"Times are tough, and I need to somehow pinch pennies," Kelli Bender said.
So Bender is giving up her twice-a-week blow outs, which total nearly $100. Instead, she's spending $65 dollars on a blow drying class at Eliut Rivera Salon.
Stylist Anita Sun is taking them through the steps so they can achieve that professionally coiffed look for less.
"I need a professional telling me exactly how to do it and walking me through the steps and reminding me that I can do it," student Ashley Sneed said.
"I figured if there's something I can actually learn to do myself, why not?" Sneed said.
It looks like the class is a good investment. For more information, visit SalonEliutRivera.com.
You probably think hiring a stylist is an extravagant expense. But consider what an Upper East Side boutique called Edit offers. They'll send a stylist to your home to help you create new looks out of the clothes you already own, including clothes you may be sick of.
"It's really stretching what you have," Edit stylist Valerie Aston said.
The stylist costs about $250 an hour, but that cost becomes a store credit you can use to fill in the gaps without having to buy a whole new wardrobe.
For more information, visit EditFashion.com.
And makeup is a great way to freshen up your look. You'll really glow when you hear the price - one dollar.
Eye Lips Face Makeup is a super stylish way to save.
"It's for the girl that really wants the luxury for less, and who wants to be a little bit of a recessionista during this time," E.L.F. Makeup's Achelle Dunaway said.
And Eyes Lips Face makeup is sold mostly online. For more information, visit www.eyeslipsface.com.
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STORY BY: Eyewitness News reporter Lauren Glassberg
WEB PRODUCED BY: Bill King
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