Wednesday, September 10, 2014

How To Save Money on Makeup & Other Beauty Products Today I'd like to share with you the most effective tips that have helped me save money on makeup and other beauty products.  Please keep in mind that I am a newbie at couponing and finding the best deals, but this is what has worked for me.

1. Couponing at drugstores & Target:

Before we begin, here is the most important couponing tip I can give you:
You can stack store coupons with manufacturer coupons.  You can use 1 manufacturer coupon on every single product in your transaction! In some cases, you can split up your transactions in order to use your cash back coupons (like CVS Extra Care Bucks) right away in the next transaction.  I've never done this because I don't buy THAT much stuff.  I've also found that the cashiers are none too thrilled when I have >10 items and a ton of coupons so I don't want to piss them off further.  I just save my cash back coupons for my next trip to the store.

As a newbie, I found that sticking to one drugstore for my major couponing works best for me.  I mostly stick to CVS because I feel they are the most generous with their cash back and store coupons. 2. Ulta 3. Sephora
4. Ebates
5. Hautelook
6. Ask for samples:
7. Speaking of returns:
8. Online shopping:
9. Follow your favorite brands on social media
10. Follow Nouveau Cheap!
11. Credit Cards

Final thoughts:

It seriously pains me to purchase drugstore items without a coupon and a sale!   You should really try very hard to have a coupon for everything you buy at the drugstore.  Unless you absolutely need it immediately, wait for a sale.  If a certain brand is not on sale one week, it will probably be on sale the following week or soon after.  I wanted the L'oreal Miss Manga mascara for weeks but I made myself wait for a sale and I finally lucked out after a few weeks because Rite-Aid had all L'oreal cosmetics on sale for 40% off!

As far as where I get my coupons, I kick it old school and clip mine from the Sunday paper.  There are also several coupon websites you can check by hitting up Google.

If you follow me on Instagram (@TheBeautyIsle), you can see my beauty hauls and couponing adventures.  Here are some of my best couponing hauls: Again, these are the tips that are working for me right now.  If you are a more seasoned couponer and some of the stuff I listed is incorrect please let me know!  I'm just going by my own experiences at the stores I go to.

I hope this post was helpful and gave you some tips on how to save money on beauty products!
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