#but is not directly connected to the question of whether someone is plump

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more generally, he's got long long limbs, which is a fashionable body type.

most professional models, as things stand, have proportionately long limbs; therefore people with long limbs look fashionable.

(and, therefore, the most fashionable clothes tend to be designed to flatter long people, because those are the people the work is going to be judged on, and fashion designers are nothing if not competitive.)

English added by me :)

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this was all i wanted (all i want) (ao3)

based on a prompt by @mr-and-mr-mitchell

The day starts with Callum drawing circular patterns on Ben’s arms with his index finger. He’s bone tired, aching everywhere, but the sun is up and shining into the room in a haze and he’s so happy - so, so happy. 

Their legs are together, skin touching and wrapping around one another. It might look uncomfortable, but it’s far from it. The bed sheets are loose and yet tangling around them. Ben’s got his head resting against Callum’s chest and he’s warm and comfortable. It’s just so perfect, and after last night, how could it not be? 

Ben stirs slightly, and Callum watches as he squints his eyes, feeling the sun beaming on him. He presses his face further into Callum’s chest and stretches his legs out as best he can. It’s a familiar sight for Callum, but he just can’t get enough of it. Ben’s lips are against Callum’s skin just seconds later, right next to his sensitive nipple and Callum’s breath hitches slightly at the thought of it. A chuckle falls softly from Ben’s mouth as he watches Callum’s reaction whilst he presses a kiss right there, all warm and hot and unrelenting. “Good morning fiancé.” Ben grins, and yeah, he can get his words out but he can’t quite believe that he gets to say those words.

Callum’s face lights up and a tingle cascades down his spine. Fiancé. That’s what they are now. “Come up here.” He whispers out, letting his fingers thread through Ben’s wild hair. 

There’s a shuffling of the bed sheets and Ben climbs up, straddling Callum’s waist and they’re both naked but neither of them care about the cold hitting them in places it shouldn’t. Ben wraps his arms around Callum’s shoulders and leans forward to kiss Callum, all shaky and nervous and for some reason it’s entirely reminiscent of their first kiss, though they’ve lost count of how many they’ve shared between then and now. He pulls back slightly, and looks directly into Callum’s eyes, admiring how they look blue on the surface, but when he looks closely, he can see a swirl of different blue shades that change according to whether it’s sunny or not, with flecks of green and even gold appearing too. Is there anything about him that isn’t perfect? 

“Good morning fiancé.” Callum says giddily, resting his hands on Ben’s waist, all encompassing. 

Ben leans down again, right into this kiss and he notices Callum’s squirming for all of two seconds before there’s a sudden movement and Ben’s back is hitting the mattress and Callum is surrounding him. “I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you.” Ben lets out when Callum’s lips attach to his neck, all warm and wet and he can feel Callum’s smile as it grows against his skin. 

It’s funny really, how Ben has said time and time again that he isn’t romantic, but then he can come out with sentences like that without even needing to think about them. Especially after last night. Callum thinks back to the roses and Ben’s speech and realises just how lucky he is to have found Ben. “You know.” Callum starts, his words vibrating against Ben’s skin. “You keep saying how you ain’t romantic. But we both know you are. Especially now.” 

Ben chuckles softly, letting his fingers thread through Callum’s hair and wrapping his legs around Callum’s waist, pressing his heels into the skin of his thighs. “Don’t be expecting it every day.” He laughs. 

Callum hums and moves his body to kiss Ben’s lips, all plump and wet and inviting. “Valentine’s days coming up baby, I’ll be expecting romance then.” He blindly reaches for Ben’s hand, entwining their fingers together. “I can’t believe you got me roses.” 

“I love you.” Ben says. “I didn’t even say that last night.” 

There’s a pause for a moment whilst Callum sits upright, straddling Ben. He holds onto Ben’s other hand now, connecting everywhere. “I love you.” Callum says. “I never thought I could love someone this much. Ever. And now we’re getting married!”

A blush forms on Ben’s cheeks, a flushing pink and it goes all the way across his face. Ben runs his thumb over Callum’s ring finger, a hint of what should be there by now. “Seeing as we’re getting married.” Ben says, and the warmth of his cheeks just heightens at the words he speaks. “How about we go and get some rings? Make it official.”

“Sounds perfect.” Callum whispers out, tightening his hold on Ben’s hand as he falls back into a slow, rhythmic kiss.

