How To Look Drop Dead Gorgeous For £23.33

I would not waste my money on this junk at all. My old mum never wore any kind of makeup or hair colour but she was still a lovely lady.

looks like Xena would benefit more more an English spelling course before she does her hair with beer or other good suggestions from then Fool.
Beer works brilliantly and does not smell.

Hello
I am also a little uncertain about sticking egg on my hair although I haven't tried it...perhaps it does work! If you want to try something similar (without egg) then try this.
Mix a very cheap conditioner with some olive oil and bung it in the microwave for half a minute or thereabouts. It should be warm but not too hot. Put it on your hair, give it a squish around then leave it (covered wth a towel or plastic hat) for as long as you like. I have left it on overnight! Wash thoroughly with a cheap shampoo et voila!....extremely soft and shiny hair at very little cost.

I find that the best and most cost effective method of treating your hair is to not mess about with "home remedies", and book in to your local salon for a treatment once a month. It costs about £5 and all you get is a wash, then a treatment is applied to suit your hair type, left on for 10-20 mins with a warm towel then rinsed off. Et, voila! Soft shiny volumised hair done professionally without breaking the bank - and you feel very pampered!!!

Well, for such an innocent little article this has stirred up a lot of hot air.
Manicure and pedicure ideas are ok, but bog standard moisturiser massaged into cuticles has much the same affect.
Egg and oil on the hair though, not good. If rinsed off with hot water it will scramble and if rinsed with cold it will congeal - not good, I have to agree it was probable a "search" tip and not one the author actually tried.

Thanks for all the tips.
However I christen this new century the worst for ugly and weird hair styles.
Firstly there was the spikes for both sexes, then there was the huge piece of metal to hold the unkempt mess up,and rats tails each side of the face which were continually being "tucked behind the ears," as one daft hair dresser put it. Which was more than annoying to the onlooker. Finally we have the blunt garden shears used which is the ugliest style in history, especially when used with the long fringe combed to one side for the wearer to hide behind, and keeps the wearer continually shaking their stupid head to keep it out of their eyes. Have the crazy very expensive `hairdressers`no more imagination than to make women so ugly,and ruin the effect when they have spent a fortune on makeup to make themselves look better,

I agree that you can be both cheap and ecofriendly when it comes to clenaisng and beautifying. But not olive oil on hair - use coconut oil on skin and hair. You can get organic cold pressed eco-friendly coconut oil very cheaply, and it tastes delicious too. It makes your skin feel fantastic and it washes out of hair very easily. Olive oil is useful for exfoliating rough patches; mix it to a paste with a mixture of coarse and fine sea salt, rub this paste into any dry skin then wash off with mild soap. If your skin and hair are clean and in good condition you can get away with all kinds of other economies on the beauty front.

Lots of rubbish talked about all this expensive garbage to put on your hair, skin toenails etc.I thought it was common sense that good hair skin etc. comes from inside not from any of the rubbish that goes on the outside which in any case disappears within a very few days, eat well drink well,drink the olive oil don't stick it on your head, and these "problems" will disappear

Beer is considerably more expensive than conditioner if you're using an entire bottle on your head.

Well I agree with many of the comments, especially that the old fashioned ideas are sometimes the best.
Eggs are full of protein - and as any hairdresser will know, your hair is made of protein - yes - I know the protein in hair is keratin, but egss have protein a plenty - thats got to be good.
I know first hand that the beer idea is good - I used to do it myself when i was a little girl on my nans advice - doesnt cause stickyness at all.
The olive oil is good as well as long as its washed out properly (but then thats obvious isnt it?)
I had a friend sometime back when I lived in London who had 2 indian children and their hair was the most beautiful and shiny you had ever seen - and when I asked her about it she told me that about 2 hours or so before she washed their hair she would put almond oil all over it and comb it through. It worked for them and their hair never looked greasy either - and because of the oil, there was no need for conditioner.
Another good one for hair is vinegar in the last rinse as well after shampooing, because of the acidic content in it - hairdressers will know about the acid/alkaline balance Im getting at.
One more off the top of my head is Lemon juice for fair hair - acid again - but helps to bring out the natural highlights in fair hair.
Actually, my nan had really lovely skin and so soft - and she told me that she had never in her life used soap on her face etc, but used to cut a lemon in half - use the juice for her hair, and then sometimes would use both empty halves to rest her elbows in for a while and then turn the halves inside out and rub them over her face - she swore thats why she had never had a blemish in her life!!!!!! - I have no idea if its true, but it worked for her!!
Just thought I'd put my bit in, and my word of advice is not to knock anything until you've tried it!

