Beauty products can be very expensive, especially if you buy the top brands or are enticed by celebrity chit-chat or product placement. The more a product is advertised, the more you’ll pay is a general rule of thumb.

So what’s the cheapest hair spray that works?

First buy yourself a reusable spray device. These are generally available in most DIY or general stores. If not, try the gardening department.

Here’s the recipe for an inexpensive hair spray :

Choose a lemon for normal hair or an orange for dry hair. Put the whole fruit in a saucepan with two cups water.

Boil until half the water remains. Cool, strain, and place in a spray bottle. Store in the refrigerator. If it’s too sticky, add more water. Add one ounce rubbing alcohol as a preservative and then the spray can be stored for up to two weeks unrefrigerated.

This year, make a list of New Year’s Resolutions that you not only CAN keep but will enjoy keeping. Treat yourself to beauty, relaxation and luxury.

1. Resolve to exfoliate weekly at least. Get yourself a lush and aromatic scrub that clears pores, lifts dead skin cells and polishes skin and glow, glow, glow in 2007.

2. Resolve to fight lines and wrinkles before they start by moisturizing daily.

3. Resolve to treat yourself to a deliciously long soak in a warm bath once a week. Whether you use bath salts, a bath bomb or a foaming bath oil, make it a total experience. Play mood-setting music, burn scented candles, make it your time to unwind from the hectic pace of everyday life.

4. Get a makeover. Its a great way to try out a new look and discover new colors that you never knew would look great on you.

5. Update your hairstyle. If you’re bold enough, try a new cut or style. Look through magazines and on the net to see what cuts might suit your face and lifestyle. If you’re timid or like your hair the length it is, add some accessories to dress it up. Hairsticks, decorative hair pins and jeweled ponytail holders are a few of the ways to give hair some pizazz.

6. Get a professional manicure even if you usually do your own nails. It’s a great help to have them professionally shaped or try some nail tips. Go bold with a little nail art. You won’t believe the mood lift you get with a shiny coat of nail polish.

7. Check out our Beauty Store for great deals on some of the latest and best personal care products for a fragrant and gorgeous new year.

At that holiday party, everyone will be wearing a new dress, have their hair in a new do and wearing their makeup “just so”. So how do you stand out this holiday season? Hair bling.

From flowers to hair sticks to sparkling hair jewelry, hair accessories are the newest and hottest item to set you apart and get you noticed.

Available from our Beauty Store.