I Hate Deceptive Advertising!

[Platinum]

I hate seeing hair growth ads that feature models with an obvious weave! Not only is this an obvious weave, this is the worse one I've seen in an ad. I found this in an online catalog:

http://goldmedalhair.com/607/lg_display.cfm?page_number=3&catalog=070131

Comments?

 

[dm81]

This stuff is on sale now? This looks like an ad from a 1970s Ebony Magazine..

But yeah that model's "hair" is not the business.

 

[malachi74]

lol, yes. this looks like one of those ads they place WAY in the back of Essence magazine

 

[Nonie]

I usually can't spot a weave so I can't tell; I would've assumed she had her hair in a ponytail and/or a braid. But what I find funny is there is no before pic and the time-line it took to achieve that? She might just have grown her hair w/o their magic potion over a number of years.

 

[RegaLady]

At the 1980s model! Yikes, the hair!

 

[BrooklynSouth]

Weave or not I aint buying that stuff!!

 

[Sistaslick]

That hairline... and edges... she shoulda combed that down to the front with some bangs or something.

 

[Platinum]

At the 1980s model! Yikes, the hair!

I don't know how old the pic is but this comes from the company's latest catalog (2007).erplexed

 

[Opalsunset]

Looks like they brought the photo generic, (dirt cheap too) erplexed There are stock photos that companies will buy. Thats a shame when they make a claim like that.

 

[RegaLady]

I don't know how old the pic is but this comes from the company's latest catalog (2007).erplexed[/quote]
erplexed is right! I don't want any of that, if it makes me look like that!

 

[poookie]

that article was just shameful.

i read inStyle magazine (with anne hathaway on the cover) and this ad for a ridiculously overpriced flat iron said "forget everything you know about heat. not only is it harmless, but it's good for the hair". they were advertising the use of this "miracle cream" that "destroys frizzies on contact" when used in conjunction with the flat iron.

 

[Platinum]

I usually can't spot a weave so I can't tell; I would've assumed she had her hair in a ponytail and/or a braid. But what I find funny is there is no before pic and the time-line it took to achieve that? She might just have grown her hair w/o their magic potion over a number of years.

The screen on my laptop is very bright. Her "natural" hair looks like it could be a relaxed 4a or b texture and the weave looks like a wet and wavy type (before wetting). I'm guessing this is a partial weave. Looks like they added a few tracks in the back. (I remember doing this in the early 90's ) Plus, I can see the difference in the color.

 

[ajacks]

I'm not sure if its a weave or not, but that is definitely a horrible ad for selling a product. Her hair is busted.

 

[Platinum]

that article was just shameful.

i read inStyle magazine (with anne hathaway on the cover) and this ad for a ridiculously overpriced flat iron said "forget everything you know about heat. not only is it harmless, but it's good for the hair". they were advertising the use of this "miracle cream" that "destroys frizzies on contact" when used in conjunction with the flat iron.

Oh lawd! I need to find that ad. Is the so-called "miracle cream" expensive, too?

 

[daaiyah]

That picture has been in the catalog for since at least the mid nineties when I first saw it. I always assumed it was her real hair. Oh well.
I do have to say the power gro shampoo is really good. Can go head to head with CON anyday and the lavender hair lotion did help me with breakage at one point. Unfortunately the petrolatum was too heavy for me.

 

[lilsparkle825]

lol, yes. this looks like one of those ads they place WAY in the back of Essence magazine

OT: you are the one whose s/n i could not remember the other day when we were posting the names of naturals whose fotkis we wanted to stalk! -looks for thread to bump it-

oh back on subject...i remember when i was like 10 and i begged my mom to buy some stuff like that...back of ebony mag, you know, "GROW YOUR HAIR TO YOUR WAIST IN A WEEK" or some crap.

 

[Platinum]

That picture has been in the catalog for since at least the mid nineties when I first saw it. I always assumed it was her real hair. Oh well.
I do have to say the power gro shampoo is really good. Can go head to head with CON anyday and the lavender hair lotion did help me with breakage at one point. Unfortunately the petrolatum was too heavy for me.

I tried the one of the Power Gro systems about 6 years ago. I wasn't crazy about the shampoo but I liked the hot oil treatment. I loved "Herbal Lite Moisturizer" but I didn't reorder after I ran out. I may order the Herbal Lite moisturizer again.

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

You guys are all haters!!!! LEAVE BRITTANY ALONE!!!!!!

 

[Platinum]

You guys are all haters!!!! LEAVE BRITTANY ALONE!!!!!!

I'm not hating, I'm making an observation.inocchio

 

[Nonie]

You guys are all haters!!!! LEAVE BRITTANY ALONE!!!!!!

No you di'in't.

 

[freshlikemoi]

Sighs at her edges...I gotta stop pressing mine or else it will look just like hers.

 

[BillyJay]

I usually can't spot a weave so I can't tell; I would've assumed she had her hair in a ponytail and/or a braid. But what I find funny is there is no before pic and the time-line it took to achieve that? She might just have grown her hair w/o their magic potion over a number of years.

Thats what I thought! It looked as if she had a pony and set it free. Well that's how my hair looks after I release the mane.