Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for March 06, 2011
March 05, 2011
March 07, 2011
Transcript:
Saleswoman: Hello. I'm Mabel. I'll be your pamperologist today. Cathy: Pamperologist? Saleswoman: Your dermo-flatterist. Your aesthetician. Your guide to the new world of cosmeceuticals. Cathy: Cosmeceuticals? Saleswoman: Part cosmetics... Part pharmaceuticals... Age-defying skincare goes scientific! The products have all-new, medical-sounding goals: "Cell renewal" "Hydration restoration" "Pore minimization"... Medical-sounding ingredients: "Alpha hydroxy acids" "Beta hydroxy complex" "Collagen boosters" "Enzymes"... Medical-sounding delivery systems: "Serum" "Capsules" "Emollients" "Micro-prisms"... Which area of epidermal care may I and my cabinet of sleek, hypoallergenic therapies assist you with? Cathy: Gift with purchase! Saleswoman: $23 million in research, and all anyone really wants is a giftoligist.
NE1956 over 13 years ago
I’ll take the ‘Cleans’. The rest is marketing bs. Inculuding ‘Sells’.
WebSpider over 13 years ago
Did anyone else’s eyes naturally glaze over after the third panel? Maybe that is my natural reaction when encountering a BSologist at the store counter.
Sorry, Cathy. What you need doesn’t come in a bottle – wait, medication comes in a bottle… :-)
gobblingup Premium Member over 13 years ago
I admit that I’m a facial cream junkie. I love the way it makes my skin feel and look, but I do it for me not for others. Hey, some people buy sports cars or collect dolls or get a younger spouse, I enjoy looking in the mirror and not feeling like I look too old.
Gretchen's Mom over 13 years ago
Well, you just never know. One of these days, maybe someone will invent that “miracle in a bottle” that we’re all so desperately searching for in the hopes of looking younger longer!!!!!
vickimarme over 13 years ago
Hey…we can pooh pooh this all we want, but if there were not a grain of truth in it….it wouldn’t be funny. I for one, don’t buy anything unless it is during a gift-with-purchase campaign. I have more duplicate lipsticks than I can use. but I love getting something for nothing….or thinking that I am getting it for nothing.