Comments on: Beauty is in the Warped Eye of the Beholder http://luluslaundryblog.com/2007/08/16/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/ It all comes out in the wash. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:28:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Susan http://luluslaundryblog.com/2007/08/16/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Susan Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:52:53 +0000 http://luluslaundryblog.com/?p=395#comment-665 Ditto to all of the above, Lulu. Great post and much needed for many of us. Ditto to all of the above, Lulu. Great post and much needed for many of us.

]]> By: Toodles http://luluslaundryblog.com/2007/08/16/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Toodles Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:35:21 +0000 http://luluslaundryblog.com/?p=395#comment-667 Speaking of books about that. There are these two books, that aren't really about image but kind of are called Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot, with the sequel: Size 14 Is Not Fat Either. The third one is coming out soon called Big Boned. They are hilarious. I can't wait until your next update. Speaking of books about that. There are these two books, that aren’t really about image but kind of are called Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot, with the sequel: Size 14 Is Not Fat Either. The third one is coming out soon called Big Boned. They are hilarious. I can’t wait until your next update.

]]> By: Mama's Moon http://luluslaundryblog.com/2007/08/16/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/comment-page-1/#comment-666 Mama's Moon Sat, 18 Aug 2007 05:08:35 +0000 http://luluslaundryblog.com/?p=395#comment-666 Thank you for this - it's a refreshing reminder of all the hype that all of us inevitably get sucked into every once in a while. Through the barrage of ads and products we need a constant reminder that the pictures we see in those magazines are doctored to beyond recognition. InStyle's recent photo of the lovely Catherine Zeta-Jones in no way resembles her 'natural' look I saw on another cover in which she wasn't so dolled up (or photoshopped). Keeping it in perspective - that's our goal as woman - so that we can pass it along to our daughters and be good examples for the young girls of today. We need to be our own models. Thank you for this – it’s a refreshing reminder of all the hype that all of us inevitably get sucked into every once in a while. Through the barrage of ads and products we need a constant reminder that the pictures we see in those magazines are doctored to beyond recognition. InStyle’s recent photo of the lovely Catherine Zeta-Jones in no way resembles her ‘natural’ look I saw on another cover in which she wasn’t so dolled up (or photoshopped). Keeping it in perspective – that’s our goal as woman – so that we can pass it along to our daughters and be good examples for the young girls of today. We need to be our own models.

]]> By: Jenny from Mommin' It Up http://luluslaundryblog.com/2007/08/16/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Jenny from Mommin' It Up Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:01:14 +0000 http://luluslaundryblog.com/?p=395#comment-669 Lulu this was a great post!! I love beauty products. I am a total sucker. AND my 30th bday is in 2 wks so I am preparing to yield to my feminine image-anxiety and drop a motherload on anti-aging goop. It cannot be stopped. Lulu this was a great post!! I love beauty products. I am a total sucker. AND my 30th bday is in 2 wks so I am preparing to yield to my feminine image-anxiety and drop a motherload on anti-aging goop. It cannot be stopped.

]]> By: Big H http://luluslaundryblog.com/2007/08/16/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/comment-page-1/#comment-668 Big H Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:08:01 +0000 http://luluslaundryblog.com/?p=395#comment-668 Oh Lulu, you make me want to cry! You're the best SIL ever! :) P.S. You have an amazing eye for decorating and you're the ONLY person I'd trust with my house on Trading Spaces! Love you girl! Oh Lulu, you make me want to cry! You’re the best SIL ever! :)

P.S. You have an amazing eye for decorating and you’re the ONLY person I’d trust with my house on Trading Spaces! Love you girl!

]]> By: Lulu http://luluslaundryblog.com/2007/08/16/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Lulu Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:39:20 +0000 http://luluslaundryblog.com/?p=395#comment-657 Shannon - celebrity worship is an interesting thing. Makeup Artist (ALMA!) - We must never refer to Matthew MacFayden as Mr. Darcy on this blog. Only Colin Firth will do. Chuckles - you are such the evil one! Kailani - There's something about this video that makes me want to watch it over and over again. Leandrea - After looking at the celebrities again, I'm really not sure why most of them needed photoshopped at all! Big H - I'm printing your comment and posting it to my bathroom mirror! :-) An now that I've wiped the tears from my keyboard, I will write about what makes you so be-yute-aful! Big H is one of the most confident women that I know. She also has a razor sharp wit and can tell a story (and she has many) that makes you feel like you were there---two traits that I would give up an arm for. She's an incessant reader and is SO smart that I sometimes have to hold back what I want to say for fear of sounding like an idiot in front of her. But she wouldn't mind. She has a great love for her family, husband, and friends, and would fight tooth and nail for them if anyone dared to cross them. And she IS cute as a bug---inside and out. She has great fashion sense, and I'm so envious of the fact that she doesn't have to fret over makeup and the such---she has such beautiful skin that there's no reason to hide anything! And the nickname "Big H" is a complete misnomer. She gets up at 4:30 each and every morning to run on her treadmill before she heads off to the office. And finally, she is fun-loving and free-spirited, and it's no wonder she's always surrounded by her amazing friends. I am lucky to have her in my life! Sophie - thank you so much for your kind comments! And as I commented on your blog, I will read the book that you recommended in hopes of instilling confidence in my neice and helping her through the beauty jungle. Shannon – celebrity worship is an interesting thing.

