Last month, in the midst of that epic bout of rain, I discovered BBC iPlayer. At first my intentions were fairly noble: not having a TV meant that I had been deprived of shows like Have I Got News For You, Any Questions?, and Dog Borstal and so I gorged myself. However once sated I soon drifted towards BBC Three and it’s centrepiece show Snog, Marry, Avoid and have never quite recovered. For those of you unfamiliar with it the show (based on the teenage game ‘fuck, marry, kill’) takes a selection of under-dressed, over made up girls and attempts to turn them into natural beauties.
While I could natter all day about the ludicrous green screen, I mean Personal Overhaul Device, POD that is personally responsible for the make unders, or Jenny Frost’s inane beauty tips, what I really want to talk about is the girls.
Sure I could rag on them for being basted in up to 5 layers of fake tan, wearing underwear on nights out, allowing their dogs to chew their hair extensions, and even continuously popping out of their corsets, but I want to celebrate them. Where else could I have learned how to set my make-up by using hairspray? Or that tattooing my eyebrows on is something I want to do in the future? By pushing the boundaries of what is deemed acceptable with their style these girls are the beauty pioneers of the future, and I for one accept our orange palmed overlords.
See More:
BB’s Aisleyne Gets a Make-Under (Fabulous Magazine)
Snog, Marry, Avoid (Youtube via BBC Three)
Snog, Marry, Avoid will save us from our tears (The Guardian)
Tags: beauty science, Snog Marry Avoid, TV
