Q & A: budget

I got an e-mail with a question asking me, how much do you budget for beauty products?

I budget $50 a month for beauty products and that includes online purchases too. Sometimes I don't buy a lot of products during the month. The money I have left over I just add it to next month's $50.

Q and A

It's question and answer time. Feel free to leave a comment about the questions.

Q: Do you get paid for your comments?

A: No, this is a not for profit blog. I do not make any money from any company. A while back I removed the google ad from my blog. The only thing I might receive are a few samples to try and I always state whether the item is a gift, sample or if I paid for it. I do not make any money from this site. My opinions are my own.


Q: I'm your typical poor college student and I don't have time to do my hair so I just throw it up in a ponytail all the time. But I think the kind I use is breaking my hair off. What kind do you use?

A: I like to use the Goody Ouchless ($1.99, drugstores), Scunci No Damage ($2.99, drugstores) and every now and then I like to buy the Sephora Snag-Free Hair Elastics (8 for $3.50, sephora stores or sephora.com). They all work good on my hair and are pretty inexpensive. These are the only ponytail holders I use.


I use to do the same thing (putting my hair up) when I was in school (busy schedule), unless I was going out, going to a party or just felt like looking pretty. I would put my hair in a ponytail but I would try to make the ponytail look nice and sleek. If you have some time, try to make it look polished, so you will look great all day (see pictures). If it in your budget I would suggest going to see a stylist to get the ends of your hair trimed. I would also suggest investing in a deep conditioner to use every now and then to keep your hair healthy and strong.

Q and A

I normally don't post on Saturday but I have two questions I received, that I wanted to answer:

Q: Don't you ever get tired of trying new products?

A: No, I absolutely love it. It's so much fun to try out different products. Maybe one day I will get to the point of product fatigue, but I hope I don't.


Q: I normally have clear skin but I get those "period pimples" what can you suggest that doesn't cost alot?

A: Luckly, I've have been blessed (thanks mom and dad) with clear skin (it's oily, but I rarely if ever get a pimple). But, when I do feel one starting to form, I like to use The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil ($7.50, The Body Shop stores). It's one of my tried and true beauty products. It's a small bottle, but you don't need to use a lot for it to work. It has a natural scent kind of woodsy smell, but the scent does not linger.

After, washing your face dab a little of this on the area, wait a few seconds then apply your facial moisturizer. I hope it works. There are other uses for this product but I just use it for the pimples.

Q and A

I received an e-mail with a few questions:

Do you really buy all the products you write about? What do you do with all the products you buy?

Yes, I do buy all the products I write about. When I go shopping, I like to try a few new products to go with my tried and true items. There are so many new products so I try to limit myself to about 3 or 4 items. When I post an entry, I try to let everyone know whether I bought a product, it was a gift or a free sample.

A lot of my products are in 4-drawer cart that I can put in the cabinet under the sink. I also use a few baskets and the rest of the products are on the shelves.

Every 3-6 months I go through my products and toss out the stuff that's gone bad (make-up), that's empty, etc. Then, my bathroom is not filled with a lot of products. Sometimes, I will give away products that didn't work for someone else to try.