Originally Posted by shiva

go figure? what gets me is the same companies that make fake tan also make skin bleaching stuff.....

Originally Posted by The Dean

When Jaguar started using real walnut in the interiors of their top-range models back in the late-eighties (on the fascias, dashboards, etc), they advertised the fact in the Sunday broadsheets with the following slogan:

"A woman, a dog, and a walnut tree,
The harder you beat them, the better they'll be...."

Apparently, sales didn't increase as much as they had hoped..........

Originally Posted by Sam FTQ

It's crazy, isn't it? The Philippino girl who applied my fake tan a couple of weeks ago said, "I don't know what is wrong with you women. You have beautiful white skin, why do you want to dye it brown?". The she told me how much of her salary she was spending on whitening products! Her skin was the most beautiful colour, I just don't understand why she wanted to bleach it.

But then I guess the origins of wanting lighter skin in the east are the same as wanting darker skin in the west...

And yeah, I find that 'Fair and Lovely' ad shocking, too, although I haven't seen it.

Originally Posted by Coxy the Bear

I worked in the motor trade right at the end of the eighties and was brought up in a motor trade environment. I have never seen or heard of that slogan. Bearing in mind the Peugeot had the 'Take my Breath Away' ad banned and also the ad with with the 205GTi being driven fast banned, I find that one hard to believe.

Originally Posted by The Dean

When Jaguar started using real walnut in the interiors of their top-range models back in the late-eighties (on the fascias, dashboards, etc), they advertised the fact in the Sunday broadsheets with the following slogan:

"A woman, a dog, and a walnut tree,
The harder you beat them, the better they'll be...."

Apparently, sales didn't increase as much as they had hoped..........

Originally Posted by Coxy the Bear

You live in one of the hottest ares in the world and apply fake tan?! Are you sure?!

Originally Posted by Sam FTQ

Yes, absolutely. One of my friend's dads died of skin cancer, so I have always been aware of the risks, particularly as I spent a lot of time in the southern hemisphere when I was young.

Added to that, UV rays are so ageing and I don't want to be all weathered and wrinkly.

Oh, and I am not in the least bit orange

Originally Posted by The Dean

I think Coxy and I need to conduct a survey.

I suggest we should be present the next time Sam and her Filipino girl apply their fake tan and whitener. We will in fact offer to do it for them, and we will be able to comment immediately on the results.

Originally Posted by Coxy the Bear

Easily done, can't stand fake tan or skin whitening. Natural, wether it be tanned or untanned is the way to go.

Originally Posted by The Dean

So you're going to leave me to apply all-over fake tan to Sam, and all-over whitener to Suki (or whoever)?

Oh all right, if you insist.......

Originally Posted by Coxy the Bear

Easily done, can't stand fake tan or skin whitening. Natural, wether it be tanned or untanned is the way to go.

Originally Posted by Coxy the Bear

This was actually a 16th Century proverb by Thomas Fuller, no link to Jaguar.