Cannes Festival Beauties

We all love movie premiers and film festivals because of the movies right? Of course not! It's the dresses, the fashion, the designers, oh and a little thing we call botox! This year's Cannes Festival showcased some of Hollywood's most beautiful in their favorite designer's gowns and suits. While most people were looking at the outfits, I was looking at what was above them. I found a few actresses I wanted to comment on:

Uma Thurman: The 41 year old mother of two looks fabulous. There's just a few wrinkles here and there to remind us how long we have had her in our lives but she is absolutely radiant. It looks like she has had some botox in her forehead and filler in her smile lines. Everything is so well done and looks so natural.

Penelope Cruz: While the 37 year old new mom does look great, I don't think she looks that natural. We'll cut her some slack though because she just had her son and probably was too excited to get back to her botox/filler routine. She does look youthful though and her post-baby body is fantastic.

Naomi Campbell: The model, who turns 41 this week, turned a few heads at the festival (not in a good way). I think that in the attempt to keep up with the modeling world, she overdid it a little and doesn't look like herself. It just doesn't look natural. Her full cheeks do make her look like a nicer person though!

Half Their Age (& Half The Truth!)

People Magazine's most recent issue is out and besides naming Jennifer Lopez the most world's most beautiful woman (she is very beautiful but that is an extreme declaration!) they have a segment about women who look half their age. Along with their pictures, these women talk about how and why they look that good. Well, they really only talk about half of the reasons. Of course they begin with the gorgeous, age-defying Christie Brinkley:

She says her secret is that she multi-tasks and is careful about how much make up she wears and what color she dyes her hair. And yes we should believe that is why she looks like this at 57. The Easter bunny is coming over to my house on Sunday too! I wasn't looking for a detailed invoice of what all these women had done but at least give a hint or two about having a little help (from a friendly dermatologist or surgeon) so that women in their 40's and 50's aren't going crazy at home thinking that this is possible without that. I think they all look young, healthy and natural, but it is because they have had help. Anyone could see that they have had Botox and fillers and I applaud them for not overdoing it. They don't look fake or frozen at all. Here are the other examples and their "explanations":

Stacey Dash, now 44 and says she washes her face every night and drinks water. Sorry Stacey, but we are not as clueless as you were back then.

Dana Delaney, an amazing 55 years old, just got a role that was made for a 35 year old. She says she only eats fish and vegetables and does yoga. While those definitely keep you in shape and healthy, they don't take away the wrinkles 55 years on this earth will give you!
The same thing goes for Lucy Liu, 42. Yes, the running, pilates, and yoga she does helps her keep her Charlie's Angels body, but botox and fillers have helped her keep her youthful face.

Even with a little help, I think these women have done a great job taking care of themselves and they should be proud. They're beautiful!

Two Of Our Very Own

These beautiful ladies are not only our patients for the month of April, but they are also part of our amazing staff! Olivia (left) is an amazingly talented opera singer when she's not in our office and Alicia was with us until a few months ago when she pursued a career in public relations. Appearance plays a big part of the theater and the p.r. world so these girls made sure they looked their best! Working at our office opened their eyes to options and treatments that have enhanced their already natural beauty.

Olivia and Alicia have both had Botox treatments for wrinkle correction, as well as wrinkle prevention. To even out their skin tone and make their skin glow, they have had several chemical peels. They both also got fillers in heir lips for a natural-looking enhancement. It's not just about looking good...it's about feeling good (and the way that makes you look)!

Jessica Simpson's Lip Inflation

With the release of her country album, Jessica Simpson, 28, looks like she has gotten a little lip boost. Back in 2007 she admitted to trying Restylane to try to get a fuller pout, and according to MakeMeHeal.com it looks like she has again experimented with fillers. Although she has not confirmed getting fillers again, recent pictures look like she may have gotten some injected into both her upper and lower lips. The picture to the right is of Simpson taken back in 2000 for InStyle magazine. Ladies and gentlemen, I do not think this is all the result of plumping lipstick and lipgloss! If it is Restlyane or Juvederm, both hyaluronic acid fillers which are non-permanent and made from a naturally derived material found in the body, you will probably just see it fade over time just like the last time she did it. Most lip fillers like these get resorbed by the body over a period of 4 to 6 months after they are injected.

Jennifer Aniston and Lip Augmentation

Questions are always being raised as to whether or not Jennifer Aniston has had "work" done. Lately people have questioned whether she's had lip augmentation with soft tissue fillers. As you can see in the photo, if she did it was actually done well and very conservatively along the upper border of the lip. Lip injectables are soft tissue fillers (usually Restylane or Juvederm these days, a naturally occuring hyaluronic acid which is not permanent, and very "forgiving" or soft). She may have just used a different lipliner and gloss to give her lips a little perk--also the shots are taken from different angles so that could have something to do with the mildly different look to her lips.

She looks awesome. Whatever she's having, I'll have some too. And she's got a cute boyfriend, too.
Check it out in Daily Mail (photo credit).