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  • Nov 12, 2009, 08:42 AM
    BrownDeceit
    Sammy Sosa Admits to Skin Bleaching
    For those of you who speculated that Sammy Sosa was bleaching his skin and that it was not a skin rejuvenation process, you were right. He will not release what he's using. But I guess Mono mixed with something else?

    Here's the article and I enclosed a link to the article underneath:

    Sammy Sosa Admits to Bleaching Skin

    Although he’s still being vague about his reasons, baseball legend Sammy Sosa confessed to Univision (via the NY Post) that he has been bleaching his skin. "It's a bleaching cream that I apply before going to bed. . . . I use [it] to soften [my skin], but [it] has bleached me some," he admitted.

    Sosa shocked fans when he showed up at the Latin Grammys last week looking like a completely different person, complete white skin and green eyes. He insists, however, that the lights from the camera made him look a lot lighter than he actually is. "I'm not a racist. I live my life happily . . . I don't think I look like Michael Jackson,” he said.


    Sosa, who turns 41 tomorrow, declined to indentify the name of the bleaching cream he’s been using.

    Sammy Sosa Admits to Bleaching Skin
  • Nov 12, 2009, 03:21 PM
    MAHARANI

    If he has now admitted to bleaching, I wonder why the secrecy as to what he was using...
  • Nov 12, 2009, 06:29 PM
    Golden_Girl
    Yeah, he might as well say what the active ingredients are and which country.
    Just because people lighten doesn't mean that they are racists or "trying to look like MJ". I wonder has people been saying this to him?
  • Nov 12, 2009, 07:57 PM
    BrownDeceit

    I'm sure people have been saying this to him. And I don't like the fact that he threw Michael Jackson under the bus like that. How is Michael's family supposed to feel when they hear that?
  • Nov 13, 2009, 01:33 AM
    Itss A New Day
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by BrownDeceit View Post
    I'm sure people have been saying this to him. And I don't like the fact that he threw Michael Jackson under the bus like that. How is Michael's family supposed to feel when they hear that?

    Yes people have been making this insinuation in the blogs. And also Michael did not lighten his skin this drastically in the course of 6 months, so I would never even think to make this comparison myself, but of course Michael Jackson has unfortunately become the poster child for bleachers everywhere.
  • Nov 13, 2009, 01:40 AM
    Golden_Boy

    The fact that he hasn't said what product(s) he used, says everything.

    He is still shopping around for what to say.

    If he used Hq or Mono, these transient results are likely to backfire later on, anyway.

    Despite his heavy wallet.
  • Nov 13, 2009, 02:12 AM
    Itss A New Day

    I respect the fact that he made a public confession to having bleached at all, even though it's no one's business (except all of his hopelessly devoted fans that have grown up with him) and I would never expect any celebrity to give a free endorsement to a product that they are using, hence why admit it if you are not getting paid to promote it? That is the mentality of most celebrities; seldom do they think "let me give this product a plug so maybe it will help other bleachers around the world." Get real lol.
  • Nov 13, 2009, 07:09 AM
    MAHARANI

    So he doesn't want to help other "bleachers" out there! What a selfish son of a gun! LOL!!
  • Nov 13, 2009, 10:28 AM
    Golden_Girl
    Ha Ha Ha...
  • Nov 13, 2009, 10:31 AM
    sagluva

    We all knew he was bleaching anyway.LOL. He couldn't hide it. No one believed his laser rejuvenation story.
  • Nov 13, 2009, 11:51 AM
    mary_Bright
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by MAHARANI View Post
    So he doesn't want to help other "bleachers" out there! What a selfish son of a gun !! LOL !!!

    Lmao
  • Nov 13, 2009, 12:59 PM
    Golden_Boy
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Itss A New Day View Post
    I respect the fact that he made a public confession to having bleached at all, even though it's no one's business (except all of his hopelessly devoted fans that have grown up with him) .



    Lol

    Only because the general public was already calling him a LIAR with his first false confession about laser!

    To me its equivalent of a celebrity going from brunette, to blonde, showing up at an event, and denying they have gone blonde!
  • Nov 13, 2009, 01:22 PM
    Itss A New Day
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Golden_Boy View Post
    Lol

    only because the general public was already calling him a LIAR with his first false confession about laser!

    To me its equivalent of a celebrity going from brunette, to blonde, showing up at an event, and denying they have gone blonde!!

    Yeh but imagine all the female celebrities that get called out for having breast implants and they either deny it (even though we know its true) or don't respond at all. People in the public eye get called out on a lot of crap but very few actually tell the truth about it, so I still commend him for that, even though it is no one's business.
  • Nov 13, 2009, 02:42 PM
    BrownDeceit
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Golden_Boy View Post
    The fact that he hasn't said what product(s) he used, says everything.

    He is still shopping around for what to say.

    If he used Hq or Mono, these transient results are likely to backfire later on, anyway.

