Yesterday I went to L'Occitane to have a promotional facial treatment done. This is part of the company's marketing plan, where they put up a list of clients through a group called "Provence Club", through which they can identify their customers and slowly gather information about how much they spend on products, what do they like the most, which lines do they subscribe to and so on. A friend of mine and I subscribed the day of her birthday, though for some reason it didn't work or something, for we were supposed to get a welcome kit. It got solved later on when we subscribed again through their facebook profile, and got an e-mail with which we could go to one of the stores and get our kit.
Though my friend got to know L'Occitane because she got a facial treatment and part of the products of the treatment, she kind of dropped out of it, though not admitedly. I guess not everybody is used to being part of shopping clubs and selected customers. That's not my case though, as I've been the type that spends what needs to be spent in order to ensure comfort and happiness - not like happiness could be bought, but discomfort and self-pitying can often be countered with a little something from you to you - and as that shows, I usually end up with a wallet full of Frequent Client and VIP Client cards.
To collect my kit I didn't go to my usual and favorite store, but to another closer to home. As result I've developped quite a good relationship with the salesgirls from there - there's a really BEAUTIFUL one I know my friends Jules and Dankenzon would POSITIVELY droll over. I see if I can get a picture of her and publish it as a Public Service ^_^. Everything for my guys! - and so they were quick to call me and let me know that they would be having these promotional facial treatments. (You can usually get a facial treatment after having purchased something at the store, but from time to time, when they are promoting a new product they also organize free facial treatments as a way to introduce the product or the new line to you.) The girls were delightful, though I must admit that I like the other store better, as they have an actual spa cabin, which is delicious and very relaxing. The facialist didn't really appeal to me, as she was evidently diminishing the salesgirls, who were just dolls - and not just physically speaking - and were all around me like pretty little fairies making sure I felt just perfect in their not-so-perfect spa spot.
Given that my friend got the Immortelle treatment, I thought I would get that one too. It is the most expensive of all treatments too, so I was eager to try it out, but to my surprise I was rather treated with Angelica. I did got a facial mask with Immortelle - basically because there's no facial masks of Angelica. When I asked why they used Angelica on my rather than Immortelle, the facialist told me that my complexion doesn't need yet the anti-aging line. The mask was used because I have some sun-damage (inspite of my color), and Immortelle could even out the spots, but other than that my skin was still rather elastic and youthful. This made me smug. ^_^ I guess I have taken better care of myself, so that my age reflects positively on my skin, rather than eating away my features and packing on years I don't have.
This friend I told you about is a bit younger than me, yet the difference between the two of us is there. She can look youthful too, but normally she doesn't. Immortelle or not, Angelica or not, this made me think about the responsability we have about even the smalest thing of our lives. It's not a matter of the products you pack on your face in the morning and at night, or the things you eat, but also a matter of what you do with your minutes, with your day, how you live. Creams and facials can't hold back the damage you do with your frowning, with the things you do to make sure you are constantly surrounded by trouble and concern.
The very same applies to happiness. Self help books and seminars, yoga classes and special diets aimed to make you happier and more satisfied with yourself will do nothing if you are not willing to seize the happiness that crosses your path. Sometimes all you need is simply a change of attitude. Give it a try. It won't kill you.
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