Fragrantly Beautiful

Luxe Beauty On A Tight Budget

Aug. 12, 2006
(CBS) You don't have to spend a lot of money in order to enjoy products that can make you feel luxurious, like cream with silk or European skin care. On The Saturday Early Show, Cheryl Kramer of Redbook magazine shows how to find affordable beauty items that fit your budget.

Kramer is the beauty director at Redbook, where she's been since January 2001. She has more than a decade of editorial experience: as the beauty and fashion director at Fitness magazine, as the associate beauty editor at Redbook (her first beauty gig) and as an associate features editor at Harper's Bazaar. She has won two Gold Triangle awards from the American Academy of Dermatology in recognition of excellence in public education.

MAKEUP: $17 and under

Pantina shadow, powder and lip gloss appear very high-end, almost like Henri Bendel's. (They look wonderful on your vanity table.) Most products in the line are under $6

Revlon Star Style: There is a collection for each glamorous spokeswoman: Halle Berry, Eva Mendes, Susan Sarandon, Kate Bosworth and Julianne Moore. Prices range from $4.79 to $16.95.

Other possibilities:
Sonia Kashuk makeup bags
Cover Girl and Max Factor mascaras
L'Oreal Colour Juice lip glosses and mineral makeup
Prestige Cosmetics

HAIR: $10 and under

John Frieda Color Glazes use a salon-only technique that adds shine and color to hair for $10 each.

Charles Worthington products are infused with silk and pearls and reportedly smell amazing; $8.99 each.

Other possibilities:
VO5 Silk Experiences Moisturizing Shampoo
Burt's Bees Color Keeper Shampoo & Conditioner
Herbal Essences None Of Your Frizzness Smoothing Conditioner
Conair Infinity Blowdryer

SKIN CARE: $30 and under

Lumene is an Imported Finnish prestige brand that's being sold in U.S. drugstores (part of a larger trend). These products make use of indigenous Scandinavian ingredients such as cloudberries and Finnish spring water. Price range: $14 to $30

L'Oreal ReFinish Microdermabrasion Kit and ReNoviste Peel: These are the sort of treatments that used to be available only in dermatologists' offices. Price: $25 each

Other possibilities:
Olay Definity
Boots Botanics: A British brand sold at Target
European Beauty Collection (including Institut Arnaud, Mastic Spa, Skincode, La Fleur Organique, Mastic Spa), which will be available starting in October at Walgreen's

BATH: $16 and under

The Sanctuary Spa products, including scrubs and salts, were created by a luxury day spa in London and are being sold in the United States at Target, with a price range of $7 to $16.

Healing Garden offers an array of such soothing scents as mint, lavender, green tea and fig, priced from $6 to $9.

Other wash possibilities:
Burt's Bees
Caress
Johnson's

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posted by Cheryl Levesque @ 4:23 PM