6 days Ago By Kim Knight
Val Kilmer has died, Cookie Bear is gone and The Body Shop NZ has gone into liquidation. The author reflects on the disappearance of products and icons that defined her youth. Gen Xers face nostalgia and change, feeling like the “oldest teenager in the room”.
Cookie Bear is dead and so is Val Kilmer . The makers of Brazil Nut Body Butter have gone bust and if anyone has a stash of L’Oreal True Match Naturale Mineral Foundation in beige creme, I will trade for a heavily used kidney. I am growing older and the things that (literally) defined me are disappearing.
That mineral powder foundation departed the cosmetic counter years ago. I’ve spent approximately six months’ wages looking for a replacement. Most recently, my search for a pore-filling, skin-toning Holy Grail took me to Mecca (this sentence is less problematic if you understand one is a synonym and the other a beauty retailer).
In store, a garden-fresh angel daubed my face with a soft brush. “I don’t use a powder foundation,” she said. “But my mum absolutely loves this brand .
.. ” Count your lost youth in shop assistant small talk.
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