'Plumping' as applied to the skin of the face. Apparently, this is the new way of getting rid of wrinkles. Some bright spark obviously spoke up in cosmetics focus group, observing that fat people have fewer wrinkles.
Mind you, it still requires some expert euphemising. Can you imagine a product called 'Face Fat' flying off the shelves? Clearly plumping is a more desirable effect.
And while we're on the subject of adverts, am I alone in being deeply disturbed by the latest ad for a certain well known orange flavoured drink? The ad features bears and deer getting it on, while flamingos pole dance in the foreground. Perhaps it's something about the hand gesture required to shake the drink up that inspired such an ad...
Mind you, it still requires some expert euphemising. Can you imagine a product called 'Face Fat' flying off the shelves? Clearly plumping is a more desirable effect.
And while we're on the subject of adverts, am I alone in being deeply disturbed by the latest ad for a certain well known orange flavoured drink? The ad features bears and deer getting it on, while flamingos pole dance in the foreground. Perhaps it's something about the hand gesture required to shake the drink up that inspired such an ad...
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