Please Tell Me Your Beauty Hacks

[JasonByrne]

What are you all doing to maintain or enhance your looks in a budget conscious way?

The beauty industry is vast and hugely commercialized preying on the people's desire to look great/young/appealing etc. There are virtually unlimited ways to spend money on looks starting from expensive clothes and accessories and finishing with endless cosmetic procedures (e.g. microneedling, botox, surgeries, etc.).

I am curious how many of you visit beauticians, have your nails done, go through procedures OR you developed some sort of DIY routine that helps you look the way you want to look.

Here is what I've been doing for the last 10-ish years...

- religiously applying sunscreen every time I am outside and minimizing any tanning
- using facial skin care (this varied in complexity and cost but has been mostly various creams)
- letting my hair to dry naturally, this minimizes the frizz
- shaping my own eyebrows
- visiting hairdresser once a year-ish.. this is admittedly the only non-mustachian expense I have
- increasing my water intake
- exercising (need to ramp this up)

In summary, I don't really have anyone working on my appearance outside of haircuts and hair colouring.

What about you?

[LanestIo]

I definitely take the approach of trying to fix what goes on inside of me versus what I put on the outside of me when it comes to skincare & physical upkeep.

[Sanidly]

Coconut oil works great as a makeup remover and deep conditioner, and I cut my own hair using the ponytail method—super easy once you get the hang of it. For skin, I mix honey with brown sugar as a scrub. I try to keep most stuff DIY, but if I splurge, it's on the Best endo lift treatment in all of Miami! Totally worth it for long-term skin tightening.