I’m relieved the Kiwis practice good hygiene despite the outrageous price of toiletries. A bottle of shampoo or conditioner costs up to $20 (the regular stuff, not Frederick Fekkai). Dawn has cut her hair to save money. Plain old Cetaphil face wash is $20, same for lotion. Nail polish is at least $10. Everyday drugstore make-up is very expensive. Cover Girl is New Zealand’s Bobbi Brown! I’ll have to suck it up and shell it out; I can’t be expected to attract the young Kiwi male au natural. I’m working on a tight deadline because things are about to turn ugly. I’m almost out of my beloved curl-sculpting cream gel, and there is a shocking lack of variety in Kiwi hair products.
Deodorant is about $9. It seems to be available only in old-fashioned aerosol form or the kind with the roll-on ball. Eww. I haven’t seen this since my Teen Spirit days. The scent selection is poor. Who wants to smell just like their neighbor? Who still uses roll-on deodorant? Don’t they know that the gel glides on just as smoothly? And hasn’t the world come to appreciate the benefits of an invisible solid? Did this blog just get too personal?
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5 comments:
you are addressing important issues. roll-on and aerosol are gross and unnecessary!
Your social commentary on New Zealand is scathing and poingnant.
Actually, it is incredibly funny. You must drink quite a bit of "tea" to get the creative process started.
Is this your way of hinting at birthday gift ideas?
speaking of birthday gifts, i did some research into shipping prices to NZ and a letter is $11 and a measly 1 pound package runs between 70-100 bucks!!
you may have to wait near the water. i'm not sure how long a message in a bottle will take to travel from nyc but it may be my only option.
I have purchased roll on deodorant for my gym bag for two reasons -
1) It will not melt when I leave it in the 120 degree car for 8 hours (who am I kidding, it's been in there for weeks at a time without useage).
2) It was $1.99. I would not likely pay $9 for it, as I agree. Its a bit icky for 30 seconds or so before it dries.
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