Shopaholic Reform: Wednesday's Daily Damage

Wednesday, March 3

Wednesday's Daily Damage

$5.78 - CVS (had to get the stuff I forgot to stay over in NH for school tonight)
$66 - Ouidad (Climate Control Gel, 33.8 ounces...I buy hair gel in bulk, more economical)

While $66 may seem like a lot of dough for hair gel to some of you, know this...I have curly hair, so we're playing by a whole different set of rules. I can't just throw any old product in my hair and expect to look presentable, believe me I wish I could. So if you have straight, low maintenance, perfectly placed hair that whips around beautifully in a convertible, please do not feel the need to tell me how much you love my curls and wish you had curly hair. I'm not interested, you know nothing of my pain. The bad hair cuts, the frizz, the sheer volume of products needed, not to mention the cost of said products...you cannot possibly understand. For those of you with curly hair I highly recommend any and all Ouidad products as well as the Ouidad haircut, particularly for the super curly. I was turned onto them a couple of years ago by a friend and I am absolutely a lifer now. I've seen the light, there's just no other way.

5 comments:

erin said...: agreeeeeed! especially about the "i want your hair"-- NO, No, no you don't! :)

and i <3 ouidad, too.; March 4, 2010 at 7:34 AM
Jack Skellington said...: Gotta love the people who want to touch your hair too, so strange.; March 6, 2010 at 8:39 AM
Anonymous said...: I have curly hair - where can I buy those products? And, what's the "haircut"?; March 9, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Jack Skellington said...: The difference in the haircut is that they carve out sections from the center of your hair (sounds scary and horrible but it's not). You can find an Ouidad salon on their website...
http://www.ouidad.com/Salon-Locator

You can buy the products at the salon or from their website.; March 9, 2010 at 2:32 PM
Ouidad said...: So glad you love our products! If you’re ever looking for other curly hair tips, we’re constantly posting new curly secrets on our blog. http://www.blog.ouidad.com/ Check it out if you’re interested!
Linda; March 24, 2010 at 10:24 AM

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Something to Chew On...

The downside to Globalization

1. “The general complaint about globalization is that it has made the rich richer while making the non-rich poorer. It is wonderful for managers and investors, but hell on workers and nature.”¹

2. Multinational corporations are accused of social injustice, unfair working conditions (including slave labor wages and poor living and working conditions), as well as a lack of concern for the environment, mismanagement of natural resources, and ecological damage.

3. Multinational corporations which were previously restricted to commercial activities are increasingly influencing political decisions. Many think there is a threat of corporations ruling the world because they are gaining power due to globalization.

4. Opponents say globalization makes it easier for rich companies to act with less accountability. They also claim that countries’ individual cultures are becoming overpowered by Americanization.

5. Anti-globalists also claim that globalization is not working for the majority of the world. During the most recent period of rapid growth in global trade and investment, 1960 to 1998, inequality worsened both internationally and within countries. The UN Development Program reports that the richest 20 percent of the world's population consume 86 percent of the world's resources, while the poorest 80 percent consume just 14 percent.

6. Some experts think that globalization is also leading to the incursion of communicable diseases. Deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS are being spread by travelers to the remotest corners of the globe.

7. Globalization has led to exploitation of labor. Prisoners and child workers are used to work in inhumane conditions. Safety standards are ignored to produce cheap goods. There is also an increase in human trafficking.

8. Social welfare schemes or “safety nets” are under great pressure in developed countries because of deficits and other economic ramifications of globalization.

As manufacturing continues to decline, so does our ability to innovate. In the long term, this means fewer well-paid jobs, lower productivity, declining wages, declining living standards and low economic growth. Globalization is a big part of this decline and will affect all jobs and all sectors of the economy. From the point of view of multinational corporations and Wall Street investors, globalization is probably viewed as a wonderful phenomenon with many opportunities. But from the point of view of American manufacturers, manufacturing workers, the middle class, professional service workers and overall economic growth, I think the disadvantages far out weigh the advantages.

-Mike Collins, The Pros and Cons of Globalization (2010)