What are your luxuries?

Curry_Queen

Judi wrote:

I can scrimp and save on skincare i have found, but i have tried, and failed in the makeup department. I bought two lipsticks from the Chanel counter the weekend and they cost me £28.:oI wont tell you what i spent on foundation.:o:o

That reminds of a programme I saw on tv the other day, think it's called Mum and Dad's bank or something and the daughter this week was spending a fortune on designer cosmetics :eek:

Anyway, they took her and her make-up along to a professional make-up artist who did half her face up in her own expensive stuff then the other half in cheaper high street store stuff in the same shades.

Guess what - she actually preferred the look and feel of the cheaper lot, although there didn't seem to be much in it! And the make-up artist told her that they're basically the same products but you're paying extra just for packaging and the name with the designer stuff

moggins

I think my whole makeup basket is Collection 2000 which is about as cheap as it gets

Curry_Queen

If we're talking luxuries on the food/drink side of things, I now try to buy organic produce wherever possible, especially fruit/veg and eggs/dairy, and with meat, poultry and fish etc I'll at least opt for free range if I can't obtain or afford organic.

I also can't resist buying proper [size=-1]Parmigiano Reggiano parmesan but use it quite sparingly as it's expensive! (something like £20 a kg :eek: ) Could never contemplate using the dried tub stuff again though YUK!
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Curry_Queen

moggins wrote:

I think my whole makeup basket is Collection 2000 which is about as cheap as it gets

I can't remember the last time I actually bought any make-up (probably 2-3 yrs ago when I was an Avon rep for a while) and I should imagine most of it's gone off by now

(I still have stuff in my drawer from when I was a teenager :shhh: )

moggins

CQ!!!! (I still have bottles of perfume that are 7 years old) I do keep them boxed in a cool dark place though

Allexie

moggins wrote:

CQ!!!! (I still have bottles of perfume that are 7 years old) I do keep them boxed in a cool dark place though

Oh dear...how long do it keep then...just checked....

Amarige, Givenchy - 9 yrs old
Shalimar, Guerlain - 14 yrs old
Jardins de Bagatelle, Guerlain - 12 yrs old

all unopened, kept in a cool, dark place....still any good...

elvis_bloggs

The perfume samples they found in the wreck of the Titanic were still good.

AnnaV

Got a bit of a weak spot for expensive make-up too!

I travel a lot with my DH and it's always airports that get me.... :rolleyes:

AnnaV

Curry_Queen wrote:

And the make-up artist told her that they're basically the same products but you're paying extra just for packaging and the name with the designer stuff

But it's the packaging that I love so much! :rolleyes:

Sofa_Sogood

Buying presents :j

But haven't bought any for 4 months!