Acne Skin Care

Whats the best Retin-A cream to help acne and acne scars? Whats the best perscribed Retin-A and the best non-perscription Retin-A? I've been using Retin-A Micro and it helps a little but I wanted to find something that I can get without a perscription thats just as strong or stronger. I also heard about Green Cream, has anyone tried this? Its pretty expensive but it is a strong Retin-A cream.

i have replenix cream and im wondering if it controls acne too? I have the green tea replenix cream and i know it's good for sun damage and everything but im wondering, does anyone know if it could help control acne?

Recommended cream to soothe redness? Not those green 'correctors'? I have acne, and a lot of redness on my face? do you know any creams/serums to eliminate redness?

I have had post acne red marks for about a year and a half, and can not get rid of them!!!? I have tried so many things. Peels, All natural creams, tape method, green stuff to even out the redness. I wear suntan lotion every single time I am in the sun. I havn't had a pimple in 2 years, but I have the worst case of post acne red marks on my cheeks. How in the hell do I get rid of them? Will they ever go away? I knew it would take time, but it is getting out of hand, and not getting any better. And by the way, unfortunately, I can not see a dermatologist. Besides all they can do is prescribe something that probably won't be any stronger than stuff Ive tried.

pimple/acne help!? i have a few pimples on my shoulders just on my shoulders. I HATE THEM. I read some where i should do the same thing i do on my face well my face is clear so i decide to try it. i used dove soap to wash my shoulders then used vitamine E lotion (i use a moisturizer but i want to get rid of acne scars if i have any which it kinda looks like i do) and then i use oxy vanishing cream at night.... it isnt exactly helping. i have the following other acne treatments will they work better? green tea spot treatment noxzema stuff spectro acne care benzoyl peroxide benzoyle peroxide 5%

Bump on chest... Acne? I have had a bump on my chest for the last 2 months now. Recently it has grown. I think it is acne of some sort... I have tried many medications to help it, nothing seems to work. I have tried typical acne soap, regular hand soap, benzoyle peroxide, hydrocortisone cream, wart remover... nothing helps! It is driving me crazy I want to rip it off. When squeezed, green stuff comes out from 2 differnet spots. I know thats gross but I need help. Should I try hydrogen peroxide? I have had a bump on my chest for the last 2 months now. Recently it has grown. I think it is acne of some sort... I have tried many medications to help it, nothing seems to work. I have tried typical acne soap, regular hand soap, benzoyle peroxide, hydrocortisone cream, wart remover... nothing helps! It is driving me crazy I want to rip it off. When squeezed, green stuff comes out from 2 differnet spots. I know thats gross but I need help. Should I try hydrogen peroxide? The bump is hard, looks like two pimples in one... Feels waxy, and skin on top is dry and very red. Its about 5/8 inch wide, half inch height

Whats a good face cream? Im 17 and I break out easily..I need something very light for my skin and is for acne prone skin..also, my skin looks almost distressed and want to make it healthy looking..I don't need something that will fight acne b/c I don't have any right now, but when I put certain heavy moisturisers on my face I will break out..what can I use? Also is it bad to put agin cream on my face..I was thinking of garnier stuff in the green jar..I forget what its called..

I seek for options of removing or reducing my acne scars..Please,read what I've gone through..Advices? I suffered and still have breakouts of acne.I have not too horrible,but enough frustrating me and impeding my life scars,caused by acne.I've passed through hell of procedures in beauty saloons,I've made one Green peel,chemical seems don't work out..Used Zeraderm(scar removal gel,based on sylicons)..no effect at all.Finally,I turned to a plastic surgeon,I undergone such painful surgical removal of some of the more deep cycatric sacr tissue in order to be prepared for Dermabrasio..but now I can't because it's summer,I can't afford it asap and still occyerd infections on my face!! Please,if someone has obtained some results using some other remedies,creams,whatever..Thanks in advance!!

can some1 help me with my acne problem plz? hello I'm 14 currently i've had acne since i was around 12 (very little back then) & now its pretty bad.. i'm using clidamycin phosphate lotion 1%, tetracylcine 250mg capsule zen, & tretinoin cream .05% & that hasent done much but make my face worse... currently about a weak ago i started drinking grean tea 2ce a day & use the teabag on my face before i use my lotions & my family & friends have been saying the redness & the severity have been going down slightly every day..... so is it the green tea & is there anything else i can do/change to help with my acne?

Acne / Facial Redness ? My skin is pretty clear, i rarely get pimples and I have a minimul amount of acne... the only problem is my acne is red. I always end up walking around like a cake because to cover the redness I need so much makeup. Does anyone know of creams or products (drug-store/homemade) that will decrease redness and eventually get rid of it. Don't suggest the green stick, I have it.. as well as the visine theory. Thanks!

Is there any hope at all for my acne condition? I know this is a long article but i will Greatly, greatly appreciate it if you can find me an answer. I have started to get acne when i just turned 13. I am now turning 16 in 10 days. I remember that it just happened in 1 day. I woke up and my face was horrible. Not just a couple bumps. Ever since that, a day has not gone by where all i think about is the acne on my face. It has gotten a little bit better now since i learned a lot more about it but it is still defiantly noticeable. I started smoking weed and cigs at about the beginning of my 15th year and smoked pretty much everyday up until now. I have bought loads of store creams, lotions and potions but NOTHING has cleared it! I have stopped smoking weed and cigs for 2 days now which is a big deal to me, thinking that it would help clear it up but i don't see any change. I was my face 3 times a day every day with this natural face wash followed by a moisturizer. Whenever i go out, i use this powder called Bare minerals which just covers up some of the redness, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't clog pores. Also, for like the past 3 or 4 days i have eaten nothing unhealthy. I've drank as much water/green tea as i possibly could, and i eat lots of fruit, veggies. Is there any hope at all in this world for me? Should i just screw all this work and eat junk, smoke and do everything since nothing helps my condition? Please help..

Cystic acne, is there a way to treat without drugs? I am 20 years old, and this last two years I have had the most intolerable acne. I've seen a doctor and dermatolgist, but the creams and antibiotics would make it worse. I never stayed with a treatment for more then 3 weeks because they would get worse (I know some are supposed to get worse before getting better) but I could not bear to see it. I feel huge pockets of stuff under my skin, especially on my forehead. I try and fight the urge to pop them but sometimes I breakdown something in my mind takes over cause I need it out of my skin, and I end up taing a war to my face and making it ten times worse. I am a intelligent, attractive guy otherwise, but I cannot function with this crap in my skin. I have changed my diet, consume vegetables leafy greens and fruit everyday. One thing I can't escape is my job. I work at a car dealership in texas and sweat profusely, I counter this with rinsing my face with cool water and drinking 4 5 and even 6 water bottles daily. I have heard that acne is the result of too many toxins in the body that the body can't get to all of it and it shows up in skin. To me it makes sense because the skin is an organ and something must be wrong, but then I always hear it's just too much sebum or oil production, or a specific bacteria. I'm feeling like nobody knows for sure and I'm going to have a deformed scarred face before I'm done. I;m so bummer about it I can't even "perform" when I'm with girls because I know I can't be as confident around their bodies with my face, I can just imagine them feeling my bumps between their legs...I know i know I;m tripping. I guess I;m asking if anyone has felt like this and found a real bonafide web information source or a good dermatoligist in the dallas fort worth area to help them. I search the web and get bogus creams and these so called professional websites that all advertise for these same creams. Proactive worked but my skin got dry dry dry . What can I do or go? HELP! Also, I have heard amazing things about accutane and my dermatoligst (which I think did not like me so I'm switching I guess if i can afford a new one) said he saw no trouble with it in his 15 years, but I have heard from people online who have lost their hair, got permanant organ damge, I am borderline to afraid to mess with it. Would be truly ironic to have great skin and no hair and a shot liver...

Help i need your beauty tips to help me out? Hi,I need some got some issues that i need your beatuy tips to help me out! First i have some dark circles around my eyes I want to know how can i reduce them or cover them up with what kind of makeup? and what can i do to reduce them? I have hazel green eyes, I want to make them "POP"! How do u appy eye makeup to make smoky eyes? and what do you use? I need tanning tips! I have really fair skin i tired so hard last summer to get a natural tan from the sun and it didn't work all i did was got a bad sun burn. Now i want to try to go to a salon and go and get a tan from a tanning bed. How long should i stay in there and how many times should i do it to get a natural tan? I need help with my acne i have minor acnce on my face whats the best cream to use that really works and if it worked for you and what to use if that drys out my face? I now use oxy pads which only cleans my face not help my acnce. I have minor streatch marks on my butt what can i use to get rid of them? Thanks so much

Have anyone used Chinese Pearl Creams? Have anyone ever tried using Chinese Pearl Creams called "Beanne Extra Pearl" cream, or anything similiar ? It's in a light green 3x4 in. paper box. It's for the treatment of acne. You can buy it at an Asian grocery store. ...They have many facial creams similar to that....I wanna try it, or other similar Chinese creams, but I'm scared it will make me break out even worst. Has anyone ever tried it? How well did it work for you?

