The Ed.
Well-Known Member
We are all very sad that the Olympics are over. There's no doubt it's been a whirlwind gold-coloured fortnight. Even more exciting is the legacy we will be left with. London is the first Olympic city to really focus on what the Olympics will leave behind and how we as a nation will benefit. Yes, there will be spanking new sports venues for our children to use, clubs to keep them fit and perhaps make them into Olympic champions and a national spirit remains that we haven't seen in decades.
There is however one legacy of the games that I think is one of the most important, and especially relevant to our industry, and that is the role models the Olympic games have given us. For two weeks, we didn't see a 'celebrity', we didn't see any gratuitous wheeling out of famous people just to keep us interested (the Closing Ceremony excepted!), we didn't see reality TV or read trashy mags (well, not nearly as much). We watched strong, young, dedicated and beautiful women achieve greatness on a daily basis.
Of course, the men need a mention as well. There's no doubt that we are just as proud of our men as we are our women. I won't undermine their achievement. I guess the sad fact is that I was surprised at how inspiring and brilliant our female athletes were so this post is to recognise them and, I guess, to say that they should never be underestimated again!
I could sit here and talk about what they wore on their nails, and how their maintained their hair despite their gruelling regime. I could even talk about how they make sure they are camera-ready after swimming and how they get around the problem of mascara and eyeliner in the swimming pool. Believe me, I've been sent press releases on them all but, despite this being a beauty site, I don't want to.
What I did want to do however, and please forgive me for the brief hiatus from the beauty topic, is celebrate what these women have achieved. They are the real role models of Britain and I can only hope that the young people who watched their brilliance over the last two week, now understand what beauty really is.
Until then...geek on!
The Ed.
There is however one legacy of the games that I think is one of the most important, and especially relevant to our industry, and that is the role models the Olympic games have given us. For two weeks, we didn't see a 'celebrity', we didn't see any gratuitous wheeling out of famous people just to keep us interested (the Closing Ceremony excepted!), we didn't see reality TV or read trashy mags (well, not nearly as much). We watched strong, young, dedicated and beautiful women achieve greatness on a daily basis.
Of course, the men need a mention as well. There's no doubt that we are just as proud of our men as we are our women. I won't undermine their achievement. I guess the sad fact is that I was surprised at how inspiring and brilliant our female athletes were so this post is to recognise them and, I guess, to say that they should never be underestimated again!
I could sit here and talk about what they wore on their nails, and how their maintained their hair despite their gruelling regime. I could even talk about how they make sure they are camera-ready after swimming and how they get around the problem of mascara and eyeliner in the swimming pool. Believe me, I've been sent press releases on them all but, despite this being a beauty site, I don't want to.
What I did want to do however, and please forgive me for the brief hiatus from the beauty topic, is celebrate what these women have achieved. They are the real role models of Britain and I can only hope that the young people who watched their brilliance over the last two week, now understand what beauty really is.
Until then...geek on!
The Ed.