So they do. They go looking for the perfect ring set, and after the third jewellery shop of the day, they find them. They’re both silver, with two tones of the colour. They sit inside a black box, all velvet and they’re alongside each other, as they should be. Ben’s has a little C engraved on the inside, and Callum’s has a B. They belong to each other. 

They walk hand in hand back to their home, unable to stay away from each other, craving each other’s touch all the time. “When did you decide to propose anyway?” Ben asks as he opens the door for them both. 

Callum chuckles and shrugs off his jacket. “I saw Whit. We had a little chat about everything and then after that, I thought if you weren’t going to do it, then I would. Had no idea that you were actually planning a proper proposal.” 

Ben laughs, and they pass the bouquet of roses in a vase now, pride of place on the table. “Couldn’t have you thinking I didn’t want everything with you, could I?” 

“Babe, I practised my speech to a tree.” Callum admits, sitting down on the sofa. 

“A tree?” Ben asks, giddy and bright. “Hang on, you had a speech planned out?” 

Callum nods. “I did. I wanted to tell you about all these places that mean so much to me because of you and then I was going to pop the question but it didn’t exactly go to plan.”

Ben rests his head on Callum’s shoulder for a moment or two, their legs pressing together as they sit alongside each other, Ben practically sitting on top of Callum at this point. Neither of them seem to mind though. “Lex would’ve killed both of us if I said yes to you in the square.” Ben admits. “That’s why I wanted you at the Albert. She’s been planning it with me.” 

“It was perfect, even if it didn’t exactly go to plan, for either of us.” Callum whispers and he turns his face to press a kiss to Ben’s head. 

“Well we’ve got the rings now.” Ben says shyly. They both look to the bag that sits on the coffee table in front of them. “Or do I have to wait until the wedding to hear the speech?”

The wedding. 

Callum huffs out a laugh at the ridiculousness of the situation, but releases Ben’s hold and shifts forward to hold onto the bag, getting their rings out of it. 

“Ben Mitchell.” He says, standing up. “You are my everything. Your smile lights up my whole world. For the first time in my life, you make me feel safe and loved and I can’t thank you enough for that. You made me realise that it’s okay to be me and that who I am is capable of love and deserving of it too. You make me, you make me so happy. I never know what’s going to happen from one day to the next with you, but that’s you all over. I could never be bored with you in my life. I want everything with you. A home. Our home. A marriage. Pets. But more than anything, I want a family. I’ve been looking for one my entire life, and I’ve found it now. With you.”

Tears stain Ben’s cheeks, and he doesn’t even care enough to wipe them away. “This is where you put the ring on my finger.” He laughs out and it just grows louder and louder as he watches Callum fumbling trying to get Ben’s ring out of the box.

“I love you.” Callum confirms, and yeah, Ben knows that, but he’s never going to tire of hearing those three little words. Ben watches as the ring slides onto his finger, and it’s just everything and more.

They kiss for a moment, full of tears and emotions and then Ben grabs the ring box out of Callum’s hand and stares at the remaining band, noticing the engravement. “I didn’t think I’d find you. I didn’t think I’d find anyone I’d want to spend the rest of my life with, even less someone stupid enough to want the same thing. But I’ve been thinking for weeks now about how much I want that. I got so lucky with you. So lucky. I know you just said that I’m your everything, but you’re mine. You know the other night, you woke up and you asked what I was doing, because I was staring at you? I was picturing our future. I was thinking about how lucky I am to have you in my life, and I couldn’t stop thinking about how much I want you in my life forever. It’s strange, because I was trying to put into words how much it would mean to me if you wanted to be a part of Lexi’s life too, but she summed it up perfectly. You are her other dad, and you have been for ages. I don’t think you realise quite how long you’ve had that role. When I was picturing our future, I saw a family. Our little family, and I’ve never wanted something more. You make me so happy, and I never thought I’d feel happiness again. But I get to have it everyday. I love you Callum. I love you so much.” 

He takes the ring out of the box, and slides it onto Callum’s finger with shaky hands. 

This is it now. 

Forever.

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By Jean Marie Carey

The combined rites practiced by the cult of the Hirpi Sorani ("wolves of Soranus") in the pagan peninsular countryside and those to honor Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome who were nursed by a wolf, partly explain the name of the Lupercalia, a festival celebrated each February. Though “high Lupercal” is on 15 February, the festival originally began on the Ides, which, in February, is on the 13th. In contemporary times Lupercalia begins today, on 12 February.

