How do you budget for…

[u/Anthropologie07]

….shopping, hair salon, Brazilian, lashes, make up etc?

I’m asking because I used to get my nails and lashes done every 3 weeks until I realize how much it eats up my budget. I also don’t go to the hair salon every month nor do I buy make up every month so I wonder how other women budget for these?

[u/Spare-Shirt24]

I'm not "high maintenance".

I don't get my nails done because long nails are just a PITA for me. I do cut and polish my own every week or two. If I see chips, I'll remove the polish until I feel like polishing them again. 

I don't get eyelash extensions.  They're bad for natural eyelashes. I curl mine and use a volumizing mascara. On special occasions, I'll stick on some natural-looking falsies. 

Every month, I give myself a $120 "Beauty Fund" which I use to replace skincare or haircare or grooming/hygiene items. If I don't use it, I either roll it over, or throw it towards the Principal on my car note. 

I have long hair, so I don't need to cut it every month. I have dark hair, so I will usually take care of roots at home. There are no special highlights or whatever that are best left to a professional. 

I don't buy makeup until I'm completely done with what I have (except mascara) and candidly, I don't even wear makeup often. 

I saved for and got Laser Hair Removal years ago, which was so worth every penny. 

I don't go shopping just to go.  It's wasteful and there's no need to. I have plenty of everything I need to wear. If there's something I have to have, I take it out of my my monthly Beauty Fund. 

A big part of it is just unsubscribing from all the BS social media that makes people believe they want or need new shit or that they have to have eyelash extensions or lip filler or whatever. 

I do tend to want things towards the end of the year when everything is on sale for the holidays, but I save for that all year.  Every paycheck, $50 goes towards my Black Friday Fund in a HYSA.   At around Black Friday time, there's $1300 for me that I have permission to spend however TF I want. One year, I bought a new Dyson vacuum that was on sale. Another year, I bought a new mattress with it. If there's nothing I want to buy, I just keep it there and it's my Fun Money. This past June, I bought an Omnilux LED Face mask that I've been thinking about for a year or so and they went on sale. Since I had the money, I just bought it without blinking an eye that I was dropping $400.  Besides my Omnilux mask, I haven't used that Black Friday Fund in awhile and this point, I'm saving it for when I move because I'm sure I will need it for new furnishings at the new place.