Cloe Pierrot had a great idea for a new company. Errr, I mean a new multi-level marketing company. Well...... actually it was more of a pyramid scheme that tricks people into starting and has harsh penalties for quitting early. Let me explain: Chloe had always dreamed of owning her own makeup line, but the competition was so stiff that she never got her company off the ground. She already had her products made, but her stock was just sitting in her garage because she couldn't find a major department store to pick up her new brand. She really did have a wide variety of high quality products: foundation, concealer, lipstick, eyeliner, eye shadow, creams, cleansers, etc. All of her friends who tried her products said that they liked Chloe's brand better than any store-bought brand. The eyeshadow colors were brighter, the foundation was more even, and none of the makeup would rub or sweat off. It was waterproof until you took it off at night.
Cloe tried again and again to market her product but had no success. Finally, she yelled in exasperation, "I'm going to FORCE people to wear my makeup if its the last thing I do!" She took some of her stock to a little shop at the edge of town. The sign said, "Card readings, future predictions, good luck charms, and much more!" Cloe walked in and opened her bag. She took out her products and showed them to the old woman behind the counter. "I've been trying to sell these, but no one will buy them. Do you have anything that will magically cause people buy my product? Maybe a potion to add to a makeup sample that makes them crave more?"
"No, no, no, young lady," the old woman said. "Potions that control people's minds are poppycock! They just don't exist! No, the only thing I can do with a potion is to cause a physical change, not a mental one. Would that help?"
"So, like, you could make a potion that makes them ugly so they NEED the makeup to cover the flaws?" asked Cloe.
"Exactly!" said the old lady. "We could make makeup that makes whoever wears it so hideous when they take it off that only that makeup can make them look presentable! You'd have customers for life!"
"WOW, that would solve my problem.... but I might have a better idea!