Beaut.ie wonders: Are you a Recessionista?

So it's official: the country's in recession. While George Lee gleefully smirks "Nah nah nah nah nah, told you so" all over the airwaves, how is your beauty regime holding up under the strain? Have you taken to cutting your tubes of Beauty Flash Balm and the like in half to eke out every last bit? Are you using random soaps or conditioners that are lying about in place of specialised shaving unctions? Have you slashed your grooming budget to ribbons and become a dab hand at doing your own manis, pedis, hair colour and - eek! - bikini waxes?

Or sure maybe you've decided to stick two fingers up to the whole "R" thing and are splashing out on lovely treatments to cheer yourself up, or buying new beauty bits to, ehem, support the economy.

Let us know in a comment whether The Recession has had any impact on your beautification!