With new beauty products being released all the time, from metallic liquid lips to creaseless concealers, to the newest eye shadow palettes; it's easy to be tempted to spend your hard-earned cash on such eye-catching products. However, in reality, these products can be very costly and if you're on a tight budget, buying the newest, trendy cosmetics may not be an option for you. If you need to cut out unnecessary expenditures, but still want to keep your look up to date with new beauty trends, then this list is for you. These are 5 tips to get your cosmetics cheaper!
SamplesHuge cosmetic chain stores like Ulta and Sephora offer samples; when you checkout your order online or in store. These samples can range anywhere between hair care products, skin care, to deluxe fragrance samples, and even foundation and concealer samples. If you're curious about a product but you're hesitant to dish out the money on something you've never tried, stores like M.A.C and Sephora will give you samples of the product to take home and try out. Samples can help you to determine if you love or hate a product; if it works for you or just isn't quite right. The trial and error process means you don't have to worry about wasting your money on the wrong products in the long run.
Membership and Loyalty ProgramsM.A.C Select, Sephora's Beauty Insider, Ulta's Ultamate Rewards, Sally's Beauty Club - these are just a few of the membership programs you can join to save money and gain access to exclusive deals. Sephora's Beauty Insider program offers customers the ability to gain points through purchases, and then redeem these points for free rewards. Depending on the amount of points you redeem, you can get deluxe samples all the way up to full-size high-end brand cosmetics. On the flip-side, there are programs like Ulta's Ultamate Rewards that allow customers to accumulate points with every dollar they spend and then redeem these points as a dollar value taken off their bill.
Second Hand CosmeticsSites like Glambot allows customers to buy and sell gently used cosmetic products at a fraction of their retail value. On this site, customers can find products costing less than 80% off their original price and can even find limited edition or seasonal products they may have missed out on. Glambot also offers additional discounts for referring friends to the site or spending over a specific amount.
CouponingThe convenience and ease of online shopping are just two of the reasons why it has become so popular in our society. Another reason online shopping has become so popular is because of the discounts and coupons available to shoppers online. This is no different when it comes to purchasing cosmetics. Sites like bhcosmetics.com offer their customers coupons when they sign up for the email newsletter. Tarte Cosmetics, Smashbox, and Urban Decay are just some of the many brands that offer their shoppers the same discounts.
Drugstore AlternativesOne of the best ways to save your money on cosmetics is to try dupes. It's easy to find so many lists online or even on sites like Pinterest that users have compiled of costly, high-end products and their cheaper, drugstore brand counterparts. So if you're dying for Nars Albatross highlighter but in no mood to shell out $30 for its cost, try E.L.F's Gotta Glow highlighter for a fraction of the price at only $3 instead.
There you have it, 5 tips on getting cosmetics cheaper! So if splurging on beauty products is just not in your future or you can't justify buying that pricey lipstick, try saving instead with one of these tips. Guaranteed to keep your wallet happy and you looking beautiful!
