Mrs. Gómez couldn’t wait to pick up a ceramic rouge box and open it. Inside was a lipstick as bright as rose petals.

The other ladies had already gathered around, each one looking on with curiosity.

Maria flashed a smile at everyone. “It’s too complicated to explain. I wonder if any of the ladies here would be willing to try it out?”

The women were intrigued by her suggestion, but after glancing at each other, no one stepped forward to volunteer.

The reason was simple: to try the new products, they would first need to remove their existing makeup, and none of them wanted to reveal their true faces beneath...