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Ethnicity/Skin Color: Middle Eastern/Light brown
Hair Type: Medium thickness, Curly
Skin Type: Acne Prone
Expertise/Usage: Pepper Potts (practical) about makeup, Evil Queen (dramatic) about maintenance
Budget: Drugstore
Cheap Trick 1: Triple Face Mask! I read about this on a blog. The blogger wrote a list of beauty tips she only learned about via the internet and one of them was the TFM. It is really a great alternative to a facial. Start with either an exfoliating mask or scrub, followed by a cleansing mask, then end with a moisturizing mask or a thick layer of moisturizer. If you do this while you shower or take a bath it is kind of heavenly.
Price: Exfoliating: Blackhead Out White Clay Nose Pack 50g (Peel Off)
Cleansing: Freeman Facial Clay Mask Feeling Beautiful Avocado & Oatmeal (6.0 oz)
Moisturizing: Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream for Dry, Sensitive Skin 20 oz
Sold by: The Face Shop, Amazon.com, Any drugstore
Cheap Trick 2: Lipstick as Blush
I think we all do this, but it’s definitely my cheap trick because I don’t own any blush right now. Usually, for every day, I don’t wear blush. Once in a while, if I know I’ll be taking pictures, I’ll grab my Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm (Striking). Just one swipe on each check, a quick blending using my fingers, and finito!
Price: $5-6 dollars each.
Sold by: Any drugstore, Amazon, etc!
Cheap Trick 3: Homemade Exfoliating Body Scrub using Sugar and Oil!
This is so cheap for me because we no longer use white sugar and have a bunch of it. According to Google, the ratio of oil to sugar should be 1 part oil to two parts sugar. Storage is also super cheap because we recycle all our jars and my mother paints them so they look super cute.
Magazines, the internet, and traditions lead me to believe the Olive Oil is the best oil to use. This is the only expense I would have because our Bertolli Extra Light Tasting Olive Oil 
Price: Sugar: $10-15 Oil: $24
Sold by: Local Grocery Store, Amazon, Costco
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