Personal Care

Save Money on Eye Tests

Apparently, a person with healthy eyes should be getting their eyes tested every couple of years, roughly. As someone who is short sighted, but otherwise has trouble free eyes, I would agree that this is about right. But, as someone with apparently healthy eyes and a prescription that does not appear to have changed in [...]

Saved £1.06 on Simple, Kind to Skin, Nourishing Body Wash

A friend had told me that personal hygiene products at the 99p store are cheaper than at other places.  So I went to have a look at what they have. The array of products in the 99p store was bewildering, and I’m not sure if I’d heard of any of the brands, so I settled [...]

Be a Beauty Guinea Pig

I may be a Cheapskate, but I still want the things that many other girls want; manicures, eyebrow threading, waxing and massage. I want hot stones, I like my hair to have highlights, I love facials and sometimes I just want someone to wash and style my hair before I go and do something like [...]

Cheapskate Guide to Makeup

There are no ugly women, only lazy ones, according to Helena Rubenstein. I can’t decide if it would be a better or worse world if there was no makeup.  No pressure to conceal spots, widen eyes or redden lips. No shiny nose anxiety. But on the flipside, no ability to conceal spots, widen eyes or [...]