I’ve tried every beauty product on the market, including a few you’d never get me to admit to -- even under the threat of covering me in Q.T. and streaking my hair with Sun In, (been there, done that, have the summer camp pictures to prove it.) Just because you’re on a budget doesn’t mean you have to look like you wash your hair with Mane and Tail and use Udder Balm on your face, (been there, done that, have the homecoming pictures to prove it.) That’s why I love Nouveau Cheap, a site where a fellow product junkie personally tests thousands of beauty items so you don’t get stuck with a home wax disaster in your bikini area, (been there, done that, and you’ll never find the pictures to prove it.)

This “Recessionista” believes you don’t have to compromise beauty just because you’re on a budget -- now we’re talkin’ sister. She finds the best products possible without breaking the bank by scouring the drugstores, dollar stores, big box stores and discount stores, discovering the hidden gems with friendly price tags. The stuff she finds is rarely over $20, while most products are under ten bucks. And unlike my friend Patty who told me Preparation H removes under eye bags – but neglected to tell me if I got it in my eyes, the pain would make hemorrhoids sound like a day at the beach, Nouveau Cheap discloses everything.

I’m grateful for Nouveau Cheap because it’s like looking at beauty product porn, and I’m addicted. Nouveau Cheap has a ton of info and pictures, pictures, pictures, but there’s one more photo they’ll never have. The photo of me (before I found Nouveau Cheap) where I had a chemical burn on my lip after bleaching my moustache. I may never trust Sally Hansen -- or my friend Patty again, but I'd trust Nouveau Cheap with my life, and my make-up bag.

That’s why I’m grateful for Nouveau Cheap.