Net Miles Of Smiles

We’re all forced to be recessionistas right now. But skimping a bit here and there doesn’t have to cramp your style. To show you how easy it is to look sexy on a budget, try these cheap beauty tricks from savvy experts and Cosmo readers.

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Fix a scuff for small change.
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“When a French mani chips, you can save money and time by touching up with Wite-Out instead of going back to the salon.” —Farnoosh Torabi, author of You’re So Money: Live Rich Even When You’re Not

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Skimp on makeup remover.
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“Johnson’s Baby Shampoo with the No More Tears formula is a great, gentle way to take off your eye makeup. A big bottle costs less and lasts much longer than tiny bottles of actual eye-makeup remover.” —Makeup artist Kimara Ahnert

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Plump the natural way.
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“Cinnamon is the active ingredient in many expensive lip plumpers — cinnamon oil, which you can get at natural-food stores, is a lot cheaper and does the same thing.” —Smashbox

makeup artist Lori Tay