
You know that old saying you can catch more bees with honey?
Well, it’s true!
An honest and timely compliment will get you anywhere…
This weekend, my oldest daughter and I went to Ulta to use a Bare Escentuals coupon from my House Party a couple of weeks ago. We went straight to the Bare Escentuals section – I didn’t want to get side tracked. We were on a mission to get some Purifying Cleanser from their new Bare Minerals Skincare line.
There was a very nice young lady working the are and she asked if I needed help and I said no, I had found what I needed. I was only going for the new cleanser because I have so many products from Bare Minerals that I didn’t think I needed anything else. The only thing I don’t use is the foundation because I haven’t found a color I really liked.
My daughter ran around the corner, so I was forced to go to the other section where I saw a huge array of different foundation colors and finishes. I had not been to Ulta in a very long time!
I was immediately drawn to a new color – Fairly Medium. When I asked the girl about it, she said that I was too fair and I would see the color line between my face and my neck (which I despise). But, I explained to her that I was really unhappy with my other foundation colors and coverage so I had stopped using the foundation.
To make a long story short, she picked the color she thought I should get and I got the Fairly Medium. She offered to do a test to see which one was better.
So I sat in the chair and she took off my makeup. In the meantime my daughter sat on the other side and played with the mirror and pretended to put on makeup too.
As the young lady took off my makeup she said, “Wow, you have really beautiful skin! Make sure you take care of it so you don’t have premature aging in your thirties.”
I smiled really big and asked her how old she thought I was, she said 27. I laughed and she quickly told me not to tell her my age because she didn’t want to know.
Needless to say, she got the sale. :)
But the whole weekend I was on kind of a high from that compliment. I’ve been frustrated with myself with my gray hairs, the extra weight I really should work on taking off so I can keep up with my kids, my arms, etc.
You know how we women get!
So that compliment came at a really great time. I’ve told numerous people about the experience and even shared it on Facebook. Is that a little self-serving?
Maybe…
But it really made me feel good for a while and really, isn’t that what a compliment is supposed to do?
P.S. I bet some of you are wondering how old I am. Well, this year I will turn…40.
Ugh!
Get ready for some interesting posts around my birthday in September!
Oh and yes, I did get my new foundation in Fairly Medium. It’s finally the perfect color for me!


