How do I clear a skin breakout quickly with homemade ingredients? I had a bad rash breakout yesterday from using another face wash. My cheeks and forehead areas are now red/ skin coloured and bumpy. I never had a non-acne breakout before so I don't know what to do. Can I use my oatmeal/green tea/ honey/ milk mask everyday for a few days to clear it up? I normally use the following: Cleanser/scrub: oats powder/ honey/ green tea/ cucumber juice/ carrot juice Toner: Apple cider vinegar/ green tea Day cream: Cucumber/ carrot juice in sorbolene cream (recommended by dermatologists for sensitive skin) Night cream: Garnier regenerist P/s: I've just made up new batches of my face wash, toner and day cream yesterday and kept them in the fridge.

Is my Face Wash routine Ok or to Much...Should I change anything? my skin is oily and dry in places, I have? large poors and my skins on the looser side, also very fair colored. Every Morning; Clinique Wash Clinique Toner Bare Minerals Prep Clinique Light Moisterizer Mary Kay Eye Cream Every Night: Clinique Wash Clinique Toner Oil Of Olay Tightening Night Creme Mary Kay Eye Cream Also Once a week I use an Acne and poor tightening green mask.,,,,,,,And One night a week I use the ProActiv cleanser to scuff of any dead skin or what ever. I had bad acne problems growing up but they went away after I had my son, I just recently started breaking out again. A lady at work said I shouldn't use so many products but I'm not sure if thats the reason. Any ideas? Is my routine ok? Should I change anything?

Which one out of these two Neutrogena cleanser would you recommend for me? I have light acne. I get a zit per week or sometimes even less. I have a tight schedule and need a cleanser that can wash off quick. I boat Neutrogena acne stress control power cream cleanser. I really liked the idea of green tea being in it. It's suppose to be really effective (prov en to stop 70% of breakouts after just one wash) so i wanted to give it a try. I used it and it was kinda thick and took a little extra time to wash off. I didn't notice a big difference in my skin, but then again i do have pretty light acne.. anyways i bought Neutrogena Deep clean because i read about it in allure. When i got it it was obvious it was much less packed with chemicals unlike the stress control line. I used it and it gave pretty much the same results except it washed off faster. Should i only continue with one or i was thinking using the deep clean in the morn and then stress control at night.. What do you think? Also the deep clean says it does not clog pores, but on the stress control line it says nothing about that.. So would a thicker cleanser like stress control cream cleanser actually be possibly clogging my pores..

help with essay! someone proof read it please!? I need someone to proof read my essay. can u give me tips if u see something wrong. thanks! its due tommorowo! Damned by Advertisement “Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s Maybelline.” We’ve all heard this slogan somewhere whether it was seen on TV, read in a magazine or on the Internet. What this ad is trying to accomplish by stating, “Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s Maybelline” is that the model was not born with “beauty”, it simply came from applying the makeup to her skin. Maybelline is known for their bold advertising using beautiful women with flawless faces. Their two-paged color ad in this month’s People magazine last month is no different. The use of sex appeal, color, and text is what make another effective make-up ad. Companies spend billions of dollars each year on ads using these techniques along with the main initiative: Sex sells. The developers of this advertisement are trying to persuade readers that Maybelline would give them the beauty they always dreamed of. The brightest and most decisive part of the ad is the model’s skin. They chose a stunning woman with beautiful radiant skin to lure you into buying Maybelline’s newest cream foundation. Her gentle green eyes are what first grab ones attention when flipping through the magazine. The sultry look in her eyes suggests that she feels sexy wearing the foundation. You cannot help but stare an extra moment. Everyday people are looking for ways to improve or change their looks. A beautiful woman can sell more products than a hideous woman merely because hideous woman are not appealing. The photo is positioned to the left of the page, with text to the right. First of all, the layout needs to be simple and organized. There is nothing more irritating than reading a busy ad. Simple is powerful. It is obvious that the photographer used light and colors to enhance the glow of her skin. The placement of lights in the studio illuminates her face. Her head is tilted just right, so the left side of her face is slightly shadowed. Shadowing this way keeps the reader’s focus on face. To help convince you to buy this foundation they incorporated text into the advertisement. The text that grabs my attention is the most is “NEW INSTANT AGE REWIND!” In this text they used everything they could to make it stand out. To begin with, the creators added color to the word new. Second, they bolded and used upper case enlarged letters. Written on the right of the model is, “REWIND THE YEARS, INSTANTLY! NOW, CUSTOM RAPIANT PERFECTION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.” This implies that one can make themselves look many years younger. All of the text on the ad is in upper case. Upper case gives an exciting effect as if one was yelling. “REWIND THE YEARS, INSTANTLY” looks a lot stronger than “rewind the years.” The second sentence states that perfection can now be at your fingertips. This entails that perfection is easy access and there is no sense in paying for expensive treatments. Under the text are more attention grabbers. Half-way down the shows the shade of the foundation and a picture of the special pad. In a short few sentences it explains the use of the product. Underneath, is a picture of the actual foundation. This was done so when the customer spots the product in the store they will remember the ad and how magnificent the foundation looked on the model. To appeal to a variety of women, Maybelline shows that the foundation is available in other skin tones. Certainly a dark skinned woman would not buy a light tone simply because it would not blend with her skin. By including other tones the advertisers again try to entice you to buy this foundation. Beneath the skin tones, Maybelline’s classic logo is subtly across the entire two-paged ad. They did this so the reader would not be distracted from the model’s portrait or the introduction of the new foundation by a larger headline. Under the large logo is Maybelline’s slogan “Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s Maybelline.” Earlier in the essay I explained that this slogan tricks readers into thinking they will turn into a princess if they apply this foundation to their skin. On top of the large logo is the website for those interested in learning more about Maybelline. Overall, this ad works because, it appeals to key things women look for in a make-up product. Women want to look and feel beautiful, so the ad team used a gorgeous, confident looking model. The average reader does not take into consideration light usage, computer enhancements, and photographic trickery. So when looking at the ad, readers subconsciously think that, Maybelline products will give one confidence, and beauty. Women also like to feel sexually attractive when they put make-up on, especially foundation. Not all women are born with acne free skin. That’s why they make foundation! So when a woman puts on the foundation, she feels attractive. Finally, the last text on the bottom of the ad explains Maybelline’s secret. It explains

Dermatoligists I need advice?!? I do not have health care. I have nodular acne. I have treated myself with green tea vitamin k and I keep my face clean at all times possible. I still get this acne and it seems some days I cannot prevent it. My mom refuses to take me to a dermatoligist because of money issues. I am trying to convince her in taking me to one. I need to know where I can see a dermatoligist and how much approximatly they will cost? I live in Vermont. I have under the skin acne scars that I have somewhat faded with scar-cream. I want them totally gone and I want my self-esteem back. I need help because although I take antibiotics and keep clean- they still apear and leave extreme scars that are big (about 0.5 in. big). I want to know how they would rid this scar, the price-(remember no healthcare), and a near-by location-thanks! Oh and I am a teenager so I don't know if that effects the price and/or procedure/effects.

Bare minerals Pleasseee??? Do u think bare minerals is good for acne prone skin? Do u think it'll give me a good coverage if i use the concealer, and then the foundation on top of that? And, can i use it like this?????? 1) Green Concealer/ Corrector Stick 1) Normal (Cream) Concealer (the one i usually use) 2) Bare Minerals Concealer 3) Bare Minerals Foundation Thanks alot I use that much concealer because i got quite alot of scars to cover.. :( *so sadd..*) But is the concealer actually great? and does the foundation has SPF 15 in it?

