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mascara

i normally splash out on ysl mascara but mate just started avon and boughtthis and its FAB and dead cheap

also top tip - use vaseline to remove eye make up - good if you were tons of mascara likei do

I have always done credit crunching beauty...

Is it a similar effect to the YSL Faux Cils, then?

I've stopped buying that because it seems to go thick in the tube so quickly, but am at a loss as to what to try instead

try the avon one
it has a wierdy brush but i kinda like it
ive been wearing ti 3 days now and no flakiness or clumps

Boots Natural Collection stuff, all £1.99.

Or, my personal favourite, cultivate the Middle-Ages look.
Think plaguey swine-herder and you're half way there.

also

wash and go shampoo - i had forgotten all about this - its fab! i remember when it came out first - i thought it was amazing and wondered why no one had thought of it before

If, like me you can't give up an expensive product - for me it's Elizabeth Arden 8 hour body cream, buy it on ebay. I find that even with postage I save about £5.

Also, the Christmas gift sets you can buy in places like Boots sometimes work out cheaper for a branded cosmetic product.

also, i fyou use dove soap like i do, asda do an equally (if not better!) creamy bar of soap
for half the price

tesco own brand pantene-a-like shampoo and conditioners
excellent

Mine is coconut oil - £3 for good sized jar (organic too) from health food shop - use as body moisturiser and a hair conditioning treatment. Fab. Works better than expensive alternatives.