A committed partner is spending £30,000 annually on grooming for her weekly video calls with her boyfriend, who is currently incarcerated.
Saffron Boswell, residing in Brentwood, Essex, invests in regular cosmetic procedures such as fillers, Botox injections, eyelash extensions, and professional hairstyling to ensure she appears flawless for her imprisoned partner.
The 26-year-old, who has been romantically involved with Luke for eight years, believes that their regular FaceTime sessions help maintain the spark in their long-distance relationship.
The blonde content creator said video calls with the 39-year-old are ‘more relaxed’ than monthly prison visits as it’s just the two of them on the call.
Saffron revealed she still gets ‘butterflies’ when she sees Luke, who she says is behind bars for charges that aren’t violent.
A TikTok clip captioned ‘glow up with me for HMP’ shows her extensive glam routine as she prepared seeing Luke who’s been in prison for three-and-a-half years.
The video went viral, racking up more than 110,000 likes, re-posts and comments.
Another clip shows her getting ready at home, picking out an outfit, applying make-up, doing her hair and perfecting the lighting before hopping on a call.
Saffron Boswell, from Brentwood, Essex, splashes out £30,000 a year getting dolled up for weekly dates with her partner – even though she doesn’t even leave her sofa because he’s in jail
The videos were met with mixed reaction from viewers online, with some branding it ‘really cute’ while others slammed it as ‘a waste of money’.
Saffron said: ‘He’s been in prison for three-and-a-half years now, it’s been extremely difficult.
‘We did try to end things for a good six months at one point but we ended up getting back together again because we realised we just couldn’t be apart.
‘The in-person dates are a lot better because we get to be together physically, but I do believe that Facetime is more relaxed because it’s just the two of us.
‘Whereas when I go and see him there’s all the other people there as well.
‘I get dressed-up even if I’m just FaceTiming him from the sofa.
‘I usually go to the hairdressers and get a blow-dry, if I’ve got time then I’ll go and get a wax but if not then I just have a full-body shave.
‘I’ll do a full face of make-up, pick a cute outfit, put some perfume on, and then set my tripod up.
Saffron gets regular beauty treatments including filler, anti-wrinkle jabs, lash extensions, and blow dries to ensure she looks picture-perfect for her banged-up boyfriend
The 26-year-old, who’s been in a relationship with Luke for eight years, says their weekly FaceTime dates help keep the ‘excitement’ alive in their long-distance relationship
Saffron revealed she still gets ‘butterflies’ when she sees Luke, who she says is behind bars for charges that aren’t violent
Saffron claimed she undergoes more extravagant preparation for her visits to the prison, forking out thousands of pounds for treatments that range from lip and chin filler to £2,000 hair extensions
The blonde content creator said video calls with the 39-year-old are ‘more relaxed’ than monthly prison visits as it’s just the two of them on the call
‘In my head it’s the same thing as if we were going on a real date.
‘If I was just sat in the same old pyjamas from the morning then I’d feel like a bit of a scruff.
‘I still get nervous. When you’re with someone for a long time it just becomes normal.
‘In this sort of situation we’re not together all the time, so it feels like we’re in the beginning and in the early stages of dating again.
‘It helps to keep it exciting too. In this situation you need anything that you can hold onto and I think it helps having something to look forward to.’
Saffron claimed she undergoes more extravagant preparation for her visits to the prison, forking out thousands of pounds for treatments that range from lip and chin filler to £2,000 hair extensions.
Saffron said: ‘I get regular treatments like Botox, a vampire facial and skin boosters – that kind of thing.
‘I try and time my treatments so that they fall before a visit.
Hopeful Saffron, who believes her boyfriend will be released from prison in 18 months, says some of the negative comments she’s received online are ‘laughable’
Since sharing the two clips online, Saffron’s TikTok videos have gone viral, racking up a combined total of more than 1,604,092 views, likes, shares and comments
Saffron often shares glamorous selfies online showcasing her dolled up look to her followers
She said it’s the same thing as going on a ‘real date’, saying if she was just sat in her pyjamas she would feel like ‘a bit of a scruff’
Saffron said the large perception online is that it’s ‘just embarrassing’ or’ it’s a waste of time and money’ but she doesn’t care what people think
She said people should live life ‘exactly the way that we want to’ and said people who judge her are ‘small minded’
The content creator said getting dressed up for her weekly Zoom calls help to keep it exciting too
Saffron said it’s important to keep things exciting despite her boyfriend being locked up for the past three years
Another clip shows her getting ready at home, picking out an outfit, applying make-up, doing her hair and perfecting the lighting before hopping on a call
The videos were met with mixed reaction from viewers online, with some branding it ‘really cute’ while others slammed it as ‘a waste of money’
‘I even cancelled a visit because my eyebrow girl cancelled on me and then she rescheduled it on a visit day and I was like ”no, I need to get my brows done”.
‘I think he just knows me, so he was like ”sure babe”.
‘He’s always complimentary of my appearance. He’s always experienced this ever since we first got together so for him I think it’s just normal.’
Hopeful Saffron, who believes her boyfriend will be released from prison in 18 months, says some of the negative comments she’s received online are ‘laughable’.
Saffron said: ‘The large perception is that it’s just embarrassing or it’s a waste of time and money.
‘I think if that affected me then I wouldn’t post anymore but I really couldn’t give a damn.
‘I think it’s laughable because in my head, as individuals, we should all live life exactly the way that we want to, so I do just think that these people are incredibly small minded.
‘God forbid anything happened to them in their life because I just think they wouldn’t be able to cope.
‘I’m making an investment in myself and it helps me to feel good as an individual.’
Since sharing the two clips online, Saffron’s TikTok videos have gone viral, racking up a combined total of more than 1,604,092 views, likes, shares and comments.
One user commented: ‘People like this actually exist and are allowed to have agency over their own finances and drive and stuff.’
Another wrote: ‘Waste of money. Doing all this for a low life as well.’
A third person said: ‘This is actually really cute.’
Another user commented: ‘These women on here are just bitter and unsatisfied with their own lives.
‘I am sure you have a stronger relationship and most of them and their partners. Keep doing what makes you happy.’
