This is a series of posts I wrote in my email newsletter back in my mid-30s, titled "My Story of Graduating from Being a Cosmetics Gypsy," which I'm now republishing for my official blog.
What were the motivations behind the creation of Mirobina, and why did they end up with skincare products made from natural ingredients?
We will leave behind written materials to convey the background information that cannot be fully expressed on the product page alone.
All 15 episodes are being released sequentially.
I really want to be beautiful
To our regular subscribers,
For first-timers,
Hello.
This is Nonko, the shop manager of Aromatic Life Magic Soap (*^_^*)
I used to work as a beauty consultant in my twenties, but here's the story of how I got to that point.
"Zero moisture," "Zero elasticity"
Searching for cosmetics that can make you beautiful
CompletelyCosmetic GypsyThat's what happened during my university days.
The moment of destiny has finally arrived!
It happened when I was a third-year university student, wandering around Ikebukuro PARCO.
"Oh my, what happened to your skin?"
"Huh? Oh? Yes?"
I was approached by a rather imposing, older-looking beauty consultant, and while I was flustered, she skillfully led me to the counter.
They measure your skin with a machine, and then,
"Zero moisture," "Zero elasticity"
That's what they pointed out! Shocking!
A cream that costs 28,000 yen!? No way...
So, she explained, in a theoretical way, how to improve my current, damaged skin, starting from the structure of the skin itself.
"I want to be beautiful!"
My feelings were so strong that,
"This is the real thing!"
But then they recommended a cream that cost a whopping 28,000 yen (-_-)
"Acne is caused by waste products accumulating on your skin. This cream is expensive, but it's absolutely effective in completely removing them."
I understood why I got acne, I understood my own skin, and I felt like a path to beautiful skin had opened up, so I was filled with hope.
As a university student, I was honestly hesitant when a complete stranger offered me a cream that cost an unbelievable amount of money, but I left after saying, "I'll think about it."
And, as expected of a beauty consultant, she was very skilled and gave me a sample of the cream. She said, "Please use it! It will make you beautiful."
It's 28,000 yen after all!
Three days later, I was troubled... so I went back to the counter and paid the last of my money to get the 30mg cream for 28,000 yen!
Well, after buying it...
"This cream is so expensive, it must be incredibly effective, I'm sure it will make my skin beautiful!"
I was very satisfied even before using it!
I used the cream with excitement, went to bed at night, and in the morning, my skin seemed to be in slightly better condition.
I had an appointment to have my skin checked a week later, so I went back to the counter and had my moisture and oil levels measured, and the numbers had gone up!
"It's 28,000 yen after all (^^)/"
I was so moved!! Being the simple person I am, I was completely won over. (^^;)
(Actually...the value can easily change depending on the amount of moisture, such as sweat.)
In the end, I spent all my part-time job earnings during my university years and became completely engrossed in that skincare brand, but my problems with acne, dullness, and bumps just wouldn't go away.
Then, I was repeatedly persuaded to use a different cream that was supposed to be more effective and more expensive.
I want to use the one that costs 38,000 yen!
It was a highly coveted cream at the time, with a lovely aroma that was rare, and it claimed to relieve skin fatigue and remove impurities. And it cost 38,000 yen. It was the most expensive product in that brand's lineup.
I completely believed what the shop assistant said, that using this would make my skin beautiful in no time. But 38,000 yen was a bit much... Even 28,000 yen was ridiculously expensive for a student, but I think my sense of value had become distorted.
So, the decision I made was...
If you're going to worry about it so much, why not just become an employee who can use it as much as they want?
...And so, driven by my desire to "be able to use their cosmetics as much as I want," I forced myself to take a job at that company.
The reason I say "by force" is that at the time, this company was a foreign-owned company that only hired experienced professionals, but we begged them to let us hire a new graduate for the first time.
Unchanging skin
Yes, actually, I was in the middle of job hunting at the time and had received a job offer, but I turned it down to pursue such a shameful motive...
Ultimately, afterwards, the customers would diligently advise them, believing the company's training, that "this will make it beautiful," and they would purchase the product.
I also used to buy as much as I wanted through employee discounts (though it was still quite expensive), including a cream that cost 38,000 yen, quite freely.
For some reason, my skin has been getting worse and worse, and the acne that led to someone approaching me during my student days has also been getting progressively worse!
Furthermore, even when the customer used a new 16,000 yen serum that the company had told her was "an amazing whitening serum," it didn't make the blemishes disappear at all.
And so, my journey as a cosmetics gypsy continues, but until next time!
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