Dragon Girl

She's not there yet, but hopefully she will be. She's not the skinny, anorexic type of model that has become the standard over the course of the previous decades, but she's not exactly a fat ass sweat hog either. In fact,at a height of 5'7", she is a scrumptious 110 pounds. She calls herself Dragon Girl.

Me, I love the modeling industry, and I dig models, which is why I am involved in this, I kind of dig the idea of helping somebody possibly make an impact in this industry. So, vote for her. Since you can only vote once, cheat and go to your local library or other public access and vote for her again.

In fact, you can do it here-



That way, if she wins, you can say, "hey, I am one of the ones that helped her get to where she is today." And who knows where that will end up being.

And don't worry, as to the policies of Smashbox, they do not conduct animal testing.

So why am I doing this outside of what I said? Well, I for one really dig the cosmetics industry. They have added immensely to the attractiveness of society. And it is an ancient industry as well, steeped in a tradition that at one time involved ritual religious and magical practices as well as enhancement of personal attractiveness.

It was condemned in the Bible. In one of the Books of Kings, the Tyrian Jezebel, who married the Israelite King Ahab, was an idolator, and lead her husband astray to the worship of idols. This lead to his downfall, and for her reputed wickedness, Jezebel paid a heavy price. She put on make-up one morning and, as she gazed out a window, she was made to fall to the ground below, where dogs tore her to pieces.

Ancient Israelite prophets though were an exception as regarding the attitude toward this most ancient of practices, which can be traced back to prehistory. It was discovered that by utilizing the skins of animals, hunters could get close enough to their prey to enhance their chances of making a successful kill. Scent had as much to do with this as anything, and over a period of time it was ascertained that the utilization of scents held other advantages.

Especially, it so happened, when people started gravitating more and more into villages and cities. People reacted favorably to the pleasing scents of nature which were becoming ever more rare, and so the fledgling industry might well have stumbled upon a way to satisfy a subconscious longing, almost a primal urge to return to it's roots. Of course, it helped that they found themselves more and more repulsed by the dirty and sweaty odors resulting from prolonged exposure, due to constant close contact, with ever growing numbers of humans.

Perfumery became a method to disguise natural human body odor, and it advanced from there to the techniques of applying make-up to enhance physical appearance, and to hide the ravages of age.

And as I said it was invaluable in ritual and temple sacrifices. Linear B tablets discovered in the ancient Greek town of Mychenaea relates how untold thousands of pounds of incense were burned to certain deities in just one day, for certain religious festivals.

Sandalwood, frankincense, cedar, cinnamon, etc., were among many examples of scents that have been utilized for religious ritual purposes throughout the years, not only by pagan cults but during ancient Hebrew sacrifices as well.

The application of other cosmetics was possibly developed at about the same time. The application of make-up for religious ritual purposes might even predate the use of scent. But it as well evolved beyond ritual use, and became a standard method for the enhancement of physical appearance and attractiveness. It was doubtless a luxury reserved for the wealthiest aristocrats and royalty in the earliest days, but it soon became more widespread.

It soon became common usage in the context of temple prostitution, which was probably the main reason for the objections to the practice raised by the Old Testament prophets.

Now, of course, it is used today by pretty much everybody, to some small degree. If you bathe with a bar of soap, or shampoo and condition your hair, or use an underarm deodorant, then you too are taking part in an ancient ritual.

But if you go beyond those daily commonalities to the point that you use cologne, perfume, make-up, rouge, eye-liner, blush, etc., then you can legitimately say that you are a part of a long historical heritage of the art of cosmetic enhancement. One that is in reality one of the most ancient of all the traditions of mankind.

Okay, shit, I just like this model. Vote for her, alright? Sheeesh!