Last night I went to Ulta and spent $125 on make-up and hair products that I had run out of. I let everything go to the last minute, so it was a big purchase all at once. In my eyes, my make-up, lotions and hair products are total splurges that aren't necessities. I could use something cheap like Herbal Essences, but I really like the nice stuff.
What do you splurge on?
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
Yeah I splurge on beauty stuff- like my chi hair dryer. For things like my hair/face, what you put on it really affects it so I like high-quality products. So I used Moroccan oil on my hair to protect it. I also pay $16/bottle for my shampoo and conditioner. And at ulta my favorite eyeliner is $20!
I also splurge on my jeans. I never could find jeans growing up because I was crazy tall and skinny. I have filled out but still have long legs and really appreciate jeans that fit and are comfortable. My favorite brand is MEK which is about $130 a pair.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
Nothing really. I'm too cheap and frugal!!! If I want something I wait forever, prowl sales and wait to get a good deal!
Anything expensive I have is because others (my husband!) bought for me because I will never buy it for myself.
Not a makeup/beauty product person because I'm too lazy and too cheap!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
Massages. It's really for my health because I get bad migraines, but I still feel like it's a splurge.
My mom just bought LO a $50 dress for her naming which I think is crazy. But she says it's for a special day, so it's worth it.
eggplant / 11824 posts
Good food (at home and eating out), good booze and high quality skincare products.
bananas / 9227 posts
I'm cheap as well. I don't splurge. However, I do like "nice" things but won't buy it unless it's needed, even if it's on sale. The closest things to splurging would be on technology (a good computer is an investment, but I'd research it fully first and it has to be on sale), food (and I don't mean restaurant food), and baby products. Oh and I like real vacations, but I cross that off as a necessity for living in an iceberg of a country =P
blogger / pomelo / 5400 posts
Travel! Studies have shown that spending on experiences as opposed to stuff makes you happier 
grapefruit / 4554 posts
I've cut down on my hair/make-up splurges. Now the only thing I splurge on is skin care and coffee!
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
Eating out, Makeup, tech gadgets, anything LO related, gifts for my DH!
coconut / 8854 posts
Really nothing....DH is the one that splurges. I don't mind though. I don't wear make up. I don't shop for clothes often at all. I really don't have any expensive gadgets. I'm pretty boring! Although I consider myself very frugal though! And I don't mind at all!
cherry / 108 posts
Makeup for sure, hair products sometimes, and technology (but few and far between). As far as food goes, we like to go to lots of $$ and $$$ restaurants, but not $$$+ (if that makes sense), so I guess that's splurging, but not uber-splurging.
And when we go grocery shopping, we buy generic everything except for certain things -- cheese, dishwasher detergent, and kitty litter, to name a few. So I guess those are kind of "splurges."
coconut / 8854 posts
@Witz: I found out the hard way, but I agree I will never again buy generic kitty litter. Tidy Cats all the way here
clementine / 994 posts
Food. We like to treat ourselves to really nice $$$$ restaurants every once in a while. I think the experiences and memories are worth it, though, because we both really love food.
Other than that, I like nice brands, but I'm also a bargain hunter. I get the good stuff, but I never pay full price.
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
We like to splurge on eating out, but that hasn't happened too much recently. I do splurge on some beauty products but I stick with drugstore brands for most things. I used to use Moroccan Oil on my hair which is crazy expensive, but I switched to the cream they make which is a lot cheaper.
I used to splurge on designer jeans and handbags but I don't do that anymore!
We're splurging on my engagement ring resetting, but that's counting for mother's day, push present, 7th anniversary, and Christmas, so we added up how much we might have spent on all of it and stayed on budget under that.
I do like to splurge on facials because they're SO good.
eggplant / 11287 posts
expensive makeup
expensive hair products (both me and my DH use really pricey hair product)
shoes
persimmon / 1465 posts
Makeup. I like nice stuff. I would be broke if we had Sephora here!
I like pricey clothes but usually wait for a discount.
apricot / 290 posts
Clothes and shoes! I still try to get a good deal and shop sales and outlets, but i dont like to skimp on certain name brands. Ive discovered you really do get what you pay for! Luckily, husband is the same way!
kiwi / 718 posts
I don't splurge. Like pp, if I need something I bargain hunt the crap out of it. I don't good consider good, healthy, organic food for the house a spluge so much as a necessity, though that is a big part of our budget. I guess when we travel, that's a splurge? we're hoping to go to alaska later this year & try to have 1 big trip/year.
clementine / 958 posts
Running shoes, skin care, and camping/hiking gear, which for us is essentially splurging on travel.
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