Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Always read the label!!

Recently sorting through the drawers and drawers of cosmetics and potions and found a bucket load of samples that had been accumulating and I told myself that instead of buying more products I should just go through what is there!

So after my daily moisturiser ran out, the stash of samples is steadily being depleted. Whoo! So proud of myself for doing my little bit for reducing mass commercial gaspiage! While I was giving myself mental high fives for my good work I grabbed the next one off the pile, ripped open the sachet and started liberally applying the cream to my face. (Now I must add here that while I do check the names on the packets, because I picked up most of these in Europe, and it's early and dark when I'm getting ready for work I really just scan for words like 'day' 'night' 'eye cream')

The only thing that made me curious was the sachet was about 4 times the size of the others* so I read the fine print on the back and there was one word that translates in any language, CELLULITE! I had been gloriously basking my face in cellulite cream** ahh I can say though that my face is wondrously soft now...

* more mental high fives for scoring the mother load
** initial reaction: Crap there are so many other places that need this!