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Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:42 pm  |
I feel bad for Cyndi being papped with a burnt-looking face, as my skin has looked like this post-peel many a time!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1352409/Cyndi-Lauper-shows-red-sore-looking-skin-goes-make-free-airport.html
Her skin looks fantastic in the picture four days earlier (better than mine!), so I'm surprised she's put herself through quite a rough peel. |
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:01 pm |
I agree, I am really tired of the press always trying to catch celebrities at their worst! I wouldn't want any pictures in the papers when I first crawl out of bed with hair all messed up ect.
Who cares if she had a peel or a bad reaction to a spa treatment? She's just a real human being after all is said and done! |
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:11 pm |
Absolutely, I'm very uncomfortable with the way the media is now. Celebrity magazines full of pictures criticising women's looks. Circling areas of cellulite, too fat/too thin, too zitty, bad hair..you can't win.
I never look at these pictures and feel smug, or laugh at them. The way I see it, I wouldn't like it if it was ME!
More curious about what Cyndi's had done past and present! She looks amazing. |
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Louise,45,UK.Sunscreen Face/Body L/Term!OCM(Castor/Carrier Oil,Vaculift),MUAC 12.5%,18% TCA,Working Up To SkinObsession 25% TCA/Jessner's.Ageless,Dr Roller,Retin-A 0.05% & 0.1%,AAging Lightstim,CP Serum,Dermawand,Vaculift Face 2 Body 2,Pretika Sonic Brush.Microfibre Cloth.Tua Viso(Broken ),Palovia (Started 7 April 2011!). |
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:38 pm |
| Cindy is beautiful with loads of talent and a flawless complexion. The photo hounds who dog the celeb are doing it to make a buck, and that is fine to each his own. I just hate to see those out there who gloat and and make a big deal out of a face peel or what ever she did, they know if they could afford it they would do it too! |
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:09 pm |
| Another thing that causes me real concern about this type of press, young tween,teen, and early twenty girls are already so impressionable, insecure about appearance.....what a horrible message this sends to them! |
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:22 pm |
To be fair, my 12 year-old niece isn't too concerned about her emerging mild acne, it's more me that's telling her to try OCM and stay away from the GP-prescribed Benzoyl Peroxide..
And she said "don't do it" when I told her I was going to do a one area trial of Botox this week (via Groupon)!
Her peers do wear makeup, (sometimes) fake tan, which is a shame, as I had no interest in makeup until I hit about 15/16. I was still very much a "child" at 12. |
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Louise,45,UK.Sunscreen Face/Body L/Term!OCM(Castor/Carrier Oil,Vaculift),MUAC 12.5%,18% TCA,Working Up To SkinObsession 25% TCA/Jessner's.Ageless,Dr Roller,Retin-A 0.05% & 0.1%,AAging Lightstim,CP Serum,Dermawand,Vaculift Face 2 Body 2,Pretika Sonic Brush.Microfibre Cloth.Tua Viso(Broken ),Palovia (Started 7 April 2011!). |
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:31 pm |
| I think I am more surprised that she is not wearing a hat or some kind of cover from the sun..let alone the cameras. I have had that face before after lasers and it hurts to have light on it (sun). The second picture she is sorta covered...poor thing! Owwee! |
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:48 pm |
| ljk wrote: |
To be fair, my 12 year-old niece isn't too concerned about her emerging mild acne, it's more me that's telling her to try OCM and stay away from the GP-prescribed Benzoyl Peroxide..
And she said "don't do it" when I told her I was going to do a one area trial of Botox this week (via Groupon)!
Her peers do wear makeup, (sometimes) fake tan, which is a shame, as I had no interest in makeup until I hit about 15/16. I was still very much a "child" at 12. |
I agree there are those like your niece with their priorities straight, however I see so many young, young girls that are into makeup, hair even getting acrylics at 11-12! Scary!!! |
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:33 pm |
| ljk wrote: |
To be fair, my 12 year-old niece isn't too concerned about her emerging mild acne, it's more me that's telling her to try OCM and stay away from the GP-prescribed Benzoyl Peroxide..
And she said "don't do it" when I told her I was going to do a one area trial of Botox this week (via Groupon)!
Her peers do wear makeup, (sometimes) fake tan, which is a shame, as I had no interest in makeup until I hit about 15/16. I was still very much a "child" at 12. |
I'm still very much a child.  It depends upon where you live in terms of how 'sophisticated' the young girls or boys are. Makeup is one thing; acrylic nails and hair extensions are another.
