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Makeover~ The Cosmetics Store
Next, the carriage went to a cosmetics store.
Dahlia came out after she had changed into a lamp-black one piece dress and put on shiny black shoes at a boutique. Since she always had shoes without heels, so she wasn’t used to seeing a slightly elevated field of view.
“Welcome, Mrs. Gabriella”
“Hello, I have brought the woman who will be the guest of honor. It’s President Dahlia of Rosetti Company”
“Thank you for your first visit, Ms. Dahlia”
Dahlia panicked because she was being suddenly introduced as a company president to a female sales clerk with calm eyes. However, if she were to make a fuss here, it would bother Gabriella.
Dahlia managed to make a smile and greet her, even as she twitched.
Cosmetics and makeup products lined up side by side, and the interior of the store which was decorated with brightly colored flowers, made her absolutely nervous
“What are you looking for today?”
“I want you to teach her how to do a beginner’s makeup in less than 10 minutes. Also, we would like a set of makeup items used for it.”
“Understood.”
“Then I’ll write down the steps beside you.”
Dahlia was offered to sit in a chair in front of a large three-sided mirror.
Some makeup items were lined up on the side table, the store clerk was right beside, and Gabriella was sitting on the sofa lined up diagonally behind.
“How did you do make up until now?”
“I’ve put on face powder and lipstick before, but it just doesn’t suit me. That’s all.”
Actually, Tobias said he didn’t like the smell of makeup, so she just quit.
“Since your skin is clear, I think it’s good to do 4 points: neaten your eyebrows, simple eyeliner, lipstick, and blush. I recommend eyeshadow and face powder too, but you can skip them.”
Dahlia had little knowledge and skill regarding makeup, regardless of whether it was in this life or before.
While rushing, the clerk quickly neatened Dahlia’s eyebrows, explaining and teaching how to put on makeup while putting it to practice.
The thick and unpolished eyebrows had been cut into a thin and elegant shape. With just that, the unpolished look on her face disappeared at once.
When all downy hair was shaved, her face color became one tone brighter.
When the clerk put an eyeliner, Dahlia’s plain but double eyelid eyes turned into neatly long slits, and the eye shadow gave depth to them. The blush made her white face complexion look bright and healthy.
When she checked the mirror as the clerk applied the lipstick, Dahlia wondered if the make-up products at this shop were actually magic.
After completing the explanation and practice with satisfaction, the clerk guided Dahlia to the washstand at the end of the room. This was to remove makeup once and let Dahlia do it herself.
Dahlia whined about how she couldn’t do it in such a short time.
When Dahlia took the eyeliner’s brush, she suddenly remembered her training at the academy.
In magic device training, they made a specific color by blending several materials and applying it to the magic device as designated. It was difficult but a very fun work.
In case of makeup, you might think of it as a magic device and apply it in the order that you have already been taught, as specified. Thinking of it like that made Dahlia feel better.
Actually, detailed dyeing and adjustment were necessary for making magic devices.
“It’s wonderful! and also it really suits you!”
The clerk was very pleased when Dahlia finished her makeup and started talking about various makeup products.
Dahlia leaned her ears to her as a listener so as not to be rude.
“Face powder that has been mixed with silk won’t dry. Most eye shadows were made from plants, but recently, eyeshadows from monster materials have also increased.”
“What kind of monster material is it?”
“It is a translucent red dye that uses red slime. It is said that it has been successfully detoxified, and the one I am using this time is a combination of that dye and the lipstick dyes I have used until now.”
“It’s red slime, huh. It’s gelatinous material after all, so it seems to have good translucence and depth.”
Dahlia thought what was fascinating from the slime was that translucent feeling. The store clerk also gave a big nod.
“Yes, it’s more translucent, so it feels more natural. Last month, I got a lipstick coating which was processed from Kraken’s skin, so if you use this on top, you won’t have to reapply much”
“I see, the outer skin of Kraken seems to have a strong coating power. Looks like it will be difficult for lipstick to stick to coffee cups and glasses.”
“That’s right! It’s also convenient when you are having meals and tea.”
The clerk nodded big.
“Also it hasn’t come to our store yet, but the eye shadows made by crushing the leaves of the world tree are said to be the so-called sky colors, a light blue rather than green. ”
“It’s lovely that the world tree becomes the color of the sky …”
Whether because the topic was about makeup or materials, their talk greatly livened up.
Gabriella had already stopped taking notes and was watching with warm eyes.
When they left the store, Dahlia bought a basic set of makeup products and received a large amount of bonuses.
……
“I would really like to have a toast with wine, but since the time is so delicate, please endure with just this for today.”
It’s already afternoon, time for afternoon tea.
