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Tuesday, 03 November 2009

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

  • Bepanthen vsus. Ceralip

    As a Brazilian living by the beach, I had never had much of a problem with dryness of the lips. I had heard of lipbalm and all that jazz, but I'd only ever use anything if I wanted some color instead of care. Then I started taking some meds and the main side effects of them were extreme and I mean extreme dryness.

    That's when I first got acquainted with La Roche Posay's Ceralip.

    ceralip


    It was all over the internet, the miracle French lip balm. Sure, it cost me $30 for a tiny teeny tube, but, apparently, I had no choice. To be fair, it was really good, but my lips were in desperate need and my budget couldn't take that much of Ceralip in.

    That's when I heard of Bepanthen. It's weird, here in Germany (and I only knew this years later) there's this whole Bepanthen line, with body moisturizers and lip balms and nose balms and hand lotions usw... but in Brazil we only had one type of Bepanthen, the Nappy Rash Barrier Cream. You can imagine the look on the saleswoman's face when I told her I intended to put it on my lips.

    bepanthen

    Anyhow, it works! It's the best lip balm I've ever used and now that I live in a very cold country it's proven itself to be better than ever. It's basically provitamin B5, which accelerates the natural healing process of the skin and it's oily and thick, which keeps them protected. There are no contraindications and it gives a gorgeous glossy look to the lips. Best of all, it's quite inexpensive.

    What kind of lip care cream or balm do you use? Have you ever tried Ceralip or Bepanthen?

Wednesday, 30 September 2009

  • Miss Bimbo encourages anorexia?


    Miss Bimbo is the website that has ignited all kinds of sparks of outrage because it might encourage plastic surgery and extreme dieting and a distorted self-image and so weiter.

    It's a game and the goal is to become "the hottest, coolest most intelligent and talented bimbo the world has ever known!". Sounds promising, eh?

    To get there one must eat virtual vegetables, drink diet pills, visit a virtual gym, buy expensive clothes, go through plastic surgery and multiple haircuts, find a rich boyfriend in order to get more Bimbo Attitude and Bimbo Dollars, look better than all the others and play games like Sudoku and Mastermind.

    I looked it up in Google and everyone is bashing it. In a Fox News page, there's a quote from a doctor saying: "This is as lethal as pro-anorexia Web sites. A lot of children will get caught up with the extremely damaging and appalling messages."

    I can see what they're talking about and I'd totally agree if I'd never played it. You see, I consider myself to be very influenceable, the kind of stupid girl that will feel like stop eating at the sight of Keira Knightley pictures. Nevertheless this website does nothing for me. The dolls aren't realistically portrayed nor are they beautiful. They don't actually get thinner and thinner as we play, the weight is just a number, it doesn't change their looks. Somehow I don't find it appealing or glamorous to be like the dolls. I think it's a fun ridiculous game to be laughed at and enjoyed.

    But then, another quote from Fox News, "the danger is that a nine-year-old girl fails to appreciate the irony and sees the bimbo as a cool role model. Then the game becomes a hazard and a menace."

    Sooo they've got a point.

    What do you think? Is it dangerous, pointless or fun? But, most importantly, will you register through THIS LNK so I can get $500 Bimbo Dollars? (OK, so I might be a bit addicted...)

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