I don’t pay attention to those jobs data because they are silly but it seems the RBA don’t either. Unemployment data are back around where they were pre-Covid – the end of the government’s JobKeeper scheme yesterday aside. Large parts of that economy are red hot: there are no yachts, or property with views of yachts, or fancy cars to drive you to your property with a view of yachts to be had house prices are up around 20-30% y/y, anecdotally tradies are minting it like US day-traders when stonks are up that much. One can forget about following cyclical data too. It’s no guide to who is the fairest of them all. But as a rule of thumb, it should be done in a safe way.Īnd that is when knowledge and expertise come into play, Retno pointed out.Today is likely to be whippy due to the forced sale of some stocks by Archegos Capital Management fund – but that’s a one-off. There’s of course nothing wrong with wanting to change one’s appearance. Perhaps going to the extreme, are the products that bleach dark-colored nipples, turning them into a pinkish color. Not to mentions whitening products that come in the form of pills and liquids to be injected. “Having radiant and light is a big thing,” Petrou said, “and I think it clings to the social cultural trend.” P&G’s Olay brand for the medium-level consumers, and SK-II for premium-level ones, focus on anti-aging and skin-lightening products, promising women more radiant, translucent skin.Īnd P&G is not alone – now, every beauty company seems to have their own skin-whitening lines, ranging from soaps, lotions and creams to serums, essences and make up.
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It’s more about having “radiant” skin, not so much pale and white, and women with paler skin are also falling into the trap. Skin whitening, however, is a bit different today. “And the trend is also spreading to the West,” she added.
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“Absolutely,” Vassiliki Petrou, P&G’s beauty director and trend expert, told The Jakarta Post recently.
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So, will we still want Snow White’s skin many years from now? And will skin whitening products still dominate the market? Meanwhile, a study released by marketing firm Synovate in 2004 found that three out of five women surveyed in Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines and Taiwan felt they looked younger with fair complexions, while two out of five felt more attractive with fair complexions. The skin whitening business – now valued at €13 billion (US$18.6 billion in the region, according to In-Cosmetics Asia – has certainly been growing fast in Asia since the 1970s. “Asians want whiter skin, while westerners want more tanned skin.” “As the common rule says, ‘you want what you don’t have’,” said dermatologist Retno Iswari Tranggono, president of the Indonesian Cosmetologist Association (HIKI). We are blinded by advertisements and media idolizing the porcelain-pale beauty. And in the latter case, we, Asians, have to confess: Most of the time, we simply go for products without knowing the whitening agents they use – be it mercury, hydroquinon, alpha-hydroxy acid, kojic acid, arbutin or licorice. Although beauty standards have gone in many directions, women relentlessly pursue certain beauty standards – be it western women dreaming of having sun-kissed tan skin, or Asian ones yearning for a whiter complexion. Have women today learned from those past lessons? Not really. Because pale skin signified feminity, innocence, sophistication and high social rank, these women resorted to chalks and lead paints to turn their desire for seemingly perfect skin into reality – oblivious to the poisonous nature of the compounds used. Well, some might say: “Those things only exist in Disney’s fairytales, don’t they?” But in fact, these kinds of beauty standards have been around for centuries, as ancient Roman and Greek women did everything they possibly could to whiten their skin.
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Have you ever wondered why the darker-skinned Princess Jasmine and Mulan share the same rebellious character? If you can see the connection, then you might understand why our outer appearance, or more specifically, the color of our skin, has always been associated to certain traits and qualities.
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A picture perfect for most women, the pale princess is also a symbol of innocence and elegance. Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest one of all? Say the mantra, and you’ll have the image of Snow White in your mind – fair-skinned with rose-red lips.