BIG makeup question!? ok im 13 years old and going into 8th grade...i already wear makeup so PLEASE dont give me a bunch of crap on how i shouldn't wear it....i'm going school shopping soon at places like target and walmart sooo..i would like to know about a few products..haha i'm NOT!! going to buy all that i list i just wana know. thanks! o i have green eyes,blonde hair,fair skin,oily/combination/acne prone skin, and freckles. what is the best drugstore brand for: concealer foundation powder mineral powder bronzer blush eyeshadow eyeliner mascara lipgloss face moisturizer lipstick lipbalm lip liner--don't use it just wondering 4 these just list your fave brand and what works best for u and stuff like that...color reccomendations would help also. and u could suggest like different types like liquid and pencel eyeliner. like u could say whats your favorate liquid foundation and then whats your favorite cream to powder foundation. o and what's a good brand for makeup brushes... thank u soo much!

back 2 school makeup!!? ok im 13 and going into 8th grade....i already wear makeup. i wear cream concealer and either pure makeup or mineral wear loose powder and finishing powder. then i wear blush and sometimes bronzer, a few eyeshadows, white eyeliner on the lower lids, mascara, curl my lashes, and sometimes black liquid liner...then i just wear pink lipgloss or very light pink lipstick or both. i want something new and different..any tips? I'm going school shopping soon so ill be able to buy some new products!! i have green eyes, blonde hair, and im fair. i have minor acne and freckles. o and my hair is a little past my shoulders and shorter bangs..it was layered a while ago and im getting it layered again b4 school...any tips for that? im also looking into chemically straightening it...thanks a lot! it may seem like i wear a lot of makeup but i really don't....i only wear a little of each..hehe

Picture Day Help??? =]? so, picture day is a week from today and I don't know what I'm gonna wear or how I am gonna do my hair. I don't put my age on the internet, but I am a teenage girl, just to give you an idea. Here is a little bit about me and what I was thinking: dirty blonde straight hair with a style that frames my face with an angled cut. if I side part it it looks like I have side bangs. green/hazel eyes light tan/fair skin i have some acne but not a lot cuz a little bit. I will be wearing makeup. also, I recently got a big cut on my forhead, well, about a week ago. Also, there was a scrape on the bridge of my nose. They have healed mostly but the skin is still a little pink, and my forehead has a tiny scab which will probably be gone by next Wed. I was thinking of wearing this shirt, I already have it and I really like it. I am about 5'7" and `115 lbs. just to give you an idea of my body build. Here's the shirt. I have it in vineyard blue: http://www.ae.com/web/browse/product.jsp?catId=cat90030&productId=4371_9188 I'd be wearing an off white or white cami under it. In person the backround looks more cream-y. Mainly, I want to know any hair suggestions. My hair is straight and it doesnt strunch, I could curl it in big curls but I would rather have it straight. Should I side part it or pull part of it back or what?? And for makeup I will be wearing base and mascara with is about all I ever wear. Should I wear anything else, eye shadow or liner? The cut on my forhead will be not very noticable with make-up on. Any comments or suggestions about smiling or anything else are awesome!! =D

Need a cute outfit really badlyyy!!!!![[also do I have a lot of clothes??]]? I can't come up with anything to wear to school Monday[[which is really unusual haha]]... Also my parents say i got a lot of clothes.. idk haha, do you guys think i do or should i have more?.. Can you guys please give me ideas?? Just so you know I'm a girly-girl, I'm 8th grade[[junior high]], I'm only 5feet[[yes Im kinda short dontcha think??]], I'm curvy, long legs, flat stomach. My hair is super straight, with long layers, and side bangs btw not side swept just side, its really dark brown some ppl say it looks black but i got caramel highlights too. Dark brown eyes... also you can give me some makeup tips thatd go well with the outfit.. even though im very natural, some clear gloss, one coat of mascara, some vaseline on eyelids[[makes them look friggin awesomeee]] and undereye concealer, no foundation ever cuz i have no acne or pimples, yess i know im extremely lucky :]]] This is what I have... Graphic tees-Blue, grey, cream, and black tanks- light blue, orange, orange and navy, brown, bright green, purple, grey, yellow, white, black, aqua, maroon and red circles, black and white striped, red with black writing ,hot pink and grey striped tops-grey&pink plaid blouse, beigeish brownish tunic, dark green ae vneck, yellow elbow sleeves with owls, purple striped elbow sleeve, blue striped elbow sleeve, white see through jersey, coral babydoll, grey vneck, purple cami, black vneck sweater[[short sleeves]] and i got a brown one too since i love it so much, white chicago tee off the shoulder[[so cuteee my bff bought it 4me]] dark blue polo dresses- navy sweater dress, white and black polka dots dress, black halter, brown, pink and white with a banded bottom skinny jeans- grey vanilla stars, super tight dark wash tytes, and another dark wash sweats- grey sweats, dark turquoise bamboos, white varsity sweats, and navy with my schools name on side[[school spirit!! ppl]] leggings- bright turquoise, plain cotton black, black with rhinestones on bottom, black knit, white, black with pink hearts skirts- black mini with hearts, destroyed light wash jean mini, dark wash jean mini shorts-navy and white striped short shorts, green plaid short shorts, black pin stripes bermudas, 2 jean bermudas, and ae jean shorts hoodies- bright blue pullover, pink velour, regular black, brown velour, black bb dakota with grey faux fur, scarfs-multi crocheted, oldnavy black and white silk, and plaid cardigans-grey guess, and ON cream shoes- black and sand uggs[[high the shorts look dumb on junior high girls...no offense lol]], pink ballets, 3 pairs of black flats[[look completely different]], white flats, gap gold flats, grey flats, black converse, short chestnut boots[[not uggs look like something a native american would wear]], bright colored converse[[no laces slip on]], there... I have more but I'm not going through it now haha well please help give ideasss... Oh wow... Pshh, just to let everyone know I ain't rich my family is big and were not even in a comfortable zone... I earn my money they don't hand it to me, no allowance lol. Yeah good idea some clothes I never wear so yeah im gonna look through some of it and give it to less fortunate cutie... why you still here? no life? well yeah i never said i had clear skin, i have no acne/pimples kay? also everyone else thanks so much for the ideas it helps... To nurse susan, thats true tons of clothes no outfits! Pimples and acne, cutie! Duhhh, but I do have these like goose bumps even when I'm not cold... Are you insecure?? Okay cutie... Didn't know this question would give off such a wrong impression of me... We okay??

homecoming!!!? It's my Senior Homecoming (finally - Sat. October 6th) and I broke out today with acne. Not a lot, but enough. And I need the best advice on 3 things! 1) Covering up the blemishes and making them look like they aren't there (or making them go away), 2) Make-up, and 3) my hair! I have dark brown hair, hazel-green eyes, and light tanned skin. My hair is a little past my shoulders, and in long choppy layers. I seriously need help! I would like hair ideas that are half up, the other down. My dress is burgundy, strapless, knee-length tea dress; with a cream colored sash. Omg, any help would be soooooo greatly appreciated! Thanks!!

proofread my essay and add pointers please? “Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s Maybelline.” We’ve heard this on TV, read it in a magazine or on the Internet. It’s everywhere. The ad tries to accomplish that the model was not born with “beauty”, but it came from applying the makeup to her skin. Maybelline is known for their bold advertising using beautiful women with flawless faces. Their two-paged color ad in last months People magazine is no different from the old. The use of sex appeal, color, and text is what make another effective make-up ad. Companies spend billions of dollars each year on ads using these techniques along with the main initiative: Sex sells. The developers of this advertisement use techniques to persuade the public to buy their product, guaranteeing that they will give them the beauty they always dreamed of or seen. Maybelline’s newest cream foundation ad used a stunning female with radiant skin to lure in women to buy their product. Her gentle green eyes are what first grab ones attention when flipping through the magazine. The sultry look in her eyes suggests that she feels sexy wearing the foundation. It is irresistible to stare an extra moment. Everyday women are looking for ways to improve or change their look. A beautiful woman can sell more products than a hideous woman merely because hideous woman is not appealing. The model is positioned to the left of the page, with text to the right. First of all, the layout needs to be simple and organized. A simple neat ad is powerful by keeping the reader’s focus on face of the model. Could this really be her natural look? No, of course not. It is obvious that the photographer used light and colours to enhance the glow of her skin. The placement of lights in the studio illuminates her face. Her head is tilted just left, so the left right of her face is slightly shadowed. Shadowing this way keeps the reader’s focus on face. If the light was shining below the model, it would give a spooky effect. Proper placement of the lights is important because it sets a certain mood. Older women want to look young again. “NEW INSTANT AGE REWIND!” These four words are so powerful and commanding. The text stands out because the word NEW is highlighted and the entire sentence is in upper case letters. To the right of the model is, “REWIND THE YEARS, INSTANTLY! NOW, CUSTOM RADIANT PERFECTION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.” This entitles that perfection is easy access and there is no need of cosmetic surgeries. Only with the appliance of Maybelline’s cream foundation. Under the text are more attention grabbers. Halfway down the page shows a picture of the special pad. In a short few sentences it explains the use of the product. Underneath the pad is a picture of the actual foundation. This was done so when the customer spots the product in the store, they will remember the how magnificent the foundation looked on the model. The urge to buy the product rushes through their mind. To appeal to a variety of women, Maybelline shows that the foundation is available in other skin tones. Certainly a dark skinned woman would not buy a light tone because it would not blend with her skin. By including other tones, the advertisers again try to entice you to buy this foundation. Maybelline’s classic logo is stretches across the entire bottom of the two-paged ad. They did this so the reader would not be distracted from the model’s portrait or the introduction of the new foundation. Under the large logo is Maybelline’s slogan, “Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s Maybelline.” Earlier in the essay I explained that this slogan tricks readers into thinking they will become a princess if they apply this foundation to their skin. On top of the Maybelline logo is the website for those interested in learning more about Maybelline. Overall, this ad works because, it appeals to key things women look for in a make-up product. Women want to look and feel beautiful, so the ad team used a gorgeous, confident looking model. The average reader does not take into consideration light usage, computer enhancements, and photographic trickery. So when looking at the ad, readers subconsciously think that, Maybelline products will give one confidence, and beauty. Women also like to feel sexually attractive when they put make-up on, especially foundation. Not all women are born with acne-free skin. That’s why they make foundation! Finally, the last text on the bottom of the ad explains Maybelline’s secret. It explains that not all ageing concerns are alike. Therefore, use Maybelline’s dual-sided applicator because you need it. The word need is so much more dominant than the word want. Need expresses that you can’t live with out it, while the word want conveys that you can take it if you like, but don’t have to. Women always seek for society’s acceptance. Advertising also tends to make women feel that they have to be seductive. Maybelline used a wide variety of techniques to make the ad look more professional and enjoyable to look at.