Makeup Artist (ALMA!) – We must never refer to Matthew MacFayden as Mr. Darcy on this blog. Only Colin Firth will do.

Chuckles – you are such the evil one!

Kailani – There’s something about this video that makes me want to watch it over and over again.

Leandrea – After looking at the celebrities again, I’m really not sure why most of them needed photoshopped at all!

Big H – I’m printing your comment and posting it to my bathroom mirror! :-) An now that I’ve wiped the tears from my keyboard, I will write about what makes you so be-yute-aful!

Big H is one of the most confident women that I know. She also has a razor sharp wit and can tell a story (and she has many) that makes you feel like you were there—two traits that I would give up an arm for. She’s an incessant reader and is SO smart that I sometimes have to hold back what I want to say for fear of sounding like an idiot in front of her. But she wouldn’t mind. She has a great love for her family, husband, and friends, and would fight tooth and nail for them if anyone dared to cross them. And she IS cute as a bug—inside and out. She has great fashion sense, and I’m so envious of the fact that she doesn’t have to fret over makeup and the such—she has such beautiful skin that there’s no reason to hide anything! And the nickname “Big H” is a complete misnomer. She gets up at 4:30 each and every morning to run on her treadmill before she heads off to the office. And finally, she is fun-loving and free-spirited, and it’s no wonder she’s always surrounded by her amazing friends. I am lucky to have her in my life!

Sophie – thank you so much for your kind comments! And as I commented on your blog, I will read the book that you recommended in hopes of instilling confidence in my neice and helping her through the beauty jungle.

]]> By: Sophie http://luluslaundryblog.com/2007/08/16/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Sophie Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:47:22 +0000 http://luluslaundryblog.com/?p=395#comment-658 Lulu, you deserve a big award for this post; it is wonderful, you fantastic woman, you! I wish I had written it myself. Since I walk over to your cube and rant at you regularly, you know that this topic is one that is near and dear to my heart. (Not only is Lulu smart and pretty, folks, she is also very patient to put up with my ranting.) Here's another great read for you: Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher. Since I have a daughter, I need to read it again, and again. Here's the link at Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Reviving-Ophelia-Adolescent-Ballantine-Readers/dp/0345392825 Lulu, you deserve a big award for this post; it is wonderful, you fantastic woman, you! I wish I had written it myself.

Since I walk over to your cube and rant at you regularly, you know that this topic is one that is near and dear to my heart. (Not only is Lulu smart and pretty, folks, she is also very patient to put up with my ranting.)

Here’s another great read for you: Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher. Since I have a daughter, I need to read it again, and again. Here’s the link at Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Reviving-Ophelia-Adolescent-Ballantine-Readers/dp/0345392825

]]> By: Big H http://luluslaundryblog.com/2007/08/16/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Big H Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:43:05 +0000 http://luluslaundryblog.com/?p=395#comment-659 Well done Lulu! I sent that link to my girlfriends and we have started this email back and forth listing out what makes each other beautiful...because it's not just the outside that makes you gorgeous! So Lulu, this is what makes you beautiful! Lulu is the most energetic and eager woman I have ever known! She has an unfailing love for family and animals (sometimes one and the same!) and would give away her last piece of hot buttered bread if someone needed it. She is an incredible mother, being both fun and strict! I know her son appreciates all that she is! She fails to realize that she is physically a beautiful woman! She is petite and athletic with an infectious laugh and smile. She also has amazing legs! (She doesn't realize I covet them!) And as everyone has read, she has the greatest sense of humor! I look forward to her posts and emails, knowing that I will always have a laugh! Thank you Lulu, for being the epitome of "Woman!" Well done Lulu! I sent that link to my girlfriends and we have started this email back and forth listing out what makes each other beautiful…because it’s not just the outside that makes you gorgeous! So Lulu, this is what makes you beautiful!

Lulu is the most energetic and eager woman I have ever known! She has an unfailing love for family and animals (sometimes one and the same!) and would give away her last piece of hot buttered bread if someone needed it. She is an incredible mother, being both fun and strict! I know her son appreciates all that she is! She fails to realize that she is physically a beautiful woman! She is petite and athletic with an infectious laugh and smile. She also has amazing legs! (She doesn’t realize I covet them!) And as everyone has read, she has the greatest sense of humor! I look forward to her posts and emails, knowing that I will always have a laugh! Thank you Lulu, for being the epitome of “Woman!”

]]> By: Leandra http://luluslaundryblog.com/2007/08/16/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Leandra Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:16:59 +0000 http://luluslaundryblog.com/?p=395#comment-661 This post is fantastic! I'm addicted to that celebrity before and after site. I just need to tack it up by my mirror so I can remind myself every morning! This post is fantastic! I’m addicted to that celebrity before and after site. I just need to tack it up by my mirror so I can remind myself every morning!

]]> By: kailani http://luluslaundryblog.com/2007/08/16/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/comment-page-1/#comment-660 kailani Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:40:26 +0000 http://luluslaundryblog.com/?p=395#comment-660 I remember seeing that video a while back. Makes me feel much better about myself. :-) I remember seeing that video a while back. Makes me feel much better about myself. :-)

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