Friday, May 11, 2012

Unnatural tans


Yesterday H&M apologized itself for these ads:






I must admit that the collection is beautiful and so is the model. But there's one remarkable feature: the tan. 

In general, Western people want to get tanned. People with a darker skin are considered to be more attractive.Of course this can lead to skin cancer and has even created a disease called tanorexia. The word itself says it all: people get addicted to the sun and their skin gets a cardboard texture. 
Not so beautiful.

One of the best (or worst) examples is Donatella Versace:



But this isn't everybody's ideal of beauty.
In Asia people prefer a bright skin. 












I bet they have less skin problems!


My point is, you can not change beauty ideals in a day, but you must not exaggerate in applying them! 

Trend of today: use a decent sunscreen!

1 comment:

  1. trouwens!!! gelezen over die moeder die haar 5 jarige naar de zonnebank nam en brandwonden er aan had overgehouden..??die vrouw was zwaaar tanorexic!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Ue32MPWH8

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