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Brigitte Coulombe's avatar

Your newsletters always make me smile dear Michelle! Merci beaucoup! Also, your topics and autobiographical incidents are very often "serendipitous" i.e. what you are writing about and what is going on in my life at the time that I am reading your essay often concur. It's not the first time that I have commented on that.

This time, in "The Most Embarrassing Thing", it's about the Karine Joncas patches. (Très drôle, en passant !). Earlier today, a good friend of mine was telling me about the puffiness under her eyes. In fact, she will be seeing a specialist tomorrow. So, as I was reading your essay, I wrote to that friend about the Karine Joncas patches in your newsletter.

I imagine that the patches are for your eyes. I also thought about the Elderflower Cooling Gel from the Body Shop, or was it from Marks & Spencer when the store was still opened in Ottawa in the eighties and perhaps nineties? Since that friend lives in a mainly English-speaking community in Northern Ontario, I doubt that she will have the nerve to walk into a pharmacy and to yell "where are my Karine Joncas patches?!" like you did! Ha! Ha!

Ah oui ! Happy New Year to you as well! I heard that we have until the end of January to wish someone a happy new year. It is a French TV quiz show host who made this remark. (Du pays où l'on entend "ça se fait" et "ça ne se fait pas", c'est-à-dire à cheval sur le formalisme et l'étiquette !)

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Michelle Béland's avatar

I'm so glad the newsletters make you smile, Brigitte! And thank you very much for your comment. I absolutely love the Karine Joncas patches (and yes, they're for the eyes!). Are they scientifically proven to work? I don't know. Will they magically erase my wrinkles? No. But slapping on some eyes patches after a restless night makes me feel like I'm doing something for myself. I like the way they feel on my skin. They feel cool and nice. What's more, I don't see the puffiness or the dark circles under my eyes when they're on! Haha! I've tried the full sheet face mask by Karine Joncas as well, and it's the same thing except on the entire face. They're good! I've seen them at Jean Coutu and some Familiprix. Next time I go to Canada I will for sure bring back more. Thanks for the wishes and have a great day!!

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