The heat is on again. I keep pleading to Emmanuel to put the world air condition remote on 20, but is seems something nearer 40 is his favourite. So it's hot again, and with the heat and humidity comes sweating. Not a very nice not, but then I am in sheer panic every year. As it is, the only sweat glands I have are located in my head, face included. And I always wonder, how do the women shopping in Sliema still have perfect foundation on when mine has probably been left in Msida? So I used to not bother at all. But not now, I have found this wonderful foundation from my chemist, it's a dream, I still have an immaculate face after a day in the heat. My chemist is a darling with a lot of patience. She found me Coverderm, which has answered all my wishes. Coverderm does not streak, rub off or run on you. Alas again I am sounding like an advert but it is true.
So I decided to give one of the leading perfumeries a try, I will not mention which, but the kind of where a pencil sharpener costs LM20. That type. So I asked, do you have waterproof foundation, and the salesgirl thought long and hard and said, no we do not do it. I didn't ask if they made it, only if they stocked it but anyway. Another bossy salseoldwoman butted in and looked at me as if I were something our of Victorian orphanages and said, waterproof foundation... you don't put foundation on when swimming, I said I didn't say I wanted to swim in it to which she proclaimed, it does not exist!!!!!! Ha ha, to which I gently proceeded to take my Coverderm and showed her. She then said but it doesn't come into Malta, to which I most gentler replied, well I got it from the chemist round the corner, to which she glared and shut up. I couldn't just leave so I said, I take it you just don't have it hux? No answer, so I retreated gracefully, so happy to have put this old saleswoman in her right place.
A sad story this, when I was once one of their most coveted clients, now I choose to spend my money elsewhere, and I did try to make the comeback... their loss. But it DOES exist.
So I decided to give one of the leading perfumeries a try, I will not mention which, but the kind of where a pencil sharpener costs LM20. That type. So I asked, do you have waterproof foundation, and the salesgirl thought long and hard and said, no we do not do it. I didn't ask if they made it, only if they stocked it but anyway. Another bossy salseoldwoman butted in and looked at me as if I were something our of Victorian orphanages and said, waterproof foundation... you don't put foundation on when swimming, I said I didn't say I wanted to swim in it to which she proclaimed, it does not exist!!!!!! Ha ha, to which I gently proceeded to take my Coverderm and showed her. She then said but it doesn't come into Malta, to which I most gentler replied, well I got it from the chemist round the corner, to which she glared and shut up. I couldn't just leave so I said, I take it you just don't have it hux? No answer, so I retreated gracefully, so happy to have put this old saleswoman in her right place.
A sad story this, when I was once one of their most coveted clients, now I choose to spend my money elsewhere, and I did try to make the comeback... their loss. But it DOES exist.
