We all squander money sometimes, let’s be honest. Some of us spend all their money on shoes, bags, sunglasses… And then there are those who are hooked on beauty products. It’s so easy to go to a beauty and makeup shop, and only realize at check-out that you spent about half of your assets — and let’s not even get into what happens when you go have a look at online stores (hello, Asos beauty section!) In Europe, unlike in the US, everything is made worse by a strict no-return policy of products, meaning we must keep anything we don’t like, or that simply does not suit us: once we spend our money, it’s gone. Managing your savings is obviously a skill that should not be underestimated, especially at the start of the year when “saving money” tops many of our lists of New Year resolutions for 2017. As for me, I decided to go for a mixed approach: when it comes to makeup, I try to just give myself little low-cost gifts here and there, to grant my wishes and keep my desire for new things under control just enough for my bank account not to go in the red. When talking skincare, though, I don’t compromise at all.
Taking care of your skin with mid- to high-end products is a choice, an investment and a guarantee for the future, literally. If you look it up on a dictionary, investing means “expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit”, and our mission here is to take care of our face, that will be our ...