skank hair. yah, not cool.
She’s smarter, younger and wittier than I am. But I’m prettier for sure….at least I think so 😉 It’s my little sister, Bosslyn (obvs a slight variation of her real name). Bosslyn is living in Philly and going to law school. Take it or leave it, here are her recession-proof beauty tips.
“I spent the equivalent of a house payment on makeup and hair care today at Sephora, and it got me thinking. Thinking that I am totally f*cked if i lose my income during this recession. I imagined myself, sitting at the corner of 7th and market sad, frizzy and begging strangers for a hit of their nars lip gloss. There has got to be a better way.
So I came up with some tips to get all of us through this recession with nary a hair out of place nor an eye without cream. Read on cheapistas!
1. Cant afford highlights/color touch ups as often? DO NOT RESORT TO DOING IT YOURSELF. This will result in nasty, crazy, damaged skank hair.
Instead, stretch your salon highlights/lightened hair by buying an inexpensive shimmery (the shimmer helps catch the light making the hair appear lighter) eyeshadow that closely mimics your desired color, apply this eye shadow at your part using a stiff bristled eye or brow brush. This should allow you stretch the time between appointments by at least 2 weeks without looking insane. To save even more money look through your old/unused eyeshadows and eyeshadow pallets. Chances are, there is already a suitable color in your makeup drawer!
If you have darkened your hair, it is even easier! Buy an inexpensive mascara and apply it at your roots. Be careful not to buy a mascara with too many bristles as that can cause you to apply too much mascara which will mat your hair. I like Maybelline Great Lash. To save even more money save your mascaras when you would typically throw them out and use those mascaras on your hair! (mascara that is dry or flaky tends to work just fine on head hair, trust. I do this all of the time)
The best part about the above? It actually promotes healthy hair! The longer you can go in between appointments the healthier your hair will be! (Just please don’t let it go until you are in a skunk hair crisis situation)
2. Cant afford your monthly deep conditioning? Get a good bottle of conditioner (fekkai color technician is my fave) and give yourself a deep conditioning! (if you are really trying to save only use this good bottle for the weeklies) Wash your hair and towel dry, hair should be damp but not dripping. Apply a generous amount of conditioner, coating hair. If your hair is long, twist in the back. Put a large plastic baggie on head covering only hair (don’t cover your face you retarded baby, you will suffocate!) clip baggie in place (if you have long hair clip baggie in place and clip twist). Turn Hair dryer on high heat and blow dry hair for 10-15 minutes (this opens the cuticle and allows the conditioner in). Let hair cool and leave baggie on for hour. Rinse.
3. If you are like me (an anti aging FREAK) your face regimen costs you a bundle. An easy way to save? NEVER LEAVE A DEPARTMENT STORE/MAKEUP STORE/SALON without samples. Especially not if you are purchasing something! makeup counters are chock full of thousands of FREE samples for the asking! And DO NOT be embarrassed to ask! The store person isn’t paying for the samples, and it is their job to advertise their product. Just go in and say “I heard about eye cream x” (research your product) and I would like to try it. Or if buying your favorite cream say, “I want my sister to try this too, can I take a sample” Or “I have this issue and I am looking for a solution” DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THE SALESPERSON! They.work.in.a.store. They are not better than you, and you are the customer/potential customer. I would anticipate that I save 500 dollars a year by getting samples from kiehls alone!
An even easier way? Trade samples/bonuses/”not for me”s with friends. I don’t know about you, but at any given time I have at least 7 perfectly fresh products (that I impulse bought, got for free, or don’t work for me) that I am not using nor am I planning to use. I always make a point to give these away to people who can use them, and you know what? Pretty soon these people started doing the same to me! So now we kill 3 birds with 1 stone: we save money, we get rid of clutter and we avoid waste! Yay!
4. Cant afford a pedicure and have nasty feet (do not even get me started on girls who walk around in public with nasty ass feet)? I trust that you can paint your own toe nails, if not get off of the computer and teach yourself some life skills, idiot. To soften and rid yourself of calluses (just like nini!) soak your feet in hot-warm water for 25 minutes. Mix a thick paste of whatever cooking oil you have (or any oil) and salt. Grab a rough rag or loofah and get to work. When you have scrubbed all of the gross off take body lotion (the thickest you can find) mix it 4:1 with olive oil and generously slather on feet. Put on your boyfriends black socks and leave on all night as you sleep. Cant stand to sleep with slimy socks on? Take an ambien and STFU. Pretty takes work.”
P.S. That SKANK hair model IS NOT MY SISTER.
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