What's your most versatile, multi-use beauty product?

MSE_Laura_F

Do you have a beauty product you use for more than one thing?

A lip tint that doubles up as a cheek tint, for example? A body oil that you also use on your hair? Or a lip gloss that you also use to create wet-look eye makeup?

I'd like to hear about your most versatile (and therefore space-saving, MoneySaving) beauty products.

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serena9

Yes, loads! mse to the max   

Eyebrow pencil (boots no 7) as a lipliner
Bronzer (Benefit hoola) as an eyeshadow 
Lip tint (Christian Dior) as a blusher 
Johnsons baby oil on body and hair (very small amount)
Aftersun (boots) as an everyday face moisturiser when my skin is unhappy and showing redness
Anti dandruff shampoo (lidl) as a skin treatment in the shower if i'm having an eczema flair up 
Cerave healing ointment for rough or very dry skin and I use it as a highlighter too 
Microfibre cloth in the shower used to clean but also exfoliates the face very gently but better than any other product I've tried 

I'll be back if i think of more.

serena9

Very small amount of clear eyelash glue to keep brows in order or a little more for the laminated look, brush through and shape with a spooly 

MSE_Laura_F

These are a revelation, especially the microfibre cloth. Thanks @serena9

freesha

A recent discovery is these from Makeup Revolution - I used as blusher and lip balm, and apparently they can be used for eyeshadow as well.

Revolution Balm Glow - Boots

Dizzy_Ditzy

Nivea soft - all over moisturiser, on face at night, general hand cream and flyaway hair smoother-downer 

Vaseline - lip balm and rubbing into your nails to keep them looking nice. Also emergency flyaway hair smoother-downer! 

Spoonie_Turtle

FemFresh works as an all-over body wash and shampoo, which I found when my skin and scalp were sensitive to pretty much everything.  Not the cheapest stuff even when on offer, but cheaper than specialist shampoo, and my skin likes the pH.  I would say it's more a space-saving product than money-saving, though. 

My skin and scalp are thankfully okay with cheaper products at the moment, but I take it on holiday with me rather than decanting shower gel and shampoo as well.

Pure plant oils are probably nature's most versatile ingredient, use on skin, hair, add into toiletries to make more luxurious, AND use for cooking (it's usually cheaper to buy from the food aisle in the supermarket than from a beauty shop/brand, and most 'oils' in the haircare aisle usually aren't pure if they're even plant oils at all).

trailingspouse

A good night's sleep.

J63320

I did an experiment yesterday and found that my No 7 Stay Perfect Stick Concealer works just as well as an eyeshadow primer as Urban Decay’s Primer Potion. This is great news for me because I don’t often wear eyeshadow, and the Potion has reached its expiry time since opening but there’s still lots left. I’m always careful about throwing out liquid products that are out of date, especially those with an applicator, because I once hung on to an old Touche Eclat (back when it was the new “wonder product”) and ended up with a nasty skin infection. 

Now I have a double use product that is cheaper to replace, and I actually found it easier to apply smoothly to my eyelid with a little brush than the Potion was with its applicator.

Nelliegrace

Proper soap, (not some imitation bar with SLS.)
We use it in the shower and for hand-washing, and we use it for the laundry, for washing a few things by hand, scrubbed onto grubby collars pre-wash, and to make laundry liquid for the washing machine, with Borax substitute and washing soda.

Sainsbury’s, Asda, and Waitrose all make packs of soaps for sensitive skin. 
Bar soap saves a lot of money, and reduces the amount of plastic we buy. 

Eccentrica_Gallumbits

I'd echo the value of a good night's sleep, but I think being well hydrated is its equal. We see so many skincare products all boasting being crammed with hyaluronic acid (in some cases in several different formats/weights, or peptides, or collagen-like contents. Yet drinking enough water (while it does see you dashing off to the WC at regular intervals) will plump up fine lines like nothing else, IMO.

Apart from that, I'm a huge fan of coconut oil, which has already been suggested. A great many cosmetic products can be used for several purposes, especially peachy/pinky tones for blusher, eye-shadow, contouring and lippy. A lot of it depends on how heavy-handed you are in the way that you use it, whatever it is. You only have to think back to school plays or amateur drama where we used to slap on Leichner no. 5 and no. 9 and that was the base we had for most of our dramatic looks!