In every corner you look, there's either a beauty trend quickly emerging, a celebrity showcasing a stunning makeup look or a new product launching. When you're a beauty fanatic, all you will want to do is shop until you drop for each and every one of those products. While we're here to fully encourage your beauty splurges, we're also here to advise you to shop smartly. Let the money you spend on skin, hair and makeup not only go toward the products but also to earn you cashback each time you spend. That certainly sounds like a shopper's dream to us! Keep reading as we share 7 of the smartest beauty shopping tips to make the most of your money.
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1. Splurge On Some, Save On Some
Beauty products are not made equally so it's smart to know which categories of products are worth splurging on and which categories you can target for savings. Go for the fancy stuff when purchasing base makeup like foundation, concealer and primer as a good shade match and formula for your skin type is needed. Save your money when purchasing lipsticks, nail polishes, blush and highlighters as there is plenty of variety available for them at affordable costs.
2. Earn Cashback With Each Purchase
When you sign up for the NDTV Big Bonus app, you earn cashback with every single purchase you make at the app's merchant network using your registered payment card. That means whether it's a lipstick you buy or a pro-makeup kit, you'll earn every time you spend. Download the NDTV Big Bonus app from this link, sign up with your email address or phone number, link your debit or credit cards and you're ready to shop.
3. Save Big During Sale Season
Keep an eye out during seasonal sales like festival periods or year-end as this is when most categories, including beauty, go on sale. During this season, even luxury and niche beauty products often go on discount so that's the best time of the year to save your bucks and buy beauty products you've had your eyes on.
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4. Make The Most Of Reward Points
Often when you use your card to purchase products, you earn reward points with each purchase. When you accumulate enough points, you can exchange them for gift vouchers at various stores and websites, which can be used to purchase even more products.
5. Find Dupes For Your Beauty Products
A massive secret in the beauty world is that of dupes. Many makeup, hair and skin care products have identical formulations, shades and textures as others which are priced more affordably. Do your research, take note of such products and purchase dupes to save big on products that you can't even tell the difference for.
6. Do A Price Comparison Across Different Outlets
When you cast your eyes on a product that you like, don't be hasty and immediately purchase it in minutes. Take a step back and do a price comparison for that one product across various e-commerce websites, retail outlets and stores which will lead to finding the best price on the item you're looking for.
7. Use Your Products Completely
The most affordable way to use your products is by finishing every last drop. Hit the pan on powders, clean the bottoms of jars and bottles and cut tubes to get inside and use the products completely to really get your money's worth out of them.
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