http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/05/11/hypocrisy-in-the-beauty-industry/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:02:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/05/11/hypocrisy-in-the-beauty-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-35117 Best of the Beauty Brains 2008 | The Beauty Brains Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:40:21 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2443#comment-35117 [...] 6. 7 reasons there aren’t more preservative free cosmetics 7. Logical does not mean true 8. Hypocrisy in the beauty industry 9. Natural bias on the Beauty Brains 10. EWG misleads consumers about [...] [...] 6. 7 reasons there aren’t more preservative free cosmetics 7. Logical does not mean true 8. Hypocrisy in the beauty industry 9. Natural bias on the Beauty Brains 10. EWG misleads consumers about [...]

]]> http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/05/11/hypocrisy-in-the-beauty-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-27654 mattetna Tue, 20 May 2008 00:59:55 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2443#comment-27654 I work in the field of cosmetic surgery marketing, and I completely agree with what Diya says - sex sells and beauty = bucks. The company I work for has even done surveys to determine people's reaction to model photos vs. photos of real people, and it's not even close: people like to look at other really beautiful people. It may seem strange in this era of "reality TV," but there it is. That's why you'll see models all over the fashion mags, the TV ads for products like Juvederm, and even our own sites, like this one for a <a href="http://www.drhasen.com/dr-hasen.cfm" rel="nofollow">facial plastic surgeon in Naples, Florida</a>. As part of the marketing industry, we have to do the things that get a response from people who will consider the services we offer, and even though we would LOVE to show more real folks and get away from this rigid beauty ideal, people tell us that's just not what they want unfortunately. I work in the field of cosmetic surgery marketing, and I completely agree with what Diya says – sex sells and beauty = bucks. The company I work for has even done surveys to determine people’s reaction to model photos vs. photos of real people, and it’s not even close: people like to look at other really beautiful people. It may seem strange in this era of “reality TV,” but there it is. That’s why you’ll see models all over the fashion mags, the TV ads for products like Juvederm, and even our own sites, like this one for a facial plastic surgeon in Naples, Florida. As part of the marketing industry, we have to do the things that get a response from people who will consider the services we offer, and even though we would LOVE to show more real folks and get away from this rigid beauty ideal, people tell us that’s just not what they want unfortunately.

]]> http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/05/11/hypocrisy-in-the-beauty-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-27490 Janis Mon, 12 May 2008 20:20:29 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2443#comment-27490 Anne -- that's very true. They only have to look good for 1/500th of a second from that one angle. :-) I remember a woman online on a long hair care board I used to participate in talking about something she saw there they took a picture of a model whose hair looked fabulous in the picture. They took a picture from the back -- they had literally puffed it up with toilet paper rolls, tinfoil ... all to get it to look perfect from one angle. Anne — that’s very true. They only have to look good for 1/500th of a second from that one angle. I remember a woman online on a long hair care board I used to participate in talking about something she saw there they took a picture of a model whose hair looked fabulous in the picture. They took a picture from the back — they had literally puffed it up with toilet paper rolls, tinfoil … all to get it to look perfect from one angle.

]]> http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/05/11/hypocrisy-in-the-beauty-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-27467 Anne Mon, 12 May 2008 16:53:36 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2443#comment-27467 There is a lot that can be done in photographing a model as far as makeup, lighting (hey, if you were made up, styled and posed by a team of professionals under $30,000 worth of studio lighting, you'd look great too!), camera angles, fans, wardrobe styling, etc. without digital alteration. There is a lot that can be done in photographing a model as far as makeup, lighting (hey, if you were made up, styled and posed by a team of professionals under $30,000 worth of studio lighting, you’d look great too!), camera angles, fans, wardrobe styling, etc. without digital alteration.

]]> http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/05/11/hypocrisy-in-the-beauty-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-27459 Janis Mon, 12 May 2008 15:44:23 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2443#comment-27459 It actually creeps me out that women take that stuff seriously. It's almost scary how those images can become realer than reality. We see women's faces around us every day and even in the mirror -- how on Earth can we possibly imagine that Jennifer Lopez and that Gisele woman have <i>no pores at all?</i> Don't we see our own faces when we look in the mirror for pete's sake? Or our friends' faces over lunch or something? How can these images be realer to us than ourselves? It actually creeps me out that women take that stuff seriously. It’s almost scary how those images can become realer than reality. We see women’s faces around us every day and even in the mirror — how on Earth can we possibly imagine that Jennifer Lopez and that Gisele woman have no pores at all? Don’t we see our own faces when we look in the mirror for pete’s sake? Or our friends’ faces over lunch or something? How can these images be realer to us than ourselves?

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