Pampering

[ailbhe]

What does the word mean to you? To me, it implies pleasure.

Not, say, ritual humiliation, which is my main experience of "beauty treatments."

A hot bath and a big chocolate cake and a really good Wodehouse or Heyer - that's pampering myself. Having to pick tickly bits of hair out of my jumper for days, or spending two books-worth of money on nailpolish applied by someone who can't believe I don't push my cuticles back? Not pampering.

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[talimena.livejournal.com]

Pleasure, yes, and being taken care of/taking care of myself. So a bath and book might not feel like pampering to me, but if I think, Hey, you need a nice warm bath and a soothing book, then it does. If that makes any sense. And I love, love, love getting my hair washed. I get my hair cut once a year, at most, but if I had tons of money I'd get it washed in a salon much more often.