Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Stellar Tandem, Acupuncture as Beauty Alternative

By Olivia dela Torre at 5 July, at 19 : 57 PM

Robert Pattinson Kristen Stewart Stellar Tandem The box office success of the Twilight Saga: Eclipse has certainly slashed many records (not surprisingly…), and if the numbers for Sunday and Monday prove higher than expected, who knows how many more there will be.

The other day, you might have heard of the opening fireworks that Eclipse saw internationally generating a whopping $19 million on Wednesday, but that particular data didn’t include the opening numbers for Thursday and Friday. Well, today you should know that Eclipse has generated over $100 million in 42 countries/territories. So for those keeping track at home, that’s over $260 million worldwide. More than awesome! I must say.

Oh, and the film only cost $68 million to make. So maybe the huge paydays for Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN aren’t so outrageous after all.

I don’t think the $100 million internationally should surprise me after the $19 million on opening day, but I’m still a little taken aback by the international appeal of the main stars and the saga in general.

Even though it won’t hit the Fourth of July box office record, this film is an incredible success. And, with all these Twilight stories, the Twilight lovers would be out of clicking the Eclipse pictures of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart…

In another news that would make you stellar looking is that acupuncture is now used for beauty purposes.

Acupuncture for Natural Beauty Enhancement With changing times changes trends and you sometimes see relieving ones. Afraid of going under knife or have psychological issues regarding the intense machine work on your skin while you get a surgery? Forget cosmetic surgery. The ancient treatment of acupuncture is gaining new popularity as a beauty secret in Japan about 1,500 years after it first came there from China (yet another Chino-Japanese connection).

As aesthetic sessions increasingly go organic or employ traditional remedies, women at the “Beauty World Japan” exhibition this week lined up to try acupuncture, long known for its health advantages.

Inserting tiny needles into faces, boosts natural facial healing powers, says therapist Takeshi Kitagawa.

“This is not a medical or surgical procedure,” said Kitagawa, acupuncture therapist and owner of Yojo spa.

“We use the healing powers that a person’s body naturally possesses, and within the general trend towards a more ‘natural beauty’ our acupuncture is very well accepted.”

“It’s different from plastic surgery; it doesn’t have the risk of failure. Besides, it uses the innate power of human body to create beauty, and that’s the reason I like it,” said Rie Hayashida.

Japan has an estimated 40,000 registered acupuncturists and over 150 schools, mainly focused on traditional uses.

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