"What's the Perfect Look"

http://www.teenwire.com/interactive/quizzes/do-20030403-beauty.php
The link above leads to a web page that includes a short article that reinforces what most people are thinking about the people they see in the media. It states that people see the airbrushed images in the media and beleive that this is a totally natural being. It is totally unrealistic to look like an airbrushed image, basically because it isnt real. These images are fixed and people need to know that so they don't set unrealistic goals in their mind! To test a person's "media savvy" there is a quiz that follows the brief description of how the media is deceiving. The quiz was designed to test teenagers and observe their knowledge of how well they are aware of the deceitful media. One of the questions asks: how much time did supermodel Cindy Crawford state were spent to edit her photos. The correct answer is two hours! Two whole hours were spend trimming her armsto appear thinner, erasing cellulite, and altering her face to look flawless! If all this time is spent to perfect a supermodel (a woman who is already pretty flawless as it is) then imagine the time that would be spent on an average person. Imagine how people gazing at these images feel about themselves when they begin to compare themselves to the "fake" image. The quiz also includes the question...." Of the three billion women in the world, how many are supermodels?" Well, beleive it or not the correct answer is....astonishing, so find out for yourself by taking the quiz on the link above. This article also includes other links related to helping people love their bodies and understand what is going on in the media so they can avoide getting caught up in it.

Airbrushing can even help Britney!

Everybody knows that Britney Spears is bald and overweight and basically self-destructing....so how does she look like THAT in her new perfume ad!?!?

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Average woman turns into a gorgeous model using makeup and photoshop...see for yourself...

Christian Dior Perfume ADDICT Causes a Stir

The new force in the fight against addiction, a recovery rights group is fighting against designer Christian Dior for calling its new perfume 'Dior Addict' and using the line "Will you admit it?" and "Get hooked on Dior's new fragrance" for marketing purposes. After meeting with representatives of the addiction and recovery community in New York, Christian Dior President Claude Martinez said that the company would not rename the product, but the tagline "admit it" would no longer be used for marketing purposes. Martinez also said that "Dior Addict" perfume used that campaign simply to imply that the Dior "brand and lifestyle" can be addicting. Christian Dior claims that the company had no intentions of glamorizing drug abuse and that the campaign was simply meant to be interesting and different. He claims that no individuals were meant to be offended. Martinez states that, "We regret that certain aspects of the promotional materials for Dior Addict may have nonetheless given rise to misunderstanding."

Then VS Now

Marilyn Monroe (left) was the most desirable woman of the 50's at a vuluptuous size 8 with minor touch ups because it was not as advanced as today. Kate Moss (right) is one of the top models of today and I don't even want to know what her size is!

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This video clip features about a hundred women who are all identical from the top to the bottom. All these women have been digitally altered to look exactly the same. It is quite obvious that there was serious computer work on this video.

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Carl's Jr., a popular fast food hamburger chain used Miss Paris Hilton for their television ads! "We liken our advertising to more of what the beer brands do," said Brad Haley, rep for marketing at Carl's Jr while facing an interview. "There's a lot of male attitude, personality and edge. Sometimes sex appeal enters into it on occasion. It's something younger guys are interested in." The plan appears to have been a good one. The chain went up by $1.4 billion in sales last year! It also has been reported that there have been 25 months of sales increasing. Well, Paris just strikes again I guess!