Christmas treats for yourself

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I’m spending Christmas alone. I’m an expat so can’t get home to UK to be with family without quarantine at both ends.

I’ve been dating someone, who is traveling to his home country (no quarantine issues for him). My friends either don’t celebrate Christmas or are seeing family.

So. I want to buy myself Treats.

What would you want? I’m thinking things I’d never normally buy, whether cheap, expensive, pointless-but-you-want-anyway, fancy version of normal stuff that you need anyway, that kinda thing. Anything goes - looking for off the wall, random suggestions of things that I might want.

So far I’ve ordered myself:

• a cuddly toy
• Himalayan salt blocks for cooking steak
• a book I’ve been wanting to read
• a fancy bottle of brandy
• lego technic
• make up brushes

I will be spending the day on the beach with cocktails, and cheese and wine at night.

If you were me, what would you be buying yourself?

Sounds fabulous! I'd be buying a new mug (I like them) a massive lot of chocolate....skincare, makeup, books and paints.

MNHQ where are our festive smileys??

I agree with a Christmas mug (there was a nice thread on this earlier).
New hot water bottle and new bed linen.
Posh pyjamas.
Lots of fancy cheese and crackers.

I would be in bed with all those things.

Pigs in blankets and more pigs in blankets. All the pigs in blankets. I would become a pig in a blanket.

Merry Christmas OP your Christmas sounds lovely

New beachwear/sunglasses so you feel extra special on the beach.

New pyjamas, socks, slippers. Agree with the new mug and some fancy hot Chocolte or those hot Chocolte bombs looks super cool! New festive bedding, maybe a dressing gown.

I have just bought some lovely Christmas themed novels

I would also buy some pampering stuff- bath oils and nail polish and face masks (not the covid type)

Christmas colouring books

Some puzzle books

Space masks.

Scented.candles

Some.new films to watch

(I have a few child free.days after Christmas )

Hmmm massive mug, posh hot chocolate, baileys and marshmallows. That sounds like a good idea!

There’s a point, my go-to swimwear shop has closed down. I may need to investigate buying online for something fabulous as I won’t be able to last minute buy that if I decide to

Some fab ideas so far

A trip to Victoria’s Secret may also be in order, to replace my M&S scruffy granny pants.

Sounds great OP!

So far I've ordered myself a GHD heated hairbrush (I'm hoping it's a bit less harsh on hair than straighteners) and I'm planning to get some nice bath stuff (maybe magnesium salts and some nice smelling stuff) and make-up plus maybe some of the following:

• Disaronno for hot chocolate
• Thorntons/Hotel Chocolat treats
• Earrings or a necklace/bracelet

I'd also maybe buy some La Roche-posay suncare if I lived somewhere sunny!

@Lovely1a2b3c please do report back. I’m very keen on one but decided it was a bit pricey if it doesn’t work

OP I’d buy lots of those lovely snacky bits from M&S that you just put in the oven and have those with champagne in the evening.

I’m jealous you’re somewhere hot enough to be on the beach!!

Oooh - what a great thread

A nice jigsaw
Some kind of craft kit
A nice facial treatment
A foot spa
A bucket of pigs in blankets!
A party drum of Twiglets
Ingredients to make gravalax
Nice cheese
A good bottle of fizz

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Cashmere bed socks and cashmere fingerless gloves.

Another good book in case you finish the first.

Decent chocolate and hot chocolate.

A new sparkly Christmas tree decoration.

I always put a few treats on the coffee table on xmas eve - so I treat myself by not cooking. I usually do:
Turkish delight
Quality street
Twiglets
Cheeselts
After Eights
Olives
Kettle crisps
Nuts

And a bottle of fizz.

Lovely!

Enjoy 😊

A luxury candle? Or two!

I’ve been browsing online but it seems such an extravagance when a) you aren’t able to sniff the tester in a store and b) I’m not convinced that they’re really worth the money.

But if I were you I’d go for it!

You're having the Christmas I want! Cocktails on the beach with a book and no family ... people pay thousands to have a Christmas like that!

Chocolate orange! Chocolate orange! Chocolate orange! Fizzy wine! Yeah!

@FortunesFave

Sounds fabulous! I'd be buying a new mug (I like them) a massive lot of chocolate....skincare, makeup, books and paints.

MNHQ where are our festive smileys??

Festive smileys: [ no space f no space + smiley no space ]

Dunno if that makes sense..but they’re definitely working!

some olaplex hair stuff
some skincare stuff (think serums, AHA tonic, or dragons blood water etc)
a home nail bar kit with UV light and some lovely new colours
champagne... to be opened at breakfast
a reaaaaally beautiful box of macaron and one of truffles
a lovely new robe or silk pjs
an allowance to by netflix / sky movies
some baileys!
most excellent tv snacks (whatever they are for you)
a little something from Tiffanys
a pair of shoes or boots i cant justify but really want
A couple of lovely new makeup buys... chanel mascara, maybe a red lipstick
new sunglasses for the beach....

oh god i could go on!! Really enjoy OP, it will be amazing!

A little jewellery box
Fancy chocolates from a local shop
A nice candle

Some lovely expensive lingerie and of course chocolate!

Apple Watch
Air wrap
Books books books
Pyjamas
Kimono
Flowers
Slushie machine

New sunglasses !
Another book
I'd love a dri robe but I'm guessing it's warmer there ?

Totally loving all of the suggestions.

So far I have gin (not admitting how many bottles)
Posh crisps
Nice crackers

Op that sounds wondeful.

I keep mentioning caviar on lots of threads 😂 I ve never had it, I would buy some to try it.

Something like that..

Personally I'm having an electric blanket, hair straighteners and a box of charbonell rose and violet creams... I'm also going to take great pleasure in ordering and choosing a bespoke box of chocolate from Audrey in Brighton.

Mine would be silk pyjamas, a lovely bubble bath, neon skin treatment candle, space masks, lily o’Brien’s sticky toffee chocolates, bottle of Baileys, good book.

Placemarking for some ideas - not necessarily for Christmas but to treat myself over the next few rubbish weeks (tier 3)

I would like (but I won’t be buying any of these lol)
Perfume
New duvet cover
Bottle of rhubarb gin
Some bath bombs
A wooden tray for across the top of the bath
A new large mug
A silk pillowcase
A new handbag (mid range not designer)
An oil water diffuser thingy and selection of oils,
New hair dryer (or if it wasn’t so expensive the dyson one or the dyson air styler)
Lindor red chocolates