Head Empty 24,212 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) I was watching the Beautiful & Bothered podcast, which is about make-up, and on todays episode partly touches on Gaga's Clinuvel event. The podcast guests, The Lipstick Lesbians, make a lot of content about the technology behind cosmetics, and they attended the event at Gaga's house. In the podcast, they explain the merit of the event and give context that we might not have had. They also posted about it on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4QwwsFxIfk For those interested in make-up, the Beautiful and Bothered podcast is hosted by Johnny and Kevin, who are both huge Gaga fans (and at the same time critical about some of her latest choices and ventures). They recently did an entire podcast episode about her: Spoiler Edited March 25 by Head Empty Happiness will never last, darkness comes to kick your ass... ᵃˢˢ 🕺 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywise 35,841 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 They look like they're extremely annoying so I don't want to watch this, someone summarize pls So long ggd, it was nice while it lasted. 1 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hELXIG 41,385 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 That is actually really interesting new technology (skip forward another 30 seconds if you wanna get straight to the lady talking about it) love the implications for EPP and vitiligo treatment. Feel a bit weird about people using it as tanner... we're gonna see a bunch of 2018 Ariana Grande's but I guess it makes sense... Gaga is interested in both discovering new treatments for people and also beauty. I just personally think pale skin is really beautiful and wish people would stop obsessing about tans. But I guess the future is about biological treatments. We've always joked about 'a pill in the future to change your hair colour or make you tan' so I guess the future is becoming the present Although Ozempic is different. People using it as a new weight loss treatment? Sure. But the rich taking vital medicine away from people who really need it to survive, and effectively pushing the price way up out of their price range, just for the vapid goal of looking skinny? That's evil. Just like if they start using the new melanin peptide to tan and eventually there's not enough stock, and it becomes too expensive for those children who can't go out in the sun and have to live nocturnally... there needs to be a system where the regular people who need it are prioritised above the rich who say 'fu.ck the people struggling I want to look pretty'. But unfortunately they have the money and money makes things happen I'll be myself until they fūcking close the coffin. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Empty 24,212 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, Pennywise said: They look like they're extremely annoying so I don't want to watch this, someone summarize pls Basically the event was spent talking about a peptide that can be used in pharmaceuticals (and maybe cosmetics) that affects melanin in the skin. Medically speaking it's a means of treating people with EPP, who have severe reactions when getting into sunlight and thus have to live nocturnal lives. But when looking at the cosmetics side, it can help people with vitiligo (as it can restore pigment to light spots) and it can give people without skin conditions a tan. So to summarize further, the event provided discussion on how the pharmaceutical and cosmetic benefits of the peptide could/should be implemented further. Alexis also emphasized that there shouldn't be a black/white view on topics like this. There's a lot of nuance, and the conversation about new technology isn't just about money. Obviously she will also have her own biases in what she's saying, but it's an interesting perspective to consider. Happiness will never last, darkness comes to kick your ass... ᵃˢˢ 🕺 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy 10,722 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 4 hours ago, Helxig said: That is actually really interesting new technology (skip forward another 30 seconds if you wanna get straight to the lady talking about it) love the implications for EPP and vitiligo treatment. Feel a bit weird about people using it as tanner... we're gonna see a bunch of 2018 Ariana Grande's but I guess it makes sense... Gaga is interested in both discovering new treatments for people and also beauty. I just personally think pale skin is really beautiful and wish people would stop obsessing about tans. But I guess the future is about biological treatments. We've always joked about 'a pill in the future to change your hair colour or make you tan' so I guess the future is becoming the present Although Ozempic is different. People using it as a new weight loss treatment? Sure. But the rich taking vital medicine away from people who really need it to survive, and effectively pushing the price way up out of their price range, just for the vapid goal of looking skinny? That's evil. Just like if they start using the new melanin peptide to tan and eventually there's not enough stock, and it becomes too expensive for those children who can't go out in the sun and have to live nocturnally... there needs to be a system where the regular people who need it are prioritised above the rich who say 'fu.ck the people struggling I want to look pretty'. But unfortunately they have the money and money makes things happen Yeah I think it’s kinda reckless to talk about it in a beauty pov. Suuuuyper weird and suss imo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 15,372 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Ny is a tan that will never leave but make it california 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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