What was your last 'treat myself purchase?

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Your last purchase that wasn't something you needed, but something you WANTED.

I feel guilty if I buy something I don't need, even if it's only a few quid. I think my last 'luxury' purchase was a £20 handbag!

A pair of flare jeans. They were finally on sale.

I'm ignoring the much-needed new knickers from M&S and mention the new dress from Boden instead https://www.boden.co.uk/en-gb/pintuck-detail-mini-dress/sty-d0520 which makes me feel fabulous. Now I'm going to treat myself to somewhere to wear it.

Vivienne Westwood prescription sunglasses. They are big and round and beautiful 😍

A gel manicure and pedicure.
I feel so grown up ( I am nearly 50!)

Long denim skirts from Zara, 3 of them. I love them at the moment and hope they’ll still look good for autumn/winter with boots.

I'm trying to do a low-buy year, so less but better, and working towards a more streamlined wardrobe, so keeping clothes to one item per month. Last month it was this sweatshirt from Boden; my sister got me the pink one as a birthday present and I liked it so much I got the grey as well. Now it's pretty much my weekend uniform with sportswear or jeans, and I don't have to think too hard about what I'm wearing.

I also had a makeup lesson at Bobbi Brown, because I don't normally wear makeup, but the sleep deprivation was starting to show 😴and bought some blush and concealer which are so easy to use and make me feel a bit more polished.

The M&S summer beauty bag. Everything in it is usable for me for once!

Love the dress, not sure I could justify the cost though as it would feel too nice to wear!

Return to Tiffany™ Wrap Bead Bracelet in Silver with Pearls and a Diamond, Small | Tiffany & Co.

Worth every penny!

Very pretty 😍

Online is your friend. Charlotte Tilbury do samples with online purchases, especially if you join the loyalty scheme

@Dummycrusher wow! Congratulations! What’s it like / any pics?

@TheOwlChronicles is it any good? Very interested!

A pair of shorts and a skort. Last summer I had to buy size 18s. I've lost tonnes of weight since then so last week, I bought size 8s. I needed them but it was also a bit of a milestone marker.

This duvet set https://www.marksandspencer.com/pure-cotton-floral-reversible-bedding-set/p/hbp60591731?color=BLUEMIX&prevPage=srp

This is a very lovely dress. Totally not my usual style but just so pretty.
Where is it from?

😀

This little fella

A KitchenAid mixer which arrived today! I bake a lot and have been thinking about a KitchenAid for about two years. I've spent so much time looking at them on Amazon. I can afford it but didn't feel I could justify it. Every time I baked, I would think to myself 'I wish I had a KitchenAid' so last weekend after making cookies and thinking the same thing, I went on to Amazon, spent a few more days faffing and then ordered it. It's been delivered today and I can't wait to open it later.

Unfortunately the colour doesn't match my kettle and toaster so I've also had to replace those but I've been thinking about that for a while as well.

I treated myself to a jade, rose quartz and 14k gold necklace from my local thrift shop. It was $50 so not cheap cheap but I think a fair price. I am really enjoying wearing it.

A bracelet with tiny minature van gogh paintings on it. It had been pursuing me round the Internet and I caved.

That sounds beautiful! Let’s have a piccy

Here it is, it has 9 in total, including starry night, my favourite . And only 18 dollars inc shipping to the UK.

Some shampoo and conditioner arrived yesterday. It was £160. I think my DH would have imploded if he knew I'd spent that much

what kind of quantities of shampoo and conditioner are we talking about here exactly?

Well done!!

I ordered the last 3 'Strike' books that i needed to complete my collection. £20 with no p&p from World Of Books which i dont think is too bad, they are hardcovers as well. The other 3 books, i managed to get from charity shops for £2 each so the whole collection for less than £30. May have to pay full price for the new on when it comes out in a couple of months though!