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Skin feeling a bit winter-y and dull? Knock up this homemade brown sugar body scrub in a short few minutes for mere pence, and your skin will be feeling as good as new in no time. 400g Light brown sugar 50g granulated sugar 1tbsp good vanilla extract200ml olive oil Recipe for Vanilla Brown Sugar Body Scrub…

Aging is an issue we all face sooner or later. Everybody gets mature with time, but nobody wants others to notice that on the faces. Many cosmetics and dermatological supplies are released to pause the effects to get to us. The real challenge here is choosing one that does not harm the skin in the…

So, if you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time you’ll know I like a bargain. I like well priced clothes, furniture, food, make up and just about anything as long as it is well priced. Whilst high end items can be fantastic, I believe there are a lot of value products out…

We have family in the beautiful city of York and Mr Thrifty used to live there, so we hop over on a regular basis to visit. No visit goes by without a jaunt into the city centre and a mooch around the charity shops and sights. As lovely as York is - it can get…

I'm a primer girl. My pores without primer are akin to moon surface craters, they'll suck in foundation and waste my money plus they age me and make me look a real mess. I've tried just about every primer out there in my quest to shrink the appearance my pores under my foundation. Some have…

As I may have mentioned before I have a hard time keeping eyeshadow on my lids, eyelid primer is a huge help but I also enjoy using a base like a MAC Paint Pot, Maybelline 24hr Colour Tattoos and more recently ELF’s All Over Colour Sticks. I have the in two shades, the lighter Spotlight…

You know me – I’m always seeking out a great price and a product which will go that bit further on a budget. Cream blushes, for me anyway, always tend to go that bit further. They last a lot longer on my skin, they blend beautifully and recently I found a bargain ELF one which has…

One of the newest places we like to stop off for a stroll is Sale Water Park. Similar to nearby Chorlton Water Park, Sale Water Park is very close to the M60 motorway and the lake, once a gravel pit (which was excavated during the formation of the road), stands on the land of an…

It’s been a while since I had look around the make up sections of the various pound shops near to Thrifty Towers but my mascaras have all been used up and around 75% of my nail polishes were smashed when we moved, so I decided to have little look see at what’s on offer right…

We’ve just come back from a lovely weekend away with family so after pulling out my toothbrush and toothpaste I thought I’d spill out the contents of my thrifty make up and wash bag because I know you’re nosy like that. FYI the make up bag is a Soap and Glory bag I got from…