Beauty treatments- which do you have?

Haircut and dry at hairdresser about every 8 weeks. I have eyebrows tatooed about every 3 years when they fade. This is done in a hospital so free. Used to have nails done but the gel or the heat drying messed them up so now if I want a bit of glamour I just varnish by myself.

I have my hair coloured monthly to cover my grey
Manicure monthly and pedicure every two months
Eyebrows threaded monthly, I don’t know why as I don’t go far but it makes me feel that I haven’t given up on myself completely

My favourite is the facial and massage that my daughter buys me for occasions such as birthday, Mother’s Day and Christmas in my favourite salon

I loathe going to the hairdresser and visit as seldom as possible. Sitting in front of a mirror and trying to make polite conversation is an ordeal. My hairdresser knows how I feel and is very sweet and easy to talk to thank goodness.
Many years ago I had a makeover in a local department store. I left looking like a drag queen and had to dive into the nearest loos to wash my face.

Haircut every six weeks.

Hair trimmed every six weeks and highlighted twice a year with a colour to cover the grey. I attend to my own feet……cannot tolerate anyone touching them! Finger nails are dire…..they split, flake, get hang nails, and generally look awful so I’m ashamed to go to a nail technician to have a manicure. As for facials, I have a good cleansing routine and use Boots No7 age appropriate serum and moisturiser night and day.

kittylester

I have hair appointments every six weeks - alternate ones are highlights. I have a pedicure every 6 weeks or so but that is all.

What do you have?

I wonder whether I don't think i am worth the cost and attention or am I just content with myself. What else should I consider?

Hi
I have regular haircut/ colours . I have regular manicures & pedicures. I also have regular waxing . I am lucky that I have a good therapist who comes to my house . It makes me feel better so that’s all that matters. I don’t plan on going grey anytime soon either !.

My daughter cuts my hair when it needs it. Otherwise nothing. I dislike others people fussing over my person. Absolutely hate facials.

I gave up colouring my hair when I retired. I like being silver now as I was very fair when young.
As for waxing, all my sparse body hair fell out by about 60. I never did need to shave my legs.

I have haircut every 7weeks and colour every other appointment.I am 78 and cannot stand grey hair.I did go a while without colour,but back to it now as I really didn’t like it.

Nails every 3 weeks.

I take care of my skin myself,I use a lot of products as I swim daily and I find it damaging to my skin,so need lots of moisturiser and body butter to keep it soft.

Haircut every 5/6 weeks don't bother to colour anymore and mani/pedi every 5/6 weeks.

I have a dry cut about every 7 or 8 weeks - that's it. I've never had a manicure or a facial -- it all seems a bit superficial to me. I stopped wearing eye make up during covid and never bothered after that. I do use BB cream to make my face look half way presentable, though.

Hair cut every 6 weeks and highlights every 12 weeks. Lip, chin & eyebrow wax every 6 weeks, pedicures every 6 weeks. Manicures as & when..
As I’ve become older (I’m 71 in June) I’ve felt the benefit of a good face oil & hair oil too.

O.M.G. there really are a lot of preening princesses out there! I dont mind the occasional spa visit (at (£34 a visit)for sauna,steam rooms etc.. But i colour hair myself or my Granddaughter does it, same for trims if i cant get a low-ish price haircut offer,(she is training for hair& beauty) And i do any other beauty regimes myself.I might get the very occasional pedicure or massage but only if i've been given birthday present money..My word there must be quite a bit of money spare in these times of rising costs.😁

Yes i must admit all our family have been blessed with good skin,and look younger than our years(even the lads!) So did my mum,& her mum before her. Great for us getting older in family, not so much for the younger end,who are all baby-faced & ID'd into their 30's, much to their annoyance.(i tell them they will be glad of it when they're past mid-40's😆)

I haven't been to the hairdresser since covid. I just let it grow. It's naturally frizzy so I use John Freida Frizz Ease which makes it into separate curls.

I keep my fingernails short and I can cut my own toenails.

I use a moisturizer, foundation, face powder and lipstick but only if I'm going out.

I don't know if Wegovy counts as a beauty treatment but I do that as well. I would love to lose 2 stone.

Nannan2

O.M.G. there really are a lot of preening princesses out there!

That seems a bit rude. I don’t think anyone is ‘preening’
We all decide what to spend our money on. I expect there are things you buy or do that others would think extravagant.

ginny

Nannan2

O.M.G. there really are a lot of preening princesses out there!

That seems a bit rude. I don’t think anyone is ‘preening’
We all decide what to spend our money on. I expect there are things you buy or do that others would think extravagant.

I was about to say something similar. As I said earlier in the thread, apart from haircuts, the only treatment I get is waxing/threading (to stop me looking like the bearded lady), but if someone else wants to spend their money getting pampered, having nails and toes done, even things like Botox and fillers, then that's up to them. Surely at this stage in life we've all earned the right to spend our money how we please? I've always had a hard time trying to justify spending money on myself (doesn't help when you look like the back end of a bus), but fair play to those who do! Calling them 'preening princesses' is mean to say the least.

Preening princess really what the problem with keeping yourself in good condition certainly have no intention of letting myself go (if that is the correct term) Have no problem spending a reasonable amount of money on myself why not ?
If I can’t do it now when can I there’s no pockets in shrouds.
Grateful to have the spare money for this but it’s not by accident a bit of hard work and financial planning went into it.

Preening Princesses FGS! People spending money how they choose, their prerogative. Plus keeping businesses going in these hard times.

Cut and colour every 6/7 weeks. Manicure/pedicure monthly. I had my eyebrows microbladed about three years ago. They are probably due for a top up. Expensive at the time but so much easier that waxing/threading. I also visit a physiotherapist each month. She takes a holistic approach and helps me maintain a good level of fitness. Because I’m worth it…….

Hair cut and blow dry every 7 weeks. No colour as I have silvery blonde hair. Eyebrow colour every month. No fingernail polish but regular pedicure in summer. Facials whenever I get a voucher at Christmas, birthday or Mother’s Day.

Nannan2

O.M.G. there really are a lot of preening princesses out there! I dont mind the occasional spa visit (at (£34 a visit)for sauna,steam rooms etc.. But i colour hair myself or my Granddaughter does it, same for trims if i cant get a low-ish price haircut offer,(she is training for hair& beauty) And i do any other beauty regimes myself.I might get the very occasional pedicure or massage but only if i've been given birthday present money..My word there must be quite a bit of money spare in these times of rising costs.😁

Well, bully for you, that you can do all these things for yourself and have grand daughters in the right professions.

Most of us don't. COVID was enough to show me that I needed to have my hair cut by a good hairdresser, not a willing daughter doing her best.

I was ill for most of my childhood and in adulthood I have always tried to keep myself in good health by keeping my weight down, eating healthy food and beng sufficiently active.

It is a logical follow on that I also look after my skin whether on face or elsewhere on my body. The result is I look as healthy as I feel.

I loved my Covid ponytail of silver grey hair, but 6 years down the line I like it in a short bob.

I dont like long painted nails on old lady hands, but whatever floats your boat Its been an interesting thread. And if you cant do want you want at this stage of life when can you?

Preening Princesses🙄 There seems to be a puritanical competition going on to brag about how little we spend on ourselves.
That’s nothing to brag about, self respect and self esteem are important things in life. If we look our very best, we cheer ourselves up as well as others (apart from Nannan2

I go to the hairdressers when I have a reason to get my hair cut, usually once every couple of years. That's it. I've got better things to spend my money on and better ways to spend my time.