Remnants of a Lupercal temple discovered in 2007 15 metres below the Augustan palace were dated to 44 BCE, attesting to the continuity of the festival. But Lupercalia’s best-known attribute is the wolf herself, embodied by the famous Lupa Capitolina. 

“Rugged and uncouth though it is, this statue moved my spirit more than all the images that surround it,” wrote German historian Theodor Mommsen when he saw the monument during his first visit to Rome in 1844. In his 1925 treatise on the bronze sculpture French historian Jérôme Carcopino calls the wolf “the most venerable work of Roman archaeology.” Today at her home at the Capitoline Museum in Rome the wolf has many more admirers, visitors whose fingers itch to twirl the regular, S-shaped curls of her mane and to caress her sinewy legs, her elegant tufted paws, and her smooth, distended udders.

The infinitely abundant images of the wolf on Rome-affiliated merchandise seem to increase rather than dilute the potent aura of the statue herself. So what is it about the she-wolf that continues to make her so compelling to those who see her and such an inspiration for writers and artists through the centuries, even to this day? The Lupa Capitolina wields an undeniable appeal through her form alone; yet her formal qualities cannot be disentangled from the defining attributes that have been attached to the statue in the course of history.

Until the past decade (and no matter her actual date of creation, still), Lupa, first of all, reminded us of the rarity of her kind. Few ancient bronzes from Etruria have lasted to the present day because unlike stone, bronze (an alloy of copper and tin) could be fused and reused, and it often was. From statue to cannonball: This was the sad fate of numerous ancient works of art. Therefore we hold ancient bronze statues especially dear because there are so few of them, and these few tell a story of survival against greed and strife.

One of the values associated with the wolf sculpture is her ostensibly Etruscan pedigree; her startling archaic appearance does not need the lost language of her makers to convey the well-known narrative of her role in Rome’s founding. But has Lupa Capitolina been exaggerating her claims of antiquarianism by nearly a millennium? In 2006, archaeological conservator Anna Maria Carruba, who had been a member of the team of researchers restoring the statue in the late 1990s, announced that the symbol of Rome was created in the 7th or 8th Century or even later.

Carruba’s findings, initially published through the Capitoline Museum itself, have since been questioned by her associates at the same institution. The question about the provenance of the statue is interesting in and of itself, and it does not seem like science will soon provide a definitive answer to them. Statiography and radiography cannot at present be used to exactly date bronze, and Carruba’s finding are based on carbon dating of organic elements associated with the statue (human handling and tiny specks of protein and flora in other words) and on conjecture about the statue’s means of fabrication.

Looking at Lupa

Whenever she was made, Lupa would have been fashioned with the technique called the lost wax (cire-perdu) method. The sculpture began as a detailed, full-size model made out of clay that was then covered with a half-inch thick layer of wax. Some of the details were worked on the wax rather than on the clay; this is true of Lupa’s ears and the crown of curls framing the border between the head and the mane. The model was covered with a thicker layer of clay. The entire piece was then heated so that the wax melted and drained through the holes pierced through the bottom (the holes were later covered with more clay once all the wax was gone). At this point there was a thin hollow space between the clay model and the rough layer of clay that once covered the now “lost” wax. Molten bronze was poured through the small holes into the hollow space. After the bronze hardened the top layer of clay was chiseled away, revealing the bronze statue. Much of the inner clay model was then removed by scraping it out through the bottom openings. With the removal of this inner clay, the bronze statue became hollow and relatively light, rendering it much easier to transport than a marble statue of the same size. Finally finishing touches were applied by working with the hardened metal, and the resulting artwork was an ostensibly unique and unrepeatable product – theoretically, no other replicas could be made from the original model.

The expressiveness of Lupa’s body is extraordinary. The wolf looks ferocious: Her eyebrows raised in bronze imitation of the lighter coloring visible in live wolves, are contracted and expressive; her ears are pricked; her gaze intent, penetrating – individualized, even, through the precision of its expression. Her facial muscles are tense, and the vein running from her nose to just under her right eye is visibly swollen. On her surface, the Lupa Capitolina blends a precise attention to the reality of live wolves with a certain respect for representational convention regarding sculpted animals. This wolf is rigid and expressive, at once static and poised to pounce. The flexed muscles of the wolf, her attentive gaze, her wrinkled brow, all elicit a connection between human and animal, between artwork and viewer. The wolf’s gaze makes the statue’s visible emotions something with which viewers can immediately identify: She looks attentive and ready, protective and fierce. The “unusually complex expression in the face of the wolf,” as artist Stanley Horner described his own aesthetic reaction to the Lupa Capitolina “is more devastating than the Mona Lisa; it can smile and snarl in the same countenance, whichever I wish to project upon it.”

