5 Ways To Save Money On Your Skincare

Still want full impact result, whilst saving yourself money on your beauty products - yes, we all do! More than ever before everyone is trying to save themselves a few pence here and there these days.

With the cost of living feeling like it's gone through the roof, we've found these 5 ways to help keep a bit more money in your pockets.

1. Concentrated Formulas

Going through your product quicker than expected? By checking how much of a product you actually need to use, might just be a quick fix to slowing down the pace at which you're using it.

When you’re focused on saving money, though, check the directions on the label.

For cleansers and serums, often 1 or 2 pumps is all that is needed (for your face). For moisturisers, using one fingers scoop or one squeeze is typically enough to hydrate both the face and neck.

Now you know how much to use - try a concentrated formula to really boost your savings. For most concentrated beauty products you'll only need to use a much smaller amount compared to a non-concentrated version.

Simple, we know, but you'll get a longer lasting product, less CO2 footprints, less packaging going to landfill & you haven't compromised on the results!

Here's just some of our top concentrated beauty:

Matrix Lamellar Water

A highly concentrated formula with cataionic polymers this Lamellar Water acts as an effective porosity filler to keep moisture in the hair, ideal for keeping hair hydrated and strengthened during lightening treatments. Using the whole Shampoo, Cica Cream and Lamellar Water, it'll help your hair to decrease breakages by 63%.

Olaplex No. 6 Bond Smoother

A little blob of this highly concentrated leave-in hair treatment will leave even the thickest of hair smooth, silky soft and looking perfect!

delilah Cosmetics IN BLOOM - Radiant Liquid Blush

Now we all know and love a powder blush, but have you ever tried a liquid blush. Literally you only need a tiny dot of formula on each cheek to create a gorgeous blushed complexion.

Rather than blusher particles getting stuck and left in your brushes (as well as all over our dressers) get it all on your cheeks instead - making your product go further for longer.

Pureology Pure Volume Shampoo Ingredients Fragrance Texture 1

Did You Know?

All Pureology Shampoo & Conditioners are highly concentrated! Meaning you only need to use a size of a 10p coin to get 70+ applications in a single bottle.

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2. Shop Multi-Tasking Products

We love a multi-tasking product - anything we can use for multiple benefits, that'll both save us money, space in our cupboards & in our recycling bins too!

So instead of buying that curl definer, de-frizzer, detangler & smoothing hair serum, try out a multi-benefit spray. Pureology's Colour Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave In Spray has over 21 benefits - 1 handy bottle that'll not only save you money but also plenty of space in your hair care cupboard!

Here's some fab multi-taskers:

Matrix Total Results Miracle Creator Multi-Tasking Treatment Spray

Bloom & Blossom Wonder-Worker Multi Tasking Balm

Pureology Colour Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Spray

3. Cleanse & Tone With Your Fingers

Cotton pads, makeup cloths and mitts will absorb a lot of the product before it actually gets onto your face.

Most cleanser, moisturisers and serums you can just apply with your fingers straight from the bottle. Apply a little to your fingertips, sweep or dab onto the skin then rinse if needed.

Silicone brushes are a favourite with skincare lovers because they can't absorb any of the product.

Ever heard of a electronic cleansing brush? Now they might be on the pricier side of skincare cleansing however if you think about how much of your product gets wasted being rinsed down the drain or left on a cotton pad - they may just be worth thinking about!

Shop FOREO Electronic Cleansing Tools

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4. Apply Moisturiser After The Shower Onto Damp Skin

For maximum results applying your moisturiser or body lotion after your shower, when your skin is damp, can boost the highest results without needing apply more of it!

Your skin will absorb the product quicker, will lock in that water into your skin for better results and you'll need much less of your product - win, win, win!

Tip: Try a moisturiser with Hyaluronic Acid in it, to really boost hydration in the skin.

We love this - The Solution Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Body Lotion

5. Buy Trial Sizes Before Spending on New Products

After specifically choosing skincare products for your skin types or your skin concern - maybe buy a trial size version of it before spending on the original size.

That way you won't need to experiment with buying different formulas, products or version before finding the one that works for your skin and throwing out your money!

There's nothing worse than buying an expensive product and realising your skin doesn't like it, or reacts badly, or you just don't like it - you've wasted your money, can't return it and you still have to buy a product instead.

Pause that purchase, and trial a cheaper, smaller size.

Have you got any more ideas? We'd love to know!

Sharing our thoughts, tip & tricks with other skincare lovers is something we want to do more of here, so our Jersey Beauty community can thrive! Leave a review with a tip or trick, or even just on your favourite product to let others know how much you love it!

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