| Anneh1957 |
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| 06/01/2009 15:21 |
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Has anyone read the interview with Fiona Phillips in the Feb magazine? In particular: "There's no way I'll resort to using Botox or having cosmetic surgery. You can always tell when you meet someone who has had something done [how, exactly???] and my opinion of them goes down slightly. I think they're vain and superficial."
I find this offensive. I am only 51 and have had a couple of Botox treatments to try to lessen deep lines under my eyes, which obviously Ms Phillips does not have. Why is it vain to want to look one's best? If Ms Phillips doesn't feel the need for such treatments that's fine, but to label everyone who has cosmetic surgery as vain and superficial is astonishingly arrogant. Or is it just me who thinks so?
| chilla |
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| 06/01/2009 15:30 |
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Never had it myself, my friend has and she just looks fresher for it, but not frozen. My friend isn't at all superficial, maybe vain, but in a nice way that she wants to look the best she can. Don't we all?
Didn't read the article I'm afraid, I've neve got over her dancing in SCD
| dec |
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| 06/01/2009 15:49 |
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Hi Anne,
I'll confess to having had Botox done for the first time last year.It has made a huge difference to how I feel about myself.I look less miserable and more relaxed and definitely not frozen.
I feel it's a pity that it's something people seem to get so moralistic about.It may seem like a sad statement to make but having it done has given me a new lease of life.I've stopped seeing myself as an old woman.I feel more positive and much more like me again and I like it!
Decx
| dec |
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| 06/01/2009 15:58 |
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Forgot to say that without the support and advice from fellow forummers I probably wouldn't have got up the courage to have it done so a special thanks to them.
See we're not the only vain superficial one's on here Anne,Lol
| F1x |
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| 06/01/2009 16:10 |
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Er they airbrush her in the mags and she works under special tv lights
slight difference to the rest of us .
She prob sees so caled celebs who over do it.
If people are of an age to have wrinkles and want to feel better then why not. I know someone who has it under her eyes and was surprised when I knew her age as she looked younger.
Personally I think I need fillers.
LOL
F1
| camomile |
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| 06/01/2009 16:18 |
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I personally haven't had it done, but see no problem at all in it, if it makes you feel happy why not, it's no vainer then wearing braces on your teeth, or dying your grey hair, or even wearing makeup for that matter! Many people that say they definitely wouldn't are probably naturally attractive and are blessed with good genes anyway. your looks are all just luck sometimes!
I say what ever makes you feel happy is your business and nobody else's.
variety is the spice of life, wouldn't life be boring if we all had the same views.
Camomile
| Secret |
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| 06/01/2009 17:07 |
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If people want it done it is their business and no-one else's. People are too quick to judge people on their looks, personality, etc etc....who are they to judge!?!
If it makes you feel better you go for it girl, and why not. People that usually judge are probably eaten up with jealousy anyway!
Now would I have it done, the answer is categorically no way......but I can't stand needles and am a coward. If I wasn't afraid of needles would I have it done - the answer would still be no, not because I have anything against it, I don't, it's just a personal preference.
I have my hair and nails done on a regular basis, I also use a sunbed on a regular basis....would some people do that...probably not the sunbed no - it's all a matter of personal preference.
You have your botox and if it makes you feel good about yourself, well that can only be a good thing...
| gyp |
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| 06/01/2009 17:24 |
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If it makes you feel good, go for it. As Secret says, we're too quick to judge people.
I know women who have had it done and they do look 'fresher', not younger just fresh. But the one person who I know had it down she was in her early 30s, and a beautiful women too. Why did she feel she had to have it done at that age, she didn't have any creases in her face to begin with!!!!! She came across as so confident but obviously she felt she should do something about tiny wrinkles in her 30s.
| Secret |
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| 06/01/2009 17:28 |
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Oh I forgot to say, I don't need it.....
