How to buy - Three Beauty Budgets - (Single Woman)
Pamela is prepared to slash out a bit on beauty
She has a good job, lots of dates
But when we worked out what she spends she got a shock.
For that sum I should be able to afford some the more expensive cosmetics which still seem out off my reach! Budget and they wont be, we told her.
Suggested budget for Pamela
Approx. £ 1 per week - just over £ 4 per calendar month.
Fixed monthly buys
Four shampoo and sets @ 8s-6d
(Home Polylock colour wave (8s)
when needed, instead of salon set)
..£1-14s.0d
Cutting
7s-6d
Blue Grass flower mist
..11s-9d
Nail colour (Gala little Gem in basis pink shade)
.2s-6d
Variable buys
On four rota four month supplies:
a. Town& Country foundation (Helena Rubinstein)..14s-6d
b. Large size Silk face powder
15s
c. Refills for Helena Rubinstein lipsticks 7s-6d
& silk minute make-up
6s-6d
d. Tissues, cottonwool, unscented baby powder,
hand lotion by Vinolia refills, magic deodorant,
& nail polish remover- average
..14s-3d
Alternate months Theatrical remover..5s -average
2s-6d
Coty vitamin moisture balancer.. 9s-6d
Every three months- average
3s-2d
Eye make-up (Max Factor) average
5s
Total
($8.16)
.£4-0-8
Using the above list let see what I would buy or change!
This budget back then was just a dream on my wage.
Looking at it now!
It would depend on what money you have available to spend - your job and time you have to spend on beauty routines.
I would be looking at wash n wear hair style as you would most likely be spending time in a gym too!
So the salon sets would be out and limited to special occasions. Good style cut to keep the hair suitable for corporate world.
But adding to this list a Sunblock SPF 30+, Tinted Moisturizer, Face mask, styling gel etc, Shampoo & Conditioner would need to be bought as the salon set covered this also looking for better prices on perfume, and deodorant and buying a hair styling blower. Buying all at lowest price you could fine. Switching to inexpensive salon for a good cut using a wash & wear style and along with dropping the face powder and salon sets altogether.
Many of you may have different ideas of want is necessary but I do like the way this budget was thought out and may be the best guide in planning our beauty budgets for the future.
Finis ~I hope you found this article from yesteryear was helpful.
Spend a Little Look Great - How to buy (Part 3)
December 21st, 2007 at 11:33 pm