What do you scrimp on and what do you is splurge on?

[Lottapianos]

Splurge:
Footwear
Coats and jackets
Hairdresser
Daily SPF (Bioderma)
Bras

Scrimp:
Trousers - New Look skinnies are fab
Pants - M&S
Handbags
T shirts - Primary or H&M usually
Skincare - use oil cleansing, Astral moisturiser, blue Nivea as night cream and skin loves it all!

What do you feel is worth splurging on and where do you feel cheaper versions are just as good?

Always Splurge

Food!

Footwear
Coats jackets
Hairdresser
Perfume
Bags
Bras
Swimwear

Everything else is variable...

Scrimp- underwear. The most I've spent on a bra is about £8 and the last time I bought pants were black 5 pack ones from Primark for £2.50....
Also, tops. Cannot bring myself to spend more than £5 on a top.

I splurge on coats, leggings and shoes. I'm totally taken in by brands. Don't wear my converse that often but I'd never buy fake ones I know, there's no difference really....
I'll pay anything under about £40 for a really good thick elastic pair of leggings since I wear them so much (live in my dr. martens).

Quite aware that my budget is probs significantly smaller than quite a few others' ones on here so when I say splurge for a coat, I'm thinking £100 max.

Ah forgot about hair etc.
Haven't paid to get my hair cut in about five years, I have to get it neatened up cos I have to be in an office for a bit this summer, first time in a hairdressers chair and I'm completely dreading it....
Thing is there's a great hairdresser I know who charged me about £7 for a normal cut/layers. And then another one who charged me about £30 for an absolute catastrophe, and she was going on about how she'd worked at Toni and Guy....really? Don't get the impression that hair is one of the things where you get what you pay for, is it?

Expensive things that are worth it, for me -
Benetint
Lancome Definicils mascara
Urban Decay eyeliners
Aveda Hand Relief
A good winter coat (but wouldn't spend more than £100 on that)
Fantasie bras (although tbh I try to buy them when they have money off)
Leather Converse (not super-expensive but not cheap either)
Badedas bubble bath (not super expensive but more than Radox!)

Things that I would never pay a lot of money for:
Handbags
Jeans
T-shirts
Stuff for summer holidays - bikinis, flip flops etc

Revolutionary toad, I live in leggings too and usually buy the ten quid ones from Sainsburys. Do you think its worth spending more then? Where do you buy yours?

splurge - foundation, bras

scrimp - moisturiser, toner

Splurge
Leather bag
All leather shoes
Perfume
Silver jewellery
Cashmere

Scrimp
Make-up
Tops
Underwear.

Yes I want to know where to buy thick leggings from too.

I used to like next leggings but the last lot I bought werelike tights. I'd love a nice thick pair.

Okay, my absolute best pair are American Apparel winter leggings, £38 I think? I know, it's loads, but they truly are in a class of their own. I wear them alll the time, they're super comfortable and don't lose their stretch.

Also Mint Velvet ones, I think they're under £30, are good.

Slightly thinner but still goodish.....Esprit and White Stuff.

Am steering clear of Topshop ones for life now....they're different to how they were a few years ago. The £18 ones I mean. Such a disappointment :(

Splurge

Moisturiser
Serum
Cleanser
Perfume
Dresses
Shoes
Coats and jackets
Jeans
Scented candles
Bed linen
Haircut and colour
Seche Vite
All make up apart from mascara
Underwear - always sets and never M&S / Primark etc. Always a 'brand'
Running shoes
bath oil - always a Diptyique one

Scrimp
Socks
Gym kit
Shampoo
Conditioner (both are always John Frieda Brilliant Shine though)
Nail polish (except as above)
Tops - usually Zara

Splurge:Botox,decelor face creams,bras,boots but not shoes,coffee
Save: Bags leather but not £,primark skinnies none better ime,knickers and socks too, fashiony things

Splurge:
Shoes (lkbennett for work, ash/NB/YMC/havaianas/timberland for casual)
Bras
Dresses (matches/NAP)
Scarves (cashmere/silk)
Some jewellery

Scrimp:
Tshirts/vests (usually H&M)
Jeans (Topshop)
Pants

Mid range:
Make up
Accessories

I like nice make up, YSL and feel like I'm treating myself when I buy Aussie Miracle hair care at three for a tenner!!

other than that it's supermarket clothes/shoes/underwear for me.

Never been into bags, I think I'm very low maintenance

Splurge -shoes for work - lk Bennett Classic black and nude. They are only worn indoors and are looked after.
Moisturiser-clarins
Bedding - white company.

Scrimp - pants
Basic Tshirts

scrimp: cleansers, knickers, nail varnish, lip gloss, vest tops, body lotion, pyjamas, socks, handcream

splurge: moisturiser, eyecream, mascara, lipsticks, tights, shampoo and conditioner, shoes, handbags and jeans

Scrimp - cleanser (poundland Johnsons Baby), pants (Primark), white t shirts (H&M, dozens of them), socks, flip flops

Splurge - handbag, mac, jacket, scarves, shampoo, sheets.

Splurge;
Coats
Boots
Bags
perfume
haircut
The odd toiletry/makeup item
and anything that I fall in love with but usually for a treat at birthday/christmas etc (within reason)

Scrimp;
T shirts
sandals
summer clothes
gym clothes
household basics
beauty salon treatments

Make up wise, I scrimp on anything you wash off - ie various cleansers, nail varnish remover - and body lotion because all lotions are basically the same thing.

Splurge- makeup, skincare (though do buy budget too when I find something that works), underwear, winter wear like coats & boots

Scrimp- beauty treatments (do gel nails, tan, etc all myself), gym clothes, jeans, basic t shirts, most summer clothes

I'm very mixed on splurge and scrimp. I don't think there is one item that I only splurge or scrimp on.

I've handbags ranging from £5 to Mulberry and Chloe.

Supermarket jewellery to Tiffany.

Just gone from a Mac foundation to a rimmel...my list could go on.

I chop and change and mix and match.

Splurge: anything for the children

Scrimp: anything for me

Splurge: foundation, mascara, bronzer, lipstick (the last two only because it seems to be the expensive brands that do colours which suit me). Shampoo and conditioner. Moisturiser.

Scrimp: Shower gel, eyeliner /shadow, blusher, nail varnish

Scrimp..Everything.

Spluge..Never.

We are talking £5 max for eye make-up, lipstick, blushers etc. Also all hair products and bath products.

£10 max for foundation.

Clothes.... £20 max on a top, £30 on jeans, £50 on coat and £30 on shoes.

splurge: leather items (bags, boots etc), Jackets (Next), dresses, jumpers, shampoos, hair masks

scrimp: makeup (bought in USA cheaply), nail varnish (rimmel, shops own brands), housewear, tops (h&m, charity stores), underwear (matalan, Primark), daily conditioners (Alberto balsams, L'oreal etc),

I spend (dont know if 'splurge' is quite right as dont buy designer stuff) on:

Coats
Boots
The odd good quality dress

Chanel face mask, Nars Illuminator and Smashbox primer are the only high end beauty bits I still buy after a complete overhaul of my beauty spending.