More Than Half Of Women Do Not Use Coupons To Save On Cosmetics, ShopSmart Study Shows

Although there are various ways to save on makeup and skin-care products, 56 percent of women say they do not use coupons and discount codes, according to a study by ShopSmart. Four new ways to save on cosmetics are presented including buying new store brands, products that look like their high-end counterparts, celebrity makeup lines, and buying from warehouse stores and their web sites. Meanwhile, results of the survey showed 43 percent of women said they buy cosmetics only when they are on sale and 61 percent admitted they had beauty products that were expired or they no longer used. Also, 33 percent of women said they had experienced buyer's remorse after buying a beauty product in the previous 12 months.