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I Found 18 Beauty Gadgets On Ebay That Promise To Make You Beautiful Without Plastic Surgery And Bought Them All
The project "Beauty Warriors" is a photo series featuring strange looking beauty gadgets. I found them on eBay and most of these beauty products are made in China. These new gadgets promise instant cure without surgical intervention. They are much cheaper than plastic surgeries and botulin injections and if you believe in it, they might work!
To be successful, you must be perfect and have a perfect body—these are our society’s rules, which we all follow without even realizing how ridiculous the beauty standards are. We often forget about the importance of inner and natural beauty.
Models for this project are my friends, family and volunteers found with the help of social media.
This beauty trends project was part of my coursework. I am studying Contemporary Art and Contextualised Practice BA(Hons) at the University of Highlands and Islands, in Inverness, Scotland.
More info: evijalaivina.com
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#1
Face Slimmer
Final score:
65points
Amanda Panda 8 years ago
Side affect: May catch unwanted bugs, and attract unsolicited sexual advances from male trolls
frederic eeckman 8 years ago
Well, when the mouth is bigger than the face, the face looks indeed slimmer :D
just a thought ! 8 years ago
Face slimmer = make lips look extra big , face is relatively small !
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#2
Anti-Wrinkle Mask
Final score:
64points
Wanda Queen 8 years ago
Oh yeeeah, I used to know a guy who was into those. Gosh, haven't thought about him in years....
Sabbie Bradley 8 years ago
Had to look up what BDSM stands for - I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.
#3
Anti-Double Chin Bandage
Final score:
63points
Amanda Panda 8 years ago
Side affect of chin hammock: compression of the remaining facial features, resulting in Resting B***h Face.
Melissa Honeybee 8 years ago
she looks like a younger Miss Trunchbull from movie Matilda. hahahaaa
#4
Smile Trainer
Final score:
59points
Mimis Nachbarin 8 years ago
If you have to "train" it, no instrument will ever help you. Just leave it.
Shari H 8 years ago
I get this one. My mouth curves downward naturally, so when I smile my mouth just goes into a straight line. If I try to make it look like I'm really smiling it looks forced, so people have to rely on the rest of my face to indicate my mood, which doesn't help thanks to my natural expression appearing unhappy. Even my own mother constantly asks me what's wrong, or why I'm angry; I'm not, that's just my face...I doubt a "smile trainer" would really work though.
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#5
Nose Straightener
Final score:
55points
Nick P 8 years ago
Side Effects: Difficulty in breathing. Might get unconscious due to lack of oxygen.
Dawn K 8 years ago
Uhhh you do know she has a mouth to breathe out of, right?
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Kristen Hdz 8 years ago
That would be handy for those times when I have a cold and it hurts to breathe.
#6
Eyelid Trainer
Final score:
48points
Linda Zenebisis 8 years ago
What do you retain eyelids to do. I’cve Never seen a trained eyelid. Maybe it helps with twitches
Lia LuniTic 8 years ago
It's for Asian eyes because people with Asian eyes wish to have more white style eye lids
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Sarah Figini 8 years ago
what exactly are they training their eyelids to do ?!...other than being eyelids
Lia LuniTic 8 years ago
It's for Asian eyelids to make another crease like white peoples eyelids have
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#7
Facelift Bandage (With Spikes Inside!)
Final score:
48points
CultOfBambi 8 years ago
She looks like she could do with a nice glass of chianti and some Fava beans.
Lou Wow 8 years ago
Aww yeah I was wondering why she looked so familiar! FFFFFF! 😁
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#8
Eyebrow Stencil
Final score:
44points
Diana CrunChewy Watson 8 years ago
She looks like an alien that Captain Kirk would definitely try to shag.
#9
Lip Plumper
Final score:
41points
Tracy Moorhead 8 years ago
I know a few people that could use a Human Muzzle!
Load More Replies... John Bennick 8 years ago
A punch in the mouth will often achieve the same effect. And it's cheaper.
Deneille Smith 8 years ago
I actually bought this one, although you can use an old camera roll bottle
Allana Rose 8 years ago
LMAO!! I cant!! I simply can't as I am laughing so hard at this one!!!
#10
Face Massager
Final score:
38points
Catherine Rose 8 years ago
I actually have a fancier version of this device, I don't think it works it's just cheap and fun to play with, my cat likes it.
#11
Gold Face Mask
Final score:
36points
Leoninus Fate 8 years ago
wow.....if that's real gold leaf that's f****d, its so so so expensive {altho I heard it is good for skin but not at that price god}
JustLooking46 8 years ago
No. Gold-member from Austin Powers got a hold of her...Sorry...sorry. Impulses...
#13
Facemask
Final score:
36points
Ms. Understood 8 years ago
"Commencing at the siren, any and all crime, including murder, will be legal for 12 continuous hours..."
why hello there 3 years ago
For that special occasion when you want to look like a serial killer.
