I had to do a double take to make sure that this wasn’t an April Fool’s Day prank, but it is indeed a real promotion.
Laid off from work and down in the dumps? American Laser Centers, which is the largest provider of aesthetic services in the USA, is hoping to give you a boost with their contest to win a “Pink Slip Pick-Me-Up Rejuvenation Package” valued at $10,000 (that’s the grand prize).
It includes:
- skin rejuvenation
- VelaShape cellulite reduction
- laser hair removal
- and a prize pack of exclusive skincare products
Fifty first-prize winners will receive a $1,500 gift certificate for use in any American Laser Center across the country.
How do you win this laser makeover?
By going to their website and submitting an essay about your “pink slip” experience. Essays should be less than 350 words and must mention your former place of employment by name.
Entries will be judged on uniqueness of the story, the impact the layoff has had on the essay writer’s life, and the clarity of the essay.
The contest runs from April 1, 2009 to May 15, 2009, and winners will be notified by July 1, 2009.
For additional information on how to enter and official rules visit www.americanlaser.com.
An article was published in the Medical Journal of Skin Pathology that revealed an astonishing new cure for cellulite: Hopping on a Bouncy Ball! (Also known as a ‘Jumping Ball’ or ‘Hop Ball’.)
How many women can trace the time they started to notice their first dimples to only a few years after they decided they were too “grown up” to hop around on a bouncy ball?
Doctors have now proven that the mechanical massage and degree of rolling pressure applied by the bouncy ball breaks up tough adipose pockets, stimulates the flow of lymph, and triggers a collagen-generating response in the cellulite-afflicted areas.
“Hopping on a bouncy ball twice a day for only four weeks has been clinically proven to almost completely eliminate cellulite in 35 out of 40 women afflicted with this unsightly condition.” says Dr. Reginald Glogau, MD. He recommends two daily 15-minute sessions on the ball.
P.S. April Fool’s!