I look at some of the beauty products on sale and cannot believe the cost of them. I do use some of the cheapest moisturisers etc and I do use some make up but I get annoyed with myself that I have been 'brainwashed' into feeling better when I do.

There are adverts for mascara that actually say in very small print that the models eyelashes have been 'enhanced' ie false ones added or the photo falsified in some way. Why is this allowed! It is crazy! So many other instances must occur when you are presented with totally manipulated images...It is interesting to listen to the exact wording of adverts because often, they say absolutely nothing in lots of fancy words. Many of the slogans are just emotive...not factual etc etc.

Like many women and maybe men, too, I don't have particularly good self esteem about my appearance. I KNOW it shouldn't matter but I can't help being influenced by all the glamorous shots of women in daily life, bombarding you everywhere...I KNOW it is all pretend...but I still manage to feel inferior, appearancewise...I KNOW looks aren't important, but but but...
One of the things that makes people feel better about themselves, is attention...if someone tells me they think I look nice or says something positive about me as a person rather than appearancewise...I suddenly feel 10 times better. Maybe they should sell a pot of compliments (genuine-ish!)...everytime you open the lid it says something really nice about you?!
I guess some people find the politically correct society a hinderance and are afraid to be considered too forward...what a potty world we live in!
Ban the photoshopped photos, let the models eat chocolate or at least digest their lettuce and start smiling :-)
Hmmmmm.....Ashamed to admit...I still use oil of Ulay but it is Oil of Olay now, lol, (and if you are on the ball, you can get it when it is on offer at the supermarket and not that expensive! :-D