So I’m not one to snoop, or pay enough attention to The Wild One’s cosmetic collection. But when this is sitting on the bathroom vanity, it’s hard not to notice.
Can you see the writing on the bottom, describing the product?
It says, “Skin rev-er upper.”
Seriously.
What, exactly, IS “skin rev-er-upper?” What does “skin rev-er upper” actually do?
What does “rev-ed up skin” look like? Or…sound like???
This stuff undoubtedly isn’t cheap. Did someone get paid to name this product?
It sounds like one of those all-purpose elixirs the peddlers used to sell–the kind with mystery ingredients like “armpitium-3”.
Which is probably a fancy name for licorice root. Or topsoil.
It reminds me of when I worked for a month in a factory that made cardboard, and some wise guy, knowing I knew no better, sent me halfway across the factory to look for some “paper stretchers.”
Skin rev-er upper.
Wayward Son
Musician. Composer. Recovering perfectionist. Minister-in-transition. Lover of puns. Hijacker of rock song references. Questioner of the status quo.
I'm not really a rebel. Just a sincere Christ-follower with a thirst for significance that gets me into trouble. My quest has taken me over the fence of institutional Christianity. Here are some of my random thoughts along the way. Read along, join in the conversation. Just be nice.
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you got me there as well!! I love the names of the active ingrediants these guys think up.
My whole body needs revving up! Do they make anything for that?
Mork,
Yeah, bro…in fact, it SOUNDS like it was “guys” who made it up. 🙂
Co-heir,
What, do I look like the Avon lady? 🙂 (Don’t answer that.)
jeff, i feel compelled to warn you that you’re treading in dangerous territory…
Jeff,
I have the same stuff. So I read the bottle in order to answer your questions.
It is a lotion of glycolic and salycilic acid “designed to re-energize your complexion” so that your “skin will appear clearer and healthier.”
Technically, the acids probably remove older skin cells and other ingredients in the lotion provide a toning effect which leaves the skin feeling tighter and smoother.
Bottom line, it feels good. You should try it. 😉
Cindy, the water is up to my knees. 🙂 Seriously, though…I have seen guy stuff with the same crazy type names. I just get a kick out of the marketing, that’s all. No other reason. Really. I mean it… In fact…I have rosacea, and if you knew what I currently put on my face to treat it, you would probably ROFL.
Grace,
“Glycolic and salycilic acid.” That clears things up so much for me. So do phrases like “re-engergize your complexion.” That so much more specifically describes what it is, and what it does. I really should have read the back of the bottle. Forgive me for my density. 🙂
i have personally begun the habit of every 4-6 weeks grabbing a large fistful of cash and throwing it blindly in the direction of anything that says it will make me look younger/better/firmer/or perhaps even revved-up-ier.
Honey, you need to rev-up your pocket book because I’m almost out of that stuff and it cost big bucks! You do want me looking good, don’t you?
I’m all for truth in advertising. For example, I once picked up a box of Pops cereal because it claimed to have a “Big Yellow Taste.” Funny, yellow tastes like sugar . . .
This is so funny! I’m a girl, but I don’t use a lot of skincare products. I’m feminine, but I’ve never seen the need for all of the “stuff.” I’m a wash-n-wear kinda girl, but I’ve seen my friends’ stashes, and my word! I could almost swear I’ve seen a bottle of eyelash conditioner, false eyelash glue, eyelash glue remover, and eyelash glue remover damage repair. If the stuff needs damage repair, what should that tell you?
This was fun to read. It’s so like some of us.
Cindy,
I was about to call you a sucker for buying into the sales pitch…but then I remembered my own hypocrisy. My wife (AKA “The Wild One”) pointed out today that I have always balked at the price of her beauty products, but I don’t seem to have problems shelling it out when the girl who does my hair tells me I need a $17 bottle of gunk. Geesh, now I need counseling. 🙂
Shelby/Wild One,
1. See my remarks to Cindy.
2. Hypocrisy notwithstanding…I keep telling you that you do not NEED that stuff to be beautiful. And that is the truth. 🙂
3. If you can find some “pocketbook rev-er upper”…now THAT would be a useful product. 🙂
tysdaddy,
It’s not so much about truth in advertising as to what the words cause us to perceive. Maybe sugar DOES taste, um, yellow.
Peculiar,
Seeing that this blog is obviously read by numerous members of the fairer sex, I think it would be wisdom for me not to respond to your remarks directly, or even to touch them with a 10-foot pole.
She DOES look good. Ya gotta admit!
You worked in a CARDBOARD MAKING FACORY???? hahah