TOKYO (AFP) - - When a woman puts on makeup and looks in the mirror, it is as if she is seeing a different person, Japanese scientists said Tuesday.

Researchers who teamed up with Japan's Kanebo Cosmetics Inc. said they found a link between makeup and human brain mechanisms.

"It's only human beings who look into a mirror every morning," brain scientist Kenichiro Mogi told a news conference. "In addition, they even put a makeup on."

In their study of 17 women in their 20s and early 30s, they discovered that the human brain reacts almost as if the person is looking at a stranger's face when seeing their own with a makeup on, Mogi said.

They believe the act of wearing makeup helps a person look at oneself more objectively -- and therefore could serve to boost ways of communication.

Mogi said the study could lead to the development of cosmetics that would help women be more proactive.

"We are coming to understand how women use cosmetics as a powerful weapon when presenting themselves and in taking a role in society," said Toru Matsuo, a Kanebo executive.

Mogi will present the results of the research to the Washington-based Society for Neuroscience in November.

ma.... kyo wa mou nakitai na~ T.T
Ive been to portofino beach yesterday with my cousin.
she (my cousin) had a lot of wealthy friends in the beach.
they were having a party. all of them are college students.
they were all cool. but i feel so insecure...
they were asking me questions like 'have u been to college?.. from which
uninversity are u from?" questions like that.
actaully i'm having problems with my highschool years. (hontoni)
been fighting with my family back at those days
been a gangster before... but that was the past.
i tried my best to change to a better person.
So i decided to travel back and forth to japan.
trying to forget problems. meet new people. unexpectedly ive met someone special out there.
finally i thought theres someone who cares about me who loves me for who i am...
but unfortunately he left without a sign. thats the main reason why i remained single for years already.
hmm.. ive tried to keep myself busy all day everyday. but no matter what i just cant get over it.
i cried. i'm so weak that im easily tempted to do bad things such as being seduced by guys who has
no good intentions.hehe... i know its not funny at all. and what disgusts me is old geezers who wants me to be their
girlfriend. eeeeww~!! hahaha!! X__X/
yeah i did shun those kind of people. haha! well, i'm just glad about this website imeem. lots of music,
good people and u can express what u feel without being discriminated by others. hmm...*^^*
i need to practice piano~ i want to express myself with my music.