In today's economy, we're all doing what we can to stretch a buck. We don't want to skimp on our beauty routines, but this isn't exactly the best time to splurge on new products. In fact, we're trying to make the products we have last as long as possible.

Cosmopolitan had a few great suggestions for keeping up on your beauty routine while keeping the costs down ... way down. We put a few of our favorite tips in the gallery, but we'd love to hear how you're being a budget beauty in the comments!