    Despite his heavy wallet.

    Yeah. I would definitely have to agree. These results came way toooo fast. I fear for his backfire.
  • Nov 13, 2009, 02:43 PM
    BrownDeceit
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by sagluva View Post
    we all knew he was bleaching anyways.LOL. he couldnt hide it. no one believed his laser rejuvenation story.

    I don't know. I mean Vicky D seemed PRETTY CONVINCED. Lmfao. Sorry. Had to.
  • Nov 13, 2009, 05:52 PM
    Golden_Girl
    I guess Im going through a Sammy these days.. lol, I had to slow down even further with the lightening because I'm lightening too fast and my hands and arms still haven't caught up yet (although they are beginning to peel a little now). My family and also a neighbor yesterday had did a double takeand/or were staring too hard in my face. I didn't like that. My mom asked "are you using bio claire again?", I said no it's something else.. w/out the steroids though. So now I cut back to once every other night so that it will be more gradual and people will have more time to adjust slowly instead of a swift change.
  • Nov 13, 2009, 06:13 PM
    jganer
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Golden_Girl View Post
    I guess Im going through a Sammy these days..lol, I had to slow down even further with the lightening b/c I'm lightening too fast and my hands and arms still havent caught up yet (although they are begining to peel a little now). My fam and also a neighbor yesterday either had did a double take or were staring too hard in my face. I didn't like that. My mom asked "are you using bio claire again?", I said no it's something else..w/out the steroids though. So now I cut back to once every other night so that it will be more gradual and people will have more time to be adjusted slowly instead of a swift change.

    What products do you use
  • Nov 13, 2009, 06:16 PM
    Golden_Girl
    I'm just using the hq and retin-a for the face, arms, and hands. 55h+ christaline glycerine for the neck and likas papaya soap
  • Nov 13, 2009, 06:47 PM
    BrownDeceit

    Oh wow. Lol at them doing a double take! But who cares! Once the peeling as stopped, you'll be a beautiful swan! I'm so excited for you!
  • Nov 13, 2009, 06:53 PM
    Golden_Girl
    Lol... thanks! The patches are almost gone and close to one uniform color, less noticeable. They'll eventually stop staring... I hope. I was trying to think if I want to go as light as my sis since she is Alicia Keys color (when Alicia is at her lightest). I think I would prefer the more tanned Alicia or Beyonce. So, maybe I'll reach by Feb.
  • Nov 14, 2009, 01:49 AM
    Boricua1

    I think sammy's color looks bad though... it looks like he was wearing the wrong color make up lol... and not even like he was bleaching... maybe it's cause he just doen't have very good smooth skin in general... but I'm not trying to sound like a hater... I just wish the stars would share what they are doing, and using... jerks
  • Nov 14, 2009, 02:13 AM
    Boricua1

    I just wish that he and his wife would also use better contact lenses... those in the grammy photos are way bad.. both of them have enough money to get the best.. I love these at fxeyes.com
    http://www.fxeyes.com/fxstore/images/STELA.jpg

    http://www.fxeyes.com/fxstore/images/Green.jpg

    http://www.fxeyes.com/fxstore/images/DAISY.jpg

    http://www.fxeyes.com/fxstore/images/ICYGREEN.jpg
  • Nov 14, 2009, 02:35 AM
    nikkicute
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Boricua1 View Post
    I think sammy's color looks bad though... it looks like he was wearing the wrong color make up lol... and not even like he was bleaching... maybe it's cause he just doen't have very good smooth skin in general... but I'm not trying to sound like a hater... I just wish the stars would share what they are doing, and using.... jerks

    He says he plans on marketing the product, not sure if he was joking.
    He said it was a cream from Europe, I can't even think of a European product that could do that:confused:
    The YouTube interview of him was not bad, it was the picture that shocked so many people.
  • Nov 14, 2009, 02:41 AM
    nikkicute
  • Nov 14, 2009, 05:52 AM
    fairr

    Oh he doesn't look to bad there!
    Just a bit uneven haha
  • Nov 14, 2009, 01:57 PM
    Itss A New Day

    Yeah now I believe the lighting and the makeup made him look more blotchy in the photo, but he really fixed himself up for the interview, looks a lot better IMO.
  • Nov 14, 2009, 08:10 PM
    Golden_Boy
    Airbrushed! (paint)

    His makeup person must have been on vacation that other picture day

    :)
  • Nov 14, 2009, 10:15 PM
    Golden_Girl
    It would be interesting if he marketed the skin lightening product that he used... might as well just make more money and make a product very popular.
  • Nov 16, 2009, 05:30 PM
    Boricua1
    The video says he will start marketing the cream... but I really doubt he will sell what he used.. I can only imagine what he used is prescrotion level strength... so don't get your hopes up...
  • Nov 16, 2009, 05:32 PM
    Boricua1

