If you have ever saved money for or during a vacation to Walt Disney World, you might be a Cheapskate Princesss!
If you ever saved $30 to $60 by doing your own manicure, so you could spend that money on vacation, you just might be a Cheapskate Princess! Manicures began thousands of years ago. With French manicures, the tips of the nails are painted white, while the rest of the nails are polished in a pink or a suitable nude shade. French manicures may have originated in 18th-century Paris and were popular fashion statements in the 1920s and 1930s. They remain very popular even today. [Read more…]
If you ever did your own nails rather than pay for a manicure to save money for a vacation, you are certainly a Cheapskate Princess. While Disney movie fans love the princesses, their pastel color schemes may not be the perfect colors to match your fall/winter wardrobe. Not into the pinks, yellows and baby blues of Disney Princesses for your nails? Then perhaps you should take a walk over to the dark side, and see what the Disney Villain’s have to offer you. [Read more…]
How many of you have scheduled a spa appointment during your Disney vacation? This is a huge dream of mine (once my kids are grown and out of the house, in those years before grandkids beg “Glam Ma” to take them to the Magic Kingdom) to spend the day at a Disney Spa. Ah, the pampering, the relaxation, the Disney MAGIC of a different type than theme parks and roller coasters. I just don’t see it happening anytime soon, so I am left to do my own Disney nails in my living room.
While all Disney princesses sure love their manicures, it’s the Cheapskate Princess that doesn’t want to spend a fortune getting one. Lucky for us, Senses Spa, now with two locations on the WDW property, created instructions on how to do your own Minnie Mouse manicure right in your own home.
For those with the ca$h but lacking in the artistic talent department, you could screen shot the final product and have your local manicurist whip this up for you. Your friends will be red and white polka dots envious!
Of course what better place to have a Disney manicure than at Disney World.
Senses Spa at the Grand Floridian Resort is a full-service spa and health club in a Victorian-themed setting, complimentary to the Grand Floridian Resort, offering massages, body treatments and more. This is both a mind and body retreat, reminiscent of Florida garden at the turn of the 20th century. For prices and phone numbers to make reservations, use this link:
Senses – A Disney Spa at Saratoga Springs Resort is a full-service spa and health club inspired by the 19th century wellness retreats of upstate New York. Reminiscent of New York’s legendary mineral springs, Senses – Saratoga Spa will transport you to an older time when people looked to the land for health and prosperity. For prices and phone numbers to make reservations, use this link:
Believe me, it’s worth satisfying your curiosity just to take a quick look at the prices!
Chances are, your new Minnie nails will get you started thinking about a trip to Disney.
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Amanda Major is the creator of cheapskateprincess.com. She remembers her first visit to Magic Kingdom like it was yesterday, because she had a ham sandwich tucked in her shorts pocket. The whole family snuck in their lunch; you can’t make that kinda stuff up. 40 years worth of trips to Orlando later, she is still trying to save money on vacations.
Amanda is a Disney Vacation Club Member and Annual Pass holder. Her amazing husband, band director Carl Major, plus three teen children and two dogs keep her busy. Amanda teaches Leadership to high school seniors in the almost-coastal town of Foley, Alabama. Read about her cheapskating local vacations with this link. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, walking somewhere, or paddling a kayak. Life is indeed a blast.
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Updated for 2017!
It’s expensive to be a Disney Princes, all those ball gowns and tiaras, the upkeep on the castle. What’s an ordinary gal to do if the Fairy Godmother hasn’t dropped a money tree into our back yard if we want to decorate our homes and bodies in cute Disney inspired stuff? We have to get a little crafty, try some DIY/Do It Yourself projects rather than drop a fortune in the Disney Resort gift shops and the Disney Store online. We can head off to our happy place and make some cool stuff.
