Before Christmas Caitlin Moran wrote a very funny list of what to absolutely not buy her for Christmas. Although I am not one for throwing tantrums, and especially not over gifts, I am totally with her on the food and joke presents at least - when it comes to perfume I haven't objected to the ones I've been given yet, but then that might be because I've been particularly lucky with the people buying it for me.
But I do know that a friend of me wasn't. One of her ex-boyfriends once got her the Jay-Lo perfume for her birthday - and if that had been me I think I might have struggled to avoid causing a scene. What makes a man even begin to think that any female would want to use a perfume that comes out of a bottle shaped as Jay-Lo's arse?! I have a real problem with these celebrity scents on the whole - don't even get me started on Britney - and can't see how they sell to anyone over the age of 14.
But luckily I didn't get any bottled up Jay-Lo or Victoria Beckham under my tree this year. I didn't even get the customary chocolates, and was in fact very happy with this years celebration including presents and all. Well, until today when I looked a little bit closer at the nice handcream I was given.
Because right there below the fancy product name, it clearly says - in French and English to add to the insult - Age Delaying Hand & Nail Treatment!
How rude is that! So does this mean I have very old looking hands? Because why would anyone in their right mind give away something like that? Unless of course this particular person, who shall not be named, has read my blog -and is simply worried I'll end up like our friend the Siberian coalminer...
Still, if you do read this, it clearly comes into the category of things I might need, but don't - I repeat - don't want to be given!
But I do know that a friend of me wasn't. One of her ex-boyfriends once got her the Jay-Lo perfume for her birthday - and if that had been me I think I might have struggled to avoid causing a scene. What makes a man even begin to think that any female would want to use a perfume that comes out of a bottle shaped as Jay-Lo's arse?! I have a real problem with these celebrity scents on the whole - don't even get me started on Britney - and can't see how they sell to anyone over the age of 14.
But luckily I didn't get any bottled up Jay-Lo or Victoria Beckham under my tree this year. I didn't even get the customary chocolates, and was in fact very happy with this years celebration including presents and all. Well, until today when I looked a little bit closer at the nice handcream I was given.
Because right there below the fancy product name, it clearly says - in French and English to add to the insult - Age Delaying Hand & Nail Treatment!
How rude is that! So does this mean I have very old looking hands? Because why would anyone in their right mind give away something like that? Unless of course this particular person, who shall not be named, has read my blog -and is simply worried I'll end up like our friend the Siberian coalminer...
Still, if you do read this, it clearly comes into the category of things I might need, but don't - I repeat - don't want to be given!
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