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It’s not Hollywood that’s youth obsessed (part 1)
June 3, 2008
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I recently interview Elaine (Lainey) Lui, of laineygossip.com and CTV’s eTalk, for my Beauty Redefined site on Yahoo! Canada Lifestyles.
After a quick conversation about her personal beauty secrets, I asked Elaine for her opinion on a post I had written that generated a lot of buzz and introduced so many new readers to Beauty Match.
In January, I talked about an article that was published in Radar magazine that revealed just how much cosmetic enhancement was actually taking place in Hollywood: Hollywood over 35: are they obsessed with perfection?
Given that Elaine has been able to interview a number of celebrities one-on-one during red carpet events, I wanted to know how celebrities actually looked like when you were standing only a few inches away from them.
The discussion was enlightening and it did confirm a lot of rumours that float about the Internet and in gossip magazines, but our discussion also revealed a sad reality that is often overlooked when we are criticizing Hollywood celebs who may take cosmetic enhancement a bit too far.
Celebrating Helen Mirren and Julie Christie
I was elated when Celebrity Beauty Match Pick Helen Mirren won an Oscar for her performance in “The Queen” in 2007 and I was equally excited for Julie Christie who was making a comeback in her 60s after being a fairly big star in her 20s and 30s. As Elaine pointed out, these women “should be celebrated, but it’s really not the norm in Hollywood”. The truth of the matter is that Hollywood is very much youth obsessed and there are only a small handful of women in their 40s, 50s and 60s who are actually able to still get meaningful roles as leading ladies.
Plastic surgery is the norm in Hollywood
Elaine revealed that a few actresses will hold off on getting any kind of surgical enhancement or surgery done, but the vast majority of actors and actresses will seek the help of a plastic surgeon or a cosmetic dermatologist. The trend is not only the norm, but it’s also a norm that is starting younger and younger. It’s not uncommon at all for actors as young as 15 to get some work done … and it often starts with a nose job.
During our conversation, Elaine used a word that really summed up a lot of what was happening in Hollywood: “People look engineered”. I personally would use that word to describe a lot of what is happening in real life. I think that seeking the help of a plastic surgeon or a cosmetic dermatologist to help you age the way you want to age is absolutely fine because not everyone has the strict lifestyle (or has been living the lifestyle) that is required to age gracefully. No one should have to live with “flaws” that is making them self-conscious (it can be as simple as getting rid of acne scars), but there is a point where people cross the line and they start looking like an “engineered” version of their former selves.
There was so much to discuss with Elaine and I really think this post is getting a bit too long. I’ll continue to highlight our discussion in the following post.
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Posted by Beauty Match on June 3, 2008 | Permalink
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