How many of you do your own beauty treatments at home?

[staryeyed]

I do my own waxing/facials/manicures and pedicures and feel I do a pretty good job. There is no way I could afford to get these things done at the salon. Does any one else do their own?

Me, I never go to a beauty salon, I think it is a waste of money as I do a fairly good job at home.

try your local college (especially at this time of year) they are always looking for clients for their students to be assessed on. im getting a cut and colour on weds for £12.

good tip lissie. I may do that I have been to Tony and Guy in Central London for a haircut for £5. that was quite a bargain but took too long (haircut and travel)

i also got my eyelashes permed and tinted and eyebrows waxed for nowt. wouldnt do that at home!

at the college?

yep. im a student there, but at this stage in term they are desperate for clients. ive dragged people from the hairdressing class for full body aroma massges totally FOC

Do they also do waxing? Im quite happy doing waxing but it does get a bit tiresome and tricky on the backs of legs.

they do. at my college its £3 i think.

I use the DIY eyebrow shapers from Superdrug. Cheap, not painful and very effective

how do you use those sea bright?

Lissylou is that you on MSE?

I do manicures/pedicures at home. Practise really does make perfect when doing french nails - they were crap to begin with but now even my sister (a beauty salon nut) is really impressed with them. I think it costs about £21 for manicure and french polish at my salon - I spend £6 on a set to begin with and it'll last months. And you don't get annoyed when you chip abit off after a day! I would never attempt my eyebrows at home though.

i do manicures and pedicures at home (although in the summer i do treat myself to a pedi as they last longer)

have eyebrows threaded at a salon

MIL cuts my hair

I dye my hair at home too

no, not me!

I was just looking around and this lady was talking about college beauty treatments with your name (well almost -lisyloo). What a coincidence.

lol, that is a bit spooky. maybe i have a doppleganger!

i do it all at home, too. every bit. including cutting and colouring my hair and all waxing - i use Bliss wax and strips, pedicure, manicure, etc.

salons charge too much for me.

Recently have gone back to doing most at home
plucking eyebrows, nails, fake tan, hair removal , hair colouration and am growing hair as is cheaper than short hair
It all adds up

I just did a mani/pedi on myself to get my feet sandal-worthy! I think it looks pretty good, to be honest.

I use an epilator, so no waxing, and I've plucked my eyebrows since I was 12 so I ought to be good at it by now.