X-mas gets Sin-Less

Its 10 days until the biggest gift giving holiday of the year, and if you don't have a gift for someone, its time to get creative. I have some ideas to cover multiple people and won't break you in the process!

1. You have some girls who love make-up, check out the pre-made gifts at stores. I found some make-up kits at Wal Mart for $5 and a deluxe kit for $15

2.  HOT CHOCOLATE! Everyone loves a good. warm cup of hot chocolate, and I found a really cute idea that makes about four gifts

Here's the link :]

3. Going along with that idea, coffee. Me and my Husband went to Winco and they had single packs of flavored coffee for $1.25, grab two, throw them in a mug you picked up at the Dollar Store and wrap a bow around it. That's a gift for less than $5, and it will please anyone who drinks coffee.

4. Candles, candles, candles. They are everywhere, and you can find them for a good price. 

Hopefully you can get everyone on your list for a good price and maybe do a little Sin-Less spending of your own :]

Double up!

Find yourself running low on money and products? Need something and don't get paid till tomorrow?

You need to learn the art of Double up! Many products can be used in different ways, and ways that give you a little clearance until your next pay day.

1. Eye shadow as eyeliner.Any one of your eye shadows can be used as eyeliner. Yes, you need a eyeliner brush, but those are like $3. Wet the brush and run it over the eye shadow, apply in a line either below or above you lashes, and you can wait an extra day or two until you have to buy new liner, or on the day blue liner would be amazing, you've got it.

2. Concealer as eye shadow primer. You shadow likes to fall? You use primer every day and now your out, use any liquid concealer or foundation on your eyes and your shadow will stick.

3. Brown eye shadow as eye brow definer. The brown pencil you use everyday is out, and you have dark brown eye shadow, your in luck, apply in to your brows and have darker, fuller brows in no time.

4. Lipstick as blush. Blush out, bronzer washes you out, and now you look like an alien. Take your lipstick and put a little on your finger, then rub it into the apples of your checks. Apply face powder over it so its not to dark and you no longer look like something from check-less planet.

Now you know how to make everything you have work overtime :]

Quick-up!

One of the most useful tools any girl should have is the ability to do your make-up in less than three minutes. We will refer to it as "Quick-up". You only need 4-5 items and you can get them all cheap.

You will need:
1. A cream eyeshadow. (Available at the Dollar Tree)
2. Eye- Liner (If you don't have one... wow, but you can pick up any kind you like)
3. A Powder compact (Again, if you don't have one, find a cheap one. Wal-mart has them for like $2)
4. Blush (A tool all girls need, Get it at the Dollar Tree)
5. *Optional* Mascara. (There might be time for it)

Lets get started!
Step 1. Get the cream shadow all over the lid, I always just cover the lid

Step 2. Line your water-line and lash-line with eye-liner, If that's too harsh then just the water-line and hit mascara to the top

Step 3. Cover your face with powder

Step 4. Blush!

The total cost of a quick job? If you have the face powder, blush, liner and mascara (Which people should be using almost daily) Just $1-2 for the cream shadow!

If we are adding it all up? $8 for all the supplies, and you get.... 50? uses out of it, so $.16 a use!

 Full face

Eye area

Meet your New Freinds

Having the right tools is a huge part of pampering yourself. You don't want to use crappy tools, at any cost. So here are a few tools that I've found for the best prices.

1. Make-up Brushes: You would think that to get good brushes, it would cost you upwards of $10 a brush. Nope. Right now, the Dollar Tree is selling E.L.F brushes for $1! I've gotten the all over face brush, the bronzing brush and the "C" shaped eyeshadow brush there. And another great place, the Grocery Outlet. I got the foundation E.L.F brush for 99 cents. In addition, if you want any of their brushes, they are only $3 a piece on their website.I am a huge E.L.F fan, so be prepared to fall in love too!

2. Make-up Remover: Again, another pricy thing. You can buy liquids and cotton balls, you can buy really expensive soaps, or you can drive down to the Dollar Tree and buy their 40 pack of make-up remover wipes. I use these everyday and I have never had an issue with them. Wal Mart has similar products for around $3 as well.

3. Storage: Now this one I'm a little guilty on. My make-up storage trunk cost me $30. I wouldn't recommend that to anyone. I also have the Mary Kay roll-up bag which was $35. I do love it though, it has four really big pockets and they all are velcrowed in. Other options do include a basket from any store, a cute bag someone gave you, or you can shop thrift stores and find something you love.

4. Pallets, Pallets, Pallets: Most "pros" do not recommend pallets because you have to buy a new one every time you run out of one color. I love them because all the colors will blend together nicely and you have tons of looks in one place. Want a new one? Go to http://www.eyeslipsface.com/ and type in "27 piece mini collection" at checkout, use the code "BRIDESMAIDS" you'll get the pallet for only the shipping cost, which is $6.95

Stay tuned for the next installment :]