When you need a little happy in your life, there’s nothing like getting pampered.
But if you’re thinking you need a day at the spa and a bank loan…well, that kind of thinking only adds to your stress, requiring more pampering, which means more money. It’s a vicious cycle.
Plus, you could not be more wrong.
So, let’s break the chain, put up our feet, stick spacers between our toes and scroll through this list of products that will pamper you without pauperizing you. Prices may vary.
1. OPI Matte Top Coat, $10
The following for this nail polish top coat is absolutely cultish.
2. Aritaum Ginger Sugar Overnight Lip Mask, $8.99
Full of emollients, plus it apparently helps your eyelashes grow. Bonus!
3. Hydrating Argan Oil Hair Mask and Deep Conditioner by Arvazallia for Dry or Damaged Hair, $12.95
Have frizzy and hard-to-control hair? You need this.
4. O’Keeffe’s Working Hands Hand Cream, $7.29
Unassuming, but hard-working, this miracle cream will tame your cuticles without blowing your budget at a nail salon.
4. O’Keeffe’s Healthy Feet Foot Cream, $7.29
They make a foot cream, too, for a decadent pedicure without the dollars. Kick off those sling-backs and slather this on for baby-soft heels.
5. Schick Silk Touch-Up Multipurpose Exfoliating Dermaplaning Tools, $4.99 for 3-pack
If your enthusiasm for paying for facial waxing is waning, then try these dermaplaning tools from Schick for smooth, silky skin. Your make-up will look flawless.
6. Radha Beauty Rosehip Oil, Organic, $14.95
For all skin-types, this oil reduces the look of acne scars and wrinkles, hydrates and leaves a youthful glow.
7. Coty Airspun Loose Face Power, $5.97
A bargain and a classic, it outperforms its department store counterparts. A perfect Laura Mercier swap.
8. Acure Brilliantly Brightening Facial Scrub, $7.64
It’s green, mean and vegan, and it will exfoliate your skin into a baby-soft, clearer zone. It’s a facial in a tube.
9. Cetaphil Pro Dermacontrol Purifying Clay Mask, $14.37
Oily, sensitive skin needs love too. This trusted brand provides.
10. No Pore Blem Primer, $14.99
Minimizes pores for a flawless, glowing look.
While beauty is only skin deep, so is your bank account. But with this list of, ahem, money-conscious products, you can pamper yourself like you’re on a champagne budget, even if you have only beer while doing it.