Take That Frown And Turn It Around: Wasp Botox

Sure, you could spend upwards of $400 a pop on Botox. But if the idea of shelling out that kind of dough to shoot a deadly toxin into your face makes you, well, scowl, pick up a box of Frownies facial patches instead.  (Find them for $14.99 at Whole Foods.)

Supposedly a Hollywood secret for decades—Renee Russo has copped to using them—these retro wrinkle remedies are just the thing for a needle-phobic Recessionista. The nifty adhesive patches smell like craft paper but work like a charm. I moistened the back of one and slapped it on my forehead before bed, and it smoothed out my brow crinkles by morning. The company claims that, over time, the patches will actually retrain the muscles of the face to reduce lines permanently.

One caveat: while the patches are pain free, the sight of your Frownies-covered face could cause your significant other to vanish along with your wrinkles. (Unless, that is, he thinks they make you look like Renee.)