Lady of the Lord From the East

The cosmetic case brought by Wei Wei is special. The outer layer is made of hard cowhide, with clear skin texture and smooth hand feel. Compared with the original wooden case, it is much lighter. After opening, the grid inside will automatically expand. Larger bottles and jars are placed on the lower layer, and there are oblate ceramic rouge boxes in the unfolded lattices of the middle and upper layers. There is no rouge in the rouge box, but various colors of lipstick, eye shadow, foundation and blush. In addition, the vanity case has a complete set of makeup brushes wrapped in leather and a hand mirror with a handle.

Note that this hand mirror is not the kind of metal mirror that is still somewhat blurred after metal polishing, but a glass mirror made by attaching tin foil to flat glass with mercury.

This production process should have appeared after the 16th century. The difficulty is actually not very high, mainly because large pieces of flat glass cannot be made, so Wei Wei and alchemist Roger Raymond pondered in the laboratory. For a long time, I could only make such a mirror that was not much bigger than a slap.

And this kind of small mirror is naturally one of the products that will be included in Sardinson's sales list soon, and will become a luxury product because of the high difficulty of production.

Before being attracted by the variety of cosmetics, the base is made of sterling silver, and the exquisite hand mirror with a lot of flower carvings immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Hand mirrors are not uncommon, almost every noble woman has one, but it is the first time I have seen such a clear mirror.

After consulting Wei Wei, Mrs. Nelson was the first to pick up the hand mirror. When her face was clearly reflected in the mirror, the lady who had always been very polite couldn't help covering her mouth and gasping. in one breath.

"God, this is too clear!" She could even see the fluff on her face and the foundation that was too thick.

"Let's take a look too!"

The other ladies were aroused by her curiosity, and they reached out to grab the hand mirror, and then they were all stunned and stunned by this ultra-high-definition mirror.

"It's the first time I see what I look like."

"Me too, oops, look, I still have a mole here, I didn't find it before."

"So my eyes look like this..."

The hand mirrors are passed around in the hands of the women, and every change of hands will cause a burst of exclamation. Everyone's expressions are exaggerated, but this is probably a unique way of expression in the aristocratic circle. When they express their emotions , always somewhat dramatic.

Speaking of drama, there seems to be no entertainment like opera at this time, right?

It seems that another development project has been found. Wei Wei's attention suddenly shifted.

The mirror turned around in the hands of the women, and then returned to Mrs. Nelson's hands again. To be honest, after the initial surprise, everyone's attention turned to their appearance and makeup. To be honest, Compared with the proud queens these days, they are even more dissatisfied with the makeup on their faces.

It's not that I didn't try to use the existing makeup to paint the queen's makeup. In fact, the eyebrows are the best imitations. Although the colors of blush and lipstick are not as pure and changeable as the queen, similar effects are also possible.

But they couldn't get the same eye makeup, and the powder on their faces was not as natural as the queen's. After seeing the queen's makeup, they naturally disliked the effect they imitated.

"Dear Wei, how are these things used?"

Mrs. Nelson couldn't wait to take a pottery rouge box and open it. When she opened it, she found a lipstick as bright as rose petals.

The other ladies had already gathered around them, watching them curiously.

Wei Wei grinned at everyone: "It's too troublesome to explain, I don't know which lady would like to try it for herself?"

The women were moved by what she said, but everyone looked at each other, and no one stood up and agreed.

There is no other reason. Since they want to try, they naturally have to wash off the makeup on their faces first, and none of them want their real faces under their makeup to be seen by others.

A lady said, "Let the girls try it. They don't usually wear makeup, so they should be able to see the effect better."

Regardless of whether this reason is reasonable or not, it is agreed by the majority of people.

And as I said before, there are two unmarried young ladies among the guests of this beauty salon, one of them is Miss Clive, who is quite hostile to Wei Wei, and the other is the lady with freckles on her face. .

She looked at the two of them, and in the eyes of the former being proud and arrogant, as if she was sure that she would choose her, she turned to the freckled lady: "I don't know what this lady is called?"

Miss Freckles replied cautiously, "I'm Daisy, Daisy Nelson."

Mrs Nelson added: "This is my husband's brother's daughter and I am currently in my care."

Wei Wei was not curious to ask why, she smiled kindly at the girl who had no temperament of a noble lady at all and was very similar to the original Dolores, and then said in the unbelievable eyes of Miss Clive: "Then ask Miss Daisy to cooperate, okay?"

