Indulgences ... do you have one?

Betty's Earl Grey loose leaf tea - I buy a 1kg bag, lasts around 9 months - expensive, but the best Earl Grey I have ever tasted. Books and dark chocolate :-)

Yes
Pork pies
DM shoes
Nice underwear

My small elderly Jack Russell is my chum day and night and my most worthwhile self indulgence. He quite likes it that he is.

Welsh Girl, do you use a teapot? If so do tell us what your tea pot is like!

Urmston, Plockton looks lovely on the photos! It's great to remember a perfect place!

Urmstongran - you may already know this but maybe not...
You can buy that liquid soap in 5L containers for filling it up!

I know it seems less of a luxury when you have 5L of it though!

Indulgences, eh? Humm
I’ve always eaten fresh food and cook from scratch - I consider those sorts of things as essential self care, not so much indulgences?

I’ve simplified my skincare and use CeraVe mostly. I don’t use expensive stuff, rather I look at active ingredients to address any skin issues I have.
For example, I buy 3 for 2 on CeraVe retinol cream, body moisturiser, and oil based facial wash, and it seems to be working….

After lockdowns I realised I’d missed the excitement of live theatre, dance, and concerts so I go to as many performances as I can now.
I suppose feeding the spirit in these busy days is an indulgence, but essential none the less.

www.hygiene247.co.uk/product/sea-kelp-hand-wash-5lt/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA1MCrBhAoEiwAC2d64aSBj4eUOJdcjl9PvVedl9gOLsOQ4AvAsJ0VGtpYVEW6EmO8_VP8TRoCrRgQAvD_BwE

Think it's £5 delivery from here.

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Not necessarily an indulgence but as Urmstongran the smell takes me back to past Christmas’s with my Mum.

About 30 years ago my daughter who was about 6 bought my Mum some Badedas for Christmas. It became a tradition that whatever my daughter bought her it always included Badedas.

When she died 10 years ago, I don’t know why but in the December I bought myself some Badedas. And I have now bought it every year since. It always brings back happy memories of my Mum and also my daughter as a young girl.

This was my father's favourite at Christmas.

❤️ Happy days.
And yes, I have bought some too, after Dad died.

Youth Dew perfume by Estee lauder

I've loved it since I was 17 years old, working in the office in a House of Fraser store.

Sorry chicken you have already said it about the 5L. I think you maybe posted about it whilst I was checking that they still did it!

Subsequently found ot on Amazon and elsewhere.

Every other month I treat myself to a box of thirty five ‘choose your own’, fresh cream chocolates from a Belgian chocolatier. They are just the best chocolates ever, with a great selection of delicious centres and are such an indulgence. I don’t have an outlet near me, so having them shipped via Jersey is the next best thing. I earn loyalty points on my orders to use towards the next one, and postage is free, so I really enjoy waiting for my postie to bring my treat!

Clinique skincare, but I'm always on the look out for special offers and packs. Also yarn for my crochet. So many scarves, shawls and blankets that I don't need but I love the challenge of a new pattern. Just bought some Alpacha and some cashmere for a really complicated pattern which I will return to when I finish my Christmas mosaic blanket. At least DH says it keeps me quite apart from the muttering and occasional swearing.

Also Estée Lauder Private Collection…the original one. I’ve been wearing it since 1983 and have never found any perfume that comes close in suiting me.
I have a love of crystal and clear glass Christmas decorations, including Swarovski baubles and animals…my sons usually buy me beautiful ornaments at Christmas and it’s a joy to me to open the boxes every December and see them sparkle in the lights.

Fabric -- Within the past year, I have started quilting and have bought so many beautiful fabrics.

For me, it’s good quality tea is coffee (instant). I like Twining’s Strong English Breakfast or. Assam tea and Percol decaffeinated coffee.

Books (on my Kindle) and dark chocolate with hazelnuts.

Really good gin😀

Ooh dear I fear there's quite a lot. Ground coffee, Hotel Chocolate, Falke socks, Wentworth jigsaws - that's enough for now.

Aw thanks everyone for joining in with this thread! I’ve really enjoyed just reading all the ‘indulgences’. Also thanks very much for the tip both of you chicken and NotSpaghetti about the 5L supply! I will look into it at the weekend. 😊😁

Mine is yarn, preferably with a high wool content.

Food: Cheese on wooden or slate boards ..

Clothing item: Boots and wool / cashmere Scarves ..

Beverage: Reserva Reds from La Rioja ..

Collection: Murano Venezian Glass ..

Hobby: Travelling ..

I’m afraid it’s chocolate 🍫 that I shouldn’t really eat as type 2 diabetic and I know it . Black chocolate just isn’t quite the same !

Food: Cheese on wooden or slate boards

That made me smile FgiS - I cant imagine the cheese tasting any better, no matter what it’s eaten from! Great cheese could be eaten from a paper plate surely?
😁