Hey Everyone,
I always get a kick out of the avalanche of "problems" the beauty industry convinces women they need to "fix", because if they don't, they will apparently become immediate social outcasts.
One current beauty "911" is the supposed issue of enlarged pores on the face (the same "problems" are always around, but the industry just markets them in cycles.) This is especially common in those who have acne, so as someone who's battled more than her share of breakouts in the past, I can relate.
Now, I know I probably just lost all our male readers right there, seeing as they're all probably asking themselves, "What the hee haw is a pore and why would I care what size it is??!!"
Which is exactly the point of this thread.
The beauty industry is currently pushing all sorts of cleansers, creams, serums, lotions, and primers (again, I realize I'm losing any gentlemen we have left here, but hang on just a little while longer) in order to "SHRINK THOSE PORES, LADIES!! YOUR WHOLE SOCIAL LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!!!" The clear, underlying message is, "You will never get a date, be accepted into social circles, or be able to appear in public unless you buy our products and get rid of those hideous pores!!"
And I'm left wondering... Do men even NOTICE a woman's pores, and does it really matter to them???
Seriously.
Here's a demonstration of how much TAKING CARE OF THOSE PORES can CHANGE YOUR LIFE because you will immediately LOOK SO MUCH BETTER:
(You don't have to watch the entire video--the cover pictures might be enough, or just click at about 1:45 for a "before" and at about 4:35 for the "after", which, yes, also includes makeup.)
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This woman is obviously beautiful (with or without makeup.)
But what do you think of the difference? IS there any difference? Can any of you even tell?
I'll be curious to hear your answers. Ladies, do you do anything to "fix" your pores, and doe sit make a difference?
The entire point of this thread is ask whether or not the "beauty emergencies" we are so often told to "fix"--usually through hundreds/thousands of dollars' worth of products or treatments--are even noticed by men at all.