How did he do this.. in 6 months. I wonder what he's using!!

It must be some good stuff. From very dark to light!!

Taken on May 13th 2009

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November 4th 2009.

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Omdddddd guys we need to find out what he's using!!

A lighter skin tone doesn't suit everyone I think he looked better dark

OH-MY-GOD. WHAT THE HELL? Did he think NO ONE WOULD NOTICE? THIS IS SOOOO DRAMATIC. He's so famous too! If he knew he wanted to do this, he should have done it before he was famous. I saw this picture earlier on another site, and I didn't know what was wrong with it. I didn't realize it was HIM. But damn. That must be some GOOD STUFF! Lol.

I'm at a loss of words... All I keep asking myself is "Why?" This makes me sad to look at this photo.

Holy s***! I think he used mono & is probably wearing makeup notice by his hair line and scalp looks white too, or a high percentage of Ammoniated Mercury yeah I think he looked WAY better darker his skin tone doesn't seem natural in a way also how the hell are his fans supposed to recognize him?

Crema "recetas de la farmacia"

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It is the most popular pharmacy strength OTC bleaching cream in Santo Domingo. Unfortunately it is like 15% calomel (mercury), akin to using LEAD like Queen Elizabeth I did centuries ago and died of it. Toxic!

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I guess he is trying to look like his wife. He used to be so handsome and now what he did looks abnormal on him, it does not fit him at all.

Sammy states that he had laser skin rejuvenation. But I didn't know that could make people's skin several shades lighter?

I think,he used monobenzone mix with almond oil,you get a very even lightening/whitening.when you mix monobenzone with skin oil,when you dilute it with the skin oil,and whiten without the spot's.people make mistakes,when use it out of the tube,that when you get spotty,you have to mix with almond oil... sammy like your new color... and tretinoin can lighten the skin also,with long term use...

I guess he is trying to look like his wife. He used to be so handsome and now what he did looks abnormal on him, it does not fit him at all.Sammy states that he had laser skin rejuvenation. But I didn't know that could make people's skin several shades lighter?


Yeah what did they get, his and hers contacts? They still don't look right on him even though he's lighter.

I didn't know laser lightens several shades either, plus wouldn't it making fine lines look better - not worse under the eyes?

But his skin does not look even, it looks blotchy. Well, if its mono that he used.. time will tell on how he redarkens. But his skin still seem to have a touch of color, all does not look completely erased.

Eek, it would have been nice if he'd stopped in the caramel zone.

This is so hard to understand for me.

<looks again>

Hammercy, I don't want to know what he used. Let me shut up.

<tiptoes out of thread>

Lol... I hope his wife did not encourage or support his choice. It just looks strange on him and unnatural and he made hisself unattractive and sickly looking

Yeahm lol, sad; she probably has no say in the matter, all BLING, BLING.

What a shame, the money spent on whatever procedure he supposedly did could have been used to help a starving Haitiano child! :(

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Eggo. Stop it. You're going to give me bad karma if I laugh. :/ And my goodness. Who was it that said he should have stopped in the caramel zone? Well. You're right! That's why I'm not trying ot drastically lighten. Well I guess I have. Kelly Rowland to what I am now, but I'm still a golden bronze... He is just. PALE. :/ Why do I feel like his wife encouraged him?

Eggo you are too funny, but I see the comparison you are making, but I wish I could "lol" but I can't because this image is too sad for me to even laugh. Someone please let me know when they find out the real "Why."

Eggo. Stop it. You're going to give me bad karma if I laugh. :/ And my goodness. Who was it that said he should have stopped in the caramel zone? Well. You're right! That's why I'm not trying ot drastically lighten. Well I guess I have. Kelly Rowland to what I am now, but I'm still a golden bronze....He is just. PALE. :/ Why do I feel like his wife encouraged him?

I concur. I fee like his wife encouraged him too.

The dominican community is very racist. Or so I've read. I'm not dominican myself, so I can't speak for them per say. But I've read. This is sad. He's so famous. SO FAMOUS. And this is SO DRASTIC. SO DRASTIC. Not to mention. He's a MAN. This is already getting so much press. Ugh. This is really sad.

^ Yes very colonial. The "white" hispanics of Santo Domingo and Santiago (the two main cities in DR) rule pretty much everything. Similar here in USA but not as bad.


I concur. I fee like his wife encouraged him too.

All his parts?

Golden Boy. How would we possibly know if he lightened all his parts. And can we please refrain from making a mockery of this man. Honestly. If anything we should all be the most understanding. Are we not all trying to lighten our skin as well? Let's not look down on him. Though this was very drastic. Smh

^ Yes very colonial. The "white" hispanics of Santo Domingo and Santiago (the two main cities in DR) rule pretty much everything. Similar here in USA but not as bad.



