We’re all feeling the pinch but that is no excuse not to look after ourselves.
Skin care and beauty maintenance does not always take double or treble figure sums of money… sometimes the cheaper products are simply the best.
Here our five recession-busting beauty buys that every woman shouldn’t live without.
1. Vaseline
From chapped lips to dry or cracked skin, holding your eyebrows in place or separating your lashes, Vaseline is the number one necessity for women and should be a staple item in every ladies’ make-up bag.
2. Tweezers
No one suits a unibrow, and not everyone can afford regular trips to the beautician to get the brows preened from shapeless slugs to beautiful swans (you know what we mean), so in between those beauty salon visits pluck those straggling hairs.
3. Quickies – Nail Varnish Remover Pads
Chipped nail varnish looks unhygienic and untidy.
Quickies nail varnish remover pads should be in the handbag of every woman in the country and, with vitamin B5, they’re good for your talons!
4. Sudocrem
Believe it or not, it’s not just for babies’ bums. Sudocrem’s therapeutic, antibacterial and antifungal properties are clinically proven to treat a wide variety of skin conditions and irritations including acne.
Apply a small layer to sore pimples or dry areas on the face after cleansing and see huge improvements the next morning.
5. Batiste
For women on the go, or those of us sometimes just too lazy to tame the mane, Batiste Dry Shampoo instantly refreshes your hair between washes and even adds in some body and texture while it is at it.
Spraying a small amount to your roots does the trick. And now in pocketsize canisters, there is no excuse to go without.
