Archive for May, 2009

Red Bull does not give you wings

Slicksta feels so cheated! According to this article on Yahoo Red Bull is really no better than your average cup of coffee.

110 calories
27 g sugars
76 mg caffeine
The Claim: “With Taurine. Vitalizes body and mind.”
The Truth: Caffeine certainly offers brain-boosting benefits, and the added slew of B-vitamins are conceivably helpful for a more efficient metabolism. Unfortunately, [...]

This is why so many Vietnamese do nails

Slicksta was shocked to read about the random start of Vietnamese in the beauty industry.

The story of how the Vietnamese fell into the nail industry is one of pure chance — of how 20 women who fled their war-torn country happened to meet a Hollywood starlet with beautiful nails.