CHAPTER 15

"Miss, you almost run out of your perfume and lipstick, shall I call a perfumer maker (artisan who makes perfumes) and a cosmetics merchant?"

"Oh, yeah! great!"

As expected, Anna was an essential character for the story!

'I'm going to try luxury cosmetics, too!'

I remember my coworkers, in a previous life, wore niche perfumes or expensive imported cosmetics. Trying to look similar to them, I never fix up my makeup in public. i wasn't ashamed of the road-shop cosmetics, but I was a little embarrassed to admit that I was using the compacts with the transferred writing and stickers peeling off to reveal the bottom.

'I used to hide my lipstick in the toilet compartment and apply it. . . . .Now that I think about it, I didn't have to do that. what was so embarrassing.'

I may have thought unconsciously that I would be caught in such a place that I was not loved. A really self-respecting person would have been proud to say, 'I'm so frugal. I smiled bitterly and waited for Anna to call me. Anna called the perfumer maker first. He carefully smelled the perfume I used before. He nodded and said.

"It's the finest rose fragrance with Ashley roses. Do you want me to make it like this again?"

"Do you have many different types of fragrances?"

"Sure. the most common type is perfume with titanium rose. it's thick and heavy. It's the first scent that comes to mind when you think of rose perfume. but it's too heavy for younger people to use."

"Well, how much is that?"

"It's relatively inexpensive. one small bottle costs about 20,000 sena."

huh? wait a minute. if you're say 20,000 sena doesn't that mean 200,000 won? It's the sum of my monthly transportation, telecommunication, and utility bills!

"Ha, ha, that's right. . . . .what about the others?"

"The type of rose that young people often look for is Ari Rose. It's a light and refreshing rose scent with a light grass scent. What you used to use is a very high-quality perfume mixed with Ari Rose, a kind of wild raspberry, and the scent of ambergris."

it sounds expensive just from the explanation.

"It depends on the proportions you mix, but if you make it similar to your old perfume scent, maybe it would be about. . . . . About 50,000 to 70,000 sena for a small bottle."

Yes? Why does the price suddenly jump two or three times? If it's 500,000 won, it's much more than my monthly food expenses in my previous life. . . . .

"The best perfumes are Tesis roses or Nathaniel roses. It's over 100,000 sena in a small bottle."

I mean, a 50ml bottle of perfume costs more than 1 million won. Does it? . . . . . . am I calculating the exchange rate between the won and the sena incorrectly? why is it so expensive? i'm clenching my molars to keep my gaping mouth shut

the perfumer maker asked again.

"Why don't you try Nathaniel Rose this time?

it's a little deeper scent than Ashley Rose."

"Oh, oh, no! He, I'll take the one I used to use. I don't want to change the scent all of a sudden. . . ."

"Hahaha. Well, you'll still like the light and refreshing scent. Then I'll make it similar to the one you used before."

At that time, Anna advised me.

"How about a little bit of Nathaniel mixed in with the Ashley roses?"

"Huh. . . . . .?"

"You'll like the familiar scent, but now that you're married, I think it's good to have a deeper scent."

If Anna says so,that would be the case, but I'm not sure how expensive it would be. You can't be the daughter-in-law of the Duke of Ludwig if you say no because it's too expensive, really. . . . .

"Well, shall we? But mix those expensive roses a little bit, just a little bit."

"That's a good compromise. Then it's about 80,000 sena in a small bottle."

"Is it 80,000 sena?"

My hands are trembling. It's money that I don't mind if I get rid of all 5 million Senna with my pocket money, but buying a small perfume for 800,000 won feels like committing a sin against Soo-na Choi in my previous life. Anna advised me again, as if she knew what I felt.

"Since you continue wearing a similar perfume anyway, why don't we order it in a larger amount? Then the price will be a lot lower."

"That's right. If you make it into a large bottle, well. . . . . It would be about 130,000 sena."

A large bottle it seemed like 100ml, so 65,000 sena for 50ml.

"Can't you do it for 120,000 sena?"

