The Beauty Budget Basics Guide

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The beauty industry is an expensive place. Products can range in price and often soar well past the average person’s budget.

You can find some great deals to be had on beauty buys if you know where to look though. It’s all about being savvy with your shopping and taking the time to hunt down the best deals and freebies.

In this handy guide, you will find a list of top tips to help you find some of the best budget beauty deals around. Put them all together, and you’ll have a recipe for beauty bargain success!

1. Coupons and vouchers – You can find a great selection of coupons and vouchers across many websites and blogs online. It has become a hugely popular activity, and couponing shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

These days, rather than being the one glaring at the woman in front of you using her coupons to claim money off, you’ll more likely be wishing you’d found the same discount!

Use facebook groups to your advantage as these are full of like-minded people who share the same bargain hunting interest. Most communities are really friendly and will share the couponing deals that they find.

You have to be quick with any beauty deals or discount coupons and codes you find online though as they tend to get snapped up pretty quickly due to their rarity.

2. Email lists and signups- These are a great way of keeping up to date with the latest information, news and deals from companies.

Sign up to their emails and be the first to know about the latest beauty deals and season-less fashion steals.

The possibility of finding a huge bargain is endless as you never really know how much of an offer or discount a company may randomly decide to offer up. If you’re not signed up directly, you’ll have to wait for second-hand information and news to trickle down. This may result in you missing out.

3. Flash sales and bargain basements– When a company has a large amount of stock to get rid of, they may hold a one off flash sale. Be sure to get to these as early as possible to grab a bargain.

If you have a local cosmetics store, you should regularly visit their bargain basement or sale aisle. You could find a top bargain that has been missed. Very often, brands will be placed here due to minor breakages.

You can sometimes save plenty of dollars, simply for the fact that a product has a broken lid or a cracked case. If you’re not too fussy about the packaging on your beauty products, this could be a winner for you.

4. Competitions and giveaways– Most companies and brands hold regular competitions and giveaways. They will offer up free products to those signed up to their facebook accounts or newsletters.

Take the time to answer a simple question, and you’ll stand the chance of winning one of your favourite beauty products for free.

5. Free samples and testers– Sometimes if you write to companies telling them your thoughts about specific beauty products they will send you free samples and testers in return. Manufacturers love feedback about their products, so it’s always worth a go.