| 'Ah my beauty past compare'
'Look good-feel good' is the mantra that more and more people are following for a successful existence.
Body reshaping, tummy tuck, anti-aging treatment, nose shaping, facial rejuvenation, lip enlargement, ear correction, laser hair removal, fat removals - you name it, they change it. And the best part is that you don't have to be an industrialist or a Page 3 socialite to be able to afford the latest trend in town.
Hiren Bhatt, a cosmetic surgeon in Vadodara, says: "A host of clinics with the latest technology have been set up here in the last couple of years. Even people from Mumbai come here for major surgeries, apart from locals and NRIs."
And the visits by our very own Non Resident Gujaratis (NRGs) to their homeland just to get a laser surgery done has only added to the delight of cosmetologists.
Palomar, Candela in Patent Face-Off
BURLINGTON, Mass. — Palomar Medical Technologies Inc., a developer of light-based cosmetic treatments, said Thursday it filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against competitor Candela Corp. Wayland, Mass.-based Candela, which makes medical lasers, has since filed a counter complaint against the company. .
Download that - to my shorts
If you are in the habit of bopping around the house in your underwear listening to music, then Undergear has the boxer shorts for you. Play iBoxers have a front pocket to slip your MP3 player into. In either a solid color with a leafy-abstract print waistband or vice versa, these slim-cut boxers with a button fly are $22 at www.undergear.com. By the way, today is National Underwear Day.
Time to face facts
Maybe it's the metrosexuals. Maybe it's Queer Eye. Maybe it's tapping into deep insecurities.
Whatever the reason, men's skin care is a hot category for Clinique, Aramis, Zirh, XCD, Anthony Logistics, Clarins, Biotherm, Jack Black, Origins and Shiseido. Most of the major players -- such as Gillette, Edge and Nivea -- are planning expanded lines.
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