"Yes? Oops, then I have nothing left!"

"Hmmm! Then...125,000 sena?"

Is there a law that says that nobles can't haggle over the prices? So how about charging nobles to their heart's content? Trying to maintain such a confident mindset, I smiled gently at the perfume maker. I also added an excuse or something.

"It's because I don't want to hear that I spent too much money as soon as I got married. Instead, I'll definitely call you next time."

"Hahaha, this is a thrifty daughter-in-law from the duke. I can't win. then I'll take your word for it and do it for 125,000 sena."

"Thank you!"

For the first time in this world, I successfully negotiated a price! I'm feeling a little more confident, but the ordeal wasn't over. when the perfume was finished, the cosmetics merchant came.

"I need a new lipstick for the lady. Do you have a color similar to this?"

When Anna opened the luge complex I was using and asked, the cosmetics dealer looked closely and opened the bag he brought.

"It's from Melrose. That's a good product, but the new product from Lance is also very popular."

Then he took out just a few lipsticks . Melrose's jade porcelain complex was also pretty, but the pink porcelain complex of Lance was even prettier. Because there was a ribbon on the lid.

"The colors are similar, and there is a rumor that Lance's products are more vivid. I think this color will look good on you besides the color you used before. "

"It's all really pretty. But how much is this one?"

"The product of Melrose is 8,000 sena, and the Lance product is 10,000 sena."

I think we can lower the price further if we subtract the price of the pottery complex. The pink lipstick complex was really, really pretty, but I turned my head with tears in my eyes.

"Well. . . . .I'll just keep using the product I used."

"I got it. Don't you need a puff? There's also a hand mirror or a hair comb."

I tried to wave it off as unnecessary, but Anna stood next to me and said she needed a brush to apply the lipstick. In the end, I had no choice but to buy it for 8,000 sena.

'The price is. . . . .Too expensive'

I spent 141,000 sena on just one perfume, one lipstick, and one lipstick brush. my hands kept shaking as I felt like I was going to lose my sense of money.

'It's not easy to enjoy what you have.'

Recording my money in a small notebook like a household account book, I had to admit that I was too shabby for luxury. But I couldn't help it. Even though my brother often robbed my small salary, I really lived a long way away, trying not to look ugly in the eyes of others.

'I need to get used to the luxury of spending money slowly. Let's start with another luxury first?'

I couldn't spend a lot of money, so I ended up enjoying the luxury of not spending money. Enjoying culture and art is a luxury that even my poor soul can accept enough.

'First of all, it's Sistine Hall!'

It's a room full of art that I've been paying attention to, looking at it most since Philip guided me to the mansion. Even in my previous life, i liked to appreciate artwork, but the opportunity to see the actual work in front of my eyes was not common. There is no way that an artist or work I knew in my previous life exists here, but it is fun to see a work with an artistic spirit in person even if it is not from an artist I know. I just told Anna that I would go to Sistine Hall and walked slowly towards the Sistine Hall. After taking a deep breath in front of the heavy door of the hall, I opened it with all my might, and a somewhat musty smell greeted me in the stillness of the air.

"Wow. . . . . .!"

I couldn't help but admire it, like when I first saw it.

On the walls of the hall, which is larger than most galleries, are lined with artwork ranging in size from small as the palm of your hand to large that you can barely take in a glance from a distance. I admired the works with a relaxed mindset, as if I had rented the gallery alone. it was more luxurious than buying expensive perfume.

"Oh my God, how in the world did he draw this?"

In front of the work, which was so sophisticated that I wonder if it was taken as a picture. I approached the work and looked at the detailed brush touch.

"This reminds me of Monet. That's cool."

Like Monet's work, the feast of light and color made me stare at it from a few steps away.

"Oh, this is so cute."

I couldn't help but smile at the expectant look on the puppy's face in the picture of the girl playing with her dog. And then something really huge work appeared. unable capture all the paintings at a glance from the front, I walked over to the opposite wall and sat down on the floor to look up at the artwork.