The Renaissance Addition of the Twins

The manufacture of the free-standing bronze twins set a higher technical challenge than the production of low relief scenes like those of the reliquary doors designed by the Pollaiuolo brothers Antonio and Giuliano, and there is good reason to think that whoever was directly responsible for the commission – whether Giuliano or another member of the Sistine court – looked to Florence (where the Pollaiuolos were from) for someone with the commensurate skills in bronze casting. Stylistically the treatment of the children’s bodies is generically Donatelloesque; the rounding out of male musculature in the torso, the soft peaks of the nipples and the comically pendant buttocks are like those of Donatello’s bronze David. Vassari related the plump forms of the bronzes to the infants Cain and Abel in Antonio Pollaiuolo’s drawing of Eve in the Uffizi while Charity’s child on the reverse of the Uffizi panel offers a precedent for a slightly stockier, suckling baby, with chubby bent legs. The rather awkward (in terms of the comfort of posture for the babies) setting of the heads on the necks also brings to mind the foreshortening of the left-hand angels of the Staggia Elevation. But the problem remains that the unusual nature of the Roman task – to produce free-standing sculptures that would complement a revered ancient bronze – limits the usefulness of such comparisons.

The addition of the twins helped if not to fix, then to control, the ancient work’s meaning. From a fearful symbol of judicial authority, the wolf was reinvented as an appropriately beneficent source of miraculous succor to Rome ancient and modern.

Jérôme Carpocino, who was so moved by the statue of the wolf, insisted that the myth of the Capitoline Wolf did not yet exist when the bronze wolf was produced: The story of Romulus and Remus dates back to the second half of the fourth century BCE whereas the bronze was cast in the course of the fifth. In any case the Lupa is not a comfortable object for those in search of authenticity. It is physically available to us today as a material bridge to a lost world, a bygone era. A large part of Lupa’s impact on her viewer is due precisely to her vivid aura of authenticity, undiminished and perhaps even increased by her frequent reproduction. The legendary she wolf may be historically distant but she is physically even immediately present. The symbolic values of the Capitoline Wolf remain untouched by the progress of knowledge. They live on and in fact are nourished by ideals belonging to a metahistorical perspective.

Reference: Anna Maria Carruba and Lorenzo De Masi. La Lupa capitolina: un bronzo medievale. Rome: De Luca editori d'arte, 2006.

Capitoline Wolf: c.500-480 BCE or c. 1300 CE? Etruscan or Medieval?

Gothic She-Wolf with the Symbols of the Allied Cities inlaid floor work from the Duomo of Siena. The twins-facing posture of the wolf also mirrors the encircling concentric frames.

A side view of the sculpture at the Capitoline Museum in Rome shows how the wolf is best experienced by moving around the bronze.

Capitoline Wolf with figures of Romulus and Remus (possibly created by Antonio del Pollaiuolo) added c. 1472.

She-Wolf, Romulus and Remus. Silver didrachm, 269-266 BCE, shows an active trio of figures.

Detail of hair on the head of Lupa.

Further Reading: Jérôme Carcopino. La louve du Capitole. Paris: Société d'ed. “Les belles lettres,” 1925.

Francis D.Klingender,  Animals In Art And Thought To The End Of The Middle Ages. Cambridge, Mass., M.I.T.: Press, 1971.

Carol C. Mattusch  “In Search of the Greek Bronze Original.” Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. Supplementary Volumes, Vol. 1, The Ancient Art of Emulation: Studies in Artistic Originality and Tradition from the Present to Classical Antiquity (2002), pp. 99-115.

Dietmar Popp. “Lupa Senese. Zur Inszenierung Einer Mythischen Vergangenheit in Siena (1260-1560).” Marburger Jahrbuch für Kunstwissenschaft, Kunst als Ästhetisches Ereignis (1997): pp. 41-58.

Emeline Hill Richardson, “The Etruscan Origins of Early Roman Sculpture.” Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. Supplementary Volumes, Vol. 21, The Ancient Art of Emulation: Studies in Artistic Originality and Tradition from the Present to Classical Antiquity (2002), pp. 75-124.

