What I saw: Shu Uemura's spring 2009 beautiful blush duo at Japan's Narita airport.
What I thought: If I had the chance to create a blush, this was exactly what I would make. Love it!
What I saw: (Strike 1) I decided to buy the blush at Narita airport but the sales lady forgot to ring it up. I only realized it later when I came home. (Strike 2) I went to shu uemura at Thailand's Suvannabhumi airport. The sales dude (or lady, depending on how liberal you are) did not say a greeting nor acknowledged my presence. He continued to clean up the cupboards and threw stuff in to the garbage can, sometimes barely missing me. I walked away. (Strike 3) I revisited Narita airport's shu uemura counter. I asked specifically for the blush I was looking for and found out that it was sold out.
What I thought: First, I kicked myself for not going to the flagship store in Tokyo. But I wanted to save a few bucks and buy duty free. Then, the accumulation of the small bad experiences made me not want to stop by a shu uemura counter or store anymore, even though I am a truly loyal customer. But now, I am emerging out of my comfort zone and make up cocoon of shu uemura and looking at all the other brands I had dismissed for the past three years.
I guess it takes 3 strikes and shu're out.
