How to save money on makeup!

Hey everyone! So today I wanted to share some tips with you on how to save money on makeup when shopping beauty products. 

This is something I feel very passionate about and over the years I’ve acquired some little hacks to save a few pennies here and there with budgeting your makeup money. 

The reason I feel so passionate about this is because firstly being a woman is expensive! Secondly I feel like too often some beauty brands and even beauty blogs will try to flog off a no-good product which means you’ve ultimately wasted your hard earned money. 

Of course we all love treating ourselves to makeup and beauty products, I mean that’s why you’re on this blog right? But sometimes your pockets don’t, so spending your money on products that truly work for you will save you so many pennies! 

1. Research, research, research! – This tip is vitally important in knowing that you’re purchasing a product that will work for you. If a product has caught your eye, do as much research as you can on the product before actually purchasing (especially if it’s an expensive product!) Speak to makeup artists that work on beauty counters, read reviews from reputable blogs and websites, watch tutorials and reviews on Youtube. There’s so many resources out there that will help give you the information you’ll need on a particular product. 

     2. Don’t believe the hype! – Just because it’s a high end product doesn’t mean there isn’t a cheaper alternative out there! It’s so easy to look at an expensive, high end beauty product and automatically assume that it will work wonders on you. Fancy ingredients and fancy packaging should not be the defining factor that will persuade you in purchasing a particular product. Some products have an excessive amount of hype around them, but again this comes back to research, do research in whether or not it’s going to work on your skin type or that it will do what you’re looking for out of a makeup item. There are so many dupes and cheaper alternatives for high end products that are maybe worth trying before you commit to buying an expensive product.  

    3. Discipline yourself – When you go shopping, make sure you have a clear idea in mind of what you’re specifically looking for, as well as how much money you’re willing to spend. By all means ask the girls on makeup counters for information and their opinions on a makeup product, but don’t let anyone persuade you to spend more money than you previously planned on. It’s part of the business and selling particular products is something that beauty advisors are trained to do in order to earn commission. This doesn’t mean that the advice they give you is no good, just discipline yourself on how much you’re prepared to spend and try not to deviate from this.  

     4. Try before you buy – This again links in with the research that you should do on a product before committing yourself to spending a considerable chunk of money on it. Going into a makeup store and trying out a sample before buying the full size is a great idea to try out the product and see if it works for you. For example if you’re looking to buy a foundation, try and get a sample of it and test it out for a few hours before making a decision on it. Testing it will help you to work out if it’s the right foundation for your skin type, if it oxidises, if it leaves a matte or dewy finish. Samples will be able to tell you all of these things, and so if the sample doesn’t live up to your expectations, I’m sure your pockets will be very thankful!  

     5. If you don’t NEED it, don’t buy it! – With all the blogs out there, YouTube videos, tutorials and makeup collections, it’s so easy to get carried away and end up buying things you don’t need. What I try to do when I’m saving money is to only buy what I need, for example only buy foundation or mascara when I’ve ran out. I of course still allow myself a little treat every now and then, but this will only be once or twice a month, that way I’m disciplining myself and my spending so I’m only strictly buying what I need. This is one of my favourite methods to help save a few pennies.

So those were just 5 simple tips that definitely help me when I’m trying to save money on makeup. Of course you don’t need to follow these tips to a T, you can pick and choose which tips will be most accommodating to you, but if you want to save money on makeup then hopefully these tips have been helpful! 

Thanks for reading! 

Alice D x