What the heck are these young, slim and beautiful people doing? They are pretending to be tanning themselves. Underground. Far away from the sun. In a train station in London.

They're being paid to promote a self-tanning product.

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P.S. And why do all the women choose ponytails?

Megan Fox, age 21, has been voted the sexiest woman in the world by the readers of FHM magazine. Almost 9 million votes were cast according to FHM magazine. Other women in the top ten on their list included Jessica Biel, Alba, Elisha Cuthbert, Scarlett Johansson, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Hilary Duff, Tricia Helfer, Blake Lively and Kate Beckinsale.

Fox has nine tattoos on her body including a very goofy one of a big picture of Marilyn Monroe's face on her right arm. The tattoo shown in the photo below says "We will all laugh at gilded butterflies," which is a line from Shakespeare's play King Lear. Why did she pick this quote to cover such a large space on her back? Does she want us all to know that she reads Shakespeare? What does this quote mean to her personally? It must have been very significant to her at some point in her teenage life.

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Here's a very retro ad showing how tanning was perceived in the 1970's. "Coppertone helps more people get a magnificently deep fast tan than any other product in the whole world".

The Skin Cancer Foundation has just put out a cute video about the history of tanning. They want to encourage people to avoid lying out in the sun and instead "Go With Your Own Glow". They use lots of frisky bikini shots to get their point across.

There's no quick fix or magic pill you can take to cure cellulite. Cellulite is just fat. It looks different because of a honeycombed tissue pattern. It becomes more noticeable as we age because our skin gets thinner as we get older.

Body wraps are often touted as a cure for cellulite. But their effect is very temporary - not likely to last for more than a day.

Some people are more prone to cellulite because of genetics. But cellulite can be reduced with regular exercise and a good diet. See a discussion of the natural cure for cellulite at the LA Times today. See another point of view here and here.

Jordin Sparks has two new tattoos. She's had her brother's initials tattooed behind her left ear and on her wrist is a new tattoo saying "Timothy 4:12". This is her favorite bible verse and it says 'Don't let anyone look down on you because you're young, and instead set an example in life, faith, speech and purity.'

Jordin turned 18 a couple of months ago. Hopefully she realizes removing tattoos in the future will not be an easy process.

Above is a picture of her from last year. She's wearing a beautiful coral lace and silk halter tunic with a shell encrusted bust line by Poppie Couture.

The NY Post is reporting that Ashley Dupre has a tattoo on her belly that says "tutela valui". This is Latin and there's some debate about what it means. NY Post has translated it as 'fair value' but other people are saying this is not an accurate translation. Here's a few comments from the Law Blog at WSJ.com;

Don’t believe anything you read in the Post (nor anything on the WSJ editorial page). My Latin stinks, but even I know that there’s no way that “tutela valui” can mean ”fair value” in Latin. It’s something closer to “I was strong because looked after.” Valui is a past tense of “valeo” “I am strong”; “tutela” is “being protected” and a Roman & Civil Law state of guardianship over young people (ablative absolute, anybody?). Cancel your subscription to the Post. Buy a dictionary.
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I’m speculating, but “tutela” means protection, and “valui” refers to being healthy. So it might be a safe-sex thing.

Miriam Yeung, age 34, has signed on with Shiseido, to help sell their whitening skincare products in Hong Kong and China. Yeung used to be a nurse before she became a famous actress in Hong Kong.