Kryptonite.

If I was Superman — undergarment on the outside (perhaps not the new Superman), leather cape and all, my version of kryptonite would not have been a radioactive sliver of rock from the planet of Krypton but instead, it would appear in the form of a beautifully scented, brightly lit and highly inviting store most girls would know — Sephora. And Lex Luthor is every single salesperson in there, luring me into a portal of evil to take away one of the elements I need to survive — my money.

Yes, Sephora is my Achilles’ heel. I’m the sort who manages my money well, rarely splurges — unless on investments, like a good designer wallet, suitcases and FitFlop, and is always hot on the trails of good bargains. But at any one time I walk into Sephora, I’m breathing out money instead of carbon dioxide. And the worst part? Half the things I chuck into the basket are items I don’t instantaneously need and wind up in my dressing drawer for a whole year. Here’s my stash I never used or barely touched from last year. As a dear friend, Craig, puts it, it turns out, I’m a “cosmetic-whore”.

But Superman has friends to help him out once in a while, and thankfully, so do I. As I begin chucking stuff into my basket last Saturday, Craig and Kel Li both quickly chucked some stuff out. My fixation with the need to buy stuff from Sephora got so dire that while Craig was distracted by men’s skincare, I sneaked off and ran to another shelf for lip exfoliator (what as I thinking?) until he realised and ran after me. At the end of the highly stressful session — for my friends, mostly — I ended up with only the things I need. Tadaa!





Yes, I needed the Instant Depuffing Roll-on Gel. Have you seen my eyebags? I have natural eyebags owing to the structure of my face but they got worse last year with the horrid working and sleeping habits. It has worked wonders so far but I’ll let you know more in a couple of days.

P.S. If Sephora is your cash vacuum, as it is mine, you’d want to know that you get an RM75 voucher for every RM500 spent in Sephora Malaysia till 31 March. Of course Kel Li insisted it’s a scam so I’d spend more and she might be right, but for those who already spend that amount, might as well, eh?

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