Let's break it down

I read articles all the time about how to figure out if you should buy high end fashion. For instance, if you find a coat that you love that's $500, you need to think about how many times you're going to wear it to decide if it's worth the money or "affordable", if you will. The math goes like this- The coat is $500. But, if you are planning on wearing said coat an average of 20 times in a month, that coat will cost you $25 each time you wear it in that month. But, if you live where it's cold and you're going to wear that coat 3 or 4 months, that's only $6-$8 each time you wear it. So, you pack your lunch the days you wear your coat and eventually, you break even. See how the math works?

Anywho- the same can be said for beauty products. Sometimes, we can be tempted to buy a more high end product. Just apply the same logic. Is this something that you're going to wear/use everyday? Or is this something that you're specifically buying for an evening out or something like that? If I am going to buy a bottle of foundation that costs $30, but I'm going to wear it 30 days of the month and a bottle lasts me 3 months, that's 33 cents a day. TOTALLY affordable and justifiable. But, if I buy a $20 lip gloss specifically for a party and I'm not really planning on wearing it many more times, that's definitely more expensive in the long wrong.

So, the next time that you're in the market for a beauty product, just think about how often you're going to wear it when you're weighing out if it's worth the cost. In today's economy, it never hurts to do a little extra work to be sure that you're getting the most bang for your buck!