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Do you get your hair professionally done? Nails? Facials? Waxed? Make-up? Massages? How much do you pay for your monthly upkeep?
Me,
Hair, about 120-150 a month, and then around 300 every third month when I get "the works"
Nails, 80 dollars a month
toes, 70 dollars a month
lashes 30 dollars a month
What about you?
Erm... haha!
Hair: I cut it myself
Makeup: chapstick, mascera and a light mineral foundation
That's literally it, other than body wash and lotion. I tan going to the beach, I tweeze my brows myself and I can't grow my nails out enough for a manicure.
I get my hair cut about every 6 weeks, that costs $60. Though I do have a gym membership ($500/year) and I buy any fruits and veggies I am craving even if they are not in season (if I want to spend $4/lb on tomatoes in January, so be it).
I have oftentimes wished I could do my own hair! It's quite an expense to keep it looking good. If I knew how, it would be a no brainer...a done deal! Luckily, my aunt does my eyebrows, and I don't get any other hair on my body taken care of professionally. So that saves!
I don't dye, or treat my hair in any way. I used to get it trimmed but I stopped a year ago. I trim it myself now.
I sometimes buy shampoo and conditioner that is a little more expensive but nothing crazy.
I do my own nails and do a pretty good job at it.
I pluck my own eyebrows.
I guess I really only buy makeup -- about $50 for 3 months worth of makeup.
I don't pay for a gym membership, I just take the dog for a walk or jog outside.
A $10 box of Feria? That's my only real monthly expense.
I haven't gotten my haircut in like a year. I trim it myself, but usually I go every 6 months to get it cut and buy my hair products at the salon, so that's $120 a pop, $240 a year. I buy makeup like once a year and that costs ~$200, maybe a bit more. I stopped getting my nails done and just use my own polish which is rolled into my makeup purchase costs. I do my own eyebrows and use FI for massages.
If you don't count standard shampoo/bodywash/razors/etc then it looks like I spend about $47 a month if you average the total over a year.
I'm really jealous at all this freaking talent! You trim your own hair? *sigh* Damn my having two left hands!
monthly:
massage $120
reflexology/foot massage $160
facial $140
eyelash tint $25
waxing $100
personal trainer $540
hair $60
chirorpactor $120
if i dont do the above i revert to my original chewbaca stage, it aint pretty
Well, it used to be a lot more before the economy hit bottom. lol I used to get waxed, get mani-pedis once a week, laser twice a year for sun spots, etc. shots of cortisone for my zits, etc. I spent a small fortune every year on maintenance (would that I had that money now!)
But necessity is the mother of invention and I've become a pro at maintenance. I do my own nails once a week without fail and I take care of my own brows (pluck, trim and shape), I found this great Salley Hansen product called PODS that removes upper lip hair, so no more monthly waxing. My doctor has me on a really inexpensive antibiotic for the acne, which works great.
Sadly, the laser is out of the question, as are the Restalyne shots that I finally really need. Boo. But the one thing I will never give up is getting my hair done: highlights. lowlights and cut every six weeks and it's worth every penny. I live in a small city so I spend about $200-$250 every time I go.
$60 haircut every couple of months. I trim the back of my hair myself in between cuts to keep from developing a mullet.
I do my own nails, and give myself mini spa treatments when I'm feeling run down. I spend maybe $10-$15 monthly on cosmetics if you average it out.
lashes 30 dollars a month
I don't even know what it MEANS to have your lashes done!!
I get my hair cut about once every 3 months - $70, including tip
...that's it.
Well, that's not true, in the summer I'll get a bikini wax once a month for $40.
I do my brows myself, trim my nails but don't regularly polish them, wear very light mineral makeup.
Haircut, maaaaybe every 6-8 months. $30-50.Done... just about as low maintenance as it gets. I don't wear make up daily and take care of nails and brows and what not myself.
I live near a big hairdressing school, so I get my hair cut there for $10 every other month. I may spend $10 every month on face wash and hair stuff, but usually less than that. Oh, and i get my eyebrows done like every 3 months for $12.
Holy moly, I feel cheap.
I get my hair cut about every 5 months at about $50 each time. Other than that no expenses. Don't do my nails, tweeze my eye lashes, don't really wear makeup and DH gives me weekly massages. 
My big expense is hair: $250 every 9 weeks.
Other than that, I do my own nails, don't go to the spa, use drugstore makeup and skincare/haircare products so not too bad.
I cut my own hair and have never had it colored because I change my mind too much and would probably end up hating it. Plus, people have told me that they love my natural hair color and not to mess with it.
I also do my own nails. I love manicures, but I don't like to spend the money on them.
I'm not sure how much money I spend on makeup, but I don't buy anything high-end, so it's not a huge amount of money. I wear eyeliner, mascara, blush, concealer and some kind of natural looking lip color. I don't need or like foundations and primers and the like. I like it as simple as possible.
