On the way home from da club last Saturday night, my friend turned to me in the car and said, “I have to tell you something, but you have to promise not to judge.”
Um, that’s usually what people say right before they admit to breaking and entering, or lewd and lascivious conduct, so I steeled myself before replying. “I’ll try to keep an open mind.”
“I watched Burlesque last night…” She let it hang out there for an uncomfortably long moment before adding, “and it was really good!”
I couldn’t believe my ears. “Seriously?”
“Yeah,” she explained, “well, that little man next to the review in the [San Francisco] Chronicle movie section was clapping out of his seat.”
(I knew the guy she was talking about.)
“So I figured I’d give it a chance.”
It sounded reasonable, but I’d seen the trailer a few times. “Seriously?”
“Yes!” she charged, “and no judgment, remember?! It wasn’t as bad as everyone’s been making it out to be.”
Hmm… This morning, inspired by my buddy’s willingness to give Xtina the benefit of the doubt, I tried to keep an open mind when I tried the diva’s two new fragrances, Christina Aguilera Eau de Parfum and Christina Aguilera By Night Eau de Parfum ($39 each), even though I wasn’t crazy about her last scent, Inspire.
Even before the first sniff, they were getting mad points for the lovely lace pattern on the bottles.
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