I, too, started watching this program out of curiosity. True, it's amazing what they can do these days, but each woman is just SO completely transformed, she is unrecognizable! :rolleyes:

I have come to the conclusion that the whole concept of this program is "sick". People should not have to go to such extreme lengths, completely changing their entire physical appearance, in order to feel good about themselves. Sure, if you've got a HUGE nose, and can afford to fix it, fine. Or really bad teeth, get them fixed if you can. But, a complete, head to toe transformation?? I dunno, seems like something out of a horror movie...the Bride of Frankenstein or something.

Then, watching that program tends to make us "normal" people, who of course, have flaws, here, there and everywhere...well, it could make us daydream about...what if? If only I could fix this or that. In other words, it could make us long for something we could NEVER have! And that, of course, would make us feel even worse about ourselves than before!

One thing I have noticed that sort of seems to be very "telling" about these women who would go to such extremes: After watching the show many times, it suddenly hit me...what does every single one of them say when they see themselves for the first time? What are the very first words out of their mouths? (No kidding...EVERY episode I watched!) The words: "Oh, my GOD".

It's as if they are admitting, albeit subconciously, that their "ego" has become their "god".

I've since decided not to watch it anymore.

well, we all have our beauty or makebetter rituals... but The Swan is extreme and encourages women to the wrong levels.

I personally enjoy having my eyebrows shaped by the salon. When I do them, one is always crooked or thinner than the other.

I also like my sunless tanner. but the biggest problem is that I miss a spot in the middle of my back because I can't reach it.

Anyhow, these little rituals are very small when compared to The Swan.

yeah Kat, we all have our "ritual's" but as you stated....at least yours doesn't contain expensive,invasive and can be DANGEROUS medical procedures. There is NOTHING wrong with "taking care" of oneself...which I consider it is when you talk about having a salon do your brows vs. you doing them yourself or a sunless tanner. Hey, at least you LOVE your skin and don't want to end up with skin cancer! Have a friend do your back or get some kind of...oh, I don't know....I'd think that some "high end" beauty boutique of some sort would have some kind of long handled thing that DOESN'T have a scrubber on the end where you could put the sunless tanning gel or creme on it and then, apply it to your back? If not....maybe I should INVENT one! May sound weird but hey....someone had to invent the stuff we use NOW and don't think about, right?