Luxurious conveniences worth spending on 

Hello, Gorgeous! 

As I level up my life, I realised I can afford more luxuries without living paycheck to paycheck after taking some time to create stability for myself. 

Disclaimer: These are all my opinions. Do not spend on any of these things if you are in debt or trying to establish yourself. Take your time, my love. It is worth building yourself first. Then you will have these to look forward to. 

Korean body scrubs: Be smooth for a week

The first time I tried a Korean body scrub – nobody warned me. I should have been briefed beforehand, but I will for you today if you have not. 

The protocol: Men and women at Korean spas share different spaces. Women have our own locker room, remove all clothes, and you have the option to bring your towel with you. 

You are welcome to walk around in your birthday suit as it is a safe space for ladies of all adult ages. However, when you go to different spas in East Asia there is a family section. 

The procedure: You will be escorted to what is similar to a hamam or open part of the spa where the hot water spaces are. There is a bench you lie down on and hot water will be doused onto your body and the scrubbing begins! 

It might feel like a scratching sensation, but you will be pleasantly surprised that you will not have to scrub your body for A WEEK. 

I was so insanely smooth and have done this multiple times before. Now, I appreciate it more than ever as I cut down on shower time, my water bill, and unnecessarily long spa days at home. 

Laundry Service twice a month for safety & practicality 

As a woman who values girl time, I go out several times a week with my ladies. The outfit changes are nonstop and I love having fresh sheets and towels. 

After stocking up on linens for my home to change regularly, I always felt the same towards underwear and socks. This is why I have 3+ months worth of panties available.

Living in Los Angeles is fabulous with all the concentrated activities possible, but it still gets scary at night when I am alone without my sweetheart to protect me at all times. I avoid going to the bank at night, places without security, and try to do all my errands as early as possible.

Aside from this, my building has a limited number of machines that are routinely occupied by families who really need their laundry done. No matter the time of day.

It saves me an inordinate amount of time doing several loads of washing ALONG WITH FOLDING. Yes, I have become so lazy. And wanted to stop planning my day/week around when someone is done washing their clothes.

I love saving time and outsourcing tasks that are affecting all the other aspects of my life. They pick it up at my door and deliver it to my door. Who could ask for more? 

Luxury car services: washing, detailing, and maintenance 

I have a modest car due to the fact that I do not want to be in debt and am extremely afraid of being held at gunpoint again. 

Flashing is not my style where it does not need to be especially when driving through rough parts of town, because LA switches up fast between the nicer areas. 

Thank goodness I chose a car that is low maintenance, now I can really splurge when it comes to taking care of it and making sure I can be comfortable driving. 

This also counts for the 

• scent
• feel of the engine running smoothly
• general orderliness

I just had my oil changed with the deluxe oil that keeps your engine happier for longer as opposed to more visits with the lower-cost support. 

Your car is an extension of you when you hand your keys to the valet, run errands, or are showing a dear friend around town. 

Valeting my car versus street parking

If there is a parking structure, I am going to choose to park there. In Los Angeles, however, this is not always the case. 

I like to be on time, look put together, and have my car warmed up as I hit the road. 

This is purely for convenience and not necessary at all.

Usually I am wearing heels when stepping out and prefer this over schlepping a couple blocks with the cars passing by creating wind in my hair that gets stuck in my lip gloss and having to rearrange my entire outfit again. 

Not to mention being winded from running across the street at the light due to LA traffic honking at me. Nothing about this is a delight when you see me for the first time after a while. 

It makes you feel and look stressed needlessly especially when in a rush. A poised presence makes quite the entrance.

IPL: Once a year face laser treatment that cuts down beauty purchases

IPL changed my life. I feel beautiful with an even complexion without makeup. My hormones were rearranged after having a baby and no beauty product, exercise, sleep, or food could fix it. 

There were also a ton of broken capillaries on my face due to genetics as a child. Add on years of sun damage without proper protection.

This cuts down so much time and spending on beauty products as a whole. Whether it is makeup to cover up your patchy skin tone or feeling insecure on your bare face beach days. 

This treatment is Intense Pulsed Light aka a broad-spectrum light that uses many wavelengths at once that targets redness, hyperpigmentation, and hair removal (if specifically used for laser hair removal – there are so many types of lasers!). 

You can have up to 6 sessions to achieve a result that can last up to 1-2 years depending on varying personal factors. I am starting it all over again and going to go full blast with a once a year touch up. Don’t forget SPF! 

The moment I stepped out of the medspa, I looked in my car mirror and smiled. 

Laser hair removal: Save time and money on products and your water bill.

I got my laser hair removal done 7 years ago and come back once a year for a touch-up. However, there are new treatment areas I did not do before that I shaved all this time.

Caveat: The thighs are a special place that mess with your hormones if you plan on being pregnant, so it will be worthless if you are planning on conceiving soon. 

I want to be a silky smooth seal and received 7 laser treatments on most of my body the first time. This requires once a year touch ups and SPF when you plan on going in the sun. 

To tell you the truth, I never touched up my laser hair removal at all in the past 7 years and it is hardly growing back now. However, there are small hairs that spring up every now and again that I shave to be extra smooth. I am definitely doing the once a year touch ups from now on. 

It made my life so easy and I can never go back to covering up the embarrassing spots I had to hide from my husband I was removing. He was really accepting, but I do not want to feel embarrassed about anything in the first place! 

Massages: I am an athlete and dancer. 

My body hurts. 

Recently, I was out with my girls dancing for 7 hours straight whilst everyone was sweating and dying. Someone touched my arm to find out that I did not break a sweat at all and said, ‘You’re an athlete!’ 

I realised I am. Running a few miles everyday helps, but not with the joints. I also sleep really hard after a solid day of 2 hour exercising, then dancing with my girlfriends in 4 inch stilettos all night. 

To add to that, I dance in my apartment doing tons of floor work and acrobatic moves because of traditional Oryantal dance I cannot stop loving. When I am in my car and the darbuka comes on, you will see me at a red light shaking the entire vehicle.  

My muscles get sore! A few days ago, my friend and I went to a spa to get massages and it made an immense difference in my relaxation, posture, and movement. I felt like an oiled machine. 

The pain of my entire body from limping this past week disappeared like magic. I was blown away and felt silly for depriving myself for so long. This was exactly what I needed. Aging hurts and I learnt the hard way. 

Luxury becomes meaningful when it saves time, reduces stress, and enhances your daily life with intention. 

These conveniences are not necessities, but thoughtful upgrades that should only be embraced once your foundation is secure and your priorities are in order. 

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