A few weeks before Thanksgiving, I found myself roaming around downtown Seattle with a belly full of french fries and wine (the result of an early happy hour with a friend), heading in the direction of Nordstrom’s flagship store.
Fortified by my dutch courage, I confidently sidled up to the glowing beauty counters and demanded serious answers to one of life’s greatest questions: how do you prevent your make-up from sliding off your face and looking like an oil slick by the end of the day? Life-shaking stuff. Truly.
But the nice beauty-counter lady seemed to understand the gravitas of the situation and told me my “shinies” could be blotted away with this wondrous powder by La Prairie.
Brilliant! Hand it over!
My “confidence” didn’t let me blanch when she revealed the price tag. Of course getting rid of my shinies makes any price worth it. But by the time I walked away from the comforting warmth of lipstick tubes and La Mer lotion, my pinot glow had deserted me and I was beginning to feel those tiny needles of guilt just where my french-fry-wine-laissez-faire had been a moment ago.
Readers, I had just spent $100 on a jar of fairy dust powder.
I have never spent anything close to that on one beauty product. I still remember my very first purchase with my own money at the Clinique counter: pastel eyeshadow that cost $20 back in 1998. Twenty dollars! That was big money to this teenager.
But here’s the funny thing with this La Prairie purchase. The guilt didn’t grow, it dwindled.
I use this fabulous fairy powder every day. And not only does it 100% prevent my afternoon shinies, I feel like a goddess when I sprinkle it on my face.
The powder is a lighter, fluffier consistency than any powders I’ve used before — and it has this beautiful light scent that makes me feel like I belong in the pages of a glossy magazine.
I’m now convinced that sometimes a bit of luxury (even if purchased after a glass of wine) is totally necessary.
Talk about “sparks joy,” this powder does the trick. I’ve also noticed that since November, I haven’t once caved when browsing the drugstore make-up aisles when I feel I need a pick-me-up.
Buying better, but less wins again!
So the lesson is drink wine, eat fries, and your purchases will bring joy, right?!? Just kidding! I love this post because even though you were fueled by some liquid courage, you really did end up making a thoughtful purchase. I think that’s really one of the main tenets of minimalism – making purposeful purchases is ok. Minimalism isn’t anti-consumerism, it’s anti-buying just because. So, well done you!
xoxo, Cath
Ok, I gotta ask, what’s this name of this “fairy” powder?
Hi Michelle!
The powder is La Prairie’s Cellular Treatment loose powder. I have no idea how a powder is supposed to treat your cells ;D but it certainly does keep me looking less shiny all day without looking too matte (if that makes sense).
xoxox,
Lar