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How to Stretch Your Beauty DollarWe show you how to get the most bang for your buck with these penny-pinching beauty hacks |
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How to Stretch It: Invest in an at-home gel manicure kit. To get that professional, I-paid-big-money-for-these look, follow this advice from China Glaze educator Sreynin Peng:
-Lay the brush down on the nail bed with a bit of room so you can push the brush as close as possible to the cuticle without touching the cuticle.
-Pull the product down towards the tip, covering the nail bed completely, then cap the free edge to finish.
-Fix smudges before applying and curing the top coat. Once you fix it, recap free edge and cure.
Total Savings: Salon gel manicures last about two weeks. If you get your digits lacquered twice monthly, you spend $960 per year on gel manicures -- yikes. If you switch to at-home gel manicures, you spend about $65 for the LED light and starter kit and $11.99 for every bottle of polish and top coat. That's a savings of $870 initially and over $900 once you factor out the one-time cost of the LED light.
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Beauty is pain -- anyone who has gotten anything waxed or walked for longer than five minutes in heels knows that. But you know what else beauty is? Expensive. The powers that be know that we'll fork over big money for services and products that make us look and feel great. We've put together some tips and tricks so you can make those beauty treatments you love last -- without breaking the bank.
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