10 thoughts on “Beauty – So that’s how they do it”
I don’t wear make up. I wonder what I’d look like with a make over?
I thought the same thing Ana!! I am guessing I would still look like an over weight housewife though!
I am fortunate: my wife is beautiful whether she is wearing makeup or not. And she usually does not. That is what attracted me to her–her natural beauty. Her great smile and personality–and the fact she puts up with me–keeps me attracted to her.
Ana – I guess you could go to a department store’s makeup area and have them “doll you up” to see.
Why bother even starting with a real model when you can just create her in Photoshop?
By a remarkable coincidence this video was shown during a year group assembly at the school I teach at today in England; it’s a school for girls and there were about 150 girls present. Before showing the video the teacher leading the assembly asked all the girls to close their eyes and in their head to count the number of body parts they don’t like and would like to change. She then asked them to open their eyes and for those who didn’t like 0 to 5 body parts to put up their hands… about five girls put their hands up. She then asked the same question for 6 to 9 body parts… about twenty girls put their hands up. Finally she asked the same question for ten or more… the remaining 120 or so put their hands up. These were 13-14 year olds and I don’t think it was an untypical representation. It seems that almost every teenage girl has had her self-image shattered as she aspires in vain to look like someone who does not exist. Tragic!
I don’t wear make up. I wonder what I’d look like with a make over?
I thought the same thing Ana!! I am guessing I would still look like an over weight housewife though!
I am fortunate: my wife is beautiful whether she is wearing makeup or not. And she usually does not. That is what attracted me to her–her natural beauty. Her great smile and personality–and the fact she puts up with me–keeps me attracted to her.
Ana – I guess you could go to a department store’s makeup area and have them “doll you up” to see.
Why bother even starting with a real model when you can just create her in Photoshop?
By a remarkable coincidence this video was shown during a year group assembly at the school I teach at today in England; it’s a school for girls and there were about 150 girls present. Before showing the video the teacher leading the assembly asked all the girls to close their eyes and in their head to count the number of body parts they don’t like and would like to change. She then asked them to open their eyes and for those who didn’t like 0 to 5 body parts to put up their hands… about five girls put their hands up. She then asked the same question for 6 to 9 body parts… about twenty girls put their hands up. Finally she asked the same question for ten or more… the remaining 120 or so put their hands up. These were 13-14 year olds and I don’t think it was an untypical representation. It seems that almost every teenage girl has had her self-image shattered as she aspires in vain to look like someone who does not exist. Tragic!
Awwwww Tim. Bonus points for you.
Bill & Euler – Another coincidence…I just ran across this article about an hour ago:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1202399/The-faces-Twiggy-59-How-airbrushing-Olay-ad-hides-truth-skin-shes-in.html
I really dont think I have a distorted view of women beauty, I think women do.
Have you seen this take based on the same idea?
Evolution of a slob http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0u0wWOMIsE&eurl=
Thanks for both this link and the other evolution of a slob link. They were great.