http://www.italkbeauty.com Where you come to talk beauty! Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:29:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://www.italkbeauty.com/the-ideal-image-obsession/#comment-75 Carol Clifton Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:43:06 +0000 http://www.italkbeauty.com/the-ideal-image-obsession/#comment-75 Bravo...Very well stated! I would be thrilled to see more realism in the world of advertising as it pertains to the beauty/fashion industries. Heck! A size 8 would be nice and Yes! I will be happy to support them with my dollars. Did you see Whitney,the plus size model that won Tyra Bank's Americas Next Top Model this past season? Are you kidding me? Take a look http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/05/well_well_miss_tyra_threw.html Bravo…Very well stated!
I would be thrilled to see more realism in the world of advertising as it pertains to the beauty/fashion industries. Heck! A size 8 would be nice and Yes! I will be happy to support them with my dollars.
Did you see Whitney,the plus size model that won Tyra Bank’s Americas Next Top Model this past season? Are you kidding me? Take a look http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/05/well_well_miss_tyra_threw.html

]]> http://www.italkbeauty.com/the-ideal-image-obsession/#comment-74 alex Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:45:09 +0000 http://www.italkbeauty.com/the-ideal-image-obsession/#comment-74 I am a photographer and retoucher, and have been doing a lot of high-end ad work lately. While I understand "the biz", if people had any idea what the original images look like of the top models before they go through the many stages of processing before print - it would shock them. I mean really shock them. I sit, comforted, knowing that the major high-end cosmetic models are as human as I am. Too bad the rest of the world can't see it... but I guess that would never sell make up and skin care. Striving for this ideal image is next to impossible, because that ideal image actually doesn't exist in the first place. Almost every model, image has their waist cinched digitally, and is slenderized. I don't know about the rest of the world, but I would buy a product that promotes realism. Would you? I am a photographer and retoucher, and have been doing a lot of high-end ad work lately. While I understand “the biz”, if people had any idea what the original images look like of the top models before they go through the many stages of processing before print - it would shock them. I mean really shock them. I sit, comforted, knowing that the major high-end cosmetic models are as human as I am. Too bad the rest of the world can’t see it… but I guess that would never sell make up and skin care. Striving for this ideal image is next to impossible, because that ideal image actually doesn’t exist in the first place. Almost every model, image has their waist cinched digitally, and is slenderized. I don’t know about the rest of the world, but I would buy a product that promotes realism. Would you?

]]> http://www.italkbeauty.com/stretch-marks/#comment-2 Carol Clifton Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:32:02 +0000 http://www.italkbeauty.com/stretch-marks/#comment-2 When I had my children, I was told to put Cocoa Butter on my stomach daily to insure that I would not get stretch marks. Yes! Its true. The Cocoa Butter felt great and I am certain it helped somewhat although after doing just a bit of research, I found out that no women in the past two generations on both sides of my family had ever had a stretch mark. In the end, I probably would not have had them even with the Cocoa Butter. I would still recommend Cocoa Butter as it is a much less expensive solution for prevention and treatment. You may want to consider Olive Oil in addition to a cream that would include Vitamin A & C. Both are known to assist in reducing the ruddiness of stretch marks. Never discard diet and exercise when looking to ward off stretch marks. When I had my children, I was told to put Cocoa Butter on my stomach daily to insure that I would not get stretch marks. Yes! Its true. The Cocoa Butter felt great and I am certain it helped somewhat although after doing just a bit of research, I found out that no women in the past two generations on both sides of my family had ever had a stretch mark. In the end, I probably would not have had them even with the Cocoa Butter. I would still recommend Cocoa Butter as it is a much less expensive solution for prevention and treatment. You may want to consider Olive Oil in addition to a cream that would include Vitamin A & C. Both are known to assist in reducing the ruddiness of stretch marks. Never discard diet and exercise when looking to ward off stretch marks.

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