Being an esthetician, I get a lot of sales folks that come around and
want me to try their products.  I get free samples from all kinds of
companies that promise their products are the ones that will work the
miracle (whatever that miracle may be.)  Well, since I have acne and a
few clients who do as well, I am always on the lookout for a good acne
treatment.
 
Today, a woman came in to bring make-up to my boss.  I was asking about
concealing makeup to cover up acne marks.  Well, bless her soul, she has
acne treatment creams, washes, masks, etc.  She goes out and brings me in
a few samples to try.  Well, I can't push a product I don't know, so I
take it home to give it a try.  If I like it, and it works, then I buy
it and sell it to my clients.
 
So, I bring home this stuff called BIOELEMENTS.  My boss swears by their
makeup.  I brought home the samples and I read over the paperwork.  I do
the cleansing twice a day, the mask twice a week, the astringent twice a
day and there is a night cream and a day cream for acne treatment.  So, I
wash my face.  It's cool.  It's sudsy and it did have that drying affect
I like.  Then, I figure, I'll do the mask.  It's done twice a week, so no
better time like the present.  I made the one mistake that could cost me
my job if I had done this to a client.  I didn't read the ingredients.  I
do that for work, but at home, since I'm not sensitive to anything short
of acid, I just opened it up and slapped it on my face.  OH MY GODS!  It
STUNK!  It's 3% sulfur!  Yep, thick and strong and worse than any rotten
egg smell I've ever encountered.  I had the bathroom door shut and when
I opened it, my husband, Damon, was in the next room playing with the
ferrets.  As soon as the smell leaked out, tails started to poof out
everywhere.  All the ferrets were freaked out!  They were sniffing the
air and walking around with their tails poofed out.  I've had some stinky
stuff around them and they've always been interested.  I have yet to find
anything that they hated and would shy away from.  Well, I found it.  A
fart or a bad smelly arm pit may not send them away, but this mask will!
I laughed (in between choking sobs of air intake) until I thought I would
bust.  Some of the ferrets left and some of the ferrets just couldn't get
enough of it (like smelling a really bad fart, but can't leave so you can
hang around and go, "OH MY GODS, THAT IS HORRIBLE!").  The ones that hung
around just kept on sniffing and poofing.  These were the wiriest bottle
brush tails I've ever seen.  It was amazing.  And then, I was attacked.
One of my ferrets literally launched herself at me like she was trying
to do ANYTHING to take the stink down.  LOL.  I almost busted.  So, we
ushered them out, I cut on a fan and washed my face.  Several times.  The
smell is still on me!  The guys are in bed now and away from the smell
that they so obviously did not like.
 
So, that's my light and funny story of the day.  Enjoy.  I'm going to go
to bed soon.  My poor poor husband.  LOL.  The things we do for our
professions....
 
Love and hugs and comfort to all the sick and homeless fuzzies and
continued happiness to all others...
 
April
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[Posted in FML issue 3897]