Daisy Nelson heard the words and touched her face subconsciously. She should not have put on makeup because of her young age, but Daisy knew that the freckles on her face were scary, so she always tried to use thick Powder covered them, but it didn't work very well, and even if the foundation was as thick as my aunt's, it couldn't completely cover up those spots.

Daisy is actually unwilling to ask her to wash off these foundations in front of everyone, but she also knows that she has no right to speak here, so she can only agree in secret.

The maid of Nelson's house had prepared hot water and towels, and was about to wash Daisy's face when she heard Wei Wei say, "Penny, come and serve Miss Daisy."

Penny bowed her knees, took out a wooden box and a dark glass bottle from the vanity case, and walked over to Daisy: "Miss Nelson, please let me do it for you."

Daisy nodded, then watched as Penny poured something grease-like from a glass bottle and smeared it on her face with a small piece of clean cotton, then massaged it.

Wei Wei explained to others on the side: "This is a makeup remover oil, which is specially used to wash off the makeup on the face to ensure that no residual makeup powder will be left on the face."

Many ladies nod their heads with affection. It's a bit of a hassle when they remove their makeup. In the past, everyone didn't pay attention to this. Many people didn't even wash their faces several times a month, and they never took off the makeup on their faces. , But aren't there essential oils now? The usage of essential oils states that they should be thoroughly cleaned before use, but often they cannot be washed with soap, and they are quite damaging to the skin.

After the cleansing oil was washed off, the maid immediately changed to clean water, and Penny took out a lump with a faint floral fragrance from the wooden box and continued to smear and clean Daisy.

Wei Wei introduced again: "This is a soap, which is specially used to clean the skin. It will not cause damage to the skin like soap. Instead, it has certain beauty and sterilization effects. It is also very suitable for bathing. Leaves a light fragrance on the skin."

This is so much better than soap! Everyone's eyes lit up, not only because of its cleansing effect, but also because of the fragrance. They could smell that fragrance, although it was very light, but if it came from their own skin, it would be very wonderful.

After two steps and several more water changes, Daisy's face was completely clean.

This time, everyone can clearly see the freckles on her face, which are really many, not only the cheeks and nose are densely grown, there are even many on the forehead, and there is hardly any cleanliness on one face. The place.

In this way, Countess Nelson also said with emotion: "Daisy's freckles are much lighter now than before, thanks to the essential oils produced by your family."

Hearing this, it was obvious that Miss Daisy's previous situation was worse.

If this is the case, it is no wonder that this young lady, who is about the same age as Wei Wei (the apparent age), is still not engaged.

She is only the cousin of the earl's family. Her father obviously did not inherit the title, which is not a good choice for other nobles. At the same time, her appearance is not enough to make others forget her identity, so naturally no one cares.

After washing her face, Daisy didn't dare to look at other people anymore. She lowered her head and let Penny take herself to a free sofa-like bench to lie down, and then began to take care of her skin.

"Before applying makeup, you must let the skin absorb enough nutrients. Otherwise, frequent makeup can easily accelerate the aging of the skin." Wei Wei introduced the next maintenance steps to everyone.

Penny made a facial mask for Daisy. The mask is made of milk mixed with essential oils and a little honey. Earl Nelson has all these things. Except for the essential oils, which were brought by Wei Wei, the rest are prepared by the maid. Well, send it over and she made it by herself.

She didn't hide it when preparing it, but told everyone generously about the whitening effect of this homemade mask. By the way, she also talked about some methods and effects of homemade mask with eggs, lemons, apples and other common foods.

A group of ladies listened intently and wanted to write it down in a notebook. Even Miss Clive, who was unfriendly to Wei Wei, didn't seem to care, but in fact, she perked up her ears and memorized all her words.

Looking at Wei Wei's face where she can't even see the pores, everyone thinks it must be the effect of these masks. As long as she insists on using it, she will definitely have the same good skin as her.

Wei Wei: ...you just want to be happy.

After wearing the mask, Daisy obviously felt that her skin was in better condition than usual. She didn't feel dry after washing her face at all, and it felt smooth and moisturizing, which made her feel a little better, just a little bit.

Skin care is more than just a mask. Wei Wei originally intended to let everyone see it, and to pave the way for future business, naturally she ordered Penny to make a full set early in the morning.

Therefore, after the mask, there are toners made of pure dew, eye creams made of tremella and pearl powder, and facial creams improved from ancient Chinese methods. Unfortunately, she has not yet found a suitable essence formula, so she can only skip this.

