. MAKING UP FOR LESS

SPEND LESS, USE LESS

You don’t have to spend a lot of time or money making up. The whole industry has been over­rated and under-scrutinized. First, everybody looks better with less cosmetics on their face. Second, a lot of what you’re paying for is for packaging, marketing, and the space that the cosmetic companies must lease from the department stores. Oh, and did I forget those counter people?

THINK OF MAKEUP AS AN INEXPENSIVE ACCESSORY

Don’t spend money on cosmetics that are trendy or bizarre.

Shop drugstores for the color of the season. Look for high-quality, low-priced cosmetic brushes at art supply shops.

Updated: June 30, 2015 — 6:09 am