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Open for business for SMEs

As a SME business where do you find your main customer base? Now I appreciate that your answers will be many and varied depending on your business size and market place. After all, with SMEs covering everything from one man bands to 249 employees it is hardly surprising that a recent EU publication referred to SMEs as “the backbone of the European economy, providing a potential source for jobs and economic growth.”

That said, would it surprise you to know that The Government itself is proving to be a growing marketplace for SME businesses? In fact, according to Crown Commercial Service SME representative Emma Jones, the Government is on track to meet its target of seeing a third of contract expenditure go to SMEs, either directly or through the supply chain.

The spending target is backed by an “open for business” campaign which aims both to increase awareness of the availability of government contracts and to make it easier for SMEs to bid. To this end contract application processes have been simplified and cash flow concerns have been addressed with a guarantee that valid invoices are paid within thirty days.

Admittedly, despite the initiative a good proportion of the Government’s SME spend is indirect with analysis from the 2016/17 financial year revealing a £5.2m direct spend against a £5.9m indirect spend. Nevertheless that is money going into the SME economy which otherwise would have remained the preserve of big business.

Whether you are able to attract Government contracts or not, having a good understanding of your potential customer base can help businesses to make the right decisions which will lead to ongoing customer loyalty. These decisions aren’t simply about product or price, although undoubtedly these are important. But if you are going to attract your desired customer base then the entire organisation needs to be aligned to customer outcome. So those decisions need also to be about infrastructure and support systems, about staffing and training, about communication and telephony as much as about the product itself.

And yet, it can be all too easy just to plump for the first telephone number offered or to opt for a telephone package simply on the grounds of price. But that can be a false economy. Do you really want all of your calls going through a one-stop switchboard which rings as engaged if one other person is on the line? How many times will your callers try before they hang up and look elsewhere? And is an answerphone really a good solution when you could be diverting calls to other landlines or mobiles; thereby instantly connecting with your customer base.

Once your callers get through do they have to play ‘pass the parcel��� before they finally speak to someone who can help them. On the other side of the coin do your employees really have to spend all of that time on the phone answering questions about opening hours or admission fees; something which could as easily be delivered via a company information line?

Perhaps our opening question should not have been where do you find your customer base but rather how aligned your systems are to meeting the needs of current and potential customers?  Government or not, across the board alignment can make a measurable difference to business outcomes.

This post was first published here: http://www.callagenix.com/news/article/open-for-business-for-smes

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Revyve Skin Review: Don’t Buy Before You Read This!

What is it?

Revyve Skin is a topical skin care product that is designed to be a moisturizer and collagen generator. Their advertising calls it a potent anti-aging cream that can help repair damaged skin while also preventing future damage from occurring. Their product is supposed to tighten the skin cells, which makes the skin look younger and also makes it more reflective, which helps prevent the damaging effects of UV rays.

Our team of health and beauty professionals has decided that the top rated product available is Kremotex. Their blend outperformed others in metrics like elasticity, color correction, and cellular turnover. Click here to see pictures of Kremotex users before they began using the product and after.

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Revyve Skin Ingredients and Side Effects

One of the major issues with the marketing of Revyve Skin is that they do not post their complete ingredients list anywhere in their promotional materials. Instead, they discuss their ingredients mostly just in terms of their effects.

The advertising of Revyve Skin makes vague generic claims about being moisturizing and helping to improve collagen production, however there is very little information about how they actually go about achieving those claims. The most specific that they get is that they briefly mention in their materials one concrete detail:

Whole Collagen Molecules

 Whole Collagen Molecules: This is the most specific ingredient that Revyve Skin lists, and it is not a particularly good one in terms of improving the health and appearance of the skin.

Collagen is the main building block of the skin and being able to encourage collagen generation is one of the most effective ways to get skin to look young, plump, and healthy. Because of this it is natural to assume that collagen must be one of the best ingredients for skin health, however that ignores some of the more complicated ways that the body works.

Collagen is a larger molecule that has trouble being absorbed by the skin when applied topically. Most of the collagen in a skin cream, lotion, wax, or serum will remain on top of the skin’s outer layer where it provides no nutritional benefit to the skin.

Topical collagen does get ground into damaged areas of the skin, where it can fill in gaps and cover up discolorations in the skin. The overall effect is a smoothing out of skin tone and texture that helps the appearance of the skin temporarily, but does nothing for its overall functionality.

The majority of topically applied collagen will be washed away the next time someone cleans their face or takes a shower, however some of the molecules may actually end up getting absorbed by the skin. Even those molecules, though, do not actually provide the kind of nutritional benefits that help the skin directly.

