gwendolyngrace | Why is "Beauty" so Expensive?

Well, that was an expensive non-rehearsal.

I dunno why, I thought I had rehearsal tonight (not until tomorrow). So since I was halfway to the mall, I thought I'd go to Crane's and see if they had the note cards I like, but haven't seen at the Hallmark store in a while. So I drove up there, but the Crane store closed.

I walked down the mall to Papyrus, and they didn't have the cards either. So I went across the mall to Sephora, figuring I'm almost out of moisturizer since the last show, and I'll need more before the end of the next show.

Well, I decided to pick up the Bare Minerals starter kit, which I've been wanting to do but keep putting off. And I got to talking with the rep about a replacement for the cream I've been using (it's supposedly awesome and for dry skin and no, it burns like sin), and she put me onto a different product, which is locally made (yay), less expensive for more product (yay), and really really gentle (she had me try some). She also gave me a sample of the cleanser made by the same company *and* a sample of a sunscreen for sensitive skin. Technically I didn't "qualify" for the cleanser sample (it's now a free sample wiht every $100), but I was close. And that's with the less expensive moisturizing cream!

But I hope they'll be very useful things. Everyone I know who uses the Bare Minerals just loves them, and with the hope of job interviews (please, please please) and the shows and all that... well, it just seemed like a good investment.

But it was more than I was planning to spend for a simple run to rehearsal and back!