A few days ago I wrote about what I wouldn’t do to save some money. Then yesterday I was making some lip balm and decided to make one with a tint.

This is something I already do and have the materials for, but I had a lipstick that had some left in the tube. I scraped the remainder out to add to the colorless lip balm I was making.

 I really liked this color lipstick and it wasn’t really expensive but it wasn’t from the dollar store either. When I scraped out the lipstick there was about a half an inch below the line where you could comfortably apply it to your lips.

If you do not make lip balm, invest in a lip brush with a cover. Some lip brushes are even retractable. Then when you have lipstick that is down to the nub and you can’t apply it from the tube any longer, use the brush. I have done both. Using a brush you actually get a more even coverage and will use less so your remaining lipstick will last longer.

Since I was making lip balm and had some lipstick remaining, I wasn’t going out of my way to do this. Saving money sometimes takes a little effort but using a lip brush is a painless way to save some pennies. To me, these methods are almost effortless.