Tips For Saving Money While Shopping For Beauty Products.

Hey guys! Hope you all are doing well.

In this week’s post, I will be sharing my tips on how to save money while shopping for beauty products.

Make up is an addiction that will surely cause a hole in your pocket. There are so many products in the market that we want to try and to be honest, it’s not hoarding if it’s make up. You should try as many products as possible. So I decided to share some tips on how I buy my beauty products to save a few bucks.

Nykaa is your best friend.

When it comes to beauty products, there are very few brands that Nykaa does not stock. It has quite a few brands that are not available in stores. It constantly has amazing deals. It has free shipping over Rs.500. It very often has free shipping over Rs.200 on Saturdays.

 I personally suggest that you download the app on your phone or tablet so that you get notifications when they are having sales. Their sales and deals often last only for a day so it is important check their website atleast once a day. If you register with them with your phone number, they also notify you about their sales via text message.
I usually add the products I want to purchase into my wish list and wait for a sale.

Once on Valentine’s Day, they had flat 50% off L’Oreal Paris products only for 14 minutes. I picked up products worth Rs.6000 only for Rs.3000. Best bargain ever.

Research the products you want to buy.

Research may be a heavy word but it does not take more than 2 minutes to read a review of any product you have your eye on. Luckily there are so many beauty bloggers today that no product goes missed. The best thing about these reviews are that they are honest. Not every claim made by the product is true. In one click you will know, if the product is meant for your skin type or what are its pros and cons. 

I personally suggest that find one blogger with a similar skin type and skin tone as you to help get a better idea.

Find stores that sells below MRP.

If you are from Mumbai, there are a number of stores all over that sell beauty, skin care and hair care products below MRP.  It is usually around 10% discount of most products including the drugstore brands like Lakme and Maybelline. Sometimes they have some amazing deals and offers.

 Beautiful in Santacruz is my go to store for everything make up and skincare. They also have their branches in Bandra and Lokhandwala. 

The New Beauty Centre in Khar also sells all their product on discount and has a lot of brands under one branch.

Do not shy away from Indian and lesser known brands.

It is often a common notion that only well known brands provide quality products. However this is completely not the truth. If you have been reading Compact Matters, you would know how much I love Miss Claire and Sivanna products.  Incolour and Kiss Beauty are some of the other brands that are complete value for me. PAC Cosmetics though is gaining popularity in the online community, does not receive the appreciation it deserves since it is mostly sold on online. In skincare, I feel Plum is doing an amazing job in giving us products for different skin types at a reasonable price.

Alfa in Vile Parle and First Beauty in Ghatkopar stock a lot of these brands at their lowest cost.

Dupe it!

I love splurging on beauty products. However even though a lot of products are really good, they are not necessarily worth the price! For instance the MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation has some great coverage and is really lightweight. However it is not the best option for regular use. The Maybelline Fit Me foundation does exactly the same thing in less than half the price. There are many such products are similar in colour and texture to high end products and are known as dupes. I love dupes because you get to use some amazing products at affordable prices. 

I have mentioned a few dupes on Compact Matters already. If you would like to see a separate post on dupes, comment below.

That is all for this post. I hope you found it useful. If you have any suggestions or questions, please leave it down in a comment.

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Photography Credits:Shivam Bhatt.