by Charla Krupp, author of bestseller How Not to Look Old

If you can get glam for less, without sacrificing gorgeous results, wouldn’t you? Now’s the time to save bundles of cash by shifting your beauty products, services or treatments down a notch or two—from high maintenance to medium, medium maintenance to low, or, even better, from high maintenance to low! Realistically, some higher-priced products and services can’t be duplicated on a budget—we know this. But you’d be surprised by how well you can DIY. Charla Krupp, author of How Not to Look Old, tells you how downsizing in just a few categories can make a significant dent in your beauty bill.

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