Readers of a certain age (or those watching TV in the wake of the great Michael Jackson’s untimely death) can remember watching the video for “Say, Say, Say,” MJ’s classic duet with Paul McCartney. In the video, Michael and Paul play turn-of-the-century snake-oil salesmen, peddling useless potions and calling them “wonder cures” and “miracle tonics,” even planting fellow actors in the crowd to help convince the public that their “medicines” work, after all.
Well, that trend continues to this day. Like the medical field, the beauty industry has always been vulnerable to scam artists making big promises they can’t deliver….
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