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May 2, 2013
Frum woman sues Lancome over Shabbos-makeup failure
I could not resist posting this, despite my not having anything unique to say about it. sorry, but indulge me. It made me laugh.
A frum lady from Monsey is suing Lancome - the company that makes cosmetics. Lancome makes some fancy and expensive makeup that is supposed to last 24 hours. This makeup costs $45 per ounce. And, Rorie Weisberg from Monsey says, she buys this makeup for Shabbos so she can look good all the way through, because she cannot put makeup on on Shabbos itself, but by the day of Shabbos the makeup is already fading.
Weisberg got upset about this because she bought it in the hopes of being able to continue looking good throughout Shabbos for her sons upcoming bar mitzvah in June.
(source: NY Post and MSN Now)
I don't have much to say. The story is pretty amusing to me. The one thought that struck my mind is that Shabbos is really longer than 24 hours, and she probably is not applying the makeup at the last minute before Shabbos. So depending on when the makeup is fading and when it was applied, it might not actually be fraudulent advertising. As well, just because they say it stays on for 24 hours, that does not mean it looks the same all the way through the entire 24 hours - is it really meant to look at hour 23 exactly the way it looked at hour 2? And then at hour 24 it suddenly just disappears?
A frum lady from Monsey is suing Lancome - the company that makes cosmetics. Lancome makes some fancy and expensive makeup that is supposed to last 24 hours. This makeup costs $45 per ounce. And, Rorie Weisberg from Monsey says, she buys this makeup for Shabbos so she can look good all the way through, because she cannot put makeup on on Shabbos itself, but by the day of Shabbos the makeup is already fading.
Weisberg got upset about this because she bought it in the hopes of being able to continue looking good throughout Shabbos for her sons upcoming bar mitzvah in June.
(source: NY Post and MSN Now)
I don't have much to say. The story is pretty amusing to me. The one thought that struck my mind is that Shabbos is really longer than 24 hours, and she probably is not applying the makeup at the last minute before Shabbos. So depending on when the makeup is fading and when it was applied, it might not actually be fraudulent advertising. As well, just because they say it stays on for 24 hours, that does not mean it looks the same all the way through the entire 24 hours - is it really meant to look at hour 23 exactly the way it looked at hour 2? And then at hour 24 it suddenly just disappears?
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ReplyDeleteSomehow this just sounds like a chillul Hashem in the making.
ReplyDeleteMy first inclination was also to think this was foolish and a chillul hashen, but I think I have changed my mind. I left my house in the morning yesterday with a face of makeup and looked very nice. By the time I got home, a mere 10 hours later, I looked like I just rose from the dead. And my makeup claims to be long lasting also (though a different brand.) I don't think this woman thought she would look the same going out of shabbos as she did going in, but she may have wanted to look presentable when going to shul in the morning. I don't think that is so unreasonable to ask for if the makeup claims to last 24 hours. She spent a lot of money on this product for that reason.
ReplyDeleteHa! I came onto your blog because I read that article just now and you were the first person I thought of! Not much of a blogger lately but I had to come here and post a link...ha, too funny..anyhow, hope all is well!
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