Fashion + Beauty
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Has Sammy Sosa Taken Skin Lightening Way Too Far?
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I'm sure you've seen
these before and after shots of Sammy Sosa making the rounds on the
Internet. Sosa claims that a product he uses to soften his skin is
responsible for making it lighter as well.
I have to wonder about this. First, there are a million creams
out there (like
these) that will soften your skin without also
bleaching it, so unless he has really limited access to skin care
products (which I doubt), he's using the product to lighten his
skin and the softening is more of a cover/bonus.
Skin bleaching has its place in beauty, be it for
sun damage,
acne scars or
melasma, but Sosa has clearly gone far beyond this realm. Now
there's even talk of him becoming a spokesperson for this
mystery cream. I will say that however you feel about Sosa
lightening his skin, you have to admit that the product gets
results.
Related: skin lightening, skin care, skin bleaching, sammy sosa
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Posted by J Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:49am PST
Holy Crap, that is such a drastic change i wonder if thats healthy for your skin. Its so weird, i wonder why he didnt like this skin before, it looked fine.
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Posted by M Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:55am PST
time will tell if this was done in a medical manner or a cosmetic manner..
i think it was done to lighten his skin to look caucasian
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Posted by Angel Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:02am PST
He looked way better before!! Now he looks creepy!!!
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Posted by Coug Girl Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:11am PST
This picture is so creepy! But does anyone else notice his eyes are lighter, too? Or maybe it's the lighting in the pictures.
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Posted by Rachel Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:18am PST
what the! I agree that picture does look creepy.
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Posted by ♥[bri]ana Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:27am PST
Personally, I think he looks good either way. If light skin is what he wants then don't dog on him for it. It's his decision and if you don't know a person don't judge them.
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Posted by ashley Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:35am PST
A lot of it is the lighting in the picture, stop being so crazy!
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Posted by Crystal H Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:36am PST
Wow. It is a big change. I like him better before, but at least it's a even not all blotchy.
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Posted by Desultorious Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:36am PST
He looks better in the before shot. Now he looks creepy...Michael Jackson creepy.
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Posted by Erika Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:24am PST
To me, it's more than just softening the skin. He wears contacts, that's why his eyes look lighter too.
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