Say Yes to the natural her

I will admit, I don’t really wear makeup.

A little mascara so you can actually see my eyelashes and some coverup on the under-eye circles, and I’m pretty much good to go.

But when it came to taking a closer look at Yes to Carrots‘ line of lip glosses, I knew I had the perfect test case.

Meet my daughter, the Roo-girl, aged 15, and as girlie a girlie-girl as you’ll ever see. She does not leave the house unless she is perfectly coiffed and equally perfectly made-up. Mostly her eyes, which are green or blue, depending on what she’s wearing, and, if I may say so myself, drop-dead gorgeous.

But I digress. She is also a lip gloss hound — as well as a great believer in all things natural.

The Roo-girl and Yes to Carrots? A match made in heaven. This is a company that produces a line of beauty products for the skin, hair and lips made with the essences of fresh fruits and vegetables, strictly organic and not tested on animals.

The tricky part, however, is that Roo has no idea that I blog, and getting her to test something for me was a challenge to my creativity.

So I appealed to her organic nature. “Come along,” I told her. “I want to buy you a lip gloss at that fabulous French boutique, Tar-jhay.” (The words “buy you …” will get her every time.)

We looked at the Yes to Carrots display, where I hinted heavily at the two-pack featuring “Rose Bliss” and “Playful Nude” lip glosses. She nodded but fondled the three-pack of lip butters — featuring Carrot, Berry and Mint. The idea of a carrot lip balm made her wild with curiosity.

I’m a sucker. I bought her both.

She broke out the lip butters in the car, ripping the carrot version out of the package first and slathering it on her lips.

“Smells like leaves,” she pronounced. “Like nature.”

(I burst out laughing. This post was going to write itself!)

The berry flavor was next. “This smells like a pop tart,” she giggled. “But I think I like the carrot better, though — it’s more interesting.”

And?

“My lips feel so smooth and soft!”

Well, THAT was successful, obviously. She saved the mint for another time because I was pressing her to try the lip glosses.

Rose Bliss: “Nice. It feels like it’s going to be sticky later … Hmmm, but it’s NOT! Cool.”

Playful Nude: “Huh. I have pink lips. I usually don’t like anything that looks beigey. But it feels really good.”

P.S. I stole the Playful Nude out of her room when she was sleeping.

I like it.
Janet writes at From the Planet of Janet, which she totally hides from everyone in her real life.  In that real life, she juggles five kids (ages 15 to 28), a calm and level-headed husband, a pole-dancing mother and birthday dinners that can make a grown woman weep.

6 Responses to “Say Yes to the natural her”

1. FrenchGirlRN says:

   09/07/2009 at 7:50 am

   I may just have to head to that French Boutique later today…I’m curious about the Playful Nude…love how Roo unknowingly gave such a fabulous product review…Kudos to you!

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2. Kaytabug says:

   09/07/2009 at 2:12 pm

   I want some of these lip glosses!! I also want the mint lip butter!! If I have to buy the 3 pack I’ll be sure to send you the carrot for Roo! I too LOVE how Roo unknowingly gave you such a FAB review!! She is SO AWESOME. Guess she gets that from her Momma!!!

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3. rachel-asouthernfairytale says:

   09/07/2009 at 4:18 pm

   Love, love, love.
   and yes.. her eyes are gorgeous!!!!! I can second that opinion because I have seen them in real life ;-0
   YAY.
   Okay.. I’m a lip gloss fanatic and can’t ever find a color/feel that I like as a combination so…..
   Tar-Zhay away -)

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4. VDog says:

   09/07/2009 at 4:36 pm

   LOVE LOVE LOVE Janet and Roo Girl!!!!

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5. Roger says:

   09/08/2009 at 10:23 am

   It’s always fun when you can “take advantage” of your children like that. I will have to take my own daughters over to check out those products. they sound like something they would like.

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6. Al_Pal says:

   09/12/2009 at 6:51 pm

   teehee, great review!

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