Ever want something for a really long time & then on a whim buy it for yourself?There is a certain feeling that comes over me once the purchase is made. It is that of anticipation (not being able to wait to use/wear whatever it is) and then feeling the need to clean my medicine cabinet/bathroom/closet/apartment to house my newest precious item/items, so that they may live in a clean, pristine environment. Just as I imagine the cosmetics sales girl imagines my home to be. For some reason, I believe this kind of thinking is linked to my therapist asking me what my fantasy of what the inside of her refrigerator looked like.
Perfectionism is a dangerous trap.
But this is why I yearn for expensive beauty products. So that I feel perfect. Perfectly groomed, perfectly manicured and perfectly smooth.
Anything made by Fresh, for some reason, has this luxury feel that is just a little too pricey to buy on the spot. Will I spend $8 on nail polish once a week, 4 weeks in a row. Yes, I will. But with Fresh, I have to covet an item for about, I don't know, a year? Perhaps longer.
Do I need it? No. Do I want it. Of course. Will it make me feel beautiful...this is the real question.
This is where luxury beauty items get you. They are just better. Better smelling, better working, better looking in my bathroom. But really, the thing that made me happiest about my Fresh purchase (and free samples) was M.'s reaction to me. When he came in the door after work on Friday eve, the first thing he said was, "You look pretty."
Fresh makes Sugar Face Polish which has a consistency like whipped up dark brown sugar and butter. But the fragrance is like a freshly popped can of Coca-Cola. Application is to either wet or dry skin and all you do is leave in on for 5-10 minutes and then rinse it off. My skin has never been so soft or fragrant. M. kept sniffing my cheeks and neck the whole weekend, saying I smelled delicious, which, I did.
My Fresh salesperson also gave me plenty of samples, including one of the new Cannabis Rose fragrance which is almost gone.
Fresh Sugar Face Polish is $55 at Sephora and Sephora.com.
2 comments:
Brandon Boyfriend loves Coca Cola (well, he loves sugar in general) more than anything else in the world. I'm sold.
M. is a huge Coca Cola fan as well and as soon as I use this one on my face, neck and decolletage he has his face in my neck. I also used it on him this weekend. He loves to be pampered and his skin was smooth as a newborn baby's.
Smooches! Viva la Fresh!
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