you know what would be fantastic and what would make a pleasant change? Tips like this for black people's skin and hair. All the products we have to use are imported from the states and cost a fortune. Unless you know someone who can plait (and your hair is in a suitable state to be plaited) then you can forget hairdressing on a budget. This article and others like it always seem to ignore the fact that what works on a white person's hair is not going to work on a black person's! You're excluding every single black Fool with these tips. A real shame for what is usually such an inclusive community.

Hello everyone,

Thank you all for taking the time to comment on my article - I really appreciate the feedback. I understand the suggestions won't suit everyone, but I just wanted to make clear that I have, indeed, tried every one of these treatments (including the oil, egg and beer!) on myself. I am not a beauty professional - and I definitely take on board the comments from those who are. However, neither am I completely without integrity! Thank you to those who've pointed out - there's no need to get personal :)

I felt compelled to comment on the points raised by nix1 relating to black hair.

It is important to understand the makeup of black hair in order to know how best to care for it.

The hair tips given (i.e eggs and oil) will work perfectly well on unprocessed natural black hair. How did our ancestors care for their hair before hair salons? There are many websites dedicated to black hair care, some focusing mainly on natural hair. Many of these sites have similar natural hair care recipes. It is also possible to get black hair cut or treated at a college, my local college has a huge range of treatments and processes for black hair including relaxing and perming. Hair care on a budget is possible.

I believe that these tips do not exclude, it is worthwhile investigating further or trying the tips, as the way you have always been doing your hair may not be the only way to have it done.

If nothing else, this is a great article to remind us that we can all save a few pennies and think twice when we go to buy expensive grooming products which often have cheaper alternatives that are vary similar but a fraction of the price.
If you look at the ingredients on products from Lush, they use a lot of natural things, the products are great and, even though they're a bit pricey, can offer good ideas on making your own from leftovers! Alvis1955 and Mysterious1966 make great points about people knowing how to get the most out of everything and traditional methods of doing things before these products were available on shop shelves.
I'm inspired at the very least.

Great tips, sorry if I am telling people to suck eggs haha, but the best way to get any oil from hair is to put shampoo on dry hair, works every time. x

god who would of thought hair treatments could be so controversial....since the author of this article has taken the liberty to spend their time writing about something that could potentially save us money.... a little respect would probly go along way. As if someone told me my work was for want of a better word...crap...i would probably take that personally.

Best advice i got from my mum "if u havent got anything nice to say, dont say anything at all"

Thanks for the tips, ive used egg mixed with vinegar for my skin and it worked wonders...and i tried mayonaise in my hair and that also worked a treat... il give the beer ago...

altho as stupid as i may sound and boys correct me if im wrong but .... a beer is gona cost me about £1 and i can go into wilkinsons and get shampoo and conditioner all in 1 for probably about the same cost...and i can use it more than once so value for money...buy the shampoo but as one off conditioning treatments good on you for even trying these out!!

Men can also be a hair model at the hairdressers; my cut costs me about half the normal price, although, as I live in S.E. England, this is more than I would pay for a normal cut "up North"!

Reading through some of the comments on here I was shocked at the general rudeness of some individuals. I am a qualified beautician and I have to say that a home care remedy is better than nothing. If people actually took the time out to care for their skin, nails and hair instead of leaving it to chance then my job wouldnt be as difficult at times. (dont get me wrong I love my job but it can be hard sorting out neglect). The homecare recipies are tried and tested through the ages. Regardless of the rude comments so give them a try and see how it works for you. Lots of money saving tips which we all like especially at this time of year. Thank you.