All his parts??

Eww I got a bad mental image from that 1... I sure hope not!

Golden Boy. How would we possibly know if he lightened all his parts. And can we please refrain from making a mockery of this man. Honestly. If anything we should all be the most understanding. Are we not all trying to lighten our skin as well? Let's not look down on him. Though this was very drastic. smh

I agree that we should not make a mockery of him because if lightening this drastically in such a short span of time (6 months) was done for anything other than a medical reason, then the only thing that comes to mind is low self-esteem and self hate and it goes to show no matter how much money you have...

Only you Golden Boy would ask if Sammy lightened his parts.. lol. But yeah, we should try and be more understanding. This seems like something that he wanted to do for a very long time. I also heard from others from the Dominican Republic that racism and colorism is rampid there, and I also feel his wife either encouraged him or strongly supported him to try and look like her. He went too far and he now thinks he looks quite dashing, but hopefully he will tone it down to look more natural and not so vampish (eggo).

Speaking of vamps, Eggo did you ever meet Vincent Perez while in France (he played Maurius in Queen of the Damned)?

I've been all over DR, the people as a whole are so beautiful and warm and friendly.

The only issue I saw was lack of education/global perspective.

When asked where Im from, I say USA ,They would literally tell me no, you are asiatico! (asian)

So I explained yeah some of my descendants are from asia just like some of yours are from spain and africa... and they got mad to hear that.. as if saying africa is a bad word?

So perhaps that is the mindset some Dominicans and Haitians (as well as many other colonized communities) have? some do not register what continental roots they have (alot of african and some spanish ancestry, and a bit of taino), and similarly register original Americans as being "white". So u see this link with colonial looks, $, fame, status, facial plastics, including extreme skin changes right in front of the media.

Which is not a good example to set for all the young fans who will wonder what suddenly happened... to their hero.

Sad.

You know. At first I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he WASN'T bleaching his skin. Maybe something else happened. Maybe it really was skin rejuvenating... But what's up with the permed hair and the colored eye contacts? That screams self hate. Doesn't he know it's so obvious? If I ever get this obvious, I pray my family stops me from going in the public eye or has a talk with me. He just needs love. I feel for him. But he should have known that this dramatic of a change would raise eyebrows!

**UPDATE** Sammy says "skin rejuvenation" process is the reason his skin appears lighter
Read below:
Sammy Sosa's 'bleached skin' -- Cubs employee says skin rejuvenation process reason Sosa's skin appears lighter -- chicagotribune.com (http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/chi-08-sammy-sosa-nov08,0,1738411.story)

That's true we shouldn't judge him & he probably wanted to do this a long time the only problem is how are all his fans that look up to him are going to even recognize him.I think he used monobenzone with oil it works good with "Almond Glow"..
http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-11/50365141.jpg

**UPDATE** Sammy says "skin rejuvenation" process is the reason his skin appears lighter
read below:
Sammy Sosa's 'bleached skin' -- Cubs employee says skin rejuvenation process reason Sosa's skin appears lighter -- chicagotribune.com (http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/chi-08-sammy-sosa-nov08,0,1738411.story)

thats true we shouldnt judge him & he probably wanted to do this a long time the only problem is how are all his fans that look up to him are going to even recognize him.I think he used monobenzone with oil it works good with "Almond Glow"..
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I feel embarrassed for him that he has to explain himself to so many people, even getting the Cubs PR person involved, but reading his comment about how he can't believe it is such a big deal makes it appears that he may not realize how bad the change looks, and sounds like a case of body dysmorphia to me. I doubt the flash of the camera made him look that much paler, and if a real dermatologist told him this was a "skin rejuvenation," then I would fire them at this point if they didn't warn him of the side effect; Also I doubt 1 session of "Rejuvenation" could do this in the span of 6 months.

Okay, I've deleted the Nosferatu pics but just OMG still... honestly!. plus the gassed up hair and contacts? Just overload. Wow.

Brown, Now you know he don't (yes I'm letting my english disintegrate for a sec) look right.. maybe it's makeup or concealer too.

I've been really trying to keep an open mind and be understanding here... esp since I don't actually want to look any lighter, just to have one color.

I've also learned to put bleaching along the same body modification spectrum as tanning so I'm getting there... but Sosa has pulled like the George Hamilton move in reverse!

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I don't know what color Sosa's body was under his clothes so who knows?. maybe he had a serious farmer tan too... but the overall effect with the other changes is eerie to me.