a yardies translate fi dem!!? USA: It's been a long time since I have seen you, girl. JA: Gal yuh noh dead yet? USA: Lord, we have lost electricity again! JA: Lawd Gad, current lack aff again! USA: Where did you buy that awful bracelet, Cindy? JA: A weh yuh buy dat deh big ole ugly bangle deh, missus? USA: Hors d'oeuvres. JA: Ah wah dis likkle sinting yuh a gi me? USA: I think something is wrong with Susan, she might have the flu. JA: Lawd Gad, breeze tek up Suzie! USA: Girl, those shoes are the bomb. JA: Gyal, yuh roach killa dem a seh one out deh. USA: Oh my gosh, I just broke Mom's expensive plate. JA: Lawd mi Gad, mi bruk up Mama stoosh crackry. USA: Aren't those pants a bit short? JA: Yuh did a expect flood ar yuh tek yuh measurement inna wata? USA: Why are you squeezing the mangoes like that? JA: Lissen mi nuh, mi a beg yuh stap fingle-fingle up di mango dem. USA: Sir, please don't throw my luggage like that. JA: Aye buff teet bwoy, tap fling up-fling up mi bag dem suh man. USA: I wish you would quit lying. JA: Tap di blinkin lyin, yuh ole liyad. USA: Lift the hood off the car for me, John. JA: Hey my yute, fly di bonnet! USA: I am waiting for a taxi and it's taking so long. JA: But wait, no Robot naw run tidey! USA: Oh the poor little boy is handicapped. JA: But cooh pan di lickle invalid. USA: Get me a pop please. JA: Beg yuh carry wan aerated wata fi mi deh . USA: It's time for a perm. JA: Gal yuh head waan cream, yuh noh si how it tough an tan bad! USA: Yuck!! This is nasty. JA: Kiss mi neck back!! What a sinting tyase bad an incipid. USA: Girl, your acne is terrible. JA: Massi Gad, pickney yuh face bumpy-bumpy an fayva grayta eeh? USA: Please make some room in the bus so this man can sit. JA: Schoolas, small up unnu self man mek Daddy siddung. USA: I have a stomach ache. JA: Mi belly ah gripe mi. USA: These mangoes look a bit over ripe. JA: Missus, move fram in front ah mi wid dem fluxy mango deh. USA: She has a bit of an overbite. JA: Gyal fayva buckteet Ida. USA: He has very large full eyes. JA: Wat ah bway fayva patoo. USA: He has no manners. JA: Im noh have noh broughtupsy! USA: Perspiration odor. JA: Him smell green. USA: Poached (boiled) chicken. JA: Dat deh sinting nuh staat cook yet. USA: Oh dear. JA: Ee-eeeee. USA: Josh is suffering from Attention Deficit Disorder. JA: Di pickney too hard eaize! USA: He has a touch of Dyslexia. JA: What a bway dunce sah. USA: I need a bottle of Pepto Bismal..my stomach hurts. JA: Lawd, mi coulda do wid a wash out yah nung .. mi belly bine up. USA: That man over there is missing his dentures. JA: Cooh pan dat deh mashmout bredda ova deh soh. USA: Oh my, your feet are so ashy... JA: Yuh foot tuff laka aligata bak...yuh couldn't rub likkle coknut ile pon yuh foot?