If I feel like pampering myself skin-wise, I'll make a face mask from scratch, and it always does the trick. Otherwise, I use some Neutrogena face wash and a collagen moisturizer on a daily basis.
I don't wax anything: I tried it on my legs once and it hurt really bad and didn't even remove all the hair. I shave my legs and other things that need to be shaved and pluck and shape my own eyebrows.
The only thing I would actually consider spending a good deal of money on if I had extra would be massages, because christ, do I ever need them.
Oh boy! Errr..
I don't even wash my face!
My FMIL owns 2 salons and spas , so If I want a cut or something done, its free but sadly I'm never taking advantage of it.
My last investment was probably new runnign shoes ( ~ $60 bucks)
My other biggest money waster would be food and caffeine. Two things I'm picky about that help me maintain myself lol
I get lashes extensions. I love them! I actually only wear lip gloss because my lashes make me look like I have on makeup. It makes my eyes pop and my skin look flawless.
Lets See...
Nails- 90 amonth
Toes- 40 a month
Hair- about 180 every 3 months
Eyebrows- 16 a month
Bikini- 40 a month
Personal Trainer (new expense)- 360 a month
Gosh thats a lot! And I'm probably missing something...
Oh I'm terrible when it comes to this stuff. I spend about $50 every six months for a haircut. I pay $62 a month for my gym membership. I used to pay $60 per month for mssages but that's on hold at the moment while I pay down some debt. For the past few months I've been getting chemical peels at $150 a pop, I will probably start those again in the next few months. But besides that I'm super low maintenance...my nails look like total shit!
Oh wow, I'm feeling rather inadequate. I'm a pretty low-key girl and don't spend much at all on monthly maintenance!
I get a hair cut every three months or so for about $40.
I tweeze my own eyebrows
No waxing...good ole razor
Make-up, I wear powder every day, Clinique, $20, no idea how long it lasts (only started wearing it about 8 weeks ago and it's still going strong)
Nails - nope, cut them as soon as they start getting too long, other than that, a coat of clear polish works for me
Massages - love them but only want one once every few months
Other than that, I've been to a spa three times and whilst I loved the facials and body treatments, it's a once in a great while thing for me, not a regular occurrence.
Hair (every 4 months): $65 (I just got highlights though which were 100 so fi I keep them that will increase
Waxing: Eyebrows $15 (every 2 weeks) and brazilian $45 every 4 weeks
That's about it... I guess I'm not that bad. I spend alot on hair products.
DH cuts my hair about every two weeks, obviously for free. I don't get anything waxed, dyed, or plucked. I used to get a pedicure every spring then finish off the warm weather season myself, but this year I got lazy and I've been getting a pedi about every 4 weeks since spring. I never get a manicure. I'd probably ruin it before I got home! I hate WAITING to get my hair done, nails done etc. I have a big problem spending all that time at a salon or spa. I only get the pedis so much now because I'm on summer break and I go when the nail shop first opens so I don't have to wait.
And... I also do not know what it means to get your lashes done. Someone please enlighten me. : )
@moderndaisy: I generally use drugstore makeup but every once in a while I'll stop into a Sephora or an Ulta and buy way too much expensive makeup! I think the pretty packaging gets to me...
Hair $90 a month
Lash and Brow tint $50 a month
That is about all. I spend maybe $40 a month on makeup?
I do literally everything myself...I only go to the salon once every 4-6 months to get my hair trimmed back into shape (because I have a pixie which is fine enough to cut myself most of the time, but each time I do it it gets a little bit more out of shape, so I go get a "touch up" at the salon occasionally).
I do gel nails myself, I paint my nails myself, I tweeze my eyebrows myself, I wax/shave/otherwise maintain body hair myself. I don't dye my hair at all. I guess I'm pretty low maintenance haha.
@Bellagiobride: I don't think it is required to look good. its just what we think. like are we less attractive if we don't get our nails done?
I get my hair cut maybe once every 3 months, if I'm being really good about it. Usually it's like once every 4 or 5. Costs about $40.
I color my hair about the same once every 3 -5 months. $6
I do my own nails if and when I want them done. Probably comes down to less than a dollar a month.
Makeup. My foundation is the most expensive thing in my makeup bag and it costs $25. I get a new one maybe every 8 months or so. I don't really know. The other stuff in my makeup bag I probably replace about once a year and it all adds up to like $30 I'd guess.
So all in all it's probably about $20 a month.
I'd love to try getting a massage. I think I'd love it. But I've never had the chance. Maybe once we're employed :)
For my hair - I get a haircut every 2-3 months from an esthetics college for $12! I've stopped dyeing my hair over a year ago, but I used to do it from a box.
