More than just a pretty bottle!
Imagine my excitement when a little brown box came addressed to moi... with a return adress from Luxury Product Division! As I was running around the house looking for a pair of scissors, I kept trying to rack my brain figuring out what I had ordered online and forgotten about this time. B was standing there staring at me with that look... you know the one... where they are thinking, 'What did you order this time?! Aren't we on a budget for our wedding and...well future?' Omg. Putain (Fuck sounds so much better in French!) I'm in trouble again. I'm not gonna lie. I sometimes forget my priorities when I see a Tory Burch Satchel in all her leopard print glory. Okay, anyways...
"Omg I didn't order anything!" He kept standing there. "I really didn't!" Ummmm, I really couldn't remember, actually. And I was really hoping and praying I really didn't. So I found the scissors. Carefully and slowly cutting through the tape at the top of the box... deliberately slowly now. My excitement now replaced with that sinking feeling I very well may be getting caught red handed. Trying to come up with excuses explanations of why I have yet another brown box delivered when I promised no more until after grad school. Now, I'm pretending the scissors are dull and getting caught on the tape...ever so very slowly... hoping B would walk away. Okay, he's not walking away this time. So with that, like a Pandora's Box, I couldn't wait anymore and ripped off the tape like I was a savage.
As I flipped the box flaps towards me, I shuffled the the inner protective packaging around to see what the hell was getting me in trouble this time. There it was... housed in her shiny black box. A full-size 1.69 oz bottle of Genifique worth $104 plus tax. And gratis, thank you very much. My very first piece! I removed her from the box... a gorgeous gradient black shiny glass bottle emerged. "Why does it look expensive?" he demanded to know. I told B it was free!!!! From Lancôme! "They really do send their Beauty Ambassadors free stuff as a gift!" And with that he said, "Oh, that is a very nice company." And walked away... off the hook... for now... muahahahahaha. Note to self: must order things and make sure he will not be home when they are delivered. OMG. I should not be thinking like this... another problem for another day...
So I stood there holding this black bottle and the box... reading every word like it was a Maxwell's (by the way, where is my Maxwell's?!) ... down to the Made in France. Wow. It has been several weeks since I received this generous gift. I think I must have received it sometime in late August. So I have been using it for over a month. And now to the results...
I would buy this again... and again... and again. From the very first time I used it, it just felt so amazing. So cool on the skin. When I woke up the next morning, my skin did look more plump and fresh. No, my skin is not perfect. Far from it. I have been battling acne scars since my teen years (sad face) and now fine lines (oh the joys of a girl being in her 30's!) But my skin looks vastly improved. So soft too. The acne marks seem more faded and the fine lines are blurred. What I also noticed is that I use to get dry patches around my nose... those are gone! This helps fight the 10 signs of aging: texture, resiliency, elasticity, firmness, sagginess, fine lines, wrinkles, radiance, clarity, and even skin tone. Phew. Quite a list that I just recited it off Lancome's website. All I know is my skin is in better condition than when I had started using it. I love, love, love it. If you are unsure about purchasing a full size, the counters often times have samples you can try. Put some on your face and neck. You will feel it sink right in. Like your skin is drinking it up. Sometimes they have samples you may take home. Usually, they have it in the GWP's too. As much as I am a fan, everyone's skin will react differently. So I do highly suggest getting a sample before purchasing a full bottle:)
So yes, my first gratis! And actually, I just received my second box from them last week or so. I wonder if we get something every month? If so, that would be awesome! It was another full size bottle but this time of the Visionnaire. The do-everything serum. I just started using it, so I don't know what to think just yet. I didn't like it as much from the get-go as I did the Genifique. Some people swear by the Visionnaire. Again, everyone's skin is so different. You just have to sample them to see what works best.
Xo
