Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Botox Anyone?

So the numbers are in and they are staggering.

Cate Blanchett's dazzling Armani number? $200,000.

Helen Mirren's divine Christian Lacroix frock? $400,000.

Kate Winslet's Valentino? $100,000.

Helen gets to keep hers; I don't know about the others.

Now, I love Kate Winslet. Great actress. Fabulous role model in that she's not ana like most Oscar-worthy actresses. However, I'm sorry to say that she is an argument in favor of Botoxing while you're young. She's my age, yet, if any of you saw the official pre-show on the network that the Academy Awards were broadcast on, you probably couldn't help but notice her terrible crow's feet and forehead lines. Even dad, who thinks I'm ridiculous with my Botox and Restylane at my age, finally saw the light. "She looks terrible," he agreed. And the truly scary thing is that she's never been in the sun and has great skin! But look at those lines! I've taken the liberty of posting some before and after pics. The after pics are me airbrushing away the lines using iPhoto. Take a gander.

BEFORE:






AFTER:



4 comments:

Paige Jennifer said...

I adore her as is (said with me sticking my tongue out at you). I'm more concerned that her green frothy gown cost $100,000. Am I the only one that finds that troubling. $100,000 should by a lot more wow factor.

Paige Jennifer said...

BUY, not by

(as a Jewish girl who likes to shop, that is seriously embarrassing)

Stephanie Green said...

Oh, Paige you kill me. The price tag is staggering, for a wispy, subtle chiffon number that looks like it could be off the rack——at Bergdorf's or Barney's at least.
I'm indeed a bit of a Botox fanatic, but that's cause I have spent a lifetime bathing in the Florida sun. What's scary about Kate is that she clearly has stayed out of the sun . . .

Anonymous said...

So many other factors--super-bright lights, heavy makeup, possibility that she's tired, jet lagged, dehydrated, or hung over. Remember, too, that your airbrushing doesn't really show what she'd look like with botulism, because she wouldn't be able to move her face enough to crack her lovely smile.