Beauty Bargains

Spending more than $130 for a haircut and color makes me cringe. That doesn’t make me sound like an extreme bargain shopper- I know. But I do appreciate a discount.

With all the salon and spa deals available on the Web and with coupons in the mail, I’m like a kid in a candy store!

I’m a big fan of Craigslist for finding specials. Just search under the services tab and click on “beauty.”

I also scope out Elk Grove Online for discounts and, of course, the Gold Rush coupon magazine- which has great specials.

Some of the best beauty deals I’ve found are:

Craigslist- Luxe Salon & Spa. I went there for an hour long facial. It was very relaxing and my skin glowed afterwards. It was only $40! The only stressful part was the receptionist’s hard sell for more services at the end when I was paying. Overall, a very relaxing and affordable 1-hour service.

Craigslist- Airbrush tanning for $20. I kinda need this since I stopped tanning and now wear sunscreen rain or shine every day.

Elk Grove Online- Katy at House of Hues in EG is offering $20 off a cut or color service at the Salon for EG Online members.

More coupons for Elk Grove. (Not all of these are strictly beauty).

Is Twitter a good idea?

Talking smack about Twitter garnered some attention from people across the country and in EG as well.
People seem to be either very pro-Twitter and social networking or anti self-promotion.
I find myself in the middle. The shameless self-promotion is obnoxious. But if it helps boost the career- it’s hard to be against that!
Let’s stir the pot a little more and get some dialogue flowing. What do you think about Social Networking sites?