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

[GandolfBold]

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.

Second hand books ... I can't have enough books!

A lovely mug makes me happy too.

I'd love to have flowers and plants, but my cats chew them to bits.

@needsleepzzz can you tell me more about this lash lift off which you speak?

Decent perfume.

Daffodils (weekly whilst in season)
Wine (weekly)
Chocolates (weekly)
Chinese takeaway (payday treat)
Scented candle (weekly)
Bedhead hair products
Long weekend walks with DH - no distractions just talking, catching up on how each are doing & planning the week ahead
Going round the shops when I have nothing to buy so I can take my time & enjoy looking at whats available
Sainsburys carrot cake whilst watching Mummy Diaries - no DC's but still enjoy watching

Really good coffee beans. Then I grind them with cardamom pods. Heaven.

Running and Hotel Chocolate

Aveda shampoo
Yankee candles
Nails done sometimes

A huge Starbucks latte after my weekly counselling session on a Monday morning

Fresh flowers every week (mainly from a supermarket, sometimes from our garden)

My peach black tea bags from Fortnum & Mason - hot in winter, iced in the summer

Very simple. But a shower after hitting the gym. My gyms showers are hot and I don't get interrupted by the kids, I can still hear the music from the gym and it 10 mins of me time before heading home to the kids and the mad house! It's one of the reasons I go to the gym as much as I do!

My luxury is to find new expensive skincare products, makeup, shoes, bags, fragrances and then find a very good deal. Then I inform dh that I would like to have this one for birthday/Xmas/valentines/Mother's Day present. Works very well. I get something luxury I wouldn't buy myself and dh is happy to not to need to think any present.

Love this thread

Mine are:

This Works pillow spray - lovely lavender scent helps me sleep

Posh scented candles - always ask for them for birthday/Christmas and they last all year

Chunky Le Creuset mugs for drinking tea - very, very satisfying

£3 tulips from Tesco’s every week - so cheerful

Posh muesli

My dog
Sitting in my garden on my lovely bench
T-cups in all colours with good tea.
Yankee candles
Movie night
New duvet covers & sheets
A nice pen
Yoga & mindfulness
A good book
Walks on the beach when it’s rainy
Breakfast in my fancy cafe once a month

Fresh flowers - currently daffs in every room, but also have a Bloom and Wild monthly delivery.
My heated throw, which I have to share with the cat
Tea and a bacon sandwich in bed, made and brought by DP
True Grace candles
Sheet masks, in a really massively bubbly bath, with a can of Diet Coke, a magazine, and my Kindle

@rody111

Bugger off

Fresh flowers
Fresh fruit like Mango, Pineapple, Passionfruit & Strawberries
Good rib-eye steak, with trimmings
Scentsy Waxes for my warmers, makes the house smell beautiful
New pyjamas

A daily bath or shower.
Good coffee and tea.
A well stocked home and fridge. I grew up poor.
On holiday I stay in luxury. I want better than I have at home which admittedly is good.
Kids well looked after and having everything they need.
For myself I’m remarkably low maintenance or so I’ve been told

Cars

Love this thread!! Gave me some great ideas.

Mine are lash extensions (I love lying there with my eyes closed for an hour)
Bacon/sausage sandwich of a weekend on white bread (have brown in the week)
Big mugs for tea
Long walks with my dp and ds
A nice long bath listening to music or a podcast

This is such a nice thread. I forgot to add to my last post: a big slab of Brie, but only eat the crusts as they are the nicest!

Hi @GemmeFatale
The lash lift is effective a lash perm, a curved silicone strip is lightly stuck to you eye lid, your lashes are then glued to it using lash glue, once dried they apply a solution to set them in that curved position, the lady who does mine then applies a black tint, so it always looks like i am wearing mascara, it's amazing how much more awake i look!
Once everything has set she gets a damp cotton bud to wipe off excess dye and the glue, takes in total 45 mins from sitting down to being finished, suggested going every 8 weeks ish depending how fast your lashes grow.
Have to say it is a weird sensation having the guide on your eye lid, not being able to open your eyes, but worth it for the result, i have long lashes but normally they go pretty much straight out

Oh this sounds great. Although my lashes aren’t particularly long. How much does this cost?

wonders about trying it near due date

Mine are £25 but might vary on location, i'm n.yorks.
LVL is very popular nouveaulashes.com/blog/lvl-lash-lift-work/

Before and after

Thank you! I’ll have a google to find somewhere local I think