The best beauty and haircare advice from The Bargain Queen’s first 14 months:

Is expensive skincare worth the money?
An oft-asked question: is a pot of face cream ever worth hundreds of dollars? Is it even worth paying department store prices when supermarkets and drug stores (or chemists as they’re known here) are full of similar-looking products? Here’s my answer.

Bonus: read the expensive skincare follow-up, where an industry insider spills the beans on identical potions in different packages with different price tags.

Good hair matters, but needn’t cost a heap
An important topic for many females: how to have great hair without spending a fortune.

Your say: best cheap beauty products?
Read about other people’s favourite cheap beauty products, or add your own recommendation.

Beware: fake Dove soap
You’ve heard of fake bags, but you heard this one here first: fake Dove soap!

Wipe off the makeup wipe mark-ups
A very popular recent post: how to save a stack on makeup wipes.