CreativeGenes
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I would love to start a chat on all the frugal ways to save $$. I can start by listing a few that I use. I would love to hear yours.
1. Dove or any other disposable face clothes. I take them on trips in my suit case. 1 cloth will wash your entire body. If I am only using them for my face I cut them in 4's. So instead of 40 cloths I get 160 cloth for the same price.
2. Instead of buying expensive oil blotter papers, buy a box of perm papers. Very cheap and works great for blotting oily skin. You can also get a inexpensive business card holder to put these papers in and carry in your purse. Also if you are in the public rest-room and grab a toilet seat liner they also do the same trick. Sarah Jessica does this trick.
3. For a quick de-tangler and to make your hair shiny and strong, after taking a shower apply a small amount of olive oil into damp hair. It will make your hair shiny and much stronger.
4. I went to the container store and bought 2 of those tiny little lip gloss pots. Then I took my favorite lipstick that had run down to the end and picked out what was way down in the bottom and plopped it in the pot! Now just use a lip brush or pinky finger! When you visit a fancy department store the cosmetic counter often have these empty little plastic pots as well. Ask to try a sample of cream and ask if they have a little pot to put it in. Neiman Marcus and Sax do.
5. I read this somewhere and it works great. Take a old pair of panty hose (clean) and put potatoes and onions in the legs, tying off each one as you go. Hang them in your pantry and they will breath and stay fresher longer. Then when you need one cut each one off at the knot and so on all the way up the strand.
6. When it comes to portable and affordable stain fighters, it’s hard to beat the individually wrapped alcohol swabs found in first-aid kits. You can buy about 100 of them for $2 at any drugstore, then stow them in your purse for on-the-go emergencies. They’re especially adept at getting coffee and tea stains out of light clothing; the alcohol, however, can have a bleaching effect on dark clothes, so use caution. For best results, attack the stain immediately by rubbing vigorously with the pad, then wipe the area with a wet paper towel or cloth.
7. Another drugstore staple with a secret superpower is baby oil. As long as you don't mind the slimy texture, this stuff will magically wipe away makeup, and it’s gentle on the skin and the eyes. For spill-proof traveling, try soaking some cotton balls in baby oil before your trip, then carrying them in a sealed plastic bag. You can buy a 20 oz. bottle for just $5.29 or lesss at the $1.00 store.
8. The perfume samples in magazines. I use them in my bra and panty drawer, hang in closet or keep in my purse to smell good on the run.
9. The white cards that come inside your panty hose package are great for kids crafts in the art box.
1. Dove or any other disposable face clothes. I take them on trips in my suit case. 1 cloth will wash your entire body. If I am only using them for my face I cut them in 4's. So instead of 40 cloths I get 160 cloth for the same price.
2. Instead of buying expensive oil blotter papers, buy a box of perm papers. Very cheap and works great for blotting oily skin. You can also get a inexpensive business card holder to put these papers in and carry in your purse. Also if you are in the public rest-room and grab a toilet seat liner they also do the same trick. Sarah Jessica does this trick.
3. For a quick de-tangler and to make your hair shiny and strong, after taking a shower apply a small amount of olive oil into damp hair. It will make your hair shiny and much stronger.
4. I went to the container store and bought 2 of those tiny little lip gloss pots. Then I took my favorite lipstick that had run down to the end and picked out what was way down in the bottom and plopped it in the pot! Now just use a lip brush or pinky finger! When you visit a fancy department store the cosmetic counter often have these empty little plastic pots as well. Ask to try a sample of cream and ask if they have a little pot to put it in. Neiman Marcus and Sax do.
5. I read this somewhere and it works great. Take a old pair of panty hose (clean) and put potatoes and onions in the legs, tying off each one as you go. Hang them in your pantry and they will breath and stay fresher longer. Then when you need one cut each one off at the knot and so on all the way up the strand.
6. When it comes to portable and affordable stain fighters, it’s hard to beat the individually wrapped alcohol swabs found in first-aid kits. You can buy about 100 of them for $2 at any drugstore, then stow them in your purse for on-the-go emergencies. They’re especially adept at getting coffee and tea stains out of light clothing; the alcohol, however, can have a bleaching effect on dark clothes, so use caution. For best results, attack the stain immediately by rubbing vigorously with the pad, then wipe the area with a wet paper towel or cloth.
7. Another drugstore staple with a secret superpower is baby oil. As long as you don't mind the slimy texture, this stuff will magically wipe away makeup, and it’s gentle on the skin and the eyes. For spill-proof traveling, try soaking some cotton balls in baby oil before your trip, then carrying them in a sealed plastic bag. You can buy a 20 oz. bottle for just $5.29 or lesss at the $1.00 store.
8. The perfume samples in magazines. I use them in my bra and panty drawer, hang in closet or keep in my purse to smell good on the run.
9. The white cards that come inside your panty hose package are great for kids crafts in the art box.
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