Vanity of Vanities

"If I walk outside without lipstick, I feel naked." (Sofia Vergara) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that 400 popular lipsticks contained trace amounts of the toxin. The worst offenders on the list were Maybelline’s Color Sensation in Pink Petal, which had 7.19 parts per million of lead, and L’Oreal Colour Riche in Volcanic, which had 7 parts per million. Several other brands, including Cover Girl and Nars had products hovering in the 4-to-5-parts-per-million ran ge.  So what does exposure to lead means? Time.com states that exposure to lead can cause learning, language and behavioral problems in children and has been linked to lower IQ; exposure in pregnant women can interfere with development of the fetus. According from Forbes:  "To put the latest lipstick lead levels in context, the EPA’s maximum allowable lead level in drinking water is 15 parts per billion. The EPA’ goal for lead in drinking water is zero, which is what consu...

Yesterday, I happened to encounter an illustration depicting the benefits of beauty to one's career, studies and life itself. Somehow, this illustration has truth in it, yet, I guess there is something missing with the facts given on the said illustration. Take a look: via I love the  comment  given by one of the readers (a woman wearing  lab coat  and in fact a nurse) with regards to the above infographics: "Tsk tsk. This illustration somehow makes unattractive people a mess when it comes to career as well as having a bad life, yet the fact is, it's not really the issue of beauty but the issue of confidence and courage when it comes to facing challenges in life like school, working environment, family and even the society's prejudices. The issue is not about beauty per se, but about the confidence to go on living a good life and pursuing what we really want. Beauty, I believe is only a factor, but somehow, we still have choice to be confident and...

“We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.” I have been thinking about the topic of my post today for a couple of months already, but I can't find the right time to do this post since I had been very busy on teaching as well as learning some SEO stuffs. But, while browsing some blogs today, I happened to encounter a blog about kids, thus encouraging me to go on with my plan with regards to this post. Ever encounter a kid so beautiful and fashionable that he/she made you swoon? Personally speaking, I had been encountering some of these kiddos and what really make them beautiful and adorable are there innocent beauties. However, there are also children that already pass through the knife and surgical instruments of people wearing lab coats and scrub uniforms. Thus making their innocent faces into a not that natural one. One example of this is South Dakota first grader, Samantha Shaw who with the help of Dr. Steven Pearlman of...

“Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon.” ( Tia Carrere ) Who says that only women are vain with regards to their looks? Based from the data of American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), men underwent 1.1 million plastic surgery procedures in 2010, an average 2% increase over the previous year largely among men in their 50s and 60s. ASPS President Phillip Haeck further said that the apparent growth in plastic surgery was due to the aging baby boomers that are now ready to have plastic surgery. What Drives them? Many doctors wearing their usual lab coats say that some of their patients commonly complaint that they don't think that they look as good as they feel. A number of patients are fresh off a divorce or looking for a competitive edge in an office full of young employees. Others are encouraged by wives who have had successful procedures — or are kind enough to ask why their husbands' once-smooth brows now appear perma...