I’m used to encountering many pleasant surprises while cruising the aisles of my beloved Target, but Origins facial products. I had to blink twice.

Origins sells at lovely mint and ginger scent shops inside Macy’s and Dillard’s. Origins was the first facial product I ever splurged on as a teen. The eco-friendly concepts and packaging, still fill me warmth and security. But seeing it at Target rocked my world slightly off center.

If $48.50 is an acceptable price for a facial serum at a mass retailer like Target, what does that say about what we’ll accept in the future.

And, I’m sorry, but Origins price without the Origins experience just doesn’t seem special. It’s like buying M.A.C cosmetics at Walgreens or sniffing Prada cologne at Big Lots.

I love my mass retail, especially when it’s cute and stylish like Target, but I don’t want to buy my “luxury” goods there. I know, people have different points of view on how much is too much to spend on certain items, but if you can buy eye cream that costs most than an full-priced outfit (see the lovely color-blocked tunic by Jonathan Saunder for Target to your right, it’s a wonderful find for $17.99) including shoes, then something’s askew.

But if you like mixing your high and low purchases under one roof, run-don’t-walk to the Target at Hampton Village, 4255 Hampton Avenue. The store has a bigger customer base so it’s often the test market for new Targt products, so for now, the retailer test marketing how costumer tolerate a few Origins products on the shelves next to the Noxema and Oil of Olay.