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Recessionistas Rule: Pantene Pro-V Ice Shine Collection!

February 19th, 2010 by Crystal

If having great hair was as easy as what celebrity stylists told us, no one would be walking around with frizzy or lackluster locks. The real problem is that no one has the time to devote. They need wowing ingredients in basic products.

Even so, I’m not willing to fork over $20 a bottle when it goes down the drain. I’ve always had good results with drugstore hair care, so why stop now? Read on for my thoughts on the Pantene Pro-V Ice Shine Collection!

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Posted in Crystal Says.., RecessionistasRule, drugstore beauty, hair | 2 Comments

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Recessionista Rule! Hard Candy Makeup Line at Walmart

October 30th, 2009 by Crystal

Hard Candy Makeup_cp_oct09

When I wasn’t as obsessed with beauty as I am now, I remember playing with my little Hard Candy Take Out Makeup Kit…the packaging was just so cute! Unfortunately, Hard Candy disappeared from the market…

Well, there’s no reason for me to be sad any longer, Hard Candy is back at Wal-Mart with a price point of less than $10 each for the Recessionista in all of us!

Hard Candy Take Me Out liner swatches_cp

From left to right:

Hard Candy Take Me Out Eyeliner ($5 US) in Soy. These eyeliners are just the cutest pencils in their chopstick packagaing! Soy is a dark black with charcoal-blue undertones.

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Posted in Crystal Says.., Hard Candy, RecessionistasRule, drugstore beauty, eyes, lips | 8 Comments

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Affordable Luxuries: Neutrogena Deep Clean Wipes

September 15th, 2009 by Lilan

Neutrogena Deep Clean Wipes

I’ve tried a fair amount of cleansing wipes in the past. But I love none more than Neutrogena Deep Clean Oil-Free Makeup Remover Cleansing Wipes.

Here are three reasons why:

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Posted in Neutrogena, RecessionistasRule, face | 5 Comments

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Healthy Hair for Less: Herbal Essences Tousle Me Softly

August 31st, 2009 by Lilan

Tousle Me Softly Shampoo Conditioner

I’ve always been envious of ladies with thick and wavy locks. Since my hair is thin, fine and won’t hold a curl even if my life depended on it, I’ve gracefully accepted that my hair will never be any of these things.

But that doesn’t mean that I can’t strive for healthy, shiny looking hair.

I went through a little bit of a rough patch a couple of weeks ago when I hadn’t had a chance to unpack from relocating yet and was using a shampoo and conditioner combo that just happened to be in the house but that wasn’t made for my hair type.

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Posted in Herbal Essences, RecessionistasRule, drugstore beauty, hair | 4 Comments

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