There is nothing that says that dark skin is tougher than white skin. Darker skin may have more melanin which helps protect it against sun and slower the aging process. It also makes the skin more sensitive and vulnerable to injury. It is prone to scarring and hyperpigmentation. So be careful about what you apply to your skin in this search for perfection. People who are of Latin, Asian, Indian, Mediterranean, Caribbean and African American descent should require special care. It is not uncommon to see dark skinned people suffer from acne. Acne and ahir removal should be done with care.

Keep in mind that many common cosmetic procedures were geared toward lighter skinned people. In the past, scientists did not use to test devices, cosmetics and medications on people of different colors. Now that the country's ethnic population has grown up, there is an inclination to do that. Now the FDA is requiring companies and scientists to make sure that their clinical trials include Latinos, Chicanos, Hispanics, African, African-American, Indian and Asian people. After all, kids from various ethnic groups go to Sephora, Macy's, JCPenney, Gottschalks and other stores.

Some side effects to consider are hyper or hypopigmentation. Dark or light skin spots that result from any type of trauma. It could be a cut, burn, acne or eczema. In dark skin, popular fillers such as Restylane and collagen and even piercings and tattoos can cause keloids or raised scar tissue that should be surgically removed. Otherwise, they tend to grow back. Laser hair remove can burn, blister and scab the skin if the laser is too strong. Dar skinned people should use chemical-based sunblocks in the sun. Use SPF of 15 on the face and SPF30 on the body. Use those that have zing and titanium. Sunscreen helps out a lot.

Botanica Skin Care: Asian, Mediterranean, Italian, Latino, African American, Caribbean Skin Care

Posted by Fashionista Shopping Analyst at 11:53 AM EST

Updated: Sunday, 2 April 2006 11:54 AM EST

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More Women and Men Will Use Botox to Enhance Personal Attributes & Beauty

Allergan Inc. bought Inamed Corp. There is no looking back for Allergan. It was a good buy. Consider that Inamed's salesforce will be in place to meet the demands of botox-related products and meet the production forecasts. Inamed's acquisition will turn out to be a strategic move by Allergan Inc. Allergan paid $3.2 billion during the takeover. Keep in mind Inamed makes a whole range of dermal filler products used to smooth wrinkles. Without any doubt, Allergan will find values in the products that Inamed used to provide the market with. Allergan sees Inamed's products as a complement to its market-leading Botox anti-wrinkle treatment. Inamed also makes saline and silicone breast implants.

Hollywood, celebrities and regular professionals with disposable income will use Botox

Well, erasing your wrinkles will soon become a common thing to do. Already, many American consumers, young and mature, have already adopted this new wrinkle management type of operations. Its ease makes it popular. It is an out-patient type of intervention. More botox, implants and related products will be sold this year. Allergan stands to make more money from this acquisition.

Posted by Fashionista Shopping Analyst at 11:22 PM EST

Updated: Tuesday, 28 March 2006 11:25 PM EST

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The doleful side of consumer glutonny is that ninety-five percent of those afflicted can ill afford to be so greedy. Sure they make decent incomes, but they spend twice as much as they earn. To maintain appearances, they must eat in all the right restaurants such as The Cheesecake Factory, order all the right foods (whole foods, organic foods), drink the right wines (California ones), wear the right clothes, and arrive in the right car. Are you not tired of all these life's pressure moments?

An industry has been created to ease the oppression that comes with living beyond your means. If you are not carrying the more than $115 needed to acquire this handbag or Gucci outfit, then you can always charge it. Stores have created a thriving credit business within their retail business to suit your needs. Banks have designed a plastic card that will give you a $15,000 line of credit on which to hang yourself and subject yourself to a rat race. But do not commit the mistake or faux-pas of presenting the wrong color of plastic for your purchases: a true consumer glutton carries only gold or platinum cards. Using plastic is not like spending money, after all, and at the end of each month you have only that tiny little payment to make. So what if there is nineteen-percent interest added to the unpaid balance? You have the goods, the merchandise you wanted so badly.

If your career is cutting into your shopping time, or if you feel that a retailer's twelve-hour day is too limiting, a special service has been designed for you. Besides the New Home Shopping Guide, a televised shopping service, which allows you to sit in your own living room and view merchandise as it is canoized by a team of consumer evangelists, you now have the power of online shopping in the palm of your hands. Should we say it is available through your finger tips. No longer do you have to dial the phone and give one of your many credit card numbers, you can enter these numbers into the online form, select how soon you want the products and which carrier to bring it to your door step.

Well, folks, this is no more the 1960s. We have to adapt to change. It can only get better from now on.

Posted by Fashionista Shopping Analyst at 9:52 AM EST

Updated: Monday, 27 March 2006 9:54 AM EST

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When was the last time you bought salsa instead of ketchup? When was the last time you told your spouse not to forget to purchase tortilla for you? As more and more Hispanics are opening businesses in various parts of the country, they are spreading the latin taste wherever they go. In places such as California, New York, New Mexico, Texas and North and South Carolinas and Georgia, Hispanics can be found in the health care and service sectors. As far as taste is concerned, Mexican food has become as popular as chinese food. According to a recent survey conducted by ABC, "Salsa now outsells ketchup, Barrera notes, and tortillas outsell Wonder Bread. And that buying clout will only continue to grow as the population expands: Hispanics are expected to spend $1 trillion in the United States by 2010. Since Hispanics make up 14 percent of the overall U.S. population, they're also a growing part of the consumer market, which has helped fuel some of these new businesses." Another revalation of the survey is that Hispanics are not job-takers. They are also job creators. "The majority of these businesses are small, self-employed operations — only 13 percent have employees besides the owner. The greatest percentage, roughly three in 10, are in construction or other service sectors, such as repair and maintenance. There are also sizable numbers of Hispanic-owned firms in the fields of health care, retail trade (which includes mom-and-pop stores) and transportation, according to Census figures."

Posted by Fashionista Shopping Analyst at 11:18 PM EST

Updated: Tuesday, 21 March 2006 11:20 PM EST

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Beautiful quinceanera
Way before you wear this elegant dress,
You had already rehearsed in your head
The mystique and value of a real woman
Now you are wearing the most sparkling prom dress
Just remember that you have the gloves, tiara
And parasol to prove that you are a true woman
Long after the dance is over, long after
The music stops, the merengue drums are silent
You will beam with pride, chica quincenera
So will your parents too!
You are celebrating the passage from nina
to mujer with great Latin style and family

Posted by Fashionista Shopping Analyst at 1:01 AM EST

Updated: Monday, 20 March 2006 1:03 AM EST

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