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Skip the Nail Salon

Surprisingly, there are better brands nowadays for fake nails, and you don't have to just get them from your local salon. You can get the best nails from any drugstore, or Wal-mart and Target. Believe it or not, there are even fake nails for toenails now, and they look real and professional!

Do Your Own Dye

The average customer at a hair salon spends on average $100 just to make their hair look fresher for a few months. Although highlights are harder to do at home, skip the salon and opt for one-color dyes. They look more natural and rich and the upkeep is not as intense. Purchase dyes that are semi-permanent--they're healthier than going to a salon and look just as good as permanent dyes. 

Skip Name Brands

When buying any type of beauty product, you'd easily find that store brands are just as effective. The same ingredients are used, so there's no reason to shell out extra cash just for a fancy label. Even if you buy only MAC makeup products, typical brands like Revlon have just as good of products that look the same on your skin. 

Whiten Your Own Teeth

Although going to the dentist to whiten your teeth is a good idea, it's also a costly one. Just one treatment can be hundreds of dollars, and to maintain this is a huge punch to your paycheck. It's easy to whiten at home with products like Crest White Strips and Plus White. They both work just as well as going to a dentist, without looking so fake.

Skip the Tanning Salon

Looking orange is so last season. Go for something safer and cheaper by applying tanning lotion. Either get a good bronzer or purchase SUN Labs self-tanner, a product used in celebrity tanning salons. It's effective and looks like you spent all day outside. It's only $39, which is cheaper than a month at the salon. 

Use Home Waxing Kits

Stop spending so much to get your eyebrows shaped and your bikini line waxed. There are plenty of safe kits to buy that can help you keep up the shape your local salon used to do for you. Go to Sally's for better waxing kits instead of opting for a cheap brand from your drug store. 

Work Out From Home

Although it may be hard giving up your gym membership, your bank account will thank you for it. You'll save at least $400 a year and can save the drive to and from the gym. Easily do cardio by jogging in your neighborhood for thirty minutes and build muscle doing exercises you can find online. It may take a little discipline, but it'll be more enjoyable than doing your same old routine at the gym. 

Katie Cervantes

Live OC Magazine

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