THE LABORATORY OF ENVY
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The six months that followed were not spent on runways. While the rest of the modeling world slept, Vanity spent her nights in the research wing of Vein Products. She didn't want a better dress for Karma; she wanted a weapon.
She ordered her head chemist to pull Batch 709—a formula rejected for being too aggressive. Vanity instructed the lab to spike a specific set of jars with industrial-grade bleaching agents and neurotoxins. "I want it to look like a miracle at first," Vanity told the chemist. "And then I want it to look like a curse."
She began her campaign of deception under the guise of "sisterhood," creating a "fake makeup bridge" of friendship. At a regional show in Atlanta, Vanity arrived with jars that looked like liquid jewelry. "My lab has developed a new complex," Vanity lied, handing a jar to Charity. She made sure Charity received the one with the nearly invisible red dot on the bottom. "Apply it twice a day, honey. We want the world to see you shine, you are applying Vanity Fair top of the line this time. I promise you all ladies , no one will have the polished glow of this show or any other like you. This is waiting for the launch date your the first to get it, so promotion from me to you.
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