Yeah, fantasy Europe just goes wild for, uh, checks the writing on my hand
emollients.
Fun tangentially-related fact: the ancient Egyptians were big on skin care. Desert climate -> cracked skin, makes sense, but basically everybody used body oils and moisturizers. I'm reading accounts saying that they were included as part of wages for workers. Neat stuff. Very, very, old.
@starburst98 It goes: five-panel bundle on the right -> big panel of the lady's face glowing with health -> bottom-right flashback panel -> upper-left flashback panel -> panel below it -> remaining two panels. It makes more sense as a two-page spread, where you read all the panels that are on the first page and then the ones on the second.
@Moraza Well, even to this day it is one of the most lucrative industries, especially dealing with women's facial features and skin care. Billions are made daily by some of the mainstream brands, even newer ones can make it big with the right exposure (like a big celebrity promo or a famous YouTuber).
@firosahoge I'm hoping for a surprise sacrifice. The MC is a master of that 3d chess at the least so to have any sort of tension he needs to be shook from time to time and have his suspicions be wrong.
He didn't invent cosmetics, he just invented a new KIND of cosmetic, basically he knew of an untapped sector in a market due to knowing that sector was tapped on earth.