RESURRECT DEAD ON PLANET JUPiTER

Warning: Adult Content

Here’s a product review I once wrote for: Body Shop Glycerin & Oat Facial Lather.

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The internet is a wonderful tool for research. But this story is a word of warning to all you web surfers out there. Before you start, it’s imperative that you know at least a little bit about the subject that you’re looking into. My total ignorance of one topic nearly cost me my relationship.

It all started when Abby - my girlfriend of 3 years - mentioned that her skin was dry and unhealthy. We were sitting around finishing off a nice bottle of Chilean red wine when she told me she was thinking of buying a creamy facial treatment for her face.

Unless you’re as clueless as I was, you can probably already see where this is going. The next day I typed “creamy facial” into my favorite search engine and got some startling results. I viewed some pictures and downloaded some informative videos, entirely captivated by the subject and the research in general.

Then I asked myself, how much was she paying for this? It didn’t look like there was too much to the whole procedure. I doubted I was missing anything important and technique appeared sloppy at best. After a brief deliberation, I decided to perform the facial myself. We are both frugal people and I was sure she’d love the savings.

Assuming she hadn’t asked me out of consideration to the slight embarrassment the subject might have caused, I decided to surprise her. I was sure that she’d be happy about my willingness to help out.

The next Saturday morning I surprised her with breakfast in bed. I cooked up pancakes and topped them with fresh fruit and maple syrup. She was very pleased and certainly surprised. I thought that following one surprise with another would kick off the day in true form. As she finished breakfast, I reviewed my creamy facial videos and prepared for execution. Before long, I was ready to go.

When I came at her ready for the big moment, her reaction was most definitely surprise. Then shock, then something that can only be described as horror. In those precious few seconds I yelled that I just wanted to give her a cheap facial, but this just made things worse. At that last critical moment, I felt the cold smack of her breakfast tray on the side of my head. Knocked backwards to the floor I lay there helpless, my solution spilling uselessly to the floor.

After a few minutes of intense confusion and anger, emotional levels returned to normal and a proper dialogue was established. I told her the story from the start and she explained to me what facial creams actually were. When I grasped the concept of facial cream, my heart sank. I realized that my research was misguided by an alternate definition of the term. My embarrassment was devastating. Later we both went out to the Body Shop to buy some “Body Shop Glycerin & Oat Facial Lather.” We went home to test the foaming cream. It was great. Cool to the skin, this stuff feels great from the start. It doesn’t leave your skin too oily or too dry like other facial treatments.

The Body Shop Glycerin & Oat Facial Lather has a pleasant aroma as well. Within a few days I noticed an improvement in my skin as well as Abby’s. No more dryness and no more flaking. Our skin was also softer then it had been and it felt quite a bit healthier as well. Now I am a regular at the Body Shop too. I’m hooked on facial cream. I can’t get enough of it. I recommend it to anyone who may have dry, flaky or otherwise unhealthy skin.