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in New York I hit up quite a few stores. I had hear of Henri Bendel but thought everything would be out of my price range. After seeing a number of middle-school-aged girls, clearly on vacation with their parents, wandering around with little Henri Bendel bags, I decided to check it out. If they could (presumably) buy things with their allowance, I should be able to afford something.
Henri Bendel has all sorts of awesome jewelry and accessories. If you need a headband, hair flower, hat….you name it, they’ve got you covered. I hemmed and hawed over a delightful orange flower for my hair. But later decided it would cause too many questions at work.
They also had some chic bracelets that I was seriously debating about buying, but I’m such a bad shopper. I need at least one girlfriend to tell me it’s as cute as I think it is. So alas, I walked away with nothing. BTW – Henri Bendel’s website could use some sprucing. I was going to post a picture of the bracelet-that-was-almost-mine, but couldn’t find it on their website. Boo! But good news, they’re opening one up within a half hour of our house!
But just because I didn’t walk away with something tangible, doesn’t mean I walked away with nothing 😉
I was headed to the upper floor when a delightful young (or maybe slightly older….couldn’t tell, he had lots of makeup on) gentleman asked if I’d like to try some new product. Usually I say no, but for some reason I decided to let this guy have a go. I figured he’d make my not-so-makeup’d-face look a little cuter.
The item was called Perfekt. And that’s about all I heard before the young man began rubbing my leg with the stuff – mid-thigh to ankle. I kid you not. And this wasn’t a light rub, this was a vigorous rub.
Apparently it’s body makeup and designed to make my (already tan) legs look even more tan! Just what I needed. Then his helper/boss came by and told him he wasn’t applying enough. So he took the opportunity to apply a shimmering version to my other leg. That’s right, for those keeping track, my legs had been rubbed by 2 male cosmetic attendants in less than 1 minute. He then proceeded to apply a similar formula on my face. Initially he thought I was “decadent” – the darkest shade. Um….yeah…no….I’m tan…but not that tan. Turns out I’m more of a “rich”. Whew dodged a bullet. It actually looked pretty good on my face, if I do say so myself 🙂 Decided not to get any because it was a little spendy, especially for a girl that doesn’t really wear much makeup.
Ironically, after the initial shock of a perfect stranger rubbing goop on my legs, the first thing I thought was, “shoot, I didn’t shave my legs this morning.” And then, “I also forgot lotion…so at least they’ll look less ashy when he’s done.” I sound like I walked out of the hotel a hot mess…haha. For anyone still reading, no, Nick wasn’t there and I honestly have no idea what he would have done had he been present. But I’m positive that it would have made the story much more entertaining 🙂
2 replies on “Be careful at the makeup counter…”
Phew! What an experience. So you had one tan and one shiny leg?
Yep! One tan and one shiny/tan! It was quite entertaining. And honestly, I almost bought some of the stuff. But it was just an odd experience!