Oil of Olay

Those who know me well, know that I do not like to wear make-up. I only put it on when I must. In my new job as House Manager for performances I will wear make-up. I usually carry it to the theatre and put it on at the last minute. I also have this habit of putting lotion on my face before putting on make-up because make-up makes my face feel really dry. Last Friday evening I rush to the bathroom, dig out my supplies and get down to business. First the lotion. When I put some lotion in my hand, I notice that it seems different. Must be really old, I think. I put it on. It seemed real greasy and was rather thick. On goes the make-up, and away I go. Saturday night, same procedure. I think: I need to some more lotion, this stuff isn’t real good. Move forward to yesterday. I am at home getting ready, and out comes the lotion. I put it on. Of course it looks and feels the same. Since I am not particularly in a hurry this day, I take a look at the bottle. Lo and behold, I had just slathered my face with BATH SOAP! YUK! How in the world did I make this mistake? Have I suffered any permanent damage by rubbing bath soap in my face and leaving it there for hours? If I had bath soap on my face, why didn’t my face lather up when I washed off the make-up? Why do the containers have to look so similar that one may make this mistake? And the biggest question, why did I have to go through this three times before I noticed? Anyway, once I discovered what I had done, I fell out laughing. It was too funny, to me at least. I have posted some pictures so you can see the similarity in the containers, and maybe why I grabbed the wrong bottle.