16.2.10

Dubious beauty product features

I bought some bubble bath yesterday, and I noticed that on the bottle it boasts “New Softer Foam!” This made me wonder. Did this bubble bath used to feature hard and flinty foam? Was it more of a sand storm than a bubble bath? What exactly does it mean that the foam is softer? Did people complain of the abrasive nature of this foam? Do I really want or need softer foam?

These thoughts led to me thoughts of other cosmetics. Did you know that Maybelline has mascara with a vibrating brush? If I am going to purchase a personal item that vibrates, it won’t be mascara. How does vibration improve my mascara application? I would think that this would hinder rather than help the situation. What if my hand slips while applying the vibrating mascara? Could this cause unforeseen damage to my eye? Is the vibrating mascara battery powered?

How competitive the world of bath products and cosmetics must be for companies to produce such desperate “improvements” to their products.

If the foam isn’t really any softer, I wonder if they will refund my four bucks.

By our very hands-on investigative reporter, Mary.

2 comments:

  1. Yes I am commenting on my own post, but I had a few more thoughts about vibrating mascara. If you really want your mascara brush to vibrate you could duct tape it to something else you might own the vibrates. Which begs the question, how did they come up with the idea of vibrating mascara? Think about it!

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  2. Vibrating mascara just plain scares me. I can only imagine what would happen it a klutz like me used it.

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