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Sundae · 08-18-2011, 07:22 AM

Now you see I don't have £25 to spend.
But if I had, I'd be hard pressed to exit a candle shop with it still in my pocket.

When I had money - real money that would be replenished every month - these are the things I would buy.

Books. I never understood why bookshops didn't have baskets. I'd walk to the counter with a pile wedged precariously under my chin. £70 ($120) was not exceptional.

Sparkly things. I was and still am a magpie. In these days where I have champagne tastes and a lemonade budget I can still be found with my nose pressed against jewellers' windows.

Unusual/ exotic food. I can easily spend an hour in a high-end food store, looking and smelling and (ideally) tasting. Even at my slimmest and richest I gobbled up samples. Always looking for a new taste sensation.

And back to the OT
Candles. I still buy them when I can. There used to be an amazing candle shop in Covent Garden. I bought the evil ex a large, complex candle in the shape of a dragon which was very similar to a carved wooden dragon I had also bought him (he'd admired it, but it was out of his price range). WE agreed that he might light the candle one day, but only on a special occasion. Imagine my chagrin when I travelled down from Leicester to see him and it had already been lit and was half melted away.

Arsehole.

Anyway.
I also have a terrible addiction to make-up and cosmetics.
Why?! I rarely wear them!
Although my recent purchase of a Maybelline mascara was well worth it. The sort of inspired purchase I think I am making every time I buy.

08-18-2011, 07:22 AM	#2
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Now you see I don't have £25 to spend. But if I had, I'd be hard pressed to exit a candle shop with it still in my pocket. When I had money - real money that would be replenished every month - these are the things I would buy. Books. I never understood why bookshops didn't have baskets. I'd walk to the counter with a pile wedged precariously under my chin. £70 ($120) was not exceptional. Sparkly things. I was and still am a magpie. In these days where I have champagne tastes and a lemonade budget I can still be found with my nose pressed against jewellers' windows. Unusual/ exotic food. I can easily spend an hour in a high-end food store, looking and smelling and (ideally) tasting. Even at my slimmest and richest I gobbled up samples. Always looking for a new taste sensation. And back to the OT Candles. I still buy them when I can. There used to be an amazing candle shop in Covent Garden. I bought the evil ex a large, complex candle in the shape of a dragon which was very similar to a carved wooden dragon I had also bought him (he'd admired it, but it was out of his price range). WE agreed that he might light the candle one day, but only on a special occasion. Imagine my chagrin when I travelled down from Leicester to see him and it had already been lit and was half melted away. Arsehole. Anyway. I also have a terrible addiction to make-up and cosmetics. Why?! I rarely wear them! Although my recent purchase of a Maybelline mascara was well worth it. The sort of inspired purchase I think I am making every time I buy.