Sarah Bellum says…
Check out the magical power of cosmetics, clothes and contacts. It’s makeovers like these that make me proud to be part of this industry. Sure, there are those who say cosmetics aren’t important (science snobs like the most famous cosmetic chemist) but we’ve really helped make people feel better about themselves.
I think it’s great!
It makes me happy to be a card carrying member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists.
Has anyone else out there had a similar transformation? I’m curious so leave a comment below if you want.
Better yet, go post some the before and after pictures on the Beauty Brains forum!
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The link takes you to a page that’s not available.
Strange, the link seems to work on my computer.
Um…those women have all had surgery. They are from the show “Extreme Makeover,” which uses cosmetics, yes, but the main focus of the program is cosmetic surgery (face and body).
Yeah, the suggestion that “there are no ugly women, there are only poor ones” seems a little misleading since these women have had their original physical structure changed.
Also…what they did to #9 is disturbing. Did she get cheek implants? Her face was so much more attractive before.
Sorry — cosmetics are fun, but they aren’t important. Snob I may be, but I’ve never felt better about myself than when I’ve mastered or made something.
Makeup and hair is fun, but ultimately unimportant. That’s what MAKES it fun — the knowledge that the fate of the world, and my fate as well, doesn’t depend on it. If it did, it would make it a miserable, stress-filled pain in the backside.
Cosmetics are fun, not important.
I tend to disagree, Janis. Although I believe there are many other scientific pursuits that have a more appreciable impact on quality of life and that should be given priority, cosmetics are important in the sense that physical beauty is valued by human society. People are heavily responsive to visual stimuli and simply cannot help basing part of their judgment on how you look. This may be shallow and detrimental to a society that should seek out merit, talent and a compatible personality (in dating) above all else, but it is not likely to change unless we all go blind.
physical beauty is valued by human society
Believe me, that’s not a lesson I need to learn.
I know that correctly applied make-up and properly maintained teeth can make a person look beautiful. I’ve always thought that makeup was there to make a person’s features beautiful, without complete remodeling/loads of money.
It makes me a little sad to see that Beauty Brains is promoting/giving attention to a program that is based around people who have undergone plastic surgery.
In that vein, has correctly performed plastic surgery been scientifically proven to be bad for you? (Implants that cause cancer, or putting too much strain on certain bones making them fracture, or inability to form tears since there are no tear ducts, …anything like that?)
Cosmetics are great! They definitely help improve people’s self esteem. The best part is that you can change your look with so many different kinds of make up and styles.
regardless of how you feel about cosmetics…jessica is correct, those women are from extreme makeover. contacts and make up did not help those woman, insane amounts of surgery in addition to a little cosmetic work changed them.