Archive for the ‘Health & Beauty’ Category
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A Crazy Tattoo Of A Tattoo Info-Graphic
Polish artist Paul Marcinkowski tattooed an infographic about tattoos on his neck, arms and torso as a school project, putting the rest of us who consider ourselves passionate about either tattoos or data visualization to shame. One of the many things I want to know is if/how he plans to keep the numbers up to date. EDIT: Upon closer inspection (read: berating from my lovely Twitter ...
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Kind Of Creepy Hand Shaped Hand Soap
There’s nothing wrong with a good pun every now and then which is why we love this hand-shaped Hand Soap by Andie McPhee. It’s true, we will go pretty far to solicit a smile or a giggle from our friends, and we can’t think of a better way to do that than with this hand soap casually placed in the guest bathroom. But WAIT! The baby ...
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Drinkwel: The Multivitamin For Alcohol Drinkers
DRINKWEL believes that the world is full of healthy people who still like to have a good time. That’s why they created drinkwel: the first daily multivitamin for healthy people who drink alcohol. Created by two UC Berkeley graduates and formulated by two doctors, a PhD in Biomedical Science and a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, drinkwel’s unique combination of ingredients replenishes nutrients, supports healthy liver function, ...
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Superheroes In Breast Cancer Awareness Ads
These images developed by the Associacao de Luta Contra o Cancer (ALCC) in Mozmbique may at first glance depict iconic superhero women groping their breasts, but once you wake up from whatever sick nerdy dreamland you’re living in, you’ll notice that Wonder Woman, Storm, She-Hulk and Cat Woman are actually conducting self breast exams. The ALCC used these ads during Breast Cancer Awareness month (October) to ...
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7 Funny Food Shaped Bandages
Getting a gash or scrape is never fun, so at least now you can attempt to make the most out of the situation with these comical food-shaped bandages that come in vintage-looking tin containers. Who wouldn’t want to disguise and protect a cut with a slice of bacon? Most of the bandages shown are latex-free. BUY NOW
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Look Younger, Hotter – Fotoshop By Adobe
This commercial isn’t real, and neither are society’s standards of beauty. Jesse Rosten was watching TV one sleepless night and stumbled upon an infomercial for some beauty product. The commercial showed before and after portraits, that to him, looked like the same photo just photoshopped. He laughed to himself. Then he made this video. FEATURING: Willow Brook Carrie Salmon Ashley Hermsmeier CREW: Script Consultant – Kallie ...
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Arcade Game Washing Machine
Doing laundry is boring, right? Wrong! Thanks to Lee Wei Chen, a MA student from Kingston University in London, laundry can be a blast if you use the arcade game washing machine he designed. The 27 year-old designer came up with the idea to make a washing machine that not only resembles an arcade game, but also functions like one once he was forced to work ...
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Aeroshot: The Caffeine Inhaler
You’ve heard of inhalers for asthma patients? Well, now there’s an inhaler for caffeine addicts. The Aeroshot was invented by David Edwards, a creator, writer and professor at Harvard University. Aeroshot delivers an airborne shot of instant energy – a quick and easy fix of caffeine that is ready for consumption any time and any place. To ingest the contents, users simply pull open the green ...
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Wifi-Enabled Weight Scale
The Withings Body Scale may look like an ordinary set of scales, but it has one notable exception . . . it is Wifi-enabled. This means that your Withings Body Scale ‘talks’ to your computer (PC or Apple Mac), iPhone or iPad, sending your daily body measurements, which you can review via a web browser. This ‘web dashboard’, provided by Withings, calculates your latest body measurements ...
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Crazy Vintage Workout Equipment
In the 1920s, there were no Bowflexes or vinyl-clad free weights to keep ladies and gents looking their best – instead, the workout equipment from “the old days” resembled medieval torture devices that, apparently, can only be used by health nuts dressed in full suits and frocks. Some of the vintage exercise equipment uses similar engineering as modern-day exercise equipment, such as resistance pulleys and suspended ...
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Badass Disney Starlet Tattoos
Tattoo artist, Timothy John Shumate, of DeviantARTist Telegrafix, whipped up these illustrations of cartoon characters with tattoos to give us a glimpse of what the characters might look like if they were ink-obsessed (and let’s face it, if you dealt with being in love with a mortal and your only way to seal your fate was to surrender your angelic singing voice to an evil octo-woman-creature, ...
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Zombie-Boy: The Power Of Makeup
Dermablend takes you behind the scenes at the “Go Beyond The Cover” video shoot with Zombie Boy (a.k.a. Rico Genest), shot on location at the Tuxedo Agency in Montreal. Learn more about Dermablend Leg and Body Tattoo Primer and Leg and Body Cover Copyright 2011 – Dermablend Professional Song: “There Is Hope” Zoo Brazil feat. Rasmus Kellerman
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THE SCARY $70 SNAKE MASSAGE
The treatment consists of six non-venomous snakes massaging the client’s aching muscles and joints. Ada Barak’s snake spa, in Talmei Elazar, northern Israel, uses California and Florida king snakes, corn snakes and milk snakes for the massages, which cost £40 ($70). Miss Barak believes that physical contact with the reptiles can be a relaxing experience. She says that she was inspired by her belief that once ...
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WACKY ANTIQUE MASSAGING GADGETS
Massage gadgets have been around for ages, but these babies are extra WHOA-worthy because of their super antique and steampunk-esque designs. Despite the fact that these gadgets resemble torture instruments or mad scientist tools, they served one function and one function only: to provide the masses with a relaxing sensation that only a massage can generate. The gadget that resembled a set of binoculars was meant ...
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RETRO HUMAN WASHING MACHINE
Brace yourself for a blast from the past! In concept, this creative invention looks like something that you’d see in the futuristic cartoon series “The Jetsons” and yet, it has a typical 1970s retro design. This human washing machine could have been yours if you lived in 1970s Japan – Sanyo exhibited a suite of futuristic electronics at the 1970 World Expo in Osaka. The collection ...
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BOOST YOUR BREAST SIZE BY SLAPPING
A Thai natural health practitioner claims she can boost bra sizes by ‘breast-slapping.’ The traditional therapy is said to enlarge the breasts with no surgery whatsoever – just a good deal of kneading, massaging and pummelling of the area. Khemmikka Na Songkhla learnt the unlikely technique from her grandmother, who intervened after seeing the flat-breasted teenager attempting to boost her assets with creams. The 44-year-old, better ...
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DIAMOND STUDDED CONTACT LENSES
An Indian optometrist has created the world’s first contact lenses to be embedded with diamonds and gold. The lenses are on sale now for INR 700,000 (£9,736) per pair, creator Chandrashekhar Chawan has confirmed to Wired.co.uk. They are part of the company’s La SER Jewelry range and will be available in four designs: 18 diamonds on white gold, 18 diamonds on yellow gold, just white gold ...
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BEER FLAVOURED LIP GLOSS
Heineken beer came up with a new product that they say is the perfect gift that boyfriends or husbands can give the love of their lives. It’s the Heineken Beer flavored Lip Gloss. The fragrance of hops and the lightness of froth, for the first time in a gloss. Beer flavored (and scented) lip gloss is the gift for her that makes her man happy ...