Peer pressure and wanting to fit in are huge factors. Rare is the child who is willing and able to buck all of that. It takes good self-esteem and confidence which doesn't tend to come until later. I can see why parents homeschool if they are able - to protect their kids from all kinds of influence like this at a young age when they are so easily influenced by peers in a negative manner. |
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:30 pm |
Oh my goodness she's really brave to go out like that, must have been important. Those peels are painful! She does have gorgeous skin too.
I agree the media is so vicious and why do we need to be deluged with negativity and gossip? UGH! I SO feel for the youth today, they have it heaped on them. |
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Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:33 am |
| sister sweets wrote: |
| I can see why parents homeschool if they are able - to protect their kids from all kinds of influence like this at a young age when they are so easily influenced by peers in a negative manner. |
This is why I don't understand why schools in the US don't have uniforms. Uniforms are a great leveller. Most schools in other countries also have rules regarding hair styles and the wearing of jewellery.
I don't know why Cindy wasn't wearing a hat - whenever I've had a procedure where I know I'm going to emerge looking like a wreck, I wear huge sunglasses and a hat with a large brim so I don't scare people. But you'd think a celebrity would take the necessary precautions. |
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Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:50 am |
Dontcha love British culture? "the pale-faced veteran pop star has succumbed to vanity" To most Brits, that is the cardinal sin -- being vain! Not being drunk in the street or being on benefits with five kids by five different dads before the age of 25. If you've ever been there, that explains why most of them look the way they do.
Don't get me wrong, I love the UK and have lots of friends there who don't fit the stereotype and appreciate American women making an effort to look good. |
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Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:48 pm |
| SoftSkin wrote: |
| Dontcha love British culture? "the pale-faced veteran pop star has succumbed to vanity" To most Brits, that is the cardinal sin -- being vain! Not being drunk in the street or being on benefits with five kids by five different dads before the age of 25. |
I have to say that's pretty funny. I have UK friends too they're wonderful. |
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Thu Feb 10, 2011 3:18 am |
| SoftSkin wrote: |
Dontcha love British culture? "the pale-faced veteran pop star has succumbed to vanity" To most Brits, that is the cardinal sin -- being vain! Not being drunk in the street or being on benefits with five kids by five different dads before the age of 25. If you've ever been there, that explains why most of them look the way they do.
Don't get me wrong, I love the UK and have lots of friends there who don't fit the stereotype and appreciate American women making an effort to look good. |
That's all a rather politically incorrect sweeping statement. I'm sure there are lots of British women who care about the way they look. As for American women making an effort to look good - have you watched Gerry Springer lately? |
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Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:24 am |
| SoftSkin wrote: |
If you've ever been there, that explains why most of them look the way they do.
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Thanks a bunch!  |
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Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:31 am |
| Keliu wrote: |
That's all a rather politically incorrect sweeping statement. I'm sure there are lots of British women who care about the way they look. As for American women making an effort to look good - have you watched Gerry Springer lately? |
Absolutely.
Thanks, Keliu.
I may not be beautiful, but I'm always being complimented on my "lovely skin" (yes, even by Americans). I certainly don't binge drink (even indoors), don't have 5 kids, certainly haven't slept around and never claimed benefits. Neither have any of my friends.
In fact, I know some truly stunning British women. One of them in particular causes roomfuls of people to fall silent whenever she enters a place. Both men and women can't take their eyes off her.
Thankfully, we don't tend to judge "normal" American women by those whom we see on these awful, trashy shows like Gerry Springer (rather than the airbrushed, plastic surgeried to the max, plastic-perfect Hollywood actresses in soaps and films). If we did, then we'd probably come to the same conclusions that you did about British women, Softskin. |
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Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:49 am |
| Hey I'm sorry I laughed, it was a funny visual. Like I said I have really lovely UK friends, and yes you're right the whole Gerry Springer presentation is very tragic, and unfortunately way too prevalent. |
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Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:49 am |
| secretly wrote: |
| Hey I'm sorry I laughed, it was a funny visual. Like I said I have really lovely UK friends, and yes you're right the whole Gerry Springer presentation is very tragic, and unfortunately way too prevalent. |
That's okay, secretly. Unfortunately, there are some British girls and women who do fit that description - but I certainly wouldn't say that most of them do. I deplore the fact that our sensationalist press depicts such an appalling and exaggerated picture of the way people live here. Most people don't live that way at all, but it does lead those in other countries to believe that it must be true.
