Look Polished & Put Together on a Real Budget

I saw that Walgreen's posted a blog titled, "Look polished and put together on any budget."  You can read it here.


I was a little thrown off that the 3 tips were these:

1. Use a foam hair dye in between salon trips

2. Use Olay Pro-X cleaning brush 

3. Use Crest Whitening strips

While all of these products are great, they are also NOT budget friendly to most middle class families. 

They are the most expensive brand products that are usually still expensive on sale. So I wanted to share realistic twists to these same beauty & budget friendly tips! They work just the same, if not better, in my opinion. 

1. You don't have to go to a salon, but if you need to touch up in between trips, most 10-minute touch up cream hair-color will do. (I just bought Clairol Natural Instincts for $0.47 @ Target! (You can get most brands for under $3 with sales and coupons). Honestly, I never get my hair dyed at the salon :) (See previous blog post). Compared to Walgreen's suggestion of John Frieda Foam Hair Color: $12.99

2. Use Clean & Clear instead of Olay. There are many great affordable options for facial cleansers. Baking soda, or sugar homemade facial scrubs are also an option!

Clean & Clear Morning Burst Surge Energizing Cleanser Kit $7 at most retailers. Compared to Walgreen's suggestion: Olay Pro-X Cleansing System Kit retails for $26.00-$35.00

3. Use Baking Soda instead of Whitening Strips.

I have never seen affordable whitening strips. Not even with coupon stack match-up. Simply create a paste with baking soda & water and add it to your toothpaste! Baking soda $0.50 compared to Walgreen's suggestion of Crest White Strips, $35.00-$45.00.