.....And if I did I'm not telling cos its a 'Secret'
| citygirl |
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| 06/01/2009 19:57 |
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I've not had it done & will never as I'm not overly keen on needles or blood either (read chicken!)
but it doesn't bother me if people want a full face lift, fillers or botox, whatever makes you feel better & its nobody's business but yours.What does puzzle me is younger people having it done, e.g. Katie Price is just 31 & she's been having botox etc for a while now, I know when I was pre-30 my face was exactly where it should have been - not so much these days
| issi |
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| 08/01/2009 00:20 |
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A friend of mine has had botox done over the last 18 months and she looks so much better. The effect is that she looks less "tired" and she can still move her eyebrows up and down. If it is done right, no-one will know, you will just look better. I will do it eventually - still waiting for that youthful "bloom" to fade (I'm only 57!).
| Secret |
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| 08/01/2009 00:27 |
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Issi - what about the pain of the needles though ? would you be able to endure that ? I know I couldn't......
Go for it, what are you waiting for....
| issi |
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| 08/01/2009 00:32 |
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There is very little pain Secret. Think about it. The forehead is all bone so the needle is just a slight "prick" into the skin. The doctor will wipe an anaesthetic pad over the skin to freeze it and you will hardly feel a thing. I don't fear needles myself because I don't focus on what is actually happening. I just think it will be over in a few seconds and that is it. If I get botoxed I will let everyone know!
| Secret |
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| 08/01/2009 00:34 |
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Yes please Issi, will be enthralled to hear how you get on....Good luck....x
| issi |
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| 08/01/2009 00:39 |
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Thanks.
| MariaE |
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| 08/01/2009 10:22 |
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re Fiona Phillips, I think we can take her remarks with a pinch of 'celebrity' salt.
I hardly ever watch her prog but once when I tuned in I was extremely surprised about her teeth - they looked different to when I had last seen her (they were blindingly white and she had a slight sibilancy to her speech). So she's right in that respect; when people have 'work'done, we all notice it.
The truth is that if you're in showbiz, you will have the procedures done to compete for work if nothing else, but mostly because modern HD cameras pick up on blemishes/wrinkles etc. A BBC newsreader (not particularly pretty either - miaow!) has recently sued her cosmetic surgeon for burning her face. I expect she was getting herself ready for the HD broadcasts.
I don't believe Lulu either when she says it's all down to her own line of cosmetics, nor Andie Mcdowell who flogs L'Oreal. I wouldn't buy their stuff, but I would be interested in the telephone numbers of their surgeons!
Finally, if you like such things, there's a really funny and interesting website called AwfulPlasticSurgery. Just have a gawp at that for 15 minutes!
| dec |
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| 08/01/2009 10:41 |
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I have a real needle phobia but get over that by not looking at the needle.Also make sure that an anaesthetic cream is applied beforehand and it is ok.
Younger people have it done because it stops the wrinkles forming.The doctor who does mine is well into her fifties and there is not a wrinkle in sight because she has been using Botox for years She doesn't look odd just great.She also is good at not overdoing things.She doesn't do my upper forehead because she says I don't need it.My eyebrows still move up and down but I can't frown.Who really wants to frown anyway?
Issi go for it when you are ready to.I'm sure you will be delighted with the results.
| Bluebells |
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| 08/01/2009 15:17 |
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a friend of mine has had fillers and when she told me she was having it I thought oh what if it goes wrong, but she looks fantastic and although its a little expensive, it has lasted over a year, so it's definately worth it. She also feels much happier in herself. Not sure i'd have it done, but you can never say never
| Silver |
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| 08/01/2009 16:36 |
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Hi blubells,
I have been considering having fillers, did your friend have Restylane, and did it hurt I am a bit of a coward, could do with a bit of lift though...
Silver
| Bluebells |
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| 09/01/2009 07:55 |
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Hi Silver
Not sure what the actual product was called, i'll try and find out for you. I do know it didn't really hurt, but obviously you can feel the needles slightly. If you can take the little it may hurt I'm sure you're be pleased with the results. I had my eyes lasered 18 months ago, and I agonised for a long time over having the procedure, but I went through with it, and no doubt it was the best decision I made. Sure after it felt like I'd chopped a thousand onions, but only for a few hours and that was definately worth going through.
Good luck