Have you ever bought a diet or beauty product which promised

undeterred

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Sun Dec-11-05 04:48 PM
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Have you ever bought a diet or beauty product which promised

everything and delivered nothing?

I keep hearing ads for this expensive product: "Estrin-D" but when I googled it I found a negative review which says its mostly caffeine.

http://www.ultimatefatburner.com/estrin-d-review.html

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Kali

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Sun Dec-11-05 04:54 PM
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1. health beauty or diet "product" making promises would be the

first clue to NOT buy it IMO

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Left Is Write

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Sun Dec-11-05 04:56 PM
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2. Sure!

Every foundation makeup that promised "the appearance of flawless skin."

Very few people have flawless skin. Some products are better at evening things out than others, but without flawless skin, you're not going to get the appearance of same from any product.

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Sun Dec-11-05 04:59 PM
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3. I have really nice skin

and I am amazed when people ask me what products I use. Genetics, I tell them. There are things you can do to make your skin worse- sun exposure, smoking- but I really don't believe there is a whole lot you can do to make it better.

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Oeditpus Rex

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Sun Dec-11-05 05:04 PM
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4. And here I thought you were born flawless

Now I feel like I just can't believe in anything anymore. :cry:

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Left Is Write

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Sun Dec-11-05 05:06 PM
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5. Me? Flawless?

Now where would you get an idea like that?

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Oeditpus Rex

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Sun Dec-11-05 05:10 PM
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6. 'The evidence before the court

is incontrivertible; there's no need for the jury to retire."

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khashka

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Sun Dec-11-05 05:19 PM
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7. Can we say "beauty myth" boys and girls?

The only things that work are good genetics, good nutrition, exercise, adequate sleep, not indulging in alcohol/cigs/drugs and a sense of self-worth. And that's it - no magic bullet.

The thing that always astounds me is that people buy into this crap. None of us are beautiful, even the beautiful people aren't beautiful. What does make us beautiful is who we are, our individuality, our uniqueness. I often find that what I find atrractive in a person is exactly what they think makes them ugly.

Khash.

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Patiod

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Sun Dec-11-05 05:30 PM
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8. On a positive note - Cetaphil products are cheap & work great

I have rosacea, and my derm reccommended them years ago in place of soap or expensive (and possibly irritating) moisturizers.

I can see the difference if I use the moisturizer after getting out of the shower in the morning vs. if I don't.

Unscented, and easy on the skin

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Patiod

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Sun Dec-11-05 05:30 PM
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9. dupe

Edited on Sun Dec-11-05 05:43 PM by Patiod

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