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A little surprised with my success…

15 Minute FacialWhen Patrick didn’t arrive home in a timely fashion on Friday, as I mentioned, I kept myself amused by sorting through my Clinique samples and giving myself a “Turnaround 15-minute-facial“.

I think I am among the most sceptical when it comes to magical face creams and the like, but this one is so good it changed my whole perception of cosmetics a little.  Actually, my nose looked so pretty after using it that Patrick even let me give him a facial the next day! Ha!

I am entirely convinced that a very large percentage of the expensive potions and lotions on the market have little other than a placebo effect with their pretty packaging and high price. (I do admit though, that I love all the pretty bottles and boxes and that the careful procedures of applying all these creams does put me in a good mood.)

I strongly dislike cosmetic advertising which so often crosses the line into bulls**t territory and is always, at the least, misleading.  It is nice then, to find that some of these things do actually do something.

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Comments

  1. Bobo | August 28th, 2007 | 2:00 am

    Are you serious… I feel like rushing out to buy one NOW….. man…

  2. lijunlaopo | August 28th, 2007 | 3:07 am

    Haha, I so should be a salesperson!! It really is good though. I have no idea how much the thing costs, I didn’t check…
    I get all my samples from the gift packs my mum gets when she buys Clinique…
    Do they do that in Singapore? You should introduce your mum to Clinique’s magic too ;).

  3. Bobo | August 30th, 2007 | 1:25 am

    Both my mum and I have really sensitive skin… mom can’t use clinique (not really their fault) she tends to get teeny oil bumps after using.. I do use some of their products though. haha have to be careful with what I use.. :) Will try to *erhmm* talk the saleslady into giving me free samples. :) thanks for the recommendation!

  4. lijunlaopo | August 30th, 2007 | 1:36 am

    Hehe, good luck!
    It was years before I actually had to buy a moisturiser from them, I had so many samples first. :)

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