Can you read the first little bit of my novel....thanks for your time....just a few paragraphs would be great! Chapter One The white, warm sand rubbing against my body soothingly. The colorful palm trees is all the rave. Crisp, clear refreshing ocean tumbling into the beach with great determination. All you see is beautiful people wearing nothing but beautiful bathing suits which they probably spent hours and hours trying to find, to get something spectacular. I look back and see this magnificent hotel complex and all of the amenities I could possibly think of. The cool ocean breeze flows over my body while the sun beams light to give me a wonderful free tan. A perfect bronze with a hint of red which will hopefully turn to tan later. A nice refreshing glass of cola filled to the brim with crushed ice and of course the cool sun umbrella. This is so relaxing and wonderful. This is the life. Nothing can wreck this perfect moment. Wait, this is to good to be true. ARG. ARG. ARG. ARG. I knew it! I knew it! It was just a dream again! I can't believe I had that dream again. This is unbelievable. This is the third time this week that I've had this dream and I want it to come true. Too bad I'll never be able to go on vacation. Well it's six o clock. Sorry for all of that fuss but I am just so sick of having that dream. I quickly hop into the shower and wonder whether I will ever get to experience what I experience in my dream. I mean everything is so calm and peaceful I just can't understand why I keep on having that dream. Everything is so perfect, there has to be more to that dream than that. Maybe tonight it will be extended so I can see what's happening. It's probably a sign. Maybe, no never mind. I put some bread in the toaster, I'm still half asleep but I have to hurry up so I can catch the carpool with Jacob. Every other day or so we switch drivers so that we use up less gas. Jacob is totally my best friend in the whole world and I hope he will always be. We are always there for each other when one of us needs a helping hand. I grab my toast, spread some peanut butter on it and head out the door to make my way down to the parking lot where I wait for Jacob to show up. He's a little tardy, sometimes more than others but that's just who he is and as best friends, we have to live with each others annoyances. A few minutes later I see Jacob running out of the building like there was a huge fire in the building. I quickly look up out of habit but see that Jacob just wanted to hurry to the car because we are a couple of minutes late and usually with traffic, a couple here adds ten somewhere else. We both hop into the car once Jacob beeps the horn to signal that the Burnt Orange 2008 Ford Edge is unlocked. Jacob puts the sport utility vehicle (SUV) into reverse and speedily races through the parking lot of the apartment condos backwards. After almost hitting a pole I yell at him to put it in drive and he listened for his life, literally. If you know what and where Toronto is and have ever been there then you know where Jacob and I (Mark) live. By the way, I'm Mark Hatchet. You won't notice my name often through the story because it is written in first person. If your doing some school project about a character then you should probably know some things about me but your not getting off easy because I am going to scatter information about me all over this novel and by the end you will know me like I'm your best friend. Any who which is not a word but it sounds cool, Toronto is Canada's biggest city. If you are not familiar with Canada then check the globe! All Americans should know where Toronto is and that it's near Buffalo. So now at least some of you know where I am. Jacob and I live right near the 401 which is a convenient highway but usually has traffic. We speed down the on ramp to find that we can zip around cars as we fly a couple of kilometers over the speed limit. I look back to see people giving us the finger and of course hear honking from all directions but we could care less. As long as we don't die we are better off doing this. Jacob sees a police officer a few hundred meters up so he slows down just enough to the speed limit, once he was past the cop he raced onto the off ramp and we were once again racing towards our school. You can see the navy and gold colored sign with big block letters reading: St. Anne Catholic High School. It was a big school but all schools in the city are big so I can't really justify. It was a nice looking basically brand new school with a pretty tan brick color and a nice light tan stucco around doors and windows which made it look more like a upscale shopping plaza then a school. Jacob makes a left into the school parking lot then slows down and drives carefully through the lot to the back, basically opposite of how he drove through our condo parking lot! I opened the large metal door and checked my watch, it read eight twenty five which means I have one minute to get to class. For some reason, classes started at eight twenty six which to me is an odd time but I can't change that so I jog up the stairs to the second floor saying bye to Jacob on the way. I don't remember classroom numbers so I remember third door on the right from back entrance up the stairs. Some people wonder why I find that easier but I just do. It makes more sense to me than trying to find room number 214. I mean where's 214 anyway. I open the door with my binder and pencil in hand and quietly find a seat near the front. I have bad eyesight but don't wish to wear glasses so I just sit near the front board. I understand lessons better that way anyway. First period is my favorite subject, English. I have always loved English from poetry to novels to anything related to English. But there is something I don't like about English this year and that's the teacher. Mrs. Walkworth. Mrs. Walkworth is most probably the meanest teacher at this school and I should know because it’s my last year here and I’ve had my fair share of mean teachers but this one tops it off. Saying Mrs. Walkworth in our school makes people cringe. I can honestly say that people egg her classroom window once a month not to mention her house. Nobody is allowed to say anything unless called upon. We are not allowed to get help from anyone at anytime and we never work in pairs or groups. Mrs. Walkworth thinks that working independently makes us smarter which I do agree with because we have to figure problems out on our own but we also need people skills to communicate in English but she doesn’t seem to think so. Mrs. Walkworth is about the total opposite from a people person. She probably lives in a cave wear nobody ever visits her or talks to her on the telephone or even e-mails her. Another reason people are scared of her is her punishments. For example, if you get caught chewing gum in her class she used the slap students across the face and dangle them out the window but since she’s not allowed to do that anymore, she makes the student stretch the gum over his or her face for the rest of the day, and when we have our next assembly, she makes the student chew five pieces of gum (at home of course) then stretch the five pieces over his or her entire body and make a one hundred word speech about not chewing gum in school and it also has to include how great Mrs. Walkworth is. The student then goes into detention for the next month. Yikes! And some people thought detention for a day was bad for chewing gum. Finally, the last reason why people don’t like her and are scared of her are because of the way she looks. Her face is all crinkled up and when she talks she has a raspy sound and her hands tremble with great strength. She weighs about one hundred pounds and she is very tall therefore extremely skinny and she always wears the same clothes. She owns three tops; a blue sleeveless one, a red t shirt that says teacher of the year 1989 and a very ugly faded purple sweater. I’m pretty sure she only wears one pair of pants and they are black with blue polka dots on them. No joke. Teens at our school seem to think she’s 90 years old but nobody knows for sure. Mrs. Walkworth begins with her lesson and tells us to read pages 80-199 for homework and complete a thirty question quiz for tomorrow. I guess we got off easy tonight. Usually it takes me about four hours each night for her homework and looking over what I have to do tonight it might only take a couple of hours. As soon as the bell rings in Mrs. Walkworth’s class, everybody runs out. Students have respect for all teachers besides her. Everyone waits patiently until the teacher says they are dismissed but in her class everyone literally runs! Down the stairs ahead for four classrooms, hang a left and it’s the second door on the right. That’s my next class. At noon thirty the bell rings for half of the school to have lunch. They built the cafeteria to only hold half of the school so it wouldn’t get out of control. I get in line to buy a salad and some pizza and I see our group sitting down at our usual table. Each member of our group is known for something they are good at, we all have different personalities and strengths so we complete each other. Our group includes; me (the English dude), Jacob (the jockey), Sam (the Intelligent one), Rob (the science geek), Nick (the mapmaker), Kyle (the rich kid), Alicia (the drama queen) and Jordan (the quiet kid). Everyday we sit at the same table with the same people and have done that since day one of this year. Some of us were friends last year but because of the two lunches we didn’t have the same lunch and you never have the same class with anybody you knew before so you make new subject buddies but those are just buds who you partner with during that subject. It’s the lunchtime friends who you hang with after school. Once we are all seated we talk about some teen stuff and decide what movie we should see this weekend. Every weekend or so we try to go to the movies together. It usually ends up being a big fight so we chose to become a democracy and vote each week what movie each of us wanted to see. People walk by our table and wonder what the bleep we’re doing but who cares, not us. We don’t need to act popular, we have our own friend group which we are already apart of. We don’t need to impress anybody, nobody does. We just be ourselves and we are friends for who we are not what we are trying to be. We decide on a movie and continue the discussions. By ten o clock that night I was exhausted by all of Mrs. Walkworth’s homework. Two of the questions were mini projects and took a lot longer than expected, by the time I was done it was midnight and I hadn’t even started on any of the other homework given by the other teachers. This is ridiculous I think to myself. How can she wreck the best subject in the world? I feel a blast of energy actually of hatred and I want to go throw a rock through her window but I’m better than that so I decide not to. I have about another hour of homework and I’m already tired, I better get to work. ******************************************** The white warm sand rubbing against my body soothingly. The colorful palm trees is all the rave. Crisp, clear refreshing ocean tumbling into the beach with great determination. All you see is beautiful people wearing nothing but beautiful bathing suits which they probably spent hours and hours trying to find something spectacular. I look back and see this magnificent hotel complex and all of the amenities I could possibly think of. The cool ocean breeze flows over my body while the sun beams light to give me a wonderful free tan. A perfect bronze with a hint of red which will turn to tan later. A nice refreshing glass of cola filled to the brim with crushed ice and of course the cool sun umbrella. This is so relaxing and wonderful. This is the life. Nothing can wreck this perfect moment. Wait, this is to good to be true. ARG. ARG. ARG. ARG. I wake up with such great hatred toward that stupid dream that I pull my alarm clock out of the wall socket and chuck it at my wall. My mom quickly rushes into my room to see what was up. "Sorry mom but I had that dream again, you know about the sand in some tropical place," I say apologetically. "Mark, you know I want to take you someplace but since your father died we haven't had much income coming in from my job to take you anywhere," mom replies. "I know, it's obviously not your fault and it's not mine either, I'm just tired of having that dream," I cry (not literally). Mom walks out of my room and I begin my daily wake up routine in which I do every school day. I am so fed up with that dream and I'm so fed up with Mrs. Bleeping Walk Bleeping Worth I could just go insane! I begin to shake and also begin to worry about my shaking. Am I going insane? I need to calm down. I put my iPod on and listen to my favorite music, that always seems to calm me down. ****** Once I get into Mrs. Walkworth's classroom I walk straight up to her and tell her, "You need to give out less homework. I was up to one o clock in the morning doing English, I can't stand you! You ruined my favorite subject and you're ruining everyone's lives!" I look around the classroom to see if anybody had heard what I said and they did. People began to clap for me once I finished. It felt really good to have everyone appreciate what I did. Mrs. Walkworth had an ugly look which I wanted but she didn't say anything , I kind of wanted a detention or write a speech then I could slip some information to all the students and teachers watching but she said nothing. I stared at her looking like I wanted an answer and then she sighed, "I have been giving out a lot of homework lately and I'm really sorry class. My husband left a few months ago and I've been really upset. The reason I've been upset since I've been at this school is because my brother got to go to a better university than I did then became what I wanted to become, a doctor. My parents forced me to become a teacher and I hated it so I decided that I would take it out on the students I was forced to teach, I am so sorry to you all," says Mrs. Walkworth with flowing tears. Everybody is silenced. I walk up to and give her a big hug. I don't know why we are all such jerks. This poor lady has gone through heck and back and here I am lecturing her about her teaching. Everyone that threw a rock at her window or egged her window should be ashamed. "I'm so sorry Mrs. Walkworth, I had no idea, I was so selfish," I say crying (literally this time). Usually when a boy cries at school he is made fun of but not today, I look around the room and everyone including the boys had tears. We were so mean to her behind her back and everyone felt so bad. "I think everyone in this classroom including me should be ashamed of themselves, now let's move on with today's work. I promise I will not give out as much homework any more. Heck, tonight, no homework," says Mrs. Walkworth with a smile for once. Applause fills the room again but this time it was for a good reason. You should never judge a book by the cover or the homework it (she) gives out. By the end of the school day everybody knew the Mrs. Walkworth story and teens from all over were coming up to her apologizing for what they did and she also apologized to everyone that came up to her. It was a happy day at St. Anne's today. It should be like a holiday or something, Mrs. Walkworth is like happy and like oh my goodness we should celebrate. Once I got home I saw my mom lying down on the couch crying, I wonder what is wrong. I ask immediately and she says that she was upset about Dad dying and she can't pull herself together. "Mom, we have to get over this. Yes it's sad but life goes on," I say sweetly. "You’re never going to be able to go on your trip though," cried mom. "You don't know that, never have doubt," I say with pride for some weird reason. Mom sits up and I sit next to her on the couch and to my surprise I see a commercial. WOW! A commercial, haven't seen one of those since like the last time I watched television but this commercial was calling out to me. I watched intently; Are you smart? Do you want to go to Mexico? Do you live in Toronto or in the GTA? Then send your information to 178 B....... "Mom, can you believe this, last night in my dream I saw a sign saying Mexico, that's where my dream is taking place, this is a huge sign! " I yell excitedly as I jump up and down. I log onto my computer and find the website, there I print out the information sheet that needs to be filled out. Of course I could do it over the net but I don't trust all of those freaks who want my information. With a black pen I write down everything from my age to my address to my hobbies to my IQ. I fold the pieces of paper two times and neatly stuff it into the envelope and lick it closed. "Do you want me to take you to the post office right now? I have to get some groceries anyway," mom calls from the living room. She is now not crying and actually excited and happy. She wants to see me happy which of course I am. I open the large mail bin flap and slip the letter proudly into the box and close the movable door. I put a big smile on my face and walk back into the car. I think about going to Mexico and all the great fun I'll have. I wonder weather I should take mom or Jacob? I get into the car and ask, "Mom let's say that I get accepted onto the show and I win the trip to Mexico, I can bring a guest. I want to bring you but I think it would be more fun with Jacob, no offence," I say hoping that she'll say okay take Jacob. "I want you to have fun on this vacation but I also want you to be safe in a foreign country. I have an idea, how about you take Jacob as your guest then I fly down with you guys and stay in your room. You can totally ignore me if you'd like," she says. "Mom, wouldn't that be kind of awkward, can just me and Jacob go, I mean I probably won't get on to the show but if I do?" I ask. "Mark, I don't know, I'm going to have to think about it and if and when you do win I'll give you an answer," explains mom and I nod with agreement. I really don't want my mom in the room with Jacob and I, it would be really awkward but then I think that I'm probably not going to win anyway so I blow it off. In the night I don't dream the same vacation dream that I usually dream, this time I dream that I am all alone in the hotel looking for Jacob who seems to be lost, I can't find him then I wake up. I decide not to tell mom about the dream because then she would say it was a sign and that I'm defiantly not going. It can't be a sign, I mean come on, it's just a dream. Weird things happen in dreams all of the time. Nothing actually happens. But what if it is a sign? What if I do win and I go with Jacob and he goes missing? I start to