More Dollar Store Fun

Travel Sized Products

Many of the travel sized items can be around a dollar at regulars stores, like Target and Walmart. However, I've found that sometimes the dollar store will have them for even less than a dollar. I recently got Dominic a couple of travel sized AXE shower gels there for less. Maybe not worth a special trip, but good to pick up if you're already there.

Magnifying Mirrors

Often found next to the tweezers, logically. These are so much less expensive than if purchased elsewhere.

Bar Soap

I personally don't use bar soap, but I always see many popular brand names. I know Momzy uses the Dove Beauty Bar (great bar soap, by the way), and I always always see it there.

Tip for Today - Body Powder

Like many other women, only wash my hair every other day. However, because I'm naturally a pretty oily person, my day 2 hair usually needs a little pick me up. Almost all of the dry shampoo products that I have seen have been too expense ($25 one at Sephora is more than I pay for wet shampoo) and baby powder seems to thick and, well... white!

Using a body powder, one made for adults that is, haha, tends to work much better for me. I use AVON's powder, in either Sweet Honesty or Haiku. (I believe AVON frequently has these on sale, 3 for $5.) The nice thing about these ones is that they have a little bit of a shimmer, so they reflect nicely and blend in much easier than baby powder would, especially into very dark hair. And plus, having a nicely scented powder adds the 'fresh morning shampoo' scent.

Tip for Today – Bangs

Trying to re-train your bangs? If you just can’t seem to get that one stupid piece of hair to go where you want it to, try taking a bobby pin and pinning them back overnight. Take the hair, pull it over in the direction you want it to go, obviously, and then maybe push it back over a little further than you would like it to be once it's trained. For instance, when I was trying to train my bangs to be side bangs, I pulled the whole piece over and pulled it back to my hairline, pinning it securely. Make sure that your hair is going the direction you want it to up at the root and that your not just sweeping over the ends. I think this works best if you use a very tight, brand new bobby pin. And depending on your hair texture, you may want to twist your bangs a bit instead of pulling them straight back.

“She bang, she bang” – Ricky Martin