The Perfect Cover-Up

I am a klutz.  I bang into walls, I trip often, and I tend to cut my legs in the shower on a regular basis. So adhesive bandages are a necessity in my household.  The other day I was at my favorite store in the world, Target, and I saw these fantastic designer Band-Aids!  

The term "Band-Aid" has become a generic trademark for any adhesive bandage (like a Xerox machine rather than a copy machine).  They were invented in 1920 by Johnson & Johnson to cover up wounds.  A little research online finds that the original Band-Aids were handmade, sold for two cents for a package and weren't popular until after World War II.

Band-Aids were always flesh-colored until 1953, which was a surprise to me because that seems light-years ahead of J&J's time.  I assume that most people want to subtly hide their cuts, and not draw attention to them-- hence the skin-colored bandages.  I do not fall into this category.  I like pretty Band-Aids.  So when I found these, I just had to snatch them up!

For the record, I haven't had a cut since I bought them.  Oh, the irony.