When I was a little girl, I wore tennis shoes everyday, all day. I also had an occasional aversion to socks. Which, as much as it pains me to admit it, resulted in a foot odour so offensive that it attracted vultures.
One day my mother said enough is enough and made me sprinkle talcum powder inside my tennis shoes. The foul smell subsided, but my sweaty feet would make this white paste out of the powder... but that's not the point.
The point is that I used Granado talcum powder:
Granado was founded in 1870 in Rio de Janeiro. It is Brazil's oldest pharmacy specialising in personal hygiene products made out of plant and vegetable extracts found in the country. At one point, due to their high quality standards, Granado was granted the title of "Official Pharmacy of the Brazilian Royal Family".
And the formula of their talcum powder, which was developed in 1903 making it Granado's oldest product, remains unaltered to this day. Amazing.
This product has followed me throughout my life. But it was only today, while at the supermarket, that I realised how damn good looking they are.
These are some of their soaps...
... their body lotion ...
... and their moisturizing butter.
(images via Granado)
Best of all, this is the ad campaign for their Pink line of products:
(image via here)
You can easily find most of their products in supermarkets, or buy them through their website. But their stores are so charming that they are worth a visit. Below is the Granado pharmacy in Rio de Janeiro, and you can also visit their store here in São Paulo.
(image via Granado)
Like I said, too damn pretty.
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