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Perfect women - a rant

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KatyK Sat 31-Mar-18 13:36:38

Helen Mirren (again) on the front of my monthly glossy magazine (bought as a gift from a friend) looking stunning and speaking about her wonderful life. Yes, all styled and probably airbrushed. Why has this put me in a bad mood?

gillybob Sat 31-Mar-18 22:54:23

Why dies this text hate the word kiwis ?

gillybob Sat 31-Mar-18 22:55:24

I swear .... try typing .... those hangy bits !

I get kiwis ?

hildajenniJ Sat 31-Mar-18 23:03:19

absent, my DGS age 5 is absolutely besotted with kiwi birds.
I have a crease from the corner of my mouth down to my chin. I developed it when I was an early teenager. It was just the way my face grew?. My mother said not to worry about it as it wouldn't be noticed when I was old and jowly.hmm

gillybob Sat 31-Mar-18 23:10:49

Oh absent how I miss you. So happy to hear your soon to be a fully fledged Jowl !

I loved our times together ( despite my cracked knee bone lol ?) and your infamous strawberry cocktails . Xx

Jalima1108 Sat 31-Mar-18 23:43:22

Helen Mirren always puts me in a bad mood grin
I know lots of people like her but she has always annoyed me for no reason in particular!
However, this put me in a better mood smile:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=go52mHlKDEo

gillybob Sat 31-Mar-18 23:52:31

Flippin’ lulu puts me in a bad mood Jalima that fake (Scottish) accent that she switches on/off when it suits. That screaming voice and those “chubby” (plastic surgery) cheeks . Makes me wanna .... SHOUT !!!!!

lilypollen Sun 01-Apr-18 00:57:46

I like Julie Walters. Don't think she's had work and clearly likes a drink. Good on ya gal!

bikergran Sun 01-Apr-18 09:01:09

been watching Julie Walters on the train journeys she looks quite natural and looks like shes happy with it..enjoy all her appearances.

bikergran Sun 01-Apr-18 09:01:56

shes 68 by the way... smile

bikergran Sun 01-Apr-18 09:08:13

also...me n my BIG mouth!

I work in a well know supermarket..and me being quite boring and not up to date with make up/botox/appearances etc etc....well! this lady came through my checkout the other day ..I looked at her again.. then looked again..and piped up! "oh have you have some tattos down around your eyes"? or henna dye (stupid me)! she had all these little brown dots all round her eyes and with people having their eyebrows tattooed etc etc and anything else I thought nothing of my question!

The lady said "no I have had an allergic reaction to some cream"! and seem to sort of shy away and off she went...

Late in day I was telling my daughter she said yes its a new treatment that a lot are having..think something to do with reducing eye bags etc.... tut!!!! felt a right >>>>!!! (must keep up with the latest treatments) lol. But it gives you all these brown spots around your eyes...and to me looks like a henna pattern..

DanniRae Sun 01-Apr-18 09:35:20

Well Lulu might have had work done on the outside but seems she's not very likeable on the inside. My daughter and I went to see Brendan Cole's show. He was her partner on "Strictly" and during the show he was talking about all the celebs he'd been partnered with.............he had something good to say about all of them.............except Lulu!! Enough said, eh?

bikergran Sun 01-Apr-18 09:51:25

ha ha ha gillybob lol lol SHOUT

bikergran Sun 01-Apr-18 09:51:50

Im singing it in my head now lol

KatyK Sun 01-Apr-18 10:33:20

Thank you kitty smile To be honest, I've had some horrendous things happen in my life, as I'm sure many of you have, so I am not sure why this trivial subject has wound me up! Looking at this magazine I felt petulant, childish and hard done by. I have always tried really hard to look after my appearance. Mother nature (and bad parenting) thought otherwise. I now have rashes that they can't seem to get to the bottom of. Oh and nosebleeds making me scared to go out. Do any of these women get these problems? I know, it doesn't matter but sometimes it does. This week I am bitter and twisted. Next week I'll be fine.

DanniRae Sun 01-Apr-18 10:56:24

Sorry to hear of all your troubles KatyK. Sending you my love and some flowers xx

gillybob Sun 01-Apr-18 11:07:59

Oh god no, bikergran you really don’t want a “Lulu ear worm” .

We all feel like that sometimes katyk and despite what some (saintly ) people would have you believe it does you good to let the halo slip once in a while. It does make you wonder whether the Helen Mirrens of the world ever get nasty rashes, eye bags etc. But we would never know would we? She would just get a chap to deal with it, or a photoshop to airbrush it out. I wonder if some of them look at photos of themselves and actually believe that’s what they really look like?

KatyK Sun 01-Apr-18 11:18:13

Thanks all. You are all very lovely and comforting. smile
Rant now definitely over.

varian Sun 01-Apr-18 11:37:57

I have to admit that I've never tried very hard to look after jy apparance. My figure would not compare favourably with Helen Mirren's (remember her showing off her red bikini?) but she's never had any children.

I once complimented a friend my age on her figure and she pointed out that I'd had children and she hadn't. When I told her how many years it was since I'd had the last one, she said "yes, you should have got your figure back by now!" - and we both laughed. It's really not that important.

farview Sun 01-Apr-18 14:48:11

I think,as women,we probably all have good days&bad days,On one of my very BAD days I actually told the bathroom mirror to F... Off...then couldn't stop laughing when I realised what I'd just done...grin

gillybob Sun 01-Apr-18 15:14:54

I like it farview and have gone pretty close myself too ! Bloody mirrors who invented them eh ?

Deedaa Sun 01-Apr-18 15:23:25

In the 70s DH was a minicab driver and drove Lulu a few times. He wasn't very taken with her! On the other hand he adored Olivia Newton John and used to go and get fish and chips for her.

gillybob Sun 01-Apr-18 15:30:56

According to this months W&H and yet another Helen Mirren front cover and interview .... “ beauty comes from within”

Well why the surgery and the airbrushing then Ms Mirren ? Because you’re worth it ?

KatyK Sun 01-Apr-18 16:17:49

That's the magazine W&H. Well if beauty comes from within, mine is struggling to get out!

gillybob Sun 01-Apr-18 16:24:40

My beauty must definitely be on the inside cos it sure as hell isn’t on the outside .

Maybe I’ve got beautiful organs ?

KatyK Sun 01-Apr-18 16:33:17

I'm sure you have gilly grin