Posts Tagged ‘Recessionista’
sorry about the lack of updates
I’ve been job hunting. Just to let you know I haven’t really purchased any beauty items lately. I am still sticking with my budget plan. So far I’ve got 14.13 in beauty credits but let’s see what other items I’ve finished up:
4. Estee Lauder Daywear Cream – 38.00 — I counted this one because I’ve got [...]
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Tags: bath time, beauty, drugstore, project 10 pan, Recessionista, skincare
Setting up my beauty budget!
So instead of the Chanel eye gloss I bought the Murano Quad and looking at it is sooo gorgeous. I remembered I tried it out at Bloomingdales and I felt very well…sea-nymphy hehehe. I am going to post a picture soon.
Anyways this weekend was fun, I went over to EC’s place because it was his [...]
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Checklist for the week! done
Essentials:
- toothpaste (currently I have some left over but not enough to last me two weeks)
- tampons/insteads whatever for ladies days
- laundry–i might have to do two loads because I need to wash my blankets and sheets too
I’m trying to make a list of essentials to avoid impulsive buys.
A good reminder why I should do [...]
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Tags: Needs, project 10 pan, Recessionista
This costs 65 dollars.
This is Trader Joe’s and it costs below 6 dollars.
The ingredients for
Fresh:
Sucrose, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Simmondsia Chinenesis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, [...]
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Tags: bath time, cheap thrills, Recessionista
wardrobe transitioning…
one piece at a time…
and affordable too!
So Sunday my mom made me throw away my Abercrombie and Fitch top because it didn’t fit like it use to anymore–i noticed over the four years I got bustier hehe.
But thank god, yesterday was payday and I got this Jones New York from Ross for about 30 dollars.
It’s [...]
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Project ten pan #2
1. L’Oreal Hydrafresh Toner
2. boot’s no 7. moisture quench
On moisture quench: this was a night cream that I used since September. I used it for quite some time but then when I kept getting free samples other other night creams, I put the night cream away from my desk. But thanks to project 10 pan, [...]
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New project 10 pan
Brand new project 10 pan!! I felt this one went too quickly and I did a great a shopping trip for after finals/after project 10 pan I decided to do another one!!
i predict the next 10 products I will finish up/hit the pan are:
1. Boots no 7 moisture quench
2. Estee Lauder Idealist (2nd bottle)
3. Witch [...]
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how to use petroleum jelly #1
I’ve had several uses for petroleum in the past and I’d like to share a series of what I’ve been using for and what I like or in some cases didn’t like about it.
Anyways, use #1
Hand cream
Actually I don’t really like it as a hand cream on me. I know I do have dry hands [...]
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Tags: cheap thrills, petroleum jelly, Recessionista, skincare
project 10 pan
I’ve seen this all over the blogosphere, it’s very disciplined way to not buy any more makeup until they hit the pan or finish up ten beauty products. This is a way of making beauty collectors use to really use their product and make them think “do I really need blah blah blah??” But I [...]
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The last time I bought a scrub was around December the warm amber scrub from the Body Shop and it was about 20 dollars and using it every other day, it got me through one month. The scrub was nice but not enough for me to buy one every month.
Bam, you have Trader Joe’s Sea [...]
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