5 Cosmetic Treatments Under $500

The economy may be improving a bit but you’re probably still being cautious about the money your budget for clothes and beauty services.

With that in mind BeautyInDC.com made it a point to find 5 products and services that can brighten your skin, shave years off your face, shorten your makeup routine and increase your confidence! Since the sky is the limit when it comes to improving our looks, the challenge was to keep each treatment under $500.

Here are 5 that you can do easily and with little recovery or downtime.

1) Reducing Wrinkles with Botox or Dysport—These are injected into the underlying muscles to relax them and reduce wrinkles. They’re used most widely in the area between your eyes on “frown” lines; forehead wrinkles and “crows” feet. Prices vary widely but an average cost to relax one problem area is around $350.

2) Permanent Makeup Application—If you have dreamed about waking up and looking great without having to apply makeup then permanent makeup might be for you. Permanent makeup is a form of cosmetic tattoo with natural pigments to form lip liner, eyeliner or eyebrows. As the name implies the results are permanent and will not wash or rub off so you’ll have less steps to your makeup routine. A typical cost for permanent lip liner is around $500.

3) Q-Switched Laser—if sun damage and brown spots are a concern the Q-Switched laser is a cutting edge procedure that emits short, higher pulses of light to remove spots, tattoos and improve the look and brightness of your skin. It’s an anti-aging treatment that starts at an average of $200 per session but you may need multiple sessions for optimal results.

4) Latisse—this solution was approved by the FDA in 2009 to help improve the look of eyelashes by making them fuller, thicker and darker. A prescription for an average of $99 is applied on the upper eyelid near the base of the lashes. You should start to see results in a month with the full effect achieved in about 4 months.

5) Facial Peel—Much more than a facial, a chemical peel is a treatment which involves an acid peel applied to remove the damaged, outer layers of the skin. They’re used to enhance and smooth the texture of the skin and can help with acne scarring, fine lines, wrinkles or uneven pigmentation. Prices will vary based on the strength of the peel but they start around $150 on average.

If you decide you want to try any of the products or services mentioned it’s important to find a board certified doctor or licensed aesthetician to make sure you get the best and safest results.

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