GG, no such luck, I never saw Vincent Perez or the other Vincent, Vincent Cassel.:p


GB 'all his parts?' rofl snort... see you in hell too!:D

If his wife or in laws led him to this I only have this photo to describe my feeling

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LOL! Your making me laugh good tonight Eggo Mini.
Gassed up hair? Lol ha ha!
All this time I didn't even notice the hair I was too busy looking at his new skin tone.

I'm sorry, I'm in grouchy old lady mode tonight.:o

yeah, 'gassed up' is an old school expression for a guy straightening or just pomading his hair.

I said the same about Tom Hanks in the DaVinci Code, the hair was so horrible & distracting to me, I could barely focus on the film.

yes, I'm insane.:p

Not to mention. He's a MAN.

Sorry, but brown how does this make a difference AT ALL?

And I do reckon he is wearing A lot of makeup - he kind of has the brown undertones
And if you look closely his hairline is slightly darker

I'm sorry to offend you. I know you're a man as well. But in my cultue (I'm from Sierra Leone), when women bleach it's just like "oh okay. what's new? they're keeping up with fashion. whatever" but when a man bleaches... it's like WHY? Especially since black men are put on such a pedestal around the world. Sammy's original color is celebrated within the black community since he's a MAN...

But. I guess it was more about fitting into the dominican community. As opposed to just the black community. STILL smh at the effing contacts!

okay, i've deleted the Nosferatu pics but just OMG still... honestly!...plus the gassed up hair and contacts?! Just overload. wow.

Brown, Now you know he don't (yes I'm letting my english disintegrate for a sec) look right ..maybe it's makeup or concealer too.

I've been really trying to keep an open mind and be understanding here... esp since I don't actually want to look any lighter, just to have one color.

I've also learned to put bleaching along the same body modification spectrum as tanning so I'm getting there... but Sosa has pulled like the George Hamilton move in reverse!


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I don't know what color Sosa's body was under his clothes so who knows?... maybe he had a serious farmer tan too...but the overall effect with the other changes is eerie to me.

GG, no such luck, I never saw Vincent Perez or the other Vincent, Vincent Cassel.:p


GB 'all his parts?' rofl snort...see you in hell too!:D

if his wife or in laws led him to this i only have this photo to describe my feeling

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Lol I was just inferring the "his wife pushed him to get lighter" comments, made me wonder what else she has him doing... like Brown said, the contacts, the permed hair, maybe when she looks at him, she doesn't see a rich black man anymore, she sees a rich mulatto-looking man, and who knows, since she is white hispanic(?) maybe her family feels even better about that, or she thinks so.

In dominican society, financially and socially its generally white hispanics at the top, mulattos (all the mixed people, the majority) and the "negros" (blacks, including the recent Haitian imports) at the bottom.

You will often see dark persons there constantly perm and lighten their hair for this reason, for the mixed look... lest you get asked for papers all the time under suspicion of being an illegal Haitian on that side of the island.

Of course, he's famous and he's in America now, he does not need to do this, regardless of his own midlife crisis or wife crisis or whatever. What will the kids who see him as a hero think? Other than the knowledge of healthy skincare, we wouldn't want our kids using so many SL products and feeling inferior until they get the "results" they want, would we? (just a rhetorical question) and this shock factor celebs have especially in the sports arena is esp potentially confusing to some of the too young fans.

RuPaul, Dennis Rodman, and now Sammy :(

OK brown, I see you're just making a general statement
But over here it's just so different the girls I know prefer white boys or boys with that 'tanned look' which is what I'm trying to achieve as I have the features...

I'm sorry. But where are you?

I'm in the UK aha :) south east england

And what's your race?

Half white (scottish)
1/8 black
3/8 indian

Hmmm. So you're pretty fair already? Who's color would you say you are now?

Yeah-ish
I honestly would be so fair but I'm a sportsman and I was never told to put on sunscreen at a young age so I've darkened so much since I was my natural colour
But at the moment I would say my face/neck is beyonce knoles colour as well as the top of my chest but the rest of my body is a lot darker... everyone notices! :|

OMFG!! I... um... wow... what?. why?. errrr.. 0_o

Lmao at Eggo's pics of that guy.

Sammy states it's partly from lighting of the photo but that is a lie. All we have to do is take a look at the color of his lips, hairline, and right underneath his eyes are brown and not effected by the "light".

Totally lost for words!:eek:

Ok, I am closing this thread and deleted dozens of posts.

Almost the entire bunch of you needed warnings and a couple even a temp ban. I am getting tired of deleting dozens of skin lightening posts every night because of comments and attacking. And that includes the one who eggs the others to pick on her.

Believe me, you don't want me to start hanging out on these boards.

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