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7 Thrifty Makeup Tips

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Makeup is a pretty big part of life for most people–me included!  But it doesn’t have to break your budget to look good.  Today I am going to share with you my Favorite 7 Thrifty Makeup Tips.  The best part–you can do all of these hacks with things you already have in your home!  Let’s get to it!

Here are my Favorite Seven THRIFTY Makeup Tips! I wish I would have known them before because they have changed my life!

 

Here are my 7 Thrifty Makeup Tips.

Make your own bronzer with ingredients from your kitchen! You will look great and save money! More tips below!

This is so easy and so fun! You have all the ingredients in your kitchen, too!

1. DIY Bronzer

Bronzer can be expensive. To get that kissed-by-the-sun look without breaking your bank, don’t go to the store—make your own with ingredients from your kitchen.

Mix 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of nutmeg, 1 teaspoon of cocoa and 2 teaspoons of cornstarch together and your bronzer is ready!

I love making my own makeup! It's so easy and saves me so much money!

2. Make Your Own Lip Venom

Lip Venom is a luxury you don’t have to pay for! Just add a drop or two of peppermint oil (order my favorite brand of essential oils here) to your favorite color of lip gloss and get the same results. You can buy peppermint oil here or at any natural food store.

Refresh mascara in one easy step! You can get 3-4 more uses out of it than before!

3. Revive Your Mascara

Add 4-5 drops of saline solution to a flaky mascara bottle. Insert the mascara wand and stir it getting the excess mascara off the sides of the bottle. You can do this 3 or 4 times without having to buy more mascara.

Make lipgloss with 2 ingredients in your home! So fun for custom colors! And so easy too!

4. Make your own Custom Lip Gloss

Ever wonder what to do with your extra eye shadow or blush pigments that hide in the corners of your compact? Don’t throw it away! Mix the pigments with petroleum jelly to make your own custom lip gloss. It is a great solution when you want to a new color lip gloss without spending any money!

Have you ever been in a pinch with your eyeliner? Just use mascara for your eyeliner! So genius! More tips when you click!

5. Use Mascara as Eye Liner

Running out of eyeliner doesn’t mean you need to run to the store. Use your mascara as eyeliner instead! Rub a thin brush over the mascara wand and then use it to line your eyes. This works best when your mascara is the same color as the eye liner that you typically use. If not it is a great way to get a new pop of color on your eyes.

Get rid of your wild eyebrows by using hairspray and a mascara wand! So easy I am not sure why I haven't been doing it!

6. Control Wild Eyebrows

Spritz hairspray onto an old toothbrush or mascara wand. Gently brush through your brows giving them shape and order.

Make gel liner out of eye liner in seconds! It is such a fun way to spice up your makeup!

7. Make Gel Liner out of Regular Eyeliner

Change your normal eyeliner into a gel liner for a creamier consistency and more defined eyes. Simply, hold it under a flame for one second—no more! Let it cool for 10 seconds and apply to your lash line. It will solidify again for day-to-day use.

Whether you are out feeding your chickens or on a date with your hubby, you can look and feel beautiful on a budget!

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October 28, 2014
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Comments

  1. Julia says

    October 30, 2014

    Great ideas.
    I also thought “YIKES”, well actually I thought, “no, petroleum jelly dries your lips out more than it moisturises them”. Karrie, have you ever used or tried something else to make the lip balm?

    Reply
    • Happy.MoneySaver says

      October 30, 2014

      Yes coconut oil and beeswax work great. You could even use the leftovers of any clear lip balm, too! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Melissa says

    October 29, 2014

    Great tip on the bronzer……however, YIKES on the petroleum jelly. It’s known to cause lips to actually get drier, not to mention the fact that it’s full of cancer-causing agents. I will happily pay a couple of dollars to get a non-toxic lip gloss or balm that won’t cause me to ingest harmful chemicals.

    Reply
    • Leni says

      October 29, 2014

      You could probably use coconut oil instead of petroleum jelly as this is basically just a carrier for the color and to help smooth the lips.

      Reply
    • The Science Girl says

      January 13, 2015

      Just so you are aware petroleum jelly is not “toxic” the tiny bits of petroleum that they do use is always triple purified. Petroleum jelly will not help your lips produce moisture, it can only help deffend your skin against rough conditions that will harm your skin. And as far as your chemicals claim petroleum is a netrually formed substance. Just to be clear you are not going to get cancer from any lip gloss, balm, or chap homemade or not. You get cancer from getting cancer. Over 80% of people whom get cancer have “had it in their family for generation”. People have used petroleum jelly for years and never had any adverse reactions. Please try to double check your sources. Just because one or two magazines decide to write on a topic with no scientific experiment or proof doesn’t mean you have to blindly follow the lead of the most popular. Think and study for yourself please don’t end up as one of those woman that follow the media blindly.

      Reply
  3. Linda B. says

    October 29, 2014

    The tips are GREAT! I was looking for travel tips and several of these are perfect – to double the use of a mascara as liner as well and hair spray for brow tamer means 2 less products to cram into my liquids/gels baggie! Thanks so very much , saved money and space!

    Reply
  4. Nettie says

    October 29, 2014

    I’m always looking for ways to make things go a little further, especially as make-up is so darned expensive. Thanks for the tips, and I can’t wait to try out the homemade lip gloss. Have you ever tried it with powdered blush, as I’ve two I bought and they aren’t quite right on my cheeks, but would make a great lip color.

    Reply
    • Happy.MoneySaver says

      October 29, 2014

      Yes, powdered blush is great for the homemade lip gloss!

      Reply
  5. CTY says

    October 28, 2014

    The saline solution in masacara is a great tip. I am I one of those people who go after every last drop of products.
    I was wondering. Does the bronzer make you hungry? I’m afraid it would make me crave brownies.

    Reply
    • Happy.MoneySaver says

      October 29, 2014

      I wondered the same thing but honestly I couldn’t even smell it once it was on! 🙂

      Reply
    • April says

      October 29, 2014

      You can’t really smell it unless you are sweating.

      Reply

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