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Smells Like Teen Spirit...or Swim Class?

04/04/2008 09:13 AM

Smells Like Teen Spirit...or S...

Sunday is my "gunk day"...the day when it makes most sense to use the various face masks, potions, and lotions that I seem to collect like a hyperactive squirrel going after nuts. And I will, I admit, take a free sample of anything that is offered.

"Strychnine modom?"
"Well..."
"It's a free sample..."
"Oh, well in that case..."

A recent visit to Kiehl's having yielded some samples of their Ultra Facial Cleanser I decided to give it a try. First of all, the positives...it does, as their marketing materials suggest, cleanse the skin "without over-drying or stripping skin of its natural oils". The downside is that it does so while smelling like a swimming pool. So much so that I checked the ingredient list to see if chlorine was on it. Is it overly picky to want a product that works and smells nice?

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I agree on the smell. Sometimes companies forget about our senses while trying to go after the "natural" trend. Natural is fine if your product is made of fruits (yum!) like the Body Shop ones, not if it contains "glycoside foaming agent" ;)

Comment by:Yuli @ 04/04/2008, 09:48:36 AM

Yeah, I'm not a fragrance nazi. I like my products to smell decently. I think I'll skip this one out of fear that the swimming pool smell would stick to me :-P

Comment by:SimplyRose @ 04/06/2008, 11:12:44 AM

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