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yes, another one of my favorite things; namely cosmetics ads from the 70's and 80's! now, i realize the copy says 'think pink,' and the nails look purple. actually, they looked a lot pinker before i tricked it. but when i left it raw, the girl's skin was so dark and orange and just looked awful. i like the ad very much, though. i love the pose, and the one-in-a-hundred perfect gum bubble. man, because of my bike-chain-resembling teeth, i don't chew bubble gum anymore. and even when i was a kid, i wasn't too big on gum. i mean, you can't eat it. so as a 'sweet treat' it always left me wanting more. even when i was younger and watched the original gene wilder willy wonka, i remember not really identifying with violet beauregard. gum? she was all about gum? you can't even swallow it, and it comes in mostly fruit or mint flavors, which weren't what i was thinking when i was thinking candy. i liked chocolate, peanut butter, vanilla, butterscotch, and standard whipped cream. i was also the kind of kid that drew a distinction between ice cream and sherbet. and i've never understood people who put jello and pudding on the same 'shelf.' like, pudding is ten times better and more luxurious than jello. hey wait, i'm supposed to be talking about nail polish. i can't remember the last time i painted my nails. i'm just not a 'get your nails done' french manicure type of chick. anyway, i thought the ad was cool, so dig it.