My friends like to call me “cheap” on our shopping trips, but I prefer the term minimalist. When I decide to go shopping for myself, I always research and plan what I’m going to, or need to buy, and then make sure I know fashion and beauty hacks to make the product last the longest (Do you know how to hang a sweater the right way? Probably not!). If I’m gonna spend a bunch of money on something, I like to know it will last longer than a month.
When I’m researching hacks, however, I quickly get frustrated with some out-of-the-box fashion hacks many beauty bloggers supply (Sorry, but I’m never going to apply tape on my face to achieve the perfect winged eyeliner.) I get even more frustrated with some tricks, and they turn out not working or, even worse, ruining my favorite new sweater. Or when a new beauty product runs out when I just know there’s some life still in that small bottle.
From one minimalist to another, here are 14 fashion and beauty tricks I’ve tried on my clothes or products, and have seen the desired results. Here’s to hoping you will no longer get rid of your favorite sweater all because of a stubborn deodorant stain.