But after such a set, it is enough to scare the noble ladies for a while. Where have they seen so many skin care products, each of which has a different effect, not to mention the effect is very good, some ladies can't help it I picked some face cream from the jar and applied it to the back of my hand. The dry back of my hand was immediately moisturized a lot, and it seemed that even the lines were smoothed out a lot.

As a direct user, Daisy, after she has done all the maintenance, everyone can see that her skin condition is much better than before, and the pores that were originally enlarged due to frequent application of powder have shrunk a lot.

Someone immediately asked Wei Wei: "When will these things start to be sold? Can you pre-order?"

Everyone is a human being, so it is natural to see that Wei Wei intends to sell, but they are also very willing to cooperate.

Wei Wei smiled apologetically: "There is no way to sell all of them at the moment, but the new pure dew will be launched soon, and other things have to be taken slowly. There are too few people in Sardinson, and we don't have enough people to put into production."

Hearing that there will only be a new one, everyone showed disappointment and wanted to say something else, Wei Wei quickly changed the subject.

"It's time to make up, Miss Daisy, please sit here."

After that, Wei Wei did it herself.

Daisy has too many freckles on her face, and it is not easy to cover them, especially if you use the brightening foundation that everyone likes to use in this era, it is even more difficult.

Fortunately, Wei Wei has made a concealer and a foundation of different colors. Using the two together, after spending a lot of time, the freckles on Daisy's face are finally covered. Put it on, you can't see it.

If I want to talk about the shortcomings, it is that the base makeup is thicker, and the color of the foundation is a little darker, which is not in line with the aesthetics that everyone has always painted white.

But everyone could see that Daisy looked better than before, even with just a layer of powder.

Without those freckles that make the scalp numb, her facial features are highlighted. This is a soft girl with sweet facial features, even beautiful, with a pair of green eyes like a lake in the sun, with shimmering waves. crystal clear.

Wei Wei is like a painter, holding various types of brushes in her hand, painting on people's faces, and every stroke brings amazing and amazing changes.

Different from the smoky makeup she put on Queen Mila Belle, Wei Wei put on Daisy a sweet makeup look similar to her own, with flat eyebrows with just the right shade, and eyeshadow with a combination of pink and light purple. On the eyeliner, the false eyelashes made of feathers are dense and warped, and the grapefruit-colored lips are even more girlish, which is as special as the pink blush.

And these are all Wei Wei's own treasures. They are treasures that you use a little less, and you have to make them yourself when you run out.

When she stopped, the freckled inconspicuous girl had turned into a sweet and lovely angel, and an angel several years younger than she looked before.

At this moment, the angel was staring blankly at her with a pair of moist green eyes.

She closed her eyes throughout the makeup process, and there was no mirror to see herself, so Daisy had no idea what she had become now.

It's not worse than when you don't wear makeup anyway. She thought to herself.

The people around them were speechless in astonishment when the makeup was nearly finished. At this moment, they were still wondering if their eyes were broken. No one spoke, and the whole room was silent.

In the end, Wei Wei took the hand mirror and handed it to Daisy: "Look, are you satisfied with this makeup look?"

Taking everyone's reaction as dissatisfaction with herself, Daisy looked at herself in the mirror without any hope.

For a moment, Daisy didn't even think that the figure reflected in the mirror was herself, she just thought enviously, this lovely girl is so beautiful, it would be nice if she looked as good-looking as her.

Then, before the thought disappeared, Daisy suddenly remembered that she was looking in the mirror.

So who is in the mirror?

"Is this me?!"

Her hand holding the hand mirror was trembling, her eyes were staring at the person inside, and the other hand trembled to her face, watching the person in the mirror do the same thing as herself.

"Of course it's you." Wei Wei nodded: "Are you satisfied?"

Satisfied, how can you not be satisfied? !

Daisy's nose was sour, her eyes were red, and she almost didn't cry. Fortunately, she was very fond of the makeup on her face. She didn't dare to cry at all. She could only sniff hard and then nodded vigorously.

"I never thought I could be so beautiful, it just doesn't look like me, thank you so much, Miss Weiwei!"

"You're too polite, it's good to satisfy you." Weiwei took out the perfume from the bottom of the makeup box, it was a rose perfume made of dried flowers: "Sprinkle some more and you're done."

