Eyelash Epedemic

Over the past year or so I've been noticing more and more ads on TV about making women's eyelashes longer, fatter and just more of them. Having light color eyelashes myself I understand why people want to have their eyelashes noticed. And I agree that wearing mascara does make my eyes stand out more. But I'm not quite sure why there has been so much attention to this recently. There are tons of mascara products out there today, from CoverGirl's LashBlast to Maybelline's Define-A-Lash Volume mascara, just to name a few. But now there is a commercial running for Latisse, "a prescription treatment for hypotrichosis used to grow eyelashes, making them longer, thicker and darker." And to make it sell, they hired actress Claire Danes and Brooke Shields as their spokespeople. Who knew Claire Danes was plagued with crappy eyelashes? She always looked pretty to me but maybe that's just Hollywood magic.

In case you're wondering what "hypotrichosis" is like I was, here is WebMD's definition:
Unlike alopecia, which describes hair loss where formerly there was hair growth, hypotrichosis describes a situation where there wasn't any hair growth in the first place. Hypotrichoses (plural) then are conditions that affect individuals right from birth and usually stay with them throughout their lives.

So this makes me wonder...can one use Latisse for other areas of the body? Eyebrows maybe? Is this the cure for male baldness! On that note, here's a clip from Seinfeld.

Are Hand Models The New Super Model?

With Apple churning out one hand-held gadget after another, plus e-readers and other cell phone companies, hand models have now got it made. Before all this technology, hand models use to be mainly women promoting nail polish. But I've been noticing these beautiful hands particularly in the new iPad commercials and wondering who these faceless models are... and how much do they get paid? I've read that a :30 second spot can take up to 12 hours. So you may think you have beautiful hands and this would be the perfect line of work for you, but hand modeling is still considered "work." You need to still create a modeling portfolio, take really good care of your hands constantly, and deal with rejection. And watch out for those hand job jokes!

My favorite hand modeling reference is of course the Seinfeld episode where George becomes a hand model. Check out the video.