ways to look good during a recession

ways to look good during a recession



1 Make your own beauty treatments such as sea salt & lemon for a facial scrub or using avocado for a face mask. Mineral water with lemon for a toner. Honey & salt could also make a scrub. Find some easy recipes on line.

2 Sort all your clothes out so you know exactly what you've got and then experiment with mix and match ideas using your existing clothes. This way you get a new outfit but you don't spend any money.

3. Only purchase key wardrobe essentials and only when you really need them. Before buying anything ask yourself if you have something similar at home or if you really need it. Spend on quality not quantity and buy things that you will still need next year such as coats black or brown shoes trousers and shirts.

4. Purchase unpatterned items so that you can keep them for a long time without them looking out of date and make sure that the colours you choose are timeless also such as black white red blue navy chocolate brown forest green fuscia.

5. Plan your purchases in advance, those of you that do this for food will be well aware that you can save money by planning what you are going to buy and sticking to it.

6. Treat yourself to things that make you feel good but have long duration such as spray tans that last 7-10 days without damaging your skin, or treat yourself at home with things you can do yourself such as facials manicures nail art. Eye lash tinting can be done in a salon and means that you dont have to apply mascara as the lashes can be dyed to the same effect for an affordable price.

7. Swap some clothes with one of your best friends.

8. Sell some things on ebay so that you can afford the things you want.

9. Hold a car boot sale to raise funds that can be used to boost your confidence and improve your image.

10. Buy smaller sized beauty products or even samplers as these cost less because you get less but they can still do the job.

11. Shop around for things, dont just buy the first thing you see check what else is out there.