There is no spray head, so the perfume can only be applied. As soon as the lid is opened, a floral fragrance that is much stronger than essential oils floats out. Wei Wei carefully pours some on her fingertips, and then wipes it behind Daisy's ears and wrist.

Just a little, Daisy has a charming body fragrance.

The quiet ladies finally stopped keeping quiet, and twitched their noses one after another, sniffing the fragrance in the air: "The fragrance of roses is so rich, it is much more fragrant than essential oils, I am better in a large field of roses, dear Wei, what is this?"

"It's a perfume. Like the pure dew, it will be new in the near future." Wei Wei raised the bottle: "Currently, there are relatively few types of perfumes, and the quantity is not large. If you like it, you have to pay attention to the new time of the store."

Countess Nelson said immediately: "Don't accept reservations? For the sake of our friendship."

They have no friendship. Wei Wei slandered, but did not show it on her face: "There is no way to make a reservation, but for the sake of our friendship, this bottle can be given to you."

She handed out the bottle of the original experimental perfume she had made.

Countess Nelson, without any delay, took it in surprise: "I knew Wei, you are a generous lady, and I love the smell of it." Then she couldn't wait to smear some on herself.

Wei Wei instructed her on the location and taboos of applying perfume. The latter nodded again and again, seeing the envy of others.

But compared with Countess Nelson, they and Wei Wei have not even exchanged names, let alone friendship. Countess Nelson has not gotten the reserved quota, so they have no choice.

Feeling jealous for a moment, everyone turned their attention back to Daisy.

Everyone was praising Wei Wei's makeup skills and the cosmetics she brought, but they saw with their own eyes that she painted an unsightly girl into the beautiful and sweet little beauty in front of her, which was comparable to seeing Queen Mila Belle. Her makeup is even more shocking. After all, the latter is a famous beauty. She has become more beautiful, but the shock is not as good as it is now.

For the first time, Daisy did not feel inferior to other people's parity for her appearance. She raised her face confidently and let everyone stare at her. The smile on her face never diminished, and her whole person looked high-spirited.

The only unmarried young lady, Miss Clive, who was not selected, is jealous and hateful at the moment, some for Wei Wei, and some for Daisy, she thinks that the chance for Daisy to become beautiful should have been hers, And Wei Wei's annoying woman must have done it on purpose! She must have compared her after she was worried that she would be beautiful!

Wei Wei doesn't care what Clive thinks, she is now surrounded by a group of people asking about makeup skills. These people are also trying to get some cosmetics from her, but it's a pity, although Wei Wei can make some of them, But she didn't have that plan, but repeatedly emphasized that she would start the production of cosmetics after returning to the territory, and now there is no way.

The noble ladies said that they can't wait to drive her back now.

"I heard that you have already set a wedding date, is it too late to go back?"

Wei Wei: "It has been decided to postpone. I have received too many invitations recently. It would be rude to go back without attending, so I postponed the wedding."

"That's such a pity." The lady who said this was sincere, and at the same time a little annoyed, because her family was also among the people who sent the invitation. If it hadn't been sent, Wei Wei might have returned to Sardinia by now. Mori County, so the cosmetics may be on the market earlier, and they will be able to use these things earlier.

The other ladies have almost the same idea, but unfortunately the invitation has already been sent out. Is it possible to say not to invite her now?

But it's not too late, at least after the recent banquet is over, they won't send invitations to Wei Wei again, and other ladies need to be informed about this.

"I hope you can find some time to return to Sardinsonshire to complete the wedding. I think Lord Williams must be very eager to marry you early."

While complimenting, the lady who said this also glanced at Miss Clive, with a hint of ridicule in her eyes, obviously running on her.

Miss Clive's face turned blue with anger, and she deeply felt that she had been humiliated. Almost all of the people present were the same generation as her mother, and they did not speak to her directly, but made her difficult to speak.

Not only is she difficult to speak, but her mother is also worried, not to please Wei Wei, but she does not want her daughter to like Count Felix to spread at this time, she is currently looking for a fiance for her daughter, and has If such news spreads out and is heard by the other party, it may affect her marriage.

So this time, she still gave her daughter a warning look, and then pretended that she didn't notice anything, and continued to talk about cosmetics with the other ladies as if nothing had happened.

Seeing their reactions, Wei Wei was thoughtful.

But this little episode passed quickly, and everyone's attention didn't leave Wei Wei's makeup box. Since they can't buy goods for the time being, can they try to buy all the cosmetics that Wei Wei brought?

Given her generosity to Countess Nelson, it might be possible.