35 year old wife and mother. Part time programmer analyst. Christian
35 year old wife and mother. Part time programmer analyst. Christian
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Until a couple of years ago, Oil of Ulay (or Olay as it seems to be called now) was not a brand name that I would have given a second thought to. As far as I was concerned the brand was associated with the rich, famous, old and sorry mum, my mother. Oil of Olay advertising claimed that their facial creams helped 'reduce the signs of ageing'. Being a fairly young looking 31 year old, this kind of slogan did not appeal to me. I have always wanted to look older than I am not younger (although not so much now that I am racing towards middle age). If the advertising had said "makes you more attractive to men" or "increases your job prospects" then I might have been tempted!
Then I fell for one of those advertising gimmicks. You know the one; post a sample of the product through the door of an unsuspecting homeowner and then reel them in. This
sample was a bit different from those I was used to receiving. Not only did it contain a couple of 'very hard to open without scissors' sachets of 'Oil of Olay Moisturising Body Wash', but is also contained a Olay Puff. For anybody who doesn't know what a Puff is (no rude comments please!) it is a flannel type contraption made of a net like material scrunched up and tied in the middle. If one of these pops through your door, you can't help but notice it. Small sachets can easily be disguised amongst the piles of the junk mail and discarded without achieving their intended purpose, but not if they are packaged with a Puff!
That night, I stood in the shower with my Olay Puff in one hand, the sachet and a pair of scissors in the other. The instructions on the sachet went something like this "Wet the Ulay Puff and squeeze a dab of Moisturising Body Wash onto it. Work into a rich lather all over your body, then rinse off". Not quite sure what a 'dab' actually consisted off and being the economy conscious person that I am, I cut open the sachet and squeezed the smallest amount of body wash possible out of the sachet onto the Puff, anxiously anticipating the 'rich lather' part. I must admit, I was expecting to find that this first small amount was not sufficient, but to my surprise, the instructions were right, a rich lather was what I got. I started with my legs, then my arms and body and there was still enough lather left to wash my neck and face. It rinsed off as easily as it had been applied and like the sachet promised, left my skin feeling soft and smooth.
That was it, I was hooked. I decided there and then that I must buy a whole bottle of the stuff as the sachets would, at best, last me a couple of weeks. The next time I visited my local supermarket, I ventured down the beauty isle in search of 'Oil of Ulay Moisturising Body Wash'. I found it quickly - these advertisers are very clever you know - I am sure they do deals with supermarkets after sachet drops like this one, as there was a whole shelf of this body wash in a prominent position. But shock, horror, look at the price of it! Almost £5 a bottle. Far too steep for a body wash, I thought. So I went home without it and promptly put it on my Christmas list hoping that I could make the sachets last two months, not two weeks.
I did receive a bottle for Christmas from my best friend. She had also received a sample of it through her door and decided that not only did she like it but that I would like it too. Coincidentally, I had had the same thought and bought her a bottle for Christmas too!
The bottle stated that it contained 60+ washes. Not too bad for the price then, but I calculated that if I used it everyday, I would need to buy a bottle every other month (I always was good at maths!). Too often for birthdays and Christmases then, so maybe I should start a 'Moisturising Body Wash Budget Fund. Fortunately, the advertising on the bottle turned out to be a touch pessimistic (makes a pleasant change) and my first bottle lasted well over a year. This was probably helped by the fact that after my initial elation wore off, I didn't use it every day as expected but interspersed it with a cheaper shops own version. That way, I thought, I would appreciate it more when I did use it.
I am pleased to say that I still have smooth silky Olayfied skin. My job prospects haven't improved though and I don't get whistled at when I walk down the street, but hey, I still look young!
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This sounds lovely, but I wouldn't pay £5 for a body wash, no matter how good it is! I'm really cheap like that lol - I'll happily spend £10 on make-up, but I'm really tight with my money when it comes to shampoo and shower gel! x
poonon 20.05.2003 12:08
Hi
Sorry I meant Oil of Olay which is made by Proctor & Gamble. But Johnsons test on animals as well.
poonon x
poonon 20.05.2003 12:04
Hi
Do you know that Johnsons test on animals including cats and dogs.
poonon x
Nov 18th, 2001
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