So here's Gropius thinking: WHERE do I know her from?
And then, my answer came like a revelation: DUH. The muppets. I know her from the muppets.
You know, the whole "lips stretched so tight with Botox" thing is fairly, if not really, creepy to me. Add in your chin, your nose, your cheeks, and soon all you can move are your eyeballs. That's your eyeBALLS not your lids. Those get pretty tight too.
And I just can't help but think how beautiful these women might be if they allowed themselves to age more naturally. Is it a need coming from within to feel more youthful, or is it something to keep the man in their life feeling attracted to them? Not sure. I met a lady who is my age (33) and who is having regular injections between her eyes to firm up that area. Are you SERIOUS?
Honestly. I'm not saying that women who get plastic surgery are bad. Hey--if it makes you feel good and doesn't break the bank, that's wonderful. But why is it so pervasive? Having yourself operated on because it's "in" is just crossing the line a bit too much for me. But then again, I've never been a conformist.
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I know what you mean! I feel like when they start messing with the way skin is supposed to fall, it never falls naturally again and they start looking freaky (like your muppets!)
PS. I'm doing really well, thanks! Did you happen to see that post right before the Lands' End one? ;)
When I was in Switzerland, I noticed that most Swiss women seemed to be thin and a bit leathery, once they got past 40. It was actually quite refreshing, because they looked natural and healthy, rather than plastic and dead.
Animal was my favorite muppet. And Beaker.
OMG - I saw her!! hilarious
I think the answer as to why they do botox and plastic surgery is included in the bigger question: Why is it I can get by with one bar of soap, one bottle of shampoo, and one deodorant stick while my wife has 5 (count 'em) bottles and jars of stuff for showering, 7 more for her hair and about 6 more for skin care on various areas of her body, plus more for who knows what mysterious rituals? She's not doing it for any specific reason that I can detect. It seems to be a deep-seated and essential part of feminine mystique, that deep secret from which the universe precludes all male insight.
Now don't tell me you're not like the botoxers unless you can swear that you have only one shower soap, one shampoo (with conditioner built in), no hair dye, one skin lotion, and one deodorant (if you use it at all). Otherwise it's all just a matter of degree between you and them.
And I'll bet you waste a lot of that stuff by taking a shower every day whether you need it or not.
Notary sojac.
Smokey Stover
Rewrite the surfing anthem 'Wipeout' with the word 'Grossout' and you've got my reaction to elective plastic surgery for egocentric beautification purposes. So-called beautification, that is.
Meanwhile, the Muppets are marvellous.
When I first moved here, someone asked me why I never got my ears "fixed." I'll admit that my ears don't lay flat against my head but I NEVER considered plastic surgery. I couldn't believe the nerve of that woman.
Crazy isn't it? That endless chase for youth. I find it funny because I really enjoy the comfort of where I am right now in life, the start of crowsfeet and grey hair and all!
Hahaha! I know what you mean the muppets thingy. They really look like the muppets with their lips all puffy and all.
I always believe that it is better to age gracefully and naturally. I am not an advocate of cosmetic surgery. (Maybe because I have a lot of medical allergies that's why. Hahaha!)
I am sure not looking forward to wrinkling all up and I've already been disguising my grey hair, but don't tell anyone. But i sure don't want to look like I'm wearing a plastic Halloween mask. I have an award for you, see today's post on my blog!
Bwahahahaha!! I love it how you manage to find the funniest correlations between real life situations/people with something from not so real life!! This totally made me laugh and I still remember your post about the Victoria's secret models and their posing!! I swear I could never look at their website in the same way lol
P.S. Thanky ou so much for all the support in the past days!! MAJORILY appreciated! And I feel a lot better now :)
I'm with you on this one. I'm 49 and have not had one single procedure done and I am married to a neurologist. He gives botox injections to patients who need it for medical reasons so could easily inject me if I wanted. NO THANKS!! I'm just not a big fan of having poison injected into my wrinkles or body.
I don't know troops. Being bald, 55, with a classic Jewish schnoz, and a bucketful of lipo just waiting to happen...I am absurdly trying to reinvent the wheel. Three years ago it was (and remains) a terminal addiction to the gym. Now I am on the starvation diet quest which, when combined with my quasi-Nazi will power means that I should resume eating more than 800 calories a day about the time I can find into the spandex suit that Eddie Murphy wore as Buddy Love in The Nutty Professor. God help us all when it comes to personal vanity!
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