get nervous and then shake my head which seemed to relax my nerves. There's probably more to the story I mean dream than what I saw last night. Maybe tonight I will dream the dream again but I find him at the restaurant or the pool or oh I have to call Jacob. I pick up the phone and dial Jacob's cell number. I don't care how early it is, I need to talk to him about this ordeal. "Hi Jacob, ummm.. were do I begin? I saw this television commercial last night about a new game show coming to Toronto so I sent an application form in and if you win you get to go to Mexico with a friend and ummm... I had this dream last night that we were in the hotel and you were erere missing. I know it's just a dream but for the last oh I can't even remember I've been having this dream that I'm in this warm tropical place and I have it over and over each night basically until last night when I had the dream about you being missing. I feel it's the next part of the story. This is really weird and it's kind of really freaking me out. I can't help but wonder what's going to happen," I say with a shake in my voice, it felt so good to tell Jacob this whole story and I hope he has some advice. "Listen Mark, it's just a dream and it's really early in the morning and boy you have a lot of energy to ahhahhahmmm sorry I yawn a lot at this time in the morning but anyway don't worry about it and I'll see you at eight, bye," says Jacob with a serious sleepy voice. "Bye," I add. I press end on my cell phone and get ready to go to school. I hop into the shower and put the temperature to warm which I usually do because I love warm water and my favorite part of the day is my shower, it's so relaxing and calming and nothing bothers me in the shower. All my worries seem to float away in the shower but as soon I as I get out all of the worries and thoughts fly back into my head and I begin to worry again. I worry a lot actually. It's basically like a disorder and I can't help but worry what is to come and worry if something I did in the past is going to hurt me in any way. I dry off quickly realizing that I had a really long shower but I forgave myself because I knew I really needed it. I go and put on my uniform which actually looks quite good on me and who can argue the fact that you don't have to buy all of the top names to fit in because everyone has to wear the same level of clothing, also there is no grubby kids that wear an old ratty shirt or you know those emo kids with their black and depressive clothes. Nope just everyone the same and that's the way I like it. I open the box of Frosted Flakes which is my all time favorite cereal. Splash some 1% on them and eat away. I love it so much that once I'm done I pour myself another bowl. Mom walks in and gives me a quick smile then heads for her coffee. Don't mess with mom when she hasn't got her coffee in her, I don't really understand why coffee is the liquid God of everybody. If you have ever been to Canada or you know, live here, then you know that there is a place called Tim Hortons on every on other street corner. It's insane! And even with all of the locations, there is still a huge lineup at each one. Canadians like their coffee eh?! I tried it a couple of times but no matter how old I get my taste buds just reject that awful taste. I don't need coffee anyway because I usual wake up and I am ready to go in just a few minutes. I walk over to the television which either showed me my vacation was possible or that Jacob being lost was possible so I wasn't sure whether to hug it or kick it so I decided to do neither. If the television production company asks for me to be on the show, I can just recline but I really want to go to Mexico and now I am finally getting a chance to go somewhere I have been waiting to go for 17 years, but do I want to go to Mexico so badly that I'm willing to lose a friend over it? No, it was just a dream. Jacob even said so. I have to stop this worrying, I really do. The phone rings, actually it vibrates. I bring my cell to school and to make sure that teachers don't know I turn vibrate on before I even get into the school. I open the flap and see that it's Jacob so I press Talk which is in green lettering then say, "hello, Jacob? What's up?" "Oh nothing much I was calling to say that I was sorry for being a jerk this morning on the phone and I really appreciate you taking me as your guest, it means a lot. I thought you'd take your mom or something. I really hope that you win, Mexico sounds like fun!" says Jacob with an excited tone. "Jacob, I'll tell you the whole story in the car, well there's actually not much more to it but I don't want to waste your minutes so we can wait. See you soon," I smile into the phone hoping that he can see that I'm smiling and not frowning on the inside because now Jacob really wants to go but he doesn't want my mom going I know that for sure. But if Jacob and I go alone then what happens when Jacob gets lost if he really does. Oh my, I really need to stop worrying about this whole situation and I really need to spend more time looking over my homework. Every single day in the morning even though I think I have the answers right I still go through every thing and check them. You never know when you make a mistake that can be easily fixed. I really care about my marks so I do this on a regular basis. I look up on the microwave clock and see that it is seven fifty five therefore I should probably head down to the parking lot now. I really want to tell Jacob about everything. I need someone I can trust besides my mom because I know what she'll decide and I really do want to go to Mexico so, yes I'll tell Jacob and if he thinks that we shouldn't go and it is a sign then we won't. Done, and now I don't have to think about it till Jacob wants the whole story. I see Jacob come out of the thirty story building at ground level and he waves his large hand. He yells from a distance and I can barely hear him but what I make out from the words are, "Mark, I want you to tell me everything." I motion for Jacob to come letting him know that we need to be in the car to talk. I don't need a bunch of strangers hearing about my crazy weirdo dreams. Jacob walks up to the car and gets him. I follow suit. "So what's the whole story?" asks Jacob putting the SUV into reverse. "Listen Jacob, I just want to know deep down if you think having that dream where you were lost was a sign or not. Also my mom does want to go; but not with me, on her own. She wants me to take you and still come so we can be safe. I didn't even tell her about the dream and she still says that," I explain. "No I don't think it's a sign and it would be really weird having your mom there. Would she be in a different room though?" asks Jacob wanting a certain answer that sadly I cannot give him. "Sadly, she wants to stay in the same room and can't afford to stay in a different room," I say staring into the deep and confusing eyes of my best friend. "Oh, well, I was just wondering what you felt. How do you feel about this Mark?" quizzes Jacob. "I'll go if I win, if you want to that is, but no, I don't want my mom there either so, yeah. I guess that's the whole story. See, I told you it wasn't very long," I say. We pull up to the St. Anne parking lot and I can't help but wonder whether or not people will still be talking about Mrs. Walkworth. Of course not, I mean this is high school were there is a different story everyday. Everyone will be talking about something different by now, it's been one whole day which means half of the students here would have forgotten it. The other half just wouldn't care anymore. Old news is looked down upon and it wasn't even a big deal anyway. I mean once a famous celebrity came to our school because she went here when she was in high school and by the next day people weren't giving a fuss about what had happened a day before. I wonder if Mrs. Walkworth is going to give a lot of work again today. If she does than I know what to say. "Hello Mrs. Walkworth. It's a loving morning out isn't now?" I ask Mrs. Walkworth as I walk into her classroom with a big smile. "A wonderful day indeed. I feel absolutely amazing," smiles Mrs. Walkworth and right then and there I knew she wasn't going to give out a lot of homework. "Take your seats everyone. Today you are going to have homework. I thought about it last night and I decided to give you the same amount of homework that every other teacher gives you, well besides for the physical education class. I actually called the University of Toronto and got a hold of the English teacher there. She is one of my best friends. I'll tell you a story actually: When I was forced to go to teacher college, I hated it but made one friend in particular there. Her name is Mrs. Jenkins. She was the smartest student in the whole school and once she graduated she got to pick what level of schooling she wanted to teach at and what school. She picked University because it pays the highest and at University of Toronto which is the closest University to her house. So I was talking to her about how much homework she gives out in a night and what she said shocked me when she said one half hour of homework. Be aware this is University homework so it's pretty difficult but only one half hour. After talking to Mrs. Jenkins I got on the phone with other grade twelve teachers and found out that they each gave you one half hour for their subjects so all in all I decided to cut the homework load down for you guys and you better thank me." "Thank-you Mrs. Walkworth," everybody in the whole class yells in unity. It sounded really good to tell you the truth because it was not planned or anything. All the students in my class just decided about three seconds after she finished her last words to say thank-you. I and probably many other students were relieved. I might actually have a life now instead of my life being Mrs. Walkworth's homework. I look to the left of me and see the most beautiful girl in the whole school. All year I've been looking back and forth at her and her long straight blonde hair. Her complexion is light brown and looks as though she goes to a tanning salon once in a while. She has absolutely no acne and the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen. Her name is Julie Appleton and she is also the most richest kid at our school. She always has a boyfriend buying her flowers or taking her to the movies or taking her out to dinner. I mean no wonder she's so rich, everyone is buying things for her. I also wondered what it would be like to go on a date with her. It would probably cost all my life savings to impress her which I am not willing to give up. Julie looks over and sees me staring at her. I quickly dart my head over into the other direction pretending I was starring at the posters on the wall. I slowly turn the other direction to see if she's still looking at me in disgust but to my surprise when I look at her she's starring at me, not with a frown but with a smile. I smile back then look back at Mrs. Walkworth who is trying to teach a lesson. I feel a nudge on my arm. I look over and see it's a note, Julie is giving me a note. She only gives notes to her best friends and crushes. Maybe it just went through her to me. She probably didn't write it. I open the folded piece of paper to read in beautiful hand writing; I saw you starring at me Mark so I starred back. I have a boyfriend but I like you to. Love Julie. Oh my goodness, it was from Julie. I automatically look at Julie and blow her a kiss. She blows one back but before the imaginary kiss gets to me, Mrs. Walkworth stands beside our desks and says, "quit interrupting me you love birds!" Uh-oh. Mrs. Walkworth just blew it and now the whole class is going to know then spread it to the rest of the school and her boyfriend goes to this school and he happens to be on the wrestling team and football team and a heavy weightlifter. He could probably lift me up in one arm, throw me into the air and punch me down. I'm dead! I take a big gulp and hear murmurs from the class and know for sure that I'm dead. I can't believe this. I begin to cry on the inside but I don't dare show any emotion on the outside. Out of the blue, Julie stands up and stares at everyone talking to each other about what just happened and says, " enough already! I obviously don't like this guy and I love my boyfriend, I was just making him feel good." I swear a tear began to come down my cheek so I wiped it off with my hand. This is the lowest I have ever felt in my entire life. I want to go lay down and die somewhere before I want to keep on going with this day. I thought for sure that Julie liked me but I guess she was just trying to make me feel good. I should have known that I'm not the type of person that she would go out with. I'm so stupid. By lunch, every single person was talking about what happened. Well at least I was right about everyone will be over the Mrs. Walkworth thing but for once in my life I wish I was wrong because now all of the hype is about me and it doesn't feel good. "Hey Mark, you better watch out. I think Steve is coming in soon. You're so dead man. I really want to see this," says a person who I have never met before but now everyone knows who I am so it really doesn't matter if I know them. Gulp. I see Steve who by the way is Julie's boyfriend if you haven't figured that one out yet. He looks angry which is perfectly normal when you want to cream a little person like me. Actually I'm not little and I workout and all it's just that Steve is like the next Terminator so I don't really have a chance. His group of friends follow behind him, all are smaller than him but I guess look up to him for some reason and follow him around all of the time. This is just perfect. I want to run but I know that he would catch me or one of his friends would catch me then probably do worst things. I call over Jacob to sit with me so at least I will have someone sort of big to fend for me. He quickly runs over and sits down just in time for Steve to say something. "Hey scrawny! I heard that you were trying to steal my girlfriend!" Steve shouts with anger. My palms are like puddles of water floating on top of my skin so I rub them onto my pants and wish myself luck. " Well she doesn't like me so what's your point?" I ask with uncertainty. "My point is that nobody tries to take my girl," Steve says with great power. He unzips his sweater to reveal his muscle shirt underneath. I guess he was trying to get some attention when he put up his biceps and flexed for the students to see. His muscles were huge and I wondered how many hours he spent at a gym or if he took steroids. Cheers came from around the cafeteria, mostly from girls but some guys also cheered for the sake of him attacking me to a pulp. He walks over right to my face and punches me across my cheek. Blood is spurting everywhere and with great power I stand up and punch him right back right in the same place where he punched me. Nothing happened to him of course but all of my friends take me back to my seat. I see blood all over and feel very dizzy and I want to throw up. I see that Steve is just touching his cheek like it just stung a little but I could see inside that it really did hurt him. That made me feel a bit better but what made me feel worse was that Steve took his hand away from his cheek and screamed, "I win!" He also flexed his unusually large biceps again to show that he was the ruler of the school and that if anyone tried to mess with him they would be bleeding. "I hate him so much," I said between heavy breaths. "We all do," said Jacob with a sigh. I wished I was dead again so when my group of friends went to their classes and I was stuck alone that I wouldn't be tortured. The end of lunch bell rang just at the time when I didn't want it to ring. I began to cry but didn't care because I deserved a cry. I was humiliated in front of the whole school and punched by the strongest guy around. I was in serious pain so I got up and walked out of the cafeteria toward the nurses office. I open the door trying to get away from the crowds of people wanting to ask what happened and how I felt. The nurse walked over to me and grabbed some tissues, put them over my face and told me to sit down. "What happened to you?" the nurse asked wondering what the heck happened. "Long story," I replied without enthusiasm. "Well your not going back to class so I have time and you have time," the nurse replies trying to sneak an answer out of me. "Okay, I might as well tell you because if I don't then any other kid in the school will and he or she might change it so it's probably better if I tell the truth about what happened. It all started this morning when Julie and I were caught passing notes and blah blah blah and Mrs. Walkworth said something in front of the class which I forget what but anyway everyone in the class told everyone in the school and everyone in the school includes Julie's boyfriend who has a very bad temper by the way and at lunch he made a big deal about his muscles and then punched me and then showed off his muscles again then left and the end of lunch bell rang and now I'm here," I told the nurse. "Steve Richardson punched you? You're still talking? You're still breathing? Wow," replies the nurse obviously shocked. "You know who Julie is and who her boyfriend is and his last name and what Julie I was talking about?" I said astonished. "Well I know the popular people because they always come in here to skip class and they always talk about their life. I don't get mad at them because it's sort of my hobby to hear all of the problems in the school and who's dating who," the nurse says with a smile. "Right," I reply slowly pronouncing each letter. "Steve is huge, I mean he's always at my gym and I talk to people who were there before me and they say that he was there before they got there and it's pretty unbelievable. He sure gets his gym membership money out of it that's for sure. To tell you the truth I don't think he's on steroids which is very surprising considering his strength," the nurse wonders. "I really don't want to leave this room. I really don't feel like being bothered right now. I just want to stay in this chair till everybody leaves then ride the city bus home in a very large coat where nobody will notice me," I say in a depressing tone. The nurse’s nameplate flashes its golden letters at me. It says “Paddy”. Paddy begins to laugh, I look at her. "People might think that your a terrorist," nurse Paddy replies. "Fine, then can you tell Jacob to wait for me after school until everyone else leaves then we can go home?" I ask Paddy hoping that she will say yes and that I won't have to face my fears. "Sure." I put a very large smile on my face.

