How you can come clean

JANUARY is about frugality. Money is tight so beauty products take a hit.

This doesn’t mean I stop buying them — a gal’s gotta wash her hair — but it means I expect them to work harder, to do more. Instead of fancy, feelgood products, I want multi-taskers. A good start is a cleanser.

Cleansers come in all shapes and sizes — and fancy concoctions. You can massage on oil; foam up a lather; or go traditional with a smear-on, wipe-off formula. But some cleansers can’t be used on the eyes, so you need different products.