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What little luxuries do you buy/do/have that make you happy?

217 replies

GandolfBold · 07/03/2019 18:04

Just thinking about the little things that cheer me up and that make me smile.

Radox bubble bath
Hayu membership because I love my reality TV
Exercise class which is the highlight of my week.

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uncomfortablydumb53 · 07/03/2019 18:36

I have my brows waxed monthly
Hair coloured every two months
Nesti Dante soaps
Matrix shampoo and contioner

HalfBloodPrincess · 07/03/2019 18:38

I buy a new pair of pyjamas on every payday. I have more pyjamas than clothes!

ShePutTheHamsterWhere · 07/03/2019 18:41

Hayu and Birchbox.

WineGummyBear · 07/03/2019 18:43

Miniature bottle of Frexinet cava in the fridge for Friday night.

GandolfBold · 07/03/2019 18:46

Yay another Hayu lover Hamster

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itsbritneybiatches · 07/03/2019 18:49

Lash extensions from a salon, shellac from my friend and Lindt chocolate balls.

craftingqueen · 07/03/2019 19:00

Like many on this thread I buy fresh flowers most weeks and they really lift my mood!

The newest herbal essences shampoo and conditioner range - I could buy the normal ones at £3 a bottle but the £6 ones smell absolutely incredible and I love people complimenting me on how shiny my hair is

ShePutTheHamsterWhere · 07/03/2019 19:10

Yep OP- love it.

Housewives, Below deck and Vanderpump are my current favourites.

CoolCarrie · 07/03/2019 19:15

Daily disposable contact lenses, after years of being skint and struggling to afford monthly ones it is bliss to have brand new ones every day.
Fresh flowers at the end of the week, and the odd pot plant as well.
Being able to have laser treatments on facial hair which has been a problem for me since my teens.

LondonBelongsToMe · 07/03/2019 19:17

M&S apples

Dowser · 07/03/2019 19:21

A new dress
Doesn’t have to be expensive
Crystals
Good quality dark chocolate

ihatethecold · 07/03/2019 19:24

Matrix Biolage shampoo and conditioner
Cheap flowers
Massage once a month
Weekly counselling (essential rather than a luxury)
To be able to go to book shop and spend as long as I fancy in there. (So rare)

Drogosnextwife · 07/03/2019 19:26

I'm going to get my nova lashes back on in a few weeks I can't wait. I rarely do anything special for myself but they make me feel so much more confident with ought any make up.

LadyOfTheFlowers · 07/03/2019 19:29

Candles
Coffee in favourite coffee shop
Good gin with all the trimmings
Radox bath

LondonBelongsToMe · 07/03/2019 19:29

@ihatethecold - I am a biolage fan too! utterly gutted at the new formula though - the clear conditioner doesn't condition :-( They also discontinued the styling product I used.
Presumably you know that TK Maxx often has it?

Foxyloxy1plus1 · 07/03/2019 19:35

Coffee from my bean to cup machine.
Scented candles
Kindle 99p books
A bunch of daffs
Zumba
Inexpensive workout leggings and tops.

sleepalldays · 07/03/2019 19:40

A nicer moisturiser and face scrub to use daily. £16.99 each and usually repurchase a little over a month later.

Branded shampoo & conditioner (tresemme/garnier usually)

Haircut w/ shampoo and blowout once every 2 months £40.

Cinema trip usually twice a month.

saganorenscarandcoat · 07/03/2019 19:40

New balls of wool
New fabric
Books
Aero mint chocolate
Coffee
A new lipstick
Soap from TK Maxx

sleepalldays · 07/03/2019 19:42

Ooh and douwe egberts (sp?) indulgence coffee daily.

Whynham · 07/03/2019 19:46

Really good loose leaf tea
Pink lady apples
Hot bath with salts
Skillshare subscription

lauryloo · 07/03/2019 19:55

I've just bought a bean to cup coffee machine so I have lovely coffees every day

EarlyModernParent · 07/03/2019 19:59

Posh tea.
Books.
Purple ink for my ink pens.

Harveyrabbit76 · 07/03/2019 20:02

ShePutTheHamsterWhere - I love those programmes too! Gutted no new seasons of Below Deck yet. Have you watched the Med version?

Nice coffee with syrup
Beauty Pie subscription
Kindle books
One or two nice books per month

shortsaint · 07/03/2019 20:05

Can't believe I am so similar to everyone here...

Daily nice coffee
Fresh flowers - daffs do
Jo Malone perfume
Scented candles
Home-made Cake/NT scones

BikeRunSki · 07/03/2019 20:08

DH share a bottle of wine and a posh pizza on Fridays.

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