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Why Is Brooke Shields In Every Commercial?

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Scout
06/25/09

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disappointing.....schilling crap that people don't need

nice job Brookie

oh and vitamin e and emu oil topically, barleans flax, hemp seed oil, B-Complex and saw palmetto supplements internally will make your lashes grow thicker/longer (assuming you don't have allergy issues and/or pull them out yourself)
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cognitive.dissonance
06/25/09

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Is it that the actual *eye color* changes or that the *eyelid* itself becomes discolored? The latter would make more sense since Latisse is applied directly to the lash line. I cannot imagine a product that could change eye color not being extremely dangerous (or even possible).
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SunburnedCounsel
06/25/09

@cognitive.dissonance: it's the actual eye colour. And dangerous is right.
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MeaniePants
06/25/09

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Mrs. Pants and I were just talking about this! What gives? Royalties from "The Blue Lagoon" finally run out? And what the fuck is up with the eyelash drug. We can't cure Farrah's cancer, but we can create a drug to give you long lashes? Stabby.
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Hana Maru
06/26/09

@MeaniePants: Well, it was a glaucoma drug, applied with a dropper to the eyes, which was found to have the unintended effect of giving people dramatically longer darker eyelashes(and the occasional eye color change)
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Fatwetdog
06/25/09

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I think something about her tells marketers, "I'm aspirational, yet approachable." If you were lost, she looks like someone you would want to ask for directions.
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LaComtesse
06/25/09

@Fatwetdog: See my comment just above yours. I completely agree with you.
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LaComtesse
06/25/09

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I REALLY think it has to do with the image she made for herself when she wrote her book about post-partum depression. Most of those products fall in the "medical"/"better living" category to some degree. Companies would want a spokesperson who is known for being conscientious about health and wellness.
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LaComtesse
06/25/09

@LaComtesse: Oh. And per Latisse--yeah, my eyelashes can't afford to be any longer or darker than they are. I already have giraffe/camel-like lashes.
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lalaland13
06/25/09

@LaComtesse: I read that book and admire her for writing it, so you may be onto something. But it would take a lot of work for me to be convinced that temporary blindness or eye-color change is worth longer lashes. That commercials freaks me out and makes me start rubbing my eyes.

Of course, "a lot of work" may have translated to a lot of dough in her case.
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Eleanor Ramilly
06/25/09

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I thought I was the only one who noticed this! What the hell is going on??
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battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch
06/25/09

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Long eyelashes are annoying. That just means then bend in more places to impale your eyeballs as many times as possible when they fall out. You couldn't pay me enough money to have longer lashes. They are teh evilsauce.
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Flackette Goes Retro
06/25/09

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Once again, Jezebel is reading my mind.

And WTF with that Latisse? "May cause your eyes to change color"?!?!
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Penny
06/25/09

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Am I the only one totally freaked out by this Latisse shit?

"May cause temporary blindness, but your eyelashes may grow 1/16 of an inch."
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Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni!
06/25/09

@Penny: You are not alone.
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Awakeonatrain
06/25/09

@Penny: I don't know, we're underestimating the will of MANY women who would kill (or go blind) for longer eyelashes. I don't understand it myself, but having long, curled lashes is quite the in beauty thing right now. They did a whole Tyra segment on it!
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Penny
06/25/09

@Awakeonatrain: Eyelash curlers! Cheaper and less likely to blind you!
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
06/25/09

@Penny: Mine is when they say that your EYE COLOR MAY CHANGE.

I'm sorry, what?
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stacyinbean
06/25/09

@Penny: I actually got into a bit of a tiff with a coworker about it. Are they serious with this crap?
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DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
06/25/09

@dianersb was bit by a zombie: Gah, you were supposed to be included on my comment.
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stacyinbean
06/25/09

@dianersb was bit by a zombie: You mean the PERMANENT EYE REPIGMENTATION they speak of? That terrifies me and my green eyes.
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sybann
06/25/09

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it beats working - I love commercial work - but just my voice is used - WAY better for makeup free at Home Depot Saturday morning.
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keldo
06/25/09

@sybann: Oh! I am wildly jealous! I would love to get into voice work but hear it's insanely competitive. True?
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sybann
06/25/09

@keldo: You bet! It helps if you're in radio - then it's just part of the gig - but it pays better if you have an agent and freelance but you have to live in a big market to make a living, have a beeper and a very thick skin.

"NO! Say it like this!"
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sympathyforthebasementcat
06/25/09

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What comes between me and my Tupperware? Nothing.

Didn't she do a commercial for Sex and the City too? Called Lipstick Jungle or something?
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CollegeCamel
06/25/09

@sympathyforthebasementcat: I was about to correct you and then I got the funny...hahaha.
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wooden_shoes
06/25/09

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The eyelash growy stuff is the one that really freaks me out, not only because it's a freaky product that could possibly alter your eye color permanently, but also because I know she's a big ol liar and never had to use that stuff.
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LBB
06/25/09

@wooden_shoes: Those ads are terrifying... I always wonder, if they say that it may permanently change your eye color, what other properties does it have that they're NOT telling us about?
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alexburrito
06/25/09

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I was just commenting on this the other day. It also made me notice what a really bad actress she is! That stupid sidelong glance while she's dancing with the guy in the Latisse ad - arrggghhhhh. Worst advertising acting ever!
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sassyredhead
06/25/09

@alexburrito: It is so awful. I always groan at the t.v. when I see it. And I see it a lot. It's an advertiser for Wimbledon coverage on the Tennis Channel.
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hortense
06/25/09

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Yes!!! This has been driving me crazy lately. She's everywhere, selling everything! Slow it down, Suddenly Susan!
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