Skincare on a budget? ):

Aug 10, 2014

Becky J.

For eye cream I'd suggest Keihl's Avocado eye cream. I'm from the UK so I'm not sure how much it is in the US but a small tub's £20 and a large is about £30 here in the UK. However, you need the tiniest amount I only got a small tub and I can see this lasting absolutely ages!

I can't recommend anything else though, I'm more normal to oily skinned but I used to have quite dry skin under my eyes and this keeps it under control.

Aug 10, 2014

Becky J.

I thought you were from the US as you'd put dollars :P The US probably sells it miles cheaper than here though, it's always the way :P

And yes, that's the one! I only got it in the past month but it's definitely made me curious about their other products.

Aug 10, 2014

Becky J.

They are right about the amount. I use about the size of a large pin head (you know the pins with the round ends like beads?).

Or the body shop do a nice one in their nutriganics range. It's a bit cheaper and still really nice but I think I prefer the Keihl's one.

Aug 10, 2014

Mia Z.

Neutrogena has awesome products.

Aug 10, 2014

Mia Z.

They also go on sale a lot at drugstores bogo 50% off.

Aug 10, 2014

Alyx T.

Definitely check out the body shop. It's my favorite. Other than oil cleansing, I solely use the body shop. My favorite is the seaweed line. It's meant for combo skin but it's super gentle on my sensitive dry skin, and the moisturizer is super moisturizing. They even have kits that are 20-30$ CAN that have the staple products in it. The seaweed one is 25$ and comes with a daily face wash, a toner, a day moisturizer and a nightly serum. I bought it at first and it lasted me a good month or two. For sample products it's pretty decent size.
But if you go here http://www.thebodyshop.ca/en/skin%2Dcare%2Dsolution/ it does this tool of how to access your skin and what products will probably work for you. I get the vitamin e line every time but I'm sensitive to vitamin e, so I just use the seaweed line since it works for me. :)

Aug 10, 2014

Alyx T.

Oh and I don't suggest doing it on your phone, it doesn't work well haha.

Aug 10, 2014

Alyx T.

Yeah I didn't like the aloe series either, I really only react well to the seaweed line. My dads gf used to work there and every month got freebies so anything she didn't like or had extras of she'd give to me. And I tried all of the face stuff and the only one I liked was the seaweed one. But I hope at least one line works for you, they are quite affordable and go on sale all the time haha.

Aug 10, 2014

Alyx T.

It was nice, it was only for a few months but I got to sample a bunch of things before buying so that was nice lol.
I know how you feel. Before I was like "face wash from 1 brand, toner from another, moisturizer from another, makeup remover from another lol.
Now it's 90% the body shop seaweed line other than my eye cream (which I had bought before I got into the body shop so once it's gone I'll be trying the body shop ones lol) and the oil for oil cleansing. Other than that it comes from one shelf at the body shop, it's so much nicer. And just about all the face products are under 15-20$. Most of mine are around 11-15$ Canadian

Aug 10, 2014

Abigail R.

Caudalie = perfection.

Aug 10, 2014

Christine M.

I use organic almond oil as a moisturizer since I have very dry sensitive skin myself.

Aug 11, 2014

Krupa B.

I have dry skin too and I knows it a pain =(
I useee thee boots vitamin e eye cream for the say time
I usee the superdrug vitamin e oil forrr extremee dry days
I use the no 7 serum but there are better ones
and I use the nivea essential day cream for dry to sensitive skin and its amazing plus.it has spf

Aug 11, 2014

Krupa B.

I know its a pain*

Aug 11, 2014

Ciciii C.

Shea Butter.

Note: If you're not from here you can also go to Amazon(The app , or site) Half of there stuff is way less cheaper , and also look for there reviews. Some are good , and some are bad.

Aug 11, 2014

Angela J.

I took the advice of a lovely lady on here and bought the CeraVe face wash and am lotion and my dry skin is in heaven. They contain ceramides and hyaluronic acid. The lotion is a time release formula too. It's changed my life and the duo cost about $30 total!

Aug 11, 2014

Angela J.

Also Mario Badescu ceramide eye cream is very moisturizing and around $18.

Aug 11, 2014

Kathy L.

I would recommend Cetaphil or cerave. Great price range and I've never Had any problems with dry and sensitive skin.

Aug 11, 2014

Lizzy W.

I would recommend using jojoba oil and aqueous cream. They are both great and extremely cheap products. My bottle of jojoba oil cost me about $6, and my tub of aqueous cream was about $3.
The jojoba oil will act as a serum. It's very close to the oil your skin produces naturally so it's very moisturizing but won't make you breakout. The aqueous cream is a water-based moisturizer; it will help seal in the serum, and it's very fast absorbing so you can apply as many layers as you need to. Just make sure to buy a fragrance free version, and it won't cause any irritation. It can also be used to take off your makeup.


As for eye cream, I would recommend giving this a try: http://bit.ly/1stXJgx

Aug 12, 2014

Alyx T.

Which kit did you buy? :) they have tons of sales. A new one comes out each month and it rotates. Or at least the body shop Canada. Like body butters one month, makeup the next, face care the next kinda thing. It's not a set cycle but just so you know always check out each month :) a lot of the time the kits are "buy this get this free". I always bought the kit at first, every time I ran out since it'd be cheaper to buy the kit and the extra things.

Aug 14, 2014

Sharon S.

I love Puristics Anti Aging skin care range because not only are they chemical free, not tested on animals, they are affordable