The newspaper from which the article originates is well known in the UK as being hypocritical and self-righteous. I remember in particular when they condemned the Opium advert with Sophie Dahl naked as practically the most debauched image ever to existed and were outraged that it should ever be shown to the general public. They then made a point of printing the image concerned in every issue for weeks, stressing again that it should not be inflicted upon right-minded people. 
Most British people don't give a damn whether or not Cyndi Lauper has had a peel. Whilst there are some bigots around (same as in any other country, sadly), most people I've come across abide by the adage, "live and let live". |
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Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:34 am |
I agree the media is out of control and so is the negativity. As far as generalizations, certainly we're not all Gerry Springer types but there is way too much obesity and not taking care of yourself over here.
I was talking to my DIL last night about how when she's my age and the kids grown up there's going to be massive cancer, heart disease and other horrid epidemics of illness if we don't get the c**p food indulgence under control. It's more than vanity is a public emergency IMO.
After all Jamie Oliver is HERE trying to fix our school lunch programs, good luck!!!! |
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Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:20 pm |
| Brits view Americans (stereotypes) as obese, gun toting religious zealots with "suspiciously white teeth." |
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Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:44 am |
| SoftSkin wrote: |
| Brits view Americans (stereotypes) as obese, gun toting religious zealots with "suspiciously white teeth." |
Or inbred ingnorants with shiny faces which are completely immobile! 
Seriously, though, I don't think we have such a stereotypical view of Americans these days. We see and encounter enough of a variety of them to realise that they are all different - just as in any other country.
We see and encounter Americans who are obese, ignorant (I've been asked such questions as, "What language do you speak in England?" and "Do you celebrate Independence Day?" ), gun fanatics, crazed fundamentalists, materialistic, frighteningly xenophobic, completely self-obsessed, etc etc. But we also have experience of Americans who are kind, generous, highly intelligent, open-mindeed, gentle, curious about the world, etc etc.
As I've always said, there is good and bad in every nation and creed throughout the world.
What really p***es us off, though, is being invariably cast as the villains in your films. How many American baddies are there in comparison with us "Brits"?
And the thing about us supposedly all having bad teeth is a bit tired now. (My dentist hates me as I never need any work done and my teeth are always sparkly clean!) |
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Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:24 am |
| I'll make one comment about the difference: I watch all of those Xtreme Makeover plastic surgery shows. In the American show, they all end up looking like a cross between Barbie and Pamela Anderson - long hair extensions, button nose, big teeth, huge lips, huge breasts. But in the British version the final result is a far more natural look, just a better version of themselves. |
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Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:28 am |
| majorb wrote: |
| We see and encounter Americans who are obese, ignorant (I've been asked such questions as, "What language do you speak in England?" and "Do you celebrate Independence Day?" ),As I've always said, there is good and bad in every nation and creed throughout the world. |
When my son was going into High School He bought fake eyeglasses, when I asked him why he said " I will look smarter and impress girls more better". I asked him if the school offered a course in "English as a second language" He told me he was going to learn how to speak "Irish".(We are in the USA) Through the Grace of God he is now very successful in his field and I often tease him about this. You have really got to hand it to the media, they know what buttons to push. Here in America the politicians are constantly telling us the Rich have too much, never mind they usually WORK for it, the poor don't have enough, they need more to even things up. FREE cellphones, Internet, Attorneys, computers(all the essentials), our school district even supplies sneakers! Oprah once had a show where she lined up all blue-eyed people on one side and brown-eyed on another and the word was spread that the blue eyed were inferior. It was amazing how quickly the real divide began. How easily we are all manipulated by the media.
Getting back to Cyndi where was her hat and sunglasses? If not to protect her identity, to protect her skin post peel? I don't get it  !? |
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Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:46 pm |
| majorb wrote: |
| (I've been asked such questions as, "What language do you speak in England?" and "Do you celebrate Independence Day?" ) |
This happens to Australians all the time too - allot of Americans have never heard of Australia and get it mixed up with Austria! |
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Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:53 pm |
| rmc7 wrote: |
| He told me he was going to learn how to speak "Irish". |
The Irish do have their own language, Gaelic, it is still spoken on a daily basis today. So if you wanted to learn how to speak it, I'm sure it would be taught somewhere. The Welsh also have their own language and are fiercely dedicated to keeping it. |
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