r/HENRYUKLifestyle

Hi Ladies! Fellow Henrietta here.

Now that I've hit my late twenties, I'm having a look at the injectables space (mostly considering botox, filler scares me a lot more!) but having so much trouble figuring out who to trust with my face. Budget isn't a huge issue, I'd rather pay more than have someone mess up my appearance or deal with any medical fallouts.

I've found it so hard that I'm considering vibecoding something in this space to make the process feel easier (even just for myself lol) but am super curious if anyone else feels this anxiety and how women deal with it

Appreciate your experience- need to upgrade shortly. Our current one just doesn’t clean the dishes any more - we are constantly cleaning the sprayers but no difference

Any tips !

That is all.

I’m at the point where I can’t bring myself to buy another Jo Malone candle, Fortnum’s hamper, or nice bottle of whisky that will almost definitely end up in someone else’s cupboard 3 weeks later.

I also don't want to just buy clutter for their house (ornaments, artwork and the likes) or things they will buy themselves anyway.

What are people gifting to other HENRYs these days for birthdays, housewarming parties etc.?

looking for holiday options, I love the Maldives and been repeatedly. what I love is the peace and quiet, no fight for space (seen Spain deckchair wars in the press recently!), an actual lack of things to do so there’s no stress/FOMO, nice weather of course, decent food and great natural scenery. beach would be great but not essential.

i just want to be able to switch off, relax and just chill 😎

now if I could get all the above without the long flight (followed by sea plane) from London it would be brilliant.

any ideas are welcome

I'm curious whether anyone here is into raves / electronic dance music events. What events do you go to? How do you find the time? Is it a big part of your life?

It's become really important for me, especially as a coping mechanism for my stressful job. I do local raves every week or two in the UK and a few festivals a year in the US / Europe.

Hi all, can someone suggest best laser hair removal places in London for darker skin coloured women? I tried so many places but none of the machines are strong enough ….

Any recommendations here?

Looking to get one installed

We recently were in Ikos Odisia with our 3 year old. This was our 4th Ikos holiday. We had a nice time but found service slow and breakfasts and lunches were a little chaotic. On day 3 the manager approached us and I mentioned we were having a lovely time, but service was a little slow at times. No complaints, but when we were going to dinner a few days later we could see “needs extra attention” next to our reservation. Does this suggest they saw us difficult clients? Or just a way of trying to get us to leave glowing reviews

I generally purchase one of the cheaper options using one of the well-known price comparison websites. I did take out an AMEX card a few years ago because people told me how good their travel insurance was, but then when I needed to claim they were absolutely appalling so I cancelled the card.

Does anyone have any good experiences with good levels of insurance where the claims were easy and comprehensive? I’m happy to pay more now to ensure I have good cover.

Is it worth using a broker for personal insurance and any recommendations?

The expensive things that actually delivered are what people expected or whether the best purchases were the ones that surprised them. Both answers welcome.

Higher income, higher lifestyle, higher fixed costs, same low level financial anxiety running in the background constantly. Starting to think it never fully goes away regardless of the number.

Mine is a standing weekly order at a Michelin starred restaurant near the office. Just for lunch. Alone. With a book. People from my hometown would think I had lost the plot entirely and honestly they might be right. What is yours?

We have an 11 year old who is autistic and due to start school in September. We also have a newborn.

We’d love to go away for a family holiday before school starts and are looking for recommendations.

It has to be fairly quiet so no big resorts or cities but also family friendly with things to do.
Ideally no further than 5h away as we don’t know how our eldest will tolerate the journey.
Plus points if there’s an aquarium at the destination.

Budget is open and I’d really like somewhere where I (mum) can go to the spa or do something relaxing just for myself also.

Thank you!

I'm starting a new job in a few weeks and I was wondering if anyone had used any personal shopping services/people in London?

I can shop for myself and am usually just wearing t-shirts and jeans/chinos with trainers or boots, but I would like to switch it up a bit without going crazy. And basically I don't know what to search for, or what would look good.

There seem to be an overwhelming number of them in London so I was wondering if anyone had any they have used before that would fit the bill.

Bonus month is here and I felt an urge to move up from my Nespresso pods. Having spent 2 hours trying to research whether sage barista express is a more reasonable choice than the pro version, I decided I’d had enough and ordered a La Marzocco Linea Micra machine. The problem is, it will probably get wasted on me as I am very much a novice in the coffee world, at least on the making rather than drinking side.

So presumably I need a decent grinder, scales and a bunch of other stuff. I don’t think I’m at the stage where I need to source artisanal water from Svalbard, but for a headache-free start as a total newb, I would appreciate any advice as to what accessories to get, what tutorials to watch/read and generally where to start.

Edit: thanks all - got a niche zero grinder and a set of timemore black mirror mini scales. Looking into other accessories now.

Hi all, I’m visiting Seoul for 2 weeks for work this summer, and am looking for any highly recommended places to visit/eat, ideally evenings/weekends.

Thank-you!

Genuinely asking. Between the mortgage, childcare, pension, ISA, and general cost of living in a city, I'm not accumulating much. High income, still feels like a treadmill