Hi friends, it’s been chaotic over here the past week and the perfume sampling fell by the wayside. But the weather’s lovely, so there’s that. Plus I bet you smell delightful; what are you wearing? Here’s something short I had in my files about what’s worth it vs. not for me personally, feel free to chime in with yours. There is no judgment on my part about any of these, we each have our budgets and priorities.
Worth It: a nice facial (I’ve gone back to getting them, part of their invaluable service is waxing my nose hairs — did you even know that was A Thing? It’s the greatest. As I age I’m developing the nose-hairs of a 90-year-old man. They use a ball of hot wax mounted on a small wooden stick et voilà. TMI? Why can’t my eyebrows or eyelashes grow that prolifically?)
Not Worth It: high end designer handbags. I have a colorful bag wardrobe but on the whole I’d rather waste my money on more fragrance than I’ll ever wear.
Worth It: Perfume. Obviously.
Not Worth It: fine dining / dining out. I’m not all that interested in food, especially fancy food, and when presented with the cost of a nicer restaurant’s entree all I think about is how much stuff I could have gotten at the grocery store with that cash or, you know, a fun new mascara or a sweater or something equally frivolous.
Worth It: Travel. Nothing fancy or exotic, but going somewhere new, usually a city I can walk in easily / subway etc.
Not Worth It: high end skincare (La Mer etc.) I think there are a lot of options that will get the job done that aren’t bottled by nuns at dawn using fairies’ tears, gold leaf, and fresh Alpine snowmelt. I have a lot of K beauty and a couple of prescriptions, including retinal. And I wear vampire-level sunscreen and a hat and sun-block clothing.
Your turn!
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