Do you buy skin glow products?? 18 Foods That Make Your Skin Glow Posted Wed, Mar 19, 2008, 1:20 pm PDT POST A COMMENT » Top skin creams average about $400 an ounce (and you thought gas was expensive!), yet most offer little proof that they do half of what they promise. Want to save a bundle and improve your skin? Load your shopping cart with nutrients that research has shown to have skin-hydrating, sun-protecting, and even wrinkle-preventing powers, says Manhattan dermatologist Amy Wechsler, MD. Here’s her grocery list of best foods for your skin. Firm and Bright You’re probably up to your eyebrows (Botoxed or not) with hearing “eat more fruits and vegetables.” But if you have yet to take that advice to heart, maybe knowing that they prevent wrinkles will do the trick. The colorful pigments that produce bright orange and red also refill antioxidant levels in your skin. The skin doc’s 3 top picks: SWEET POTATOES, TOMATOES, CANTALOUPE What they do: Replenish your skin’s supply of antioxidants, so they're ready to scarf up free radicals whenever they make an appearance. Free rads are highly reactive oxygen molecules that damage cells and contribute to just about everything that can go wrong with skin, from dryness to crinkles. Fresh and Juicy Your body can’t store much wrinkle-fighting vitamin C, so you need to keep your supplies stocked. The easiest, simplest way: Have some citrus every day. The skin doc’s 4 top picks: ORANGES, LEMONS, LIMES, GRAPEFRUIT Actually, ounce for ounce, oranges are the top citrus C source but you can only eat so many, right? For variety, make lemonade, squeeze limes on melon, add grapefruit to salad, and instead of drinking soda, fizz up OJ with sparkling water. It all adds up. What they do: Keep skin’s vitamin C levels high. While C’s a nifty antioxidant, that’s not the key reason it’s here. It helps keeps collagen -- the supportive protein fibers that stop skin from sagging -- strong and resilient. (Flimsy collagen means lines and wrinkles.) Since collagen breakdown really picks up in your mid-30s, eat citrus early and often to head off aging. Smoothing and Soothing There’s a particularly potent antioxidant known as EGCG that does all kinds of good things for skin. The best place to find it? True teas: black, green, or white (not herbal). Brew a teapot full every morning, so that sipping four to six cups throughout the day is a no-brainer. The skin doc’s #1 pick: GREEN TEA While all true teas contain EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), the various types of green tea have the most. Wechsler’s personal favorite is hojicha green tea (available at http://www.adagio.com/). “The roasting process that turns this green tea a brownish color also lowers its caffeine content,” she says -- handy if you’re caffeine sensitive or it’s one of those days when you do not need another stimulant. What it does: Gives your skin a healthy dose of EGCG, which is a great multi-tasker. EGCG puts a damper on inflammatory chemicals involved in acne and sun-related skin aging; it also helps prevent skin cancer; and it has a lion-tamer effect on tumor cells. What’s more, green tea contains L-theanine, a de-tensing amino acid -- and anything you can do to staunch the flow of the stress hormone cortisol helps keep collagen fibers intact. Green and Leafy Certain dark leafy greens, whether they’re fresh, frozen, raw, or steamed, really deliver on vitamin A, one of the most skin-essential vitamins going. The skin doc’s 3 top picks: SPINACH, TURNIP GREENS, BROCCOLI What they do: Deliver a hefty supply of vitamin A, which supports skin cell turnover, the process that keeps cell growth and development humming along flawlessly. Without enough A, skin becomes dry, tough, and scaly. Fisherman’s Faves Several cold-water catches give your skin a double benefit: age-fighting omega-3 fatty acids plus the restorative powers of protein. The skin doc’s 7 top picks: SALMON, TROUT, TUNA, ATLANTIC MACKEREL, SARDINES, PACIFIC HERRING, MOST SHELLFISH Just don’t, uh, go overboard. As good as omega-3s are for skin (and the rest of you, too), worries about the amount of mercury in many fish mean it’s smart to limit seafood to two meals a week. That’s a must for women who are or might become pregnant or are nursing, and for young children, too. (Go here for the government’s fish guidelines.) What they do: Omega-3s fight inflammation, now considered one of the top skin-agers, and they also help protect against sunburn, enhancing the effects of your SPF sunscreen. Protein is required to build and repair skin cells and to make enzymes and hormones that help keep it glowing. Fill your weekly grocery cart with all of the above foods and you won’t just look younger, you’ll be younger. Eating at least 1 serving of fish a week and getting the right amount of antioxidants through diet or supplements lower your biological age. In fact, the antioxidants alone can make your RealAge up to 6 years younger. OK.....haha! Hey..whatever works , right!? Vitamin E products works for me

