To ask how much you pay for beauty services like your nails, hair, etc?

[ChattyChai]

I’m 39, turning 40 at the end of the year.

My husband thinks I’m being ridiculous with what I spend, but we can afford it comfortably and it makes me feel good.

I spend £42 every 3-5 weeks on nails, and every 3 months or so an extra £15 to get my eyebrows waxed and tinted.

i spend £140 every two months on getting my hair extensions moved up, and then every 4 months an extra £77 to get my roots done.

he thinks this is silly money and an extra £110 a month we could be saving, but I work, it’s my only real splurge each month and it makes me feel great. Am I spending too much? How much do you spend?

Nails only for special occasion so maybe twice per year, just biab gel. Other than that I do classic manicure and pedi at home. I have been blessed with thick long eyelashes so nothing to be done there, eyebrows I overplucked in the 90s, I had them microbladed once but couldn't afford top ups, would love to do them again though! My hair is £75 every two months with full head once or twice per year which is £120. Maintenance is not the cheapest, my hair is bleached so I spend on decent products to keep them in good shape. And that's it for me☺️

Nails about £45 every 4 weeks
eyelashes £45 every 3/4 weeks
hair £55 every 8 weeks.

I just think if you can afford it why not? It makes you happy and makes you feel good and that’s priceless to be honest.

It’s all about what you can afford and are happy to spend. Some people spend £50-£100 per week on takeaways or the pub and eating out and some aren’t.

for me …
hair (every 3 months) £80
eyebrows (I was getting them waxed and tinted every month £25 ish but have just had them microbladed £350 and now they are good for 1-2 years) so no monthly cost now
laser hair removal £100 every 3 months -6
months
LVL as and when, probably 3-4 times per year £45
nails - manicure & pedicure 2-3 x per year £75

So I don’t have high monthly costs anymore but I do go for the one off expensive costs like microblading or laser hair removal that just need top ups , or replacing skincare products

then there is also skincare, hair products, make up replacement, razors, general beauty products etc

at the end of the day whatever you can afford is fine, and it’s expensive to keep all this stuff up men are lucky they literally just shower and shave that’s it

There’s such a thing as dealing with the OP and then the follow up posts.

People do that in their own way, yes some may not have RTFT and just respond to the OP, but others don’t think the initial question and the thread development belong in the same response, but respond to both. Some might just respond to the development.

@BoudiccaRuled

Ah you should treat yourself! You matter too!

@BoudiccaRuled

Also - how much chicken do you eat if that’s a factor in why you can’t pay out for personal grooming??

If your hair is longer than shoulder length and you are not after absolute perfection you can do it yourself quite easily.

I hate the hairdresser so when my hair was long enough, I'd just do it myself. I followed the Brad Mondo video where you put lots if bobbles in your hair where you want to cut.
My hair tends to wave and flick out so even if its done professionally I never get razor sharp ends.

I do it myself at home. Have done for years now.

Do you find the reformer does anything? I tried it once a week for a few months. I enjoyed it but saw/felt zero impact. I cant afford to do it more than once a week.

I did other things as well.

Next to nothing, I have curly hair that I probably get cut once a year and that's about it. I do however spend £150 on a spa day roughly every 6 weeks. I get a massage and spend all day lying around in the hot tub and I regret nothing.

It's important to spend intentionally, rather than being wasteful. But if you enjoy it, it makes you feel good and you can afford it then tell him to get in the sea.

I have just got my lips filled and booked in for botox after becoming really unhappy about the way ive suddenly aged. Im thrilled with the difference the filler has made so I will definitely be keeping up with that. Its £100 every 9 months ish.
Botox if I keep up with it will be £280 every 4 months.
I dye my own hair and brows, do my own hair removal and pedicures.
Hair about £35 every 6-8 weeks
I would love to start getting my nails done again but at another £40 every 2 weeks (my nails grow very fast!) I cant justify it.
I probably spend another £40 a month on creams and gadgets to pamper/beautify too.

I do think some of this is age dependent. When I was young I wore my hair long, didn't need to dye it as no grey to hide, didn't need to do anything to my brows as they were fine as they were etc etc. The older I get the more I find I need to do just in order to not look terrible, never mind actually looking good. Also once eyesight starts to deteriorate it becomes more difficult to do a good DIY job without glasses and impossible to do certain tasks whilst wearing glasses. I am coming to the conclusion that I am going to have to start paying out more soon or just give up and accept the inevitable decline.

Op does your partner do any hobbies or honour drinking etc?

I dont think you need to justify what you spend your own money on to your husband or to anyone else.

he probably spends money on thing others would think is silly. each to their own what you splurge on

If its your money and it makes you feel good its not your husbands buisness

Blimey, no wonder I look like such a state!
Haircut £50 3 x per year
Brow/lash tint when I remember £12 each time

I pay £12 every few months for a hair cut and £15 every 6 months to have my eyebrows threaded or when i have a big event, which isnt that often 😅. My mum bleaches my hair every 5months or so. When i was on Mat leave i used to have gel nails which were like £30-35 every 6-7 weeks but because of my job i am not allowed nails done or fake lashes etc, ive never had fake lashes in my life. I do however one day want to try semi permanent makeup and microblading 😅. I just cant justify the money for the latter when i have 3 young children and a high mortgage rate at the min.

Op does your husband have hobbies or go out drinking with friends, gym? Im sure he spends money on things he likes or does. Spend your money on whatever you can afford its yours.

I spend hardly anything on hair and beauty £25 on a cut every 3 months or more.. waxing a few times a year.. but i am contemplating an eye lid lift so that will counteract all the money ive saved not wearing make up or nails etc.. its all a balance
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Nails £30 every 4 weeks
highlights 8ish weeks and cut £50 (friend)
hair extensions moved up 8 weeks free (family member)

I do my own eyebrows. No lash extensions as I’m allergic.

Nothing like that but then l spend £100 a month on books & periodicals so, to each her own.

I spend about £18 on my eyebrows every few months. I get my hair cut for about £23 every few months too.

Are you sure you can afford it comfortably? Does your partner look after the finances and know differently?

To quote Shakespeare 'Vanity thy name is woman'. I probably spend £80 a year on haircuts and £50-£70 on makeup total. Been given vouchers for Boots as presents which I've put to good use from my company.
None my family are very into beauty stuff, barring my eldest half-sister who slaps it on for occasional night out.
And it all gets washed off or out in the end. No wonder men get frustrated sometimes. So long as we smell nice, I doubt a majority of guys would care if we're fully tarted up or completely fresh faced! lol

I don't spend much at all but that is mainly because I'm time poor and also don't enjoy going to salons. I'd happily spend that amount, maybe even more, to wake up with nice hair, brows and nails.

And if your husband spent the same amount on stuff??

Or worse, he lost his job but the savings have gone on your nails and hair???