    Oh yeah and I take it back, he doesn't look bad for theinterview.. LOL.. but for some reason I actually thought that Sammy was cute dark... some guys are much mire handsome that way and he was one of them...
  • Nov 16, 2009, 05:33 PM
    sweetcaroline

    Yes he already looks like he is lying so much about everything, his skin could be messed up from whatever he really used and no one would know because of all the makeup.
  • Nov 16, 2009, 07:37 PM
    Golden_Girl
    To me he looks more attractive with his dark complexion, and his new color does not look too nice looking and blotchy. Possibly he could have used a slightly darker makeup to cover on his face?

    http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/desi-arnaz-new.jpg
    http://www.thaindian.com/images/sammy-sosa-after.jpg



    I'm curious, why does his wife stand like that?
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/...1/50442734.jpg
  • Nov 17, 2009, 05:59 PM
    Boricua1

    She's got on one of those ill corset things... that's why... LOL.. I think she should just let it out... she isn't fat and she's ethnic... so she isn't held to the "Skinny" is better standards... besides she's still married to a millionaire.. if it were me... everyone could hate on me... with my chubb and all happy married to a rich guy... LOL...
  • Nov 17, 2009, 06:28 PM
    Golden_Girl
    Lol.. she is a nice size, but I wasn't sure if someone taught her to pose and stand like that. Like holding her breath?
  • Nov 17, 2009, 06:35 PM
    imgorgeous

    Sosa luks better than he ever has!

    The moment he reveals his bleach cream, some of the people who are criticising him will secretly start using the same cream.

    He lukd rather unattractive with his dark colour. Not because dark is unattractive but because his colour was uneven, his pores looked large in his pictures, his under eyes were even darker, and his forehead has dark lighter uneven tones when he was darker.. His skin always lukd DULL and never GLOWED!

    Dark skin luks BEautiful when it glows and is even . His skin was far from that then!

    And this is the best alternative when your skin doesn't glow, go get lightened and you'd compensate a little for the dull jaded look !

    Id run to his bleaching treatment in a SECOND ! And I believe that the people criticising him will run for it too ( well maybe not all of them but most ) in no time if he reveals it!
  • Nov 17, 2009, 06:48 PM
    Boricua1

    You know.. I agree.. with you.. he did have pretty bad skin I put earlier I liked him better dark.. and I maintain that he looks better dark.. he's a little creepy now... but I disagree in that His light looks is better on him.. (Know what I mean?. He personally looks better as a dark guy... but definitely his light skin is so much clearer and grighter and nicer and less dull and his pores certainly are nicer... I guess.. if he could have gotten his dark skin nice then he would have been the best! But I don't know if that is even possble without some lightening agents cause he'd literally have to pull off so many layers to even it all out... then of course he would lighten...

    He wasn't lying I guess when he said a rejuvenation process.. LOL

    Too bad I doubt he will sell the stuff he's using... we all know what he's using ain't OTC... LOL... so we're out of luck
  • Nov 17, 2009, 06:55 PM
    Boricua1
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Golden_Girl View Post
    lol..she is a nice size, but I wasnt sure if someone taught her to pose and stand like that. like holding her breath?

    Yeah I think she is posing... apparently from what I've heard there are even classes that teach you red carpet poses and ettiqutte so you photograph better... it's funny but I've heard it's actually really hard... at least to look natural doing it... some peopl do really well, for example, Beyonce manages to get some great red carpet shots, and even Paris hilton gets good ones... but Tyra.. doen't do it well ironically, cause she's the one who makes a living in front of a camera... and Kim K does well red carpet too...

    I really wish I could be Sosa's wife's complexion... but it would be too drastic for me... my whole fam would definitely know and do something like check me into a looney bin claming I hated myself... LOL
  • Nov 17, 2009, 08:18 PM
    Golden_Girl
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Boricua1 View Post
    I really wish I could be Sosa's wife's complexion... but it would be too drastic for me... my whole fam would definitely know and do something like check me into a looney bin claming I hated myself... LOL

    Lmao... well, I'm seriously considering moving to another part of the States abound Feb. or March because I'm tiered already of my fam giving me bizarre looks and ask me what I'm using. I don't like being stared at in a crazy and curious way, it gets under my skin. Well, Sosa's wife should get a new coach because her poses look too silly. She looks better when she is not trying to pose.
  • Nov 18, 2009, 02:13 AM
    nikkicute
    His real wife couldn't make it so he had those people from Madame Tussauds Wax Museum make a statue for him. That's what's really going on! LOL!
    http://bestsmileys.com/lol/5.gif
  • Nov 18, 2009, 02:21 AM
    applebeee

    You go Sammy Sosa! There's hope for me yet! Sammy if you are reading this post, you need to get in touch with me so you can tell me where to buy that cream! I'm sure your results will improve in time..

    Best Wishes to you Sammy Sosa, You look much younger and Vibrant!

    Email me!

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