images via Massamo Gammacurta

These delicate lollipops--in their pretty, crystalline hues, with their tiny, imperfect bubbles--are beautiful strictly on a surface level.

But I also love the cheeky comment artist Massamo Gammacurta made by casting them in the shape of designer labels' logos. Sugar is the medium--a product with no real nutritional value that is usually eaten quickly and greedily. Contrast that to the argument for luxury goods: that they're highly valuable, special treasures that should last a lifetime and, because of that, are worth their exorbitant price tags.

Let's be real. Don't designer duds feel more akin to a guilty sugar rush than a wise investment these days?