The Budget Fashionista

Last week, we got the lowdown on your picks for best bra on a budget. Seeing as you had so much to say on that topic, we’re thinking you’ll have plenty to share on another hot topic for fashionistas everywhere: body shapers. Spanx are the gold standard, it seems, but aren’t what we’d call super budget (though their Assets line at Target is a budget do). So, do tell: What’s your best find for keeping things smooth and shapely, without …

As winter marches on, we find it more crucial than ever to have a great moisturizer in our budget beauty arsenal. It’s easy to be tempted to spend too much, but the truth is, you don’t need to. Angela, for example, is swearing this year by Pond’s Mend and Defend Intensive Protection moisturizer (with SPF 15 of course)—it’s rich but not greasy, keeps skin hydrated all day, and smells pretty good, too. For under $10. What’s your favorite budget moisturizer? …

Sure, sunscreen can be had on the cheap -- but we want one that A) works, B) stays on as long as humanly possible, and C) smells more like a Hawaiian vacation, less like Aspercreme. But we don’t intend to pay a small fortune to satisfy those reasonable demands, and that’s where you come in. You tell us -- what’s your favorite effective, long-lasting, awesome-smelling sunscreen for less? An updated standby: Coppertone Oil Free Sunscreen Lotion, $9.99, Walgreens.com

Sure we could spend a bajillion dollars on a pair of designer sunglasses (or toss our money away on renting a pair), but we’re pretty confident that chic sunglasses can be had for less. As a matter of fact, we know that Target keeps us pretty stylish under the sun, and Angela’s even found a pair that she swears by at Walgreen’s (they’re cute -- really!). We may be missing something however, so we’re asking you -- what’s your favorite …