mystic Tan spray-on tan option. After all, my white-as-snow complexion has caused me to be mistaken for the walking dead on more than one occasion. If $20 and 30 seconds could change all that, I'd be quite the happy camper. Here's the 4-1-1 on my Mystic Tan experience.
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When it comes to beauty products, there isn’t a limit to what many Americans are willing to spend. They are, in fact, a multi-billion dollar industry. Americans buy beauty products at mall stores, department stores, online, at the drug store and from infomercials. It’s easy to get swept up in the spending frenzy, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Below are some great beauty products you can stock in your medicine cabinet without breaking the bank.
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If you want to save money on beauty services such as haircuts you aren’t limited to cutting every family member’s by yourself, which can be a good thing. If you aren’t good with a pair of scissors, your preteen or spouse will thank you for looking for other cost-saving haircut options.
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A great way to save money is to trim down personal grooming services. Savvy consumers can attest to the fact that they save money very easily by not going to the salon for every single service they need. The salon can be enjoyable, but the services you get there add up considerably. If you want to save money on personal grooming services, the following tips will help.
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Getting artificial nails at the salon can be costly and also pose a health concern. If you’ve become accustomed to getting your nails done professionally, you might want to rethink the habit. Not only are you spending more money than you should be, but you’re putting your health at risk. And yes, some people HAVE died from the staff infections they contracted while getting their nails done. Is it worth your life?
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If you’re one of those people who stay up late at night watching television, you can’t help but run across the occasional infomercial and if that’s the case, you more than likely have seen one of the infomercials touting the benefits of mineral makeup. But is mineral makeup everything it’s cracked up to be, or is it just another too-good-to-be-true product that’s nothing like what it’s supposed to be when you actually use it?
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