At their table with both sitting opposite each other at a cafe, there were thick two-tiered pancakes with plenty of fruit and fresh cream, and black tea.
“I’ll call you Dahlia from today. Call me Gabriela, too. The company presidents are usually supposed to call each other without honorifics.”
“Uh”
Dropping honorifics for the wife of a Viscount, the wife of the chairman of the guild, vice chairman of the guild, to that Dahlia had only one awe-inspired syllable.
“The clothes that look good on you will get ruined if you bend your back Dahlia.”
“Mi–….Gabriella, I’ll be careful …”
The woman in front her laughed, when she was about to call the woman Mrs.
When Dahlia was offered to and started eating thick pancakes, the fluffy dough unraveled in her mouth.
She ate a little bit of the first piece as it is, and ate the remaining with half of the fresh cream. The sweetness was a little weak, but the quality of the ingredients and the scent of vanilla were very good.
She ate the second piece with the remaining fresh cream and fruits. With the sweetness and juiciness of the fruit, it was even more delicious.
Because they were hungry, both finished eating without much conversation.
When they were immersed with the delicious pancakes, additional tea was brought in.
“Dahlia, I’m sorry today was so sudden”
“No, thank you very much…for teaching, and treating me on top of that. I didn’t know myself, and hadn’t even thought about it before.”
She now understood after changing her apparel and putting on some make up.
Although her disinterest was also a factor , it was more like she didn’t really know what was necessary and what was not, and what was or was not suitable for her.
‘When working as a company president, I want to make an effort to be trusted by the other party. From now on, I have to be careful about my clothes and makeup,’ thought Dahlia.
“Oh, I forgot to tell you. Go to the temple to have your eyes checked and if it’s possible, get rid of your glasses1.”
“Get rid of my glasses?”
“Yeah, your glasses are in the way2.”
It was almost an order.
Certainly, when Dahlia was making a prototype foam pump bottle, her glasses got cloudy in the bathroom and she could not help it. It would be easier to work from now on if she got herself healed at the temple.
Dahlia had asked about the amount of money, but with both eyes she was told that it was about one gold coin and the willingness to donate later. If that’s about it, there should be no problem.
By the way, basically, eye diseases were mainly treated by doctors, and it was the temple that restored sight.
Doctors for illness, temples for injuries. That was the basis of this world.
Even if one lost their limbs, one could regenerate them within 7 days after getting treatment from a priest.
On the contrary, the level of medical treatment for illnesses was lower than it was in Dahlia’s past life. She thought that all could be managed with healing magic, but it seems that healing magic wasn’t omnipotent.
For this reason, She was more concerned about illness than sudden injury.
“Okay, I will go there. I’m sorry Gabriella and thank you for everything …”
“Don’t worry, I just wanted to repay my debt to Carlo.”
“Debt with my father?”
Dahlia blankly listened.
As far as she remembered, there was no memory of anything that her father would lend to Gabriella.
“It was Carlo who introduced me to my husband, so we, husband and wife owe a debt to Carlo.”
“It’s the first time I’ve heard of it…”
“Carlo forbade me from speaking of it. ‘It will be a problem if everyone who wants to marry into wealth turns on me, so keep silent till I die,’ he said”
Gabriella’s husband was a Viscount.
Dahlia supposed he had some relationship with her father, who was an honorary baron.
“And one more thing. Carlo said, ‘If Dahlia is in trouble as a magical device craftsman or as a woman, give her some advice. If not, keep it a secret until you die.'”
“My father said that…?”
“It doesn’t seem like you’re having trouble, but if you want to cut ties and be free from Orlando, you should have your own company, and if you did founded your own, you need a good appearance. While at it, it’s hard to be targeted if a noble name is included, so I forced my husband’s name into it. ”
“Thank you……”
“Don’t worry, I just wanted to repay my debt. Hey, Dahlia, you don’t need to hesitate anymore. I think there will be many jobs and men coming from now on, but be careful, choose wisely and head where you wish to.”
“……Yes”
Dahlia nodded and responded as hard as possible.
“Carlo was often sought by people for advice. He was very reliable.”
It was a side of Dahlia’s father she didn’t know of.
When he was late coming home, she thought that he had been going out for some drinks, but she wondered if someone consulted with him those times.
“Hey, Dahlia. Did you know Carlo’s hobby?”
“No, other than magic devices … Is it alcohol?”
“Oh, sure he was a heavy drinker, but for sure his number one hobby was…”
The woman with ivory hair who made a terribly serious face turned to Dahlia.
“…Making people indebted to him and forbidding them from speaking about it”
They laughed at the same time, and the memoirs of her father, Carlo began.
Thanks for the chapter!
urgh, makeup…. it’s such a scary thing.