Shiny & Shimmering sh-Nails!
The last time I went to Eastwood Mall, I was attacked by a
very aggressive salesperson. And to emphasize- a very aggressive one – she would
not stop even though we walked past her already and politely declined to listen
to her. I was thinking, “Can she not understand English or Filipino?” (Good thing
I was not alone and was able to counter the attack by letting my BF face her
instead (Talk about being a user haha). So what was this woman selling out of
the blue in such an insistent manner? Encyclopedia? Shoes? Samples (Are they
even for sale? LOL)?
She was actually blabbering about nails grooming in an instant.
The brand Oro Gold might not be familiar to those not really
into nails grooming or into unfamiliar beauty brands (Heck, I do not even know
it exists in Shangri-la though I usually drop by the mall). Back to her
blabbering, I managed to deduce that she managed to utter five (5) 60-seconds
commercial in a minute. Talk about hard-pitch selling. She took my BF’s hand
and while we were slowly walking (Yes! We were still TRYING to leave past her and continue with our relaxing walk), she
kept on explaining - this and that, which I could not already remember.
Given that she held on my BF’s hand firmly, we decided to
let the whole act finish. We were impressed with the result, though. Shiny and
shimmering sh-nail! (It was only the thumb that was used during the demo
hahaha) “Bagay sa iyo teh!” I
exclaimed to my boyfriend. He paraded like one proud mam - - I mean man LOL! The
woman then directed us to their stall. It was that moment where I sternly (But
still polite) said we have other matters to attend urgently (Hello, I was
looking forward in continuing our stroll haha!); thus the end of our encounter
with Oro Gold.
Flash forward to the following weeks, my BF proudly showed
me something. All that gruesome man’s labor, cleaning his place, typing all day
at work and the daily abuse of your nails: they are as they were the last time
after our Oro Gold experience – shiny and smooth looking nail. I then began thinking
when could we return to Eastwood to ask if we can only buy the nail grooming
kit and for how much.
The universe then conspired itself. I found Ms. Frances
Sales blog about Oro Gold. See her Beauty for a Living's post. I can relate to how
she reacted toward their sales person. I suggest to Oro Gold, that they should
not continue with this strategy as it will only create a bad publicity for them
in the long run. Oh but well, a bad publicity is still a publicity as they say. Anyhow, I found out that you need to pay 2,000PhP for a set
of the nail grooming kit (Which by the way is only a two-piece kit. Getting
more for what you pay for?). I stopped planning on going to Eastwood for the
sole purpose of Oro Gold. Frugalista kasi
eh haha. Months have passed by, while at your local beauty store, I suddenly
remembered that there is a similar product out there that does not spell
S-P-L-U-R-G-E.
Ladies and gents, I present to you ‘the cube’ (Moniker I
invented) from Cutex:
NOTE: I do apologize for not properly groomed-looking nails :)
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| Vs. 2,000 PhP? Bought at a Watsons branch. |
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| Nails were already files on the sides. |
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| Step 1 finished product. Dust particles to show the effect. |
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| Step 2 is used to remove the dust and remove remaining bumps. |
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| Step 3 is rubbing the nails to prepare it for polishing. |
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| See those shiny, healthy looking nails? |
- While using each side of the buffer, you may try to hum the Alphabet song per side. This will allow you to time each step properly.
- Faster movements will let you see much shinier nails.
- If using the buffer alone, you may direct the movement in a portrait way to make sure that the sides of the nails are covered.
Enjoy having your nails look so shiny without having paying big bucks!
How about you? Have you used Cutex?
Do share, love :)
'Til next post!
Ciao,
Maddie
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