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Five Beauty Products I've Learned To Live Without

Posted July 3, 2007 - 13:35 by Joann Hong

Health and Beauty

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Beauty products are my weakness. I don't feel as guilty spending money on them because they're always cheaper than 20 dollars (well, the ones I buy anyway). But this is a bad habit because it's deceiving. When you buy many cheap things at different times, you don't feel how they are slowly depleting your bank account. Here are some beauty products I've learned to live without:

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I Feel Pretty: Beautiful Coupon Codes (and Free Shipping)

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Deals and Coupons

One of my favorite scent blogs, Now Smell This, offers up some tempting online deals to be had. I have shamelessly cut and pasted the following four deals from their blog (do visit them sometime if you are a perfume addict like me):

Deal at victoriassecret: get a free beauty tote with 14 samples (Escada Sunset Heat seems to be the only fragrance) with any beauty order of $50 or more using coupon code BTYBAG, good through 4/3. New scents include Michael Kors Island Hawaii and Hampton Sun Privet Bloom.

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Can Beauty Be THIS Basic?

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Health and Beauty

The NY Times has an online article that will probably get the reporter, Natasha Singer, killed by a contract assassin employed by Lancôme or La Mer (you remember that scene at the beginning of Zoolander, where all the heads of major fashion houses are plotting to kill the prime minister of Malaysia? Kind of like that, but with one of the Lauders at the helm).

The basic message of the article is that you can pretty much care for your skin using soap, water, and sunscreen. If this turns out to be true, I imagine that the Earth is about to careen into the sun any minute now.

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Budgeting Beauty - An Expert Tells All

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Health and Beauty

The preternaturally lovely Courtney Sauve writes one of my favorite beauty blogs, Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget. I asked her to share some tips and tricks for frugal beauty, and she generously agreed. Here's what she had to say.

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