beauty tips for you!!? here are some helpful beauty tips. =D tips for oily skin-Oily Skin and Acne Breakouts Oily skin doesn't necessarily cause acne, but it can be a contributor to breakouts if the skin isn't kept clean enough. Acne occurs when pores are invaded by dirt and oil, get clogged and breed bacteria. The bacteria in the pore causes swelling and the typical pimple is filled with pus, which is the body's attempt to fight infection using white blood cells. Keeping your skin clean and pores unclogged is one important way to prevent acne breakouts. And it all starts with the way you wash your face. Skin Care and Makeup for Oily Complexions Some people think that removing oil from the face is like washing it from dishes: they use the harshest soap and the hottest water to get their skin "squeaky clean". They never moisturize, and may even wipe their skin with alcohol to dry it out. The bad news is that if you treat your oily skin with harshness, it will redouble its efforts to protect itself—it will actually start to produce more oil to cope with what it feels are harsh environmental conditions! Wash your face, but use a gentle soap and lukewarm water, and don't rub or scrub. Treat your skin with love and compassion, and it will respond positively. Use an oil-free moisturizer to keep your skin protected, and protect it further by using a moisturizer that contains sunscreen. Keep the shine blotted down by using powdered mineral makeup, which is guaranteed to give you a matte finish without clogging pores. At the end of the day, remove your makeup with a gentle, alcohol-free toner, wash your face gently, and reapply moisturizer before bed. Natural Beauty Product Suggestions for Oilier Skin Oil free moisturizers usually contain glycerin and water, and some of the best products also contain tea extracts and oatmeal. Oatmeal has long been recognized as a soothing skin care product, and when used as a mask can brighten your skin without drying it out too much. Companies like Aveeno are making oatmeal based moisturizers and makeup that work wonderfully to care for the skin. Beauty tips columns always contain the oatmeal facial mask as a remedy for oily skin. Just puree oatmeal with a little water, wipe on the skin, allow to dry most but not all they way, and rinse off. Luckily, caring for your oily skin has never been easier, since a tremendous range of products ensures that there's something for everyone. Treating oily skin is done at two levels; prevention and blemish control. Gentle treatment, the right oil-control makeup and proper nutrition can help prevent oily skin. Blemishes can be treated with tea tree oil or one of the natural remedies including green or white tea extract (powerful antioxidants) and skin calming oils such as lavender or chamomile. Does diet and nutrition contribute to skin oils? Some people think that chocolate or fatty foods can cause oily skin, and if you are allergic to a particular food, it may show up in the way your skin behaves. Chocolate has not been shown to increase skin oil or breakouts; in fact, dark chocolate contains antioxidants that are good for your brain and your body. But junk food like chips, high fat, high salt burgers and other fried foods may impact your skin as they do your entire body. If you're a junk food junkie and have oily skin or breakouts, take a month off from your favorite foods to see if your skin condition improves. Antiaging therapy in the form of creams or lotions containing plant or milk acids often dry users' skins as the acids remove the top layer of skin cells from the complexion. Check out moisturizers containing alpha lipoic acid, which may decrease the oil in your skin after a short time of use.

I want to be beautiful:? Here are the following problems I have. Please help me (step by step) with solutions. Thank you. 1. Acne/oily prone skin 2. Slight dark circles under my eyes 3. Dark eyebrows (advice on plucking/waxing?) 4. Pale Skin (Is it okay, or should I try tanning?) 5. Large pores on my cheeks (any clinique creams?) 6. Beauty marks on my face (any ways to remove freckles??) 7. My stomach is slightly poochy (I dance and I work out, but its still there, help???) 8. Frizzy hair (help for flyaways?) * I have small green eyes, medium length blonde hair, my lower lip is plumper than the bottom, and my face is heart shaped. Makeup help please? I want to look naturally pretty! Thanks.

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Proactive refining mask VS. Green tea moisturizer. Which one is better and will help me more? I have tried everything in stores such as clearisil, Oxy, Acne-Free, and much more. I have tried topical creams and retin-A but they both just burned my skin and left my skin toasted... The only thing that worked was Acne-free. It made my skin better then all of a suden stopped working. Its a copy off proactiv so i thought i would just try this stuff now before my acne getts worse. So for my bonus what is better of the two?

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