Friday 15 May 2015

Mindfull....... to over flowing...

'Twas in another life time, when I lived in New York, I would go over to 3rd Avenue to the Kiehl's store where they wore white lab coats and there was a motorbike in the shop and always a line outside. They had a no advertising policy, used brown paper bags and dolled out free samples on request regardless of whether you bought anything or not. Which was very clever because although the freebies were the perfect travel size you invariably did buy something big. And it was such gorgeous product you then told everyone you knew to go there too.

Now bought out by L'Oreal, there seems to be one on every other corner, including mine. It's not the same as it used to be but I do still like their products and they do still have samples, although you have to jump through a few hoops to get them. Anyways, having exhausted several samples.... from various stores... of their BB Cream, and having garnered many compliments of the 'don't you look dewy and fabulous' kind, I finally bought a tube. 

Then I lost it. But I knew it was in my bathroom because I'd used it that morning and discussed it's fabulously dewy affects with a friend I'd met for coffee. So it was in my home. Definitely. But where? With menopausal madness firmly in place , frankly it could be anywhere. I stared at the various tubes and jars in the cabinet where I knew I'd put it. Nothing. I took them all out and put them all back, just in case. Nothing. It's a very small bathroom so I searched it quite quickly. Nothing. The rest of the abode is not much bigger so it didn't take long to search that too. I checked the fridge of course, the freezer naturally, the plates and bowls cupboard, I even went behind the pots of spices and herbs. Absolutely nothing. No one had been in my home since I'd bought it except the son. Surely not, I thought. However, it was nowhere to be found, had I imagined I'd bought it? Had I been robbed by a niche-burglar? I really thought I was loosing my mind, as I emptied the kitchen trash. But I had bought it, it had to be somewhere, where could I possibly have put it? Unless I had gone mad. And then there it was, amongst the lemon peel and tea bags and egg shells. Somehow, I must have knocked it out of the bathroom cabinet and into the bathroom bin which I then emptied into the kitchen trash. The sense of joy and relief at finding my new purchase, along with my mind, caused much excitement and delirium.

Top tip: treat yourself to Kiehl's BB cream for super summer skin......

11 comments:

  1. I'm glad it turned up in the end.
    No such thing on street corners round here, even the Body Shop closed down. Talk about the depressed North!
    xxx

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  2. Nothing in my down-market midland town either. Do you know, I am so obsessed with plots and such-like, I was imagining it was a friend who had sneaked in and stolen it, after you sang the praises!

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  3. It's your age deary - it'll happen more and more! Glad you found it though. I need something more than good old Nivea these days xx

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  4. Just about to finish my current BB cream, and I do like to change things up so will give this a whirl, thanks for the recommendation.

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  5. Heck, now I'm going to have to get some of that

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  6. "Niche burglar" -- love it.

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    ALOHA from Honolulu,
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  9. I can relate to finding it in the trash, I do that when I am cleaning up, tell myself, self, do not throw this away, just the trash, and darn if I don't toss it all in at the same time.

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  10. I mourn that East Village Kiehl's as well!

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