This one actually blew me away. I thought I knew what Eva Longoria looked like. Now I realize that I only know what she looks like after the airbrush. It’s another example of how media dictates what standards of beauty should be, and that not even the most beautiful women in the world are good enough as is.

Airbrushing is no longer an after thought. Instead it is mandatory, a necessity, an absolute must! As mere mortals how can we, the general public, dare to compete or compare ourselves with these images? These severely photoshopped pictures should come with a warning label: not a genuine representation.

If we looked at pictures like these as art instead of how we should perceive ourselves in real life, then we could appreciate them for what they really are — make believe.

Which picture do you like better? Were you as shocked as I was with results of the airbrushing? Do you think the airbrushing was necessary?

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OMG! This is one lady who knows how to make an announcement! This is Beyonce on the VMA Red Carpet today and by this pose I guess it’s pretty clear that there is a baby on the way! Huge congrats to the parents to be. More news to come…

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Yes, that’s right folks. Kim Kardashian’s fairy tale wedding to Kris Humphries will air on E! in a two part special. It’s going to be called Kim’s Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event and will air October 9th and 10th. It makes total sense. The Kardashians have their own show on the network so it’s just obvious that they would be bringing you the event of the season.

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Can you imagine getting paid to get married? It’s being reported that the happy couple are pocketing a cool $1.5 million from People Magazine just for their wedding photos, $300, 000 from their May engagement announcement and $100, 000 from OK Magazine for the bridal shower photos. And Kim Kardashian’s mom Kris Jenner gets 10% of that, LOL! Gotta hand it to ‘em, but those Kardashians sure know how to capitalize on their celebrity. They also know how to make money hand over fist.

A Little Kardashian Trivia…

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Can you believe that once upon a time Kim used to be a stylist to Paris Hilton? Funny how dynamics can change, yeah? I wonder if Paris was invited to the wedding…

This isn’t Kim’s first wedding. Nope! When Kim was 20 she married music producer Damon Thomas (he worked with Pink and Faith Evans and was 10 years older than Kim!) but they divorced in 2004.

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In December 2007 Kim Kardashian graced the cover of Playboy and posed inside the magazine. She embraced her famous curves and told Men’s Fitness magazine, “Of course you’re nervous and want more time to work out. But I’m proud to show people who I am. You always see the typical skinny models and I’m not that and I’m proud not to be that.” Atta girl, Kim!

As big as this wedding was, how much do you want to bet that when Brangelina decides to tie the knot — even if it’s a teensy, weensy ceremony in the wilds of Africa where the bride wears a T-shirt and flip flops, the groom is in pretty much the same, and they spend 500 bucks or less on the whole shebang — how much do you wanna bet that wedding will be the wedding of the century? I wonder how much those pictures would go for? And you know Santa Angelina would just give it all away to charity.

Every year, Juicy Couture comes out with the same suits over and over again. Then why do we still buy them?
We buy them because when we just don’t feel like putting in any effort to look cute, we still can once we zip up that precious j.

Coming out for fall once again is the velour suit. It always comes in a variety of dark fall colours in that soft and fuzzy, precious fabric. No one will bat an eye at you if you decide to leave the house wearing one, it’s OK to grocery shop, get your hair and nails done and go to the gym.

Almost indestructible, Juicy suits are so versatile and coveted by anyone who is anyone.

Was Kim Kardashian wearing one on her special day? You bet she was! Nowadays, Juicy suits are so in fashion that brides to be wear them on the way to the spa and even the big event because they don’t leave any clothing lines, and are easy to slip on and off. They are never fail wardrobe staples, and that’s why I will continue to keep buying “heather gray” over and over again.

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Everyday we are bombarded by images of celebrities. These images show us faces and bodies that rival the perfection of the gods on Mount Olympus. But just like these gods of myth these celebrity images are FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE-ITY FAKE! Yes, a lot of the images can be candid, but for the most part, before a celebrity campaign or promo or spread hits the net or magazine rack, their images undergo a fierce round airbrushing. And unfortunately it is these airbrushed images of near perfection that mere mortals compare themselves to, and are compared to, everyday. How can anyone in normal non-celeb society ever compare their natural self to these false images used for advertising and publicity? If more people realized and remembered just how unrealistic these ideals of what we should look like are there would be less health related and image related disorders. How many of you agree with me?

While we all enjoy gazing at the beauty of airbrushed images, it must be remembered that like movies and fiction it is all just an artful escape. Take a look at these images of Katherine Heigl for instance. She’s wonderful but see if you can notice the magic of the airbrush.

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