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Recession-Proof Beauty Products
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items Is the economy falling apart? ✨Kinda✨ But that doesn't mean we stop looking healthy, moisturized and cute. These are my favorites for beauty and skin care on a budget.
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Moisturizer
Treat Yourself 💅
Face Wash
Toner
Serum
Sunscreen
Moisturizer
These are my go-to moisturizing products.
This option is more intensive and is great for dryer skin, if you have oily skin like me I wouldn’t recommend this except for maybe a plane ride where your skin will be begging for moisture.
$18 - Intensive Moisturizing Cream
Vaseline is sooo good for a night time mask to lock in your other products, for rough patches of skin, or even cracked heels.
$5 - Vaseline
For some of us putting on lotion takes up time or energy we don’t have. Spray-on lotion is a great way to save our spoons or just free up a few minutes we need in the morning.
$10 - Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Cocoa Radiant Spray
This has been my go-to for years, for my girlies who don’t enjoy scented lotion this is a great lightweight option.
$15 - Cerave Daily Moisturizing Lotion
Treat Yourself 💅
Even us girls on a budget have to feel bougie once in a while, an at-home spa day is the perfect option.
A scalp massager is great for working in hair oils a few minutes before your first shampoo, scrubbing your roots in the shower or giving yourself a massage with your deep conditioner in.
$10 - Deep Cleanse Shampoo Scalp Massage Brush - Diane | Ulta Beauty
Even if I’m not at the salon, a quick coat or two of nail polish is always a cute way to make myself feel put together.
$9 - Expresso Insta-Dri Nail Polish, Neutrals - Sally Hansen | Ulta Beauty
Face Wash
Always double cleanse, first to remove the grime from the day (yes even if you’re indoors 24/7) and the second cleanse is to lift any oils/skin cells that could potentially clog your pores.
This is a great emulsifying cleanser especially for removing makeup.
$18 - Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser
One of the most affordable and effective SA cleansers that I've found.
$18 - Renewing SA Cleanser
Toner
As someone with a lot of unevenness in my skin tone I find toners to be very helpful when applying a full face with a lighter base, such as tinted sunscreen.
I have a lot of redness in my complexion as someone who is very pale, this is one of the most lightweight and impactful formulas I've used.
Toners | Skincare
Serum
I find this step to be optional and more of a pampering exercise but I know lots of folks who religiously apply their serum.
I am awful at remembering to hydrate my skin but this is one of the best serums I've found.
Hydrating Serum with Tri-Ceramide Complex - BYOMA | Ulta Beauty
Sunscreen
Sunscreen is the most important step, we can do hydration facials later but protecting against potentially cancerous sun exposure is my top priority.
Any Cerave sunscreen is good to have for daily wear.
Sunscreen and SPF Moisturizers | Skincare
If you're sunburn-prone like me, at minimum 50 SPF and preferably 65+ is my suggestion.
Shop Sunscreen For Face & Moisturizer With SPF
Micellar Water
Skip the expensive makeup removal creams!
A super affordable option, this is great for makeup removal without irritating your skin with too much scrubbing.
13.5 oz SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water All-in-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover - Garnier | Ulta Beauty