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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?

varian Sun 01-Apr-18 16:53:20

We need to see Helen Mirren on a bad day. On one of my good days I look like Brenda Blethyn as Vera on a bad day (but without the hat).

Moocow Sun 01-Apr-18 17:14:41

It's the amount of them young and old who go on about body confidence then have hair that seems to increase in bounce and thickness as they get more into tv film etc that and the do my miracle diet ohhh i better stop it gets me so cross - you are certainly not alone katyk

gillybob Sun 01-Apr-18 17:17:10

A lot of them wear hair pieces and volume extensions moocow . I would love thick bouncy hair.

sodapop Sun 01-Apr-18 17:46:19

Me too gillybob

farview Sun 01-Apr-18 18:03:49

..none of it really matters though does it? We are the REAL WOMEN,real lives,everything it throws at us..real faces,that have had....and show ...happiness and sadness,I wouldn't, truthfully want an airbrushed photo or a face pumped full of chemicals my face is ME,it has lines and it's a bit droopy but it's ME,been through it all with me, changed as I've aged,my grandchildren love my face..I'm nearly 66,don't want a plastic looking face..don't want my body looking it's age and my hair &face looking like a head transplant...a smile does the trick anyway,on everyone's face?

KatyK Sun 01-Apr-18 19:10:21

I have thick bouncy hair. Unfortunately it's not my own as mine all fell out!

MissAdventure Sun 01-Apr-18 19:16:27

I have thick bouncy hair. It grows out of my chin! smile

KatyK Sun 01-Apr-18 19:18:24

grin

sodapop Sun 01-Apr-18 20:44:12

That made me chuckle MissA same here.

M0nica Sun 01-Apr-18 20:47:19

I prefer magazines about old houses, no silly celebrities. and the owners are quite out in the open about what they have done to make everything look so good.

morethan2 Sun 01-Apr-18 21:30:49

varian oh how I laughed, thank you so much