Frugal Spa at Home: Even More Natural Solutions

Natural beauty products can be good for your body and good for your wallet. You can get excellent results and pamper yourself without the chemicals and without the price of a spa. Just think, you could save up to $90 at home if you choose your own natural frugal spa solution rather than making a trip to the professional spa. This is my third post in this series. My husband loves to eat kiwi when it is nice and ripe. But there is another use for kiwi. If I can wrestle some away from the snack counter, I used it … Continue reading →

Frugal Spa at Home: Using Inexpensive Natural Solutions

A new spa opened up a couple of years ago near our home. I have to tell you that whenever I go in to get my hair cut in the salon part of the building I always have to wonder about how wonderful it would be to get a spa treatment. I even flip through the options book. But with treatments ranging from $90 to $3,000, the spa is not compatible with frugal living. So you can imagine how delighted I was to see some suggestions for spa treatments at home using natural materials. While the focus of the article … Continue reading →

Stretching Your Makeup Savings

Beauty can be expensive. Just the other day, I was given an “invitation” for a spa event that cost $160! Whew. There are some frugal ways that we can still pamper ourselves and use makeup and other beauty products without going broke. Here are some ideas for stretching your makeup savings. Take advantage of all of the great deals that are put out by competing pharmacies. Usually if you pay attention to what is going on at CVS and Walgreens, you can get a lot of makeup products for free. Check out the Deals forums here at Families.com and get … Continue reading →

“No Pooing” Method

Now I know what you might be thinking, but don’t go there. Read this post instead to find out one of the latest trends to saving money and the environment. Lately, the “no pooing” method has been hitting me left and right. I’ve been getting e-mails and phone calls about this phenomena, and a few of my friends are going to try it. I have to admit that when I first saw the name of the method, “no pooing,” I thought to myself that this must be going somewhere in the frugal hall of fame for extreme frugality. How does … Continue reading →

Frugal Teeth Whitening

Even though you are frugal, you want to look your best. Who doesn’t want a bright, white smile? But cosmetic dentistry can cost an average of $15,000 to $20,000 that is not covered by insurance, and even those home whitening kits can get expensive at $30 to $35 a pop, to be repeated every three months or more. If you aren’t blessed with perfectly white teeth or if you just want to improve your smile without getting a second job, consider some of these frugal alternatives to teeth whitening. While they may not give you instant results, they can add … Continue reading →

Make Your Own Frugal Hot Oil Treatment

If you are old enough to remember the 80s, then you also remember the era of big, fluffy hair. I, unfortunately, was born with very straight, fine hair. This is something that can be an asset now, but it certainly wasn’t back then. Since that was the case, I have to admit, I had my hair permed once or twice in an effort to give it that classic 80s hairdo. Yeah, yeah, I know, that was so awful back then, wasn’t it? As a result of the perming, my nice soft hair dried out, so it needed some deep conditioning. … Continue reading →

Stretch Your Makeup

Makeup can get very expensive. You can easily spend hundreds of dollars in a year, if you make up your face every day. One of the ways to save money on makeup without compromising on the quality, is by stretching it out and making it last. You can do this by turning unusable ends into usable makeup, and you can do this by properly taking care of your make up so that it doesn’t go bad. Here are some ways that you can stretch your make up. When using lipstick, you are inevitably left with a little bit at the … Continue reading →

Find Quality Make Up For Less

Women buy a lot of makeup and cosmetics. For many women, its the way they feel put together, or ‘divalicious’ as I like to refer to it. However, makeup and other types of cosmetics can get expensive over time. There is good news though, you can save money on makeup and get it for less, while still enjoying wearing it. I would like to introduce you to Eyes, Lips and Face – commonly referred to as ELF. This particular website has an absolutely stunning array of makeup colors and products. They have been featured in all of the hottest trendy … Continue reading →

A Frugal Facial

Want a facial that is quick, easy and very frugal? Here is a great facial that you can make on your own, with ingredients you probably already have. It will make your skin so soft, and you will be amazed by the results. This time of year, it is important to take care of yourself. You’ve probably been organizing, cleaning, buying and making gifts, decorating, cooking, etc. Who has time to worry about beauty during the holidays, right? Believe me, I understand. I have three young children, one of whom is in his own flurry of school activity. It is … Continue reading →

Frugal Care for Your Hands

From creams to lotions, “body butter” to cleaning potions, there is certainly a l of expensive options out there when it comes to your hands. But of course you know what is coming next, don’t you? This is the Frugal Blog, so naturally I have some thrifty options for beautiful hands. Many of these ideas have been past down generation by generation, long before the birth of places such as The Body Shop or even Avon. Did you know that the very first hand lotion that we know of dates back to 2 A.D.? It was made of sheep or … Continue reading →