‘MY THIRTY-EIGHT STEP KOREAN CLEANSING ROUTINE’ - BATH FLASH ANTHOLOGY
This story was Commended in the Bath Flash Fiction Competition, Judged by Kathy Fish, and was published in the Bath Flash Anthology later that year. It can be read online.
MY THIRTY-EIGHT STEP KOREAN CLEANSING ROUTINE
Six months ago, my Mum and I started to get serious about skincare.
Mum’s goals were to be ‘barely there’, ‘flawless’ and ‘age-defying.’
My goals were to ‘go big’ and ‘colour!’
Mum tried ninety-eight Concealers and Foundations.
I tested Highlighters (for inner glow) and Contouring kits (to define).
You can find all our reviews on YouTube. With the product placement offers rolling in, we took things up a level.
Mum had her tummy tucked.
I got a bigger bum, bigger boobs, and bigger lips.
We weren’t getting the impact we wanted, YouTube viewer wise, so we upped our game.
Mum spackled plaster into her wrinkles and applied beige masonry paint.
I had my forehead surgically removed and replaced with the skull of a tiny baby bird. I’ve always felt insecure about my skull, ever since I was a toddler and I first noticed my cranium was disproportionate to my mandible.