Collagen is a complex compound of proteins, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals that has to be broken back down into its constituent parts before it can be utilized by the body. These elements are generally useful for a number of biochemical functions and there is no guarantee that they will ever be utilized in the collagen generation process again.

There is very little danger associated with collagen, and the only side effects that have been connected to its usage relate to ingestion. While generally harmless, expecting to rub collagen on your skin and have it become part of your skin would be just as effective as rubbing an animal’s hair on your hair and expecting it to become a part of it.

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Revyve Skin Quality of Ingredients

It is unclear how Revyve Skin expects potential customers to accurately evaluate their product from the total lack of information that they offer about it. Manufacturers of quality products try hard to show off their ingredients blend because they know that comparison between brands works in their favor.

Prominently displayed ingredients panels also allow users to find products that are safe and effective for their skin type and needs. Oily skin, dry skin, and old skin all have different nutrition and care requirements. Many consumers have allergy issues with some products, or are taking specific kinds of prescription medication that could have dangerous interactions with others. People have a right to know what they are putting onto and into their bodies.

The other major issue with Revyve Skin is the one product that they do choose to mention. It is not wrong that a customer wouldn’t know how the body processes collagen, however it is strange that a beauty products manufacturer wouldn’t.

Users are forced to ask themselves the question of whether they believe that a company that specializes in skin care is ignorant about the way the body makes new skin, or if they are just trying to sell products that they know don’t work to consumers who will purchase them based on the value of the word “collagen” alone. We are unable to fairly assume what the reason is in Revyve Skin’s case, however neither explanation is very favorable for the company.

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The Price and Quality of Revyve Skin

Unlike most traditional products, there are no stores that carry Revyve Skin, nor are there even any independent online distributors. Instead, the only option available top those individuals that decide they would like to try Revyve Skin is to sign up for their “Free Trial Offer.”

This offer’s name is somewhat misleading because for the vast majority of people that sign up for it, it will not end up being free. The offer is actually an enrollment form for their automatic renewal program, which send the users a 1 oz. jar of their product every month and charges their credit cards $89.69 for the service.

This price is way out of line even if users were aware that they are being charged, and the evidence online shows that many, or even most, of them are not. Some customers have been charged hundreds of dollars before they caught the scam, which often times doesn’t even keep sending the skin cream.

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Business of Revyve Skin

Revyve Skin is an affiliate of the notorious skin care products manufacturer Coal Cosmetics. Coal Cosmetics lists their contact info as:

Phone Number: (800) 958-5410

Address: 5404 Whitsett Ave #128

Valley Village, CA 91607

Email: support@coalcosmetic.com

Coal Cosmetics has been the target of many formal notices by watchdog organizations like the Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission regarding their marketing tactics. As of the date of this articles publication there is no evidence that Coal Cosmetics has ever responded, however there is no evidence of any legal proceedings against them either.

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Customer Opinions of Revyve Skin

Many customers are furious with the product that they were sent as part of the “Free Trial Offer” and had comments similar to these:

“I don’t think skin creams are supposed to give you acne worse than when you were a teenager.”

“I got the free sample for my mom and she hated it so much that she still brings it up every time I see her.”

“OH DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY FACE?!?!”

Negative reviews covered a number of topics beyond just their manipulative business practices. They addressed the texture and smell of the product, as well as the sensation that it gave their faces when they applied it.

They complained about it not moisturizing and even seeming to dry the skin further, they complained that their skin looked more wrinkled than before they started, and they complained of other side effects like acne, redness, swelling, and hyperpigmentation.

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Conclusion – Does Revyve Skin Work?

In order for our panel to recommend a product they have to believe that it can make the skin function better, not just look better, it has to be safe and effective for the vast majority of users, and it has to cost a fair and respectful price. By all of these measurements, Revyve Skin is not an acceptable product.

They do not disclose any of their ingredients except one, which is not even known to be effective. Not only that, but it is also known to be an ingredient that unscrupulous manufacturers use to hook unsuspecting customers.

Their “Free Trial Offer” is unethical if not illegal, and their customer reviews of their product make it seem not just ineffective but also possibly dangerous. For all of these reasons, our team cannot recommend this product.

Kremotex is a safe, reliable skin care option. Their ingredients are formulated to be mild on sensitive skin but powerfully effective at regenerating damaged tissues. Kremotex’s entire ingredients list can be seen by visiting this webpage.

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