2011年4月30日星期六

Summer must-haves: Save vs splurge « rosiebrants

When it comes to summer, everyone needs to treat themselves to a little something special.

Remember those cold, dark winter mornings where it could've easily been 2am, well it wasn't, it was 7am and you were dragging yourself to work. You didn't care what outfit you had concocted, because; A- it was too dark for anyone to judge you and B- that's why you buy a winter coat to hide it all isn't it?

But now, classic English weather has sprinkled some sun on our shoulders and we need to put away the scarves, hide the copious amounts of makeup and bury the double duvets. Summer is coming!

It has been recorded that this spring brought us the hottest weather in over 62 years! Easter Sunday hit the 25C mark – the last time the mercury saw those numbers was in 1949.

Don't tell me you've not been hiding your barnet under a woolly hat, or scraping it into a ponytail – because let's face it, the unpredictable weather would only make you look like Amy Winehouse after it's finished with you. You never painted your nails because you didn't see the point – gloves hide them anyway.

Well, now, it's time to stop thinking dark and cold, it's time to look out your window and take in the bright colours and lovely blue skies. You need to reconnect with this summer's must-haves.

How do you afford it?

I know we are in the depressingly notorious "recession" but good news, consumer inflation has risen by a humongous 0.5% (big cheer). I know, it doesn't mean much to me either. All I know is, you deserve a treat and it doesn't mean breaking the bank. If you want to increase your overdraft to do so, I salute you. If you don't need to increase your overdraft, I want to be you.

So save or splurge? Decide whether you need to pinch those pennies or splash out on this years summer beauty essentials.

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