The New "New Face": How doctors are beating Deneuve's Law
Catherine Deneuve is known for saying that after a certain age, a woman chooses between her face and her behind.About Face, by Jonathan Van Meter, in New York magazine, details how the new breed of face lifts, fillers (and demand from the clients of these services) are disproving her axiom.
The new 'volumized ' face is "like a down stuffed sofa with the cushions plumped up"; the article shows this arresting composite photo, melding Michelle Pfeiffer's brow, Madonna's plumpy cheeks, Angelina Jolie's nose and lips, and Demi Moore's jawline. (I looked at this photo and thought, oh, Uma Thurman.)
One of the author's friends said, "there is a whole new class of women walking around with wiry little bodies and big ol' baby faces." When I saw Bette Midler recently on TV, she too had this oddly aerated face- not quite puffy, but certainly not the contours of a typical 63 year old.
There's a lot of good dish in the article, including a frank, funny lunch with Madonna's publicist, Liz Rosenberg.
"Instinctively, Rosenberg understands two things that many plastic surgeons agree on: One, people who start with amazing bone structure are the ones who often look better with plastic surgery. 'Like Sophia Loren,' she says. 'What is she? One hundred? Fucking fantastic.' And two, 'you will never look natural if you get shit done to your lips.' "
Comments
I see a lot of this around Beverly Hills and Newport Beach. Not for me, thanks. Think I'll live with some padding on both my hips and face. ;-)
I wouldn't want to miss this ageing business for anything. Nothing can replace the wisdom and confidence that come with age and the love and satisfaction of seeing my children growing. Why on earth would I want to hide all this behind a face or body that is not mine?
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That photo actually shows us exactly what goes wrong with tinkering with ones face - Knowing when to stop. Most people don't.
(This woman is Italian, for god's sake- and is dressed like a hooker.)
If she had soft, current hair, subtle makeup and a Lanvin dress: she would still look lifted but not scary.
Now I cannot believe what she has done to herself or understand why she has done it. She makes me ashamed to say that I'm half Italian, but believe me, she is definitely NOT typical. I'm just back from Rome where middle age women are just marvellous, elegant, natural, groomed and incredibly sexy.
I was approached one day whilst sitting in a spa, waiting for a pedicure-It happened to be Friday-Friday is the day the Botox truck comes into town. The day the
plastic surgeon comes to town for consultation.
A woman asked "Did he do yours" staring at my chest.I had to laugh.
A brochure on the table caught my eye...'Tighten all your loose ends. Vaginal reconstruction on your lunch 'hour''
Just when I thought I had a good hair cut and great teeth and took care to eat right and exercise,I now find something 'new' to wonder about.