Massage - $95/month but my benefits cover it
Eyebrows - I do my own
Nails - I do my own, but I got a pedicure once before my wedding
Makeup - I love Sephora, Bath and Body Works, etc and I spend about $50-75/month there
Gym - $16/month as I use the gym where I work
I get a pedicure and my eyebrows waxed every other week and I found a great cheap place so it cost me about $54 for both times. My gym membership is $10. That's it. I get my hair cut maybe 2 times per year at this point in my life.
My splurge is massage. I spend $120 per month on this. I'm trying to delay a breast reduction in hopes that I can get some weight off and strengthen my back at the gym.
I get my nails done about once every 2 weeks - its not so much a vanity thing as a great way to unwind! My local place does mani-pedi for $35, so I guess thats about $70/month
I broke my highlighting habit about 2 years ago, so now I spend about $60 to get my hair cut about every 3 months.
I wax and groom myself - so maybe $15 for the wax and strips, which last forever
I don't wear makeup
I'm going to start getting a facial every month in the lead up to the wedding, $95 a pop (FMIL is paying, it was her engagement party gift to me!)
ETA: if we're including fitness, then $750/20 sessions of pilates, which last me about 10-14 weeks depending on my frequency...thats definitely my biggest expense!
No, of course not! I didn't mean to make it sound like that. My question was: how much do you spend to look good? It can be "nothing" or 500 dollars. If you notice, I said I wished I could do my own hair, nails, etc...
People can look good spending nothing on maintenance, I've seen it!
If it sounded like I meant something else, I did not.
This last spring was the first time in 2+ years I got a professional cut. It was about 40$.
I get my eyebrows waxed roughly 2-3 months, so thats 15$.
Since November I've bought 4 nail polishes, so that's 40$.
Um. Lets just say I spend next to nothing - at least monthly.
I cut & color my own hair & actually have people ask me to do theirs.
I polish my nails on my own unless I get fake nails (which is rare.) But I love them when I do!
I don't tan nor want to, my mom owns a tanning bed. I just like my skin the way it is.
I do my own make up/eyebrows/anything else.
So how ever much it is when I buy new makeup or hair color, which isn't much. :P
HAIR: I get my hair prof done every week. That's about 120 a month. That doesnt include the perm I get every 8 weeks. I don't do my own hair at all I don 't even own a blow dryer lol
NAILS AND FEET: I get them done every 2 weeks. totaling 80 a month.
EYEBROWS: waxed every 2 weeks 20 a month
I dont wear fake eyeslashes, my eyelashes are pretty amazing with just mascara.
I feel frumpy after reading how much some of you take care of yourselves (which is great, don't get me wrong! I wish I had the motivation to do everything on some of your lists!)
I use to get my hair highlighted every six weeks, go tanning 4 times a week, get my nails/toes done every two weeks, go shopping every weekend and get my eyebrows waxed once a month.
Then I got skin cancer so the tanning was out, I got pregnant...so my figure is not the same as it use to be, and I do my own eye brows, paint my own nails, never really go shopping unless its to hit up a sale, etc. Sad! I do have a gym membership, sometimes I lay out (covering the area that I skin cancer and I wear SPF) umm but really nothing else anymore.
Hair (cut and full foil): $130, every four months or so
Nails: $0. I usually bite them. (I know, I know! Gross!) I have had one mani-pedi in my life and it tickled too much so I've never been back. I'll do my own French pedicure every month or so, and if I need my fingernails to look better than usual I'll do two coats of nude polish. Easy peasy.
Eyebrows: $0. I do them myself with my Tweezermans and an extremely bright LED flashlight so I can see the tiny hairs I'd be likely to miss.
Facials: $0. I'll do a homemade sugar scrub or honey mask once in a while, but that's it.
Waxing: $6. I buy prewaxed strips at Target. The box lasts a few months and I'm able do my bikini area in the privacy of my bathroom, preferably after taking a couple of Advil. Or drinking a mug of hot chocolate spiked with butterscotch schnapps.
Gym membership: $15 a month.
Makeup: $20 a month, give or take. While I could easily spend a couple hundred at MAC or Sephora, I get a bigger thrill by finding products just as good for a quarter the price in CVS!
I spend a lot on makeup, it's kind of a hobby :). Other than that, I haven't had my hair cut in over a year and I pluck my own eyebrows. But yeah....lots and lots on makeup :).
Well I feel like a manly gorilla after readin all this lol. I'm lucky if I get my hair cut and highlighted every 8 weeks. I do have a gym membership which is $50 a month. I do my own nails because no one ever notices the difference. I do my own eyebrows. I know this will sound weird but I find all of the maintenance to be exhausting sometimes.
I am a makeup snob (rather, my skin is.) so that varies....other than the occasional $25 pedicure and $7 eyebrow wax, I spend about $120 on my hair every 2-3 months. If my husband is coming home I spend $60 on a brazillian.
Oh and I pay ~$40/mo for yoga classes and I consider that maitenance for my body and soul! lol
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