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  1. UroTrash

    UroTrash Four Time F1 World Champ
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    Monday Night Football is on you know. Right now. Well kinda. A pre-season embarrassment by the Lions. But that's not the point.

    The point is there was just a commercial from L'Oreal (sp?) which is a cosmetic company. On Monday Night Football. THATS the point.

    They're advertising to..........MEN!


    Tag line on this new campaign (more or less): "Men: Your skin ages too".


    They are selling a new line of cosmetics to men.


    Hmmm.....


    I'm still trying to figure out the Belgian shoes, and now cosmetics for men?

    I remember a little puff of activity in this area back in the early 1970's but of course it did not catch on...


    Or Did it?

    Ferrari-Chat. The most sophisticated group of men (yes, and ladies ) on the internet, at least that I want to pal with. I'm in the right place for this. Questions:

    1. Any men here use cosmetics?

    2. Would you be concerned with L'Oreal's goading pitch that your skin needs work?

    3.Should I buy stock, i.e. will this catch on?


    4. Where's Gentry when I need him?
     
  2. GrigioGuy

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    1) No

    2) No

    3) Not outside of New York and California

    4) Houston, want the telephone number?
     
  3. mbmike

    mbmike Formula Junior

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    Were they advertising actual cosmetics, or just a line of men's skincare products?
     
  4. UroTrash

    UroTrash Four Time F1 World Champ
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    The subtlety of the difference was lost on me.
     
  5. CMY

    CMY F1 World Champ

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    I'll admit that I'm a skincare whore, but I'd stop short of buying anything with the L'Oreal logo or anything that would be perceived as 'cosmetic' or 'make-up'.

    C.
     
  6. Dane

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    (1) Any man that answers "yes" to this question needs his ass kicked and a "Ferrari for sale" ad posted immediately.

    (2) Does my skin need work? Oh, for ****'s sake! The only work I do to my skin involves a razor and cheap shaving cream.

    (3) Uro, with respect, if you buy stock in men's skin care products please refer to (1).

    For the record, my football shaped crock-pot was full of gut rot consisting of cheese, salsa and Louisiana Hot Sauce (in honor of the hurricane) not an hour ago. Time for another beer. ;)

    Dane
     
  7. wax

    wax Five Time F1 World Champ
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    In '67 a man whose family we hung out with wore blackface & put on a Minstrel Show as the elementary school "Talent Night" wore on... he enjoyed it a little too much.

    We never went back to their home again.

    In '84, a yuppie friend of mine said, "hey, try this out" with some under-eye-lack-of-sleep-camo - I declined.

    Did take the mini-B12 "shots," though.
     
  8. UroTrash

    UroTrash Four Time F1 World Champ
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    Completely off topic, but the Lions just ran a running back named Shawn Bryson who lives up the street from me.

    A few years back we were riding scoots, he on a Gixxer 750, me on a Ducati 916; we got tagged by a helicopter for passing on double yellow on the way to Deal's Gap.

    His mom tells me they made him sell the motorcycle.
     
  9. Dane

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    Cool story especially since I just saw the play. I bet he can buy that motorcycle back, too! ;)

    Dane
     
  10. UroTrash

    UroTrash Four Time F1 World Champ
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    He'd loose his contract.

    BTW, he can do a 15 second stand up wheelie.
     
  11. FarmerDave

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  12. Dane

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    Dave,

    Good to see you back!

    Did anyone see the Motorola cell-phone commercial ("your wife called") tonight? I had a good laugh.

    Dane
     
  13. Ferrari0324

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    Anything wrong w/ using moisturizer?
     
  14. Dane

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  15. FarmerDave

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    Wax on, wax off.

    It's all about balance. :)
     
  16. Dane

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    As I sit here typing at 12:38 in the fricking A.M....I've gotta go to bed.

    D
     
  17. Z0RR0

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    May I just quote these from that bunch of letters thrown together?
    Stanbro said he guessed Winslow was going at "a very high rate of speed" when he did the wheelie (a stunt in which a bike rides on its back wheel only).

    "He gunned it," Stanbro said. "He was going real fast. I'd estimate between 40 and 50 miles per hour."


    Stanbro, in light of your comments, your opinion on the matter is as valid as Mother Theresa suggesting different condoms to Ron Jeremy.
     
  18. PeterS

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    The cosmetic companies are finally getting smart! They have milked the hell out of every female on earth for their last dimes, so why not start on the guys? Smart marketing that is long overdue.

    NOTE: I do not buy the products or visit the wine country for mud baths with cucumbers over my eyes!
     
  19. acehole

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    My best mate, whos a drummer for an Australian pop punk/rock band, recieved a minor endorsement from MAC Cosmetics shortly after they became popular over there in the U.S.

    He basicly has to use their new Mens range of foundation, eyeliner, lip gloss, toner etc. He's as macho male as you get, he's a drummer for godsake, but he has no problem using their product every gig and every public appearance. To him its like shaving or grooming or whatever, "just another thing" to aid his presentation.

    I personally would never wear makeup. But then again, I'm one goodlooking mother****er :) not.
     
  20. MS250

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    Agree with all the above, except for number 4....dont know that one.
     
  21. DGS

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    Where I grew up, the term "powder your nose" meant something completely different ... and it had nothing to do with Coca-Cola.

    And I don't use that junk either.

    Am I worried about what advertisers tell me about my skin?
    These are the people who told you that your dog wouldn't like you if you had bad breath.
    We're talking about an animal that drinks from the toilet.
    If it didn't go for your throat when you had it neutered, I don't think a little halitosis is going to bother it. ;)

    If you get worried by that kind of input, you'd better sell the Ferrari, because you'll be a nervous wreck from all the innuendo about your manhood.

    The last time a woman looked at my Ferrari and said "five inches, huh?", I told her, "diameter isn't everything". :D
     
  22. sjb509

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    There are several cosmetic companies which now have lines of skincare products specifically designed for men. Many men are just as vain as women, and would use antioxidant and exfoliating products if it helped them look younger longer.

    Mostly it is all packaging, making the men's products appear more masculine. What is in the bottle is basically the same stuff, if not exactly the same.

    Cosmetics and personal care items is over a $100B industry worldwide. Aside from deodorant and shaving cream, it is all women, trying to market to even a small portion of the other half of the population only makes sense. Damage from free radicals does damage male skin as well.

    As for foundation, eyeliner, lip color...I don't see that ever catching on.

    BTW, in addition to marketing to men, watch for new products in the next few years which are designed for teens and tweens to protect their skin from oxidation damage. Get 'em hooked early, and they will use a company's products for life.
     
  23. bretm

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    And here I am, expecting a good thread about Uro and some awkward situation involving the cocaina (and probably strippers), and instead I get this.

    No thanks on the makeup, there are some great things about being a man, not spending all morning getting ready is one of them.

    I'll just leave it that I'm "amazed" at too many new things nowadays.
     
  24. justhrowit

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    I'm pretty usre they are just marketing skin care products....face lotion etc etc! After i shave...I use lotion, because my face feels like it's gonna crack off and fall in the sink! Guess what lotion I use.....whatever lotion of my fiance's that doesn't smell! These companies are realizing that men are using their women's lotions because the work better. I used to use my old girlfriends lotion and then the company came out with a men's line that was twice as much, however it was EXACTLY the same stuff. I won't buy it, I'll just use hers!

    J
     
  25. Bimmerista

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    If the perfect ass award existed....she would be the champ! :D
     

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