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[quote=Anonymous]What I do now:
- Botox $350 4x a year, so $1,400
- Hair $400 2x a year, so $800
- Make-up probably $200 a year, I don't wear much and mix drugstore and some $30 things
- Shower (hair, body, lotion) probably $100 a year at the very most
- Skincare/Moistuirizer probaly $150 a year, mix of drugstore and Tatcha/Laneige, etc...
- I don't do my nails but maybe do a $30 pedicure 2x a year.

Let's say I spend $2,700 a year.

If I absolutely had to cut to the bare minimum I would not get Botox, would buy only drugstore and some store brand products for everything, and I would probably not have to dye my hair (only a few pluckable grays at 42). I have cut my own hair before during the pandemic with sort of success if I focus and stay very basic (long, straight, easy).

Some products I like that are cheap are:
- Target brand head and shoulders shampoo leaves my hair feeling clean (not good for color), suave coconut conditioner is nice but you need a lot if you have thick hair. fructis if you are looking for drugstore brand. I like the dove brand dry shampoo which is about $6 a can. 
- Face: Target's dupes for cetaphil and aveeno and neutrogena are all nice. Eucerin in always on sale in AM/PM packs. Differin is $11 a tube. 
- I love Trader Joe's stuff: their clear face wash, body lotions, shampoos and conditioners, and seasonal dupes for glow recipe/pharmacy/sol de janeiro/laneige lip balm/etc... I buy them all and like 90% of them. 
- Makeup: I am loyal to Almay bb cream and loreal true match concealer, both of which are cheap. If I use powder it's a sample size translucent from tatcha or maybe a drugstore mineral translucent. I like Nars blush but you can find dupes. Maybelline mascara. Any eyeshadow. Lip I do tend to spend money on (Wonderskin, Clinique, Charlotte Tilbury) but you can get balms for good prices, and Amazon Prime Day has makeup deals all the time (on Laneige especially). [/quote]

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