#14
Facial Tattoo Measurement Tool
Final score:
33points
Mimis Nachbarin 8 years ago
If you want a tattoo right in the face, the measurement is probably your less significant problem...
Full Name 8 years ago
What if you wanted to tattoo a better looking face on your face?
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#15
Nose Shaper
Final score:
31points
Heather Riseborough 8 years ago
Wonder what happens if you put all the nose shapers on at once?
Patricia Rix 8 years ago
Also serves as a diet aid, as you can only eat what gets past the handle.
John Bennick 8 years ago
This is just one more that could be achieved by a left hook to the face.
#16
Nose Shaper
Final score:
30points
#17
Lip Moisturiser
Final score:
29points
Raquel Bacardi 8 years ago
I tried one of these, its like a lip mask. It was awful. Slimy and cold, wouldn't stay on, and burned. Stay away!!
Mimis Nachbarin 8 years ago
She's beautiful even with that silly (and obviously useless) object.
#18
Silicone Facemask
Final score:
24points
Ellen-Marie Ritchie 8 years ago
Great photographs! Which camera and lense combination did you use?
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Hans 8 years ago
Although I think all of this is better than plastic surgery, and although a few of these devices might actually have a medical purpose, it is sadening what people do to reach what they are told they should look like.
Rafaella Bueno 8 years ago
I have to disagree. Not everybody who wants to change their faces wants to because they "were told they should look like" this or that. People choose to have a certain hairstyle, sometimes put a lot of time and money into having a different hair color or changing completely with make-up, choose to wear this or that outfit, sometimes modify their bodies permanently with tattoos and piercings, some wear fake eyelashes, fake boobs, color contacts, people can just want to look a certain way because they just like that way better. Wanting to change doesn't always mean they hate themselves either.
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Helen Burgess 8 years ago
i love how all of these women are photographed with the products in such a modelesque manner, and quirkily.
Corina Alvarez Loeblich 8 years ago
indeed! like actually taking serious THAT sh*t. Totally love the aesthetics, very smart and professionally done <3
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Zenozenobee 8 years ago
Ok, I laught at some of those pic, but ... come on! It's a bit sad that some people (mostly women but more and more men too) feel they need to buy those stuff, because we have to conform the unreachable beauty standard magazins sale us. When does what we look like has become more important than who we are? Taking care of ourselves O.K. but we shouldn't waste that much money/energy/emotion/creativity to fit a model that we didn't even chose.
Zori the degu 8 years ago
"Be yourself, no matter what they say..." Remember this line from "English man in New York"? It turned into rule number 1 to me and my friends so long ago we can't even remember. So, I'm a fierce protector of those who want to be different and thus, I find these "gadgets" useless to society in general. Who cares that you don't look like a model? Your friends? Or perhaps, your family? Because, if they do care, they are not real friends and they are a family with odd ideals.
Александр Конышев 8 years ago
I'm sure, the Chinese who have come up with this look and laugh.
Hans 8 years ago
Although I think all of this is better than plastic surgery, and although a few of these devices might actually have a medical purpose, it is sadening what people do to reach what they are told they should look like.
Rafaella Bueno 8 years ago
I have to disagree. Not everybody who wants to change their faces wants to because they "were told they should look like" this or that. People choose to have a certain hairstyle, sometimes put a lot of time and money into having a different hair color or changing completely with make-up, choose to wear this or that outfit, sometimes modify their bodies permanently with tattoos and piercings, some wear fake eyelashes, fake boobs, color contacts, people can just want to look a certain way because they just like that way better. Wanting to change doesn't always mean they hate themselves either.
Load More Replies... Helen Burgess 8 years ago
i love how all of these women are photographed with the products in such a modelesque manner, and quirkily.
Corina Alvarez Loeblich 8 years ago
indeed! like actually taking serious THAT sh*t. Totally love the aesthetics, very smart and professionally done <3
Load More Replies... Zenozenobee 8 years ago
Ok, I laught at some of those pic, but ... come on! It's a bit sad that some people (mostly women but more and more men too) feel they need to buy those stuff, because we have to conform the unreachable beauty standard magazins sale us. When does what we look like has become more important than who we are? Taking care of ourselves O.K. but we shouldn't waste that much money/energy/emotion/creativity to fit a model that we didn't even chose.
Zori the degu 8 years ago
"Be yourself, no matter what they say..." Remember this line from "English man in New York"? It turned into rule number 1 to me and my friends so long ago we can't even remember. So, I'm a fierce protector of those who want to be different and thus, I find these "gadgets" useless to society in general. Who cares that you don't look like a model? Your friends? Or perhaps, your family? Because, if they do care, they are not real friends and they are a family with odd ideals.
Александр Конышев 8 years ago
I'm sure, the Chinese who have come up with this look and laugh.
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