Sure, there are some great cheap beauty products out there (like these), but for some of us, a few bucks are still too much to spend on beauty. I hear ya, in these times beauty can easily take a back seat to more important things -- like, uh, food and keeping a roof over your head.

Luckily, there are ways to cut way back on your beauty spending (even down to almost nothing) and still look great. Check out the budget beauty tips here for inspiration. Bonus: using natural ingredients like the ones below means less sketchy ingredients like these on your skin and hair, yay!

• Digging the whole natural beauty thing? Then you'll love these at-home, all-natural recipes.

• Not up to the DIY challenge? You'll still save cash with these products (no assembly required!)

• Are you good at spotting a bargain? Test your smarts (a la "The Price Is Right") with this quiz.

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