To think some of the celebrities WANT the weird look they have

[MRex]

It seems like in the last year or two there's been an explosion in women getting plastic surgery that makes them look strange. Examples include Lauren Goodger and the Geordie Shore ones Charlotte and Marnie. Possibly there are loads more. The "look" has odd large lips, puffy cheeks, straining skin by the eyes and maybe some chin scraping. These once pretty women have effectively had their faces ruined.

DH insists the plastic surgeons have screwed up while exploiting some emotionally vulnerable women; he's convinced that the "look" is a mistake because nobody could want to look like that, so the surgeon(s) have overdone it and the women are just brazening it out. I agree the women clearly have body dysmorphia issues and a professional should have discussed get counselling instead, but I think they must also actively WANT to look like that or they'd be suing the plastic surgeons. So, AIBU to think this is the look they actually want even though it's so very strange?

That's the level of fashion commitment I can get behind, a few ikea plastic flowers. Far less drastic than cheek-fuls of whatever the hell they put in cheeks.

I have a theory that this work is aimed at women to keep them short of money. Nails, hair, Botox, fillers, all cost money. It stops them saving for a pension buying property etc.
Normally perfectly good looking young women self mutilating their faces and bodies.
Where are the doctors in all this? I know Botox and fillers can be done in hairdressers and ‘beauty ‘ places but surgery surely there’s a surgeon somewhere that can just say no you need therapy.

@Dizzywizz I genuinely don't know! It seems to be a 'thing' though.
The flowers in my kitchen are on my windowsill.

Crikey Lllot, I've also had that strange/weird theory-feeling that its about keeping women short of money and dependant by wasting it on all this nonsense. But then if you go down sex-doll pouty look you could (in theory) be a kept woman or a "wag" married to a footballer, or even bag a banker, film producer whatever . But interestingly, alot of the worst cases hang around with really awful blokes, its bizarre.

No it’s the same for men I think wanting really expensive cars. I think men can feel that they need to keep up with each other with sports events, tech, gadgets, gaming, cars, hobby equipment and it’s not dissimilar

This is just more of a slow drip of your finances instead of one huge outlay, it’s also that you have nothing much to show for it at the end like you would a car on finance

A man in this scenario though will be thinking of a job, his career, money, livelihood. A car has a purpose, as does a hobby, they're usually fun and don't require convalescence at a private hospital and painkillers.

There is a generation of teenage boys and young adult men out there who are collecting £1000 Yeezy trainers and £800 baglencia sliders (wear them with socks too), have tans like a mahogany tree, go to the gym 7 days a week, drink expensive protein powders, have expensive sleeve and leg tats, get nose jobs, ab implants, veneers, only wear outfits once, go to Ibiza 7 times a year and can’t afford to move out of their mums. I don’t think men are immune to this either.

I will hold my hands up an admit I feel completely inadequate next to women who have the nails, eyelashes, eyebrows, lips done. Well, not the lips -im yet to see anyone with good fillers - they all seem to look odd to be honest. Im 36 and lots of the women I work with have all of these things done. I wear make up but feel quite frumpy next to other women. However, I am too much of a wimp to have anything done - im scared it would go wrong. I highlight my hair and wear make up and mostly feel insecure and old.

Katie Price used at one time be naturally pretty. A few others also.
But they seem to think malformed lips,blinding white teeth and the rest .
They sadly look awful.

There is some cross-over Pokie, its possibly part of the new commercialism and obsession with looks spawned by social meedja, and its just as sad when men do it, in its own way. I suppose it includes steroids too when you think about it. But I still don't think its quite on the same everyday level as women across the board, and (mostly) it is not so invasive physically.

You only need to try online dating to see it has infected men to a huge degree, but probably they have an easier time re the surgery, because it’s more socially acceptable to have a hairy face and you can cover half your face up with the hair anyway, you can build muscles differently, women are more prone to carrying fat than men genetically. But men are still getting hair transplants and getting all kinds of things done to their penises. It’s just not as obvious as women you see with it visually.

I’ve worked with very pretty women in my long life who were absolutely convinced they were if not ugly then at most plain.
Spending, in very ordinary paid jobs, hundreds of pounds a month on hair nails waxing tanning fake or otherwise the list goes on and on.
Main topic of conversation was wether their boyfriends liked/ loved them. I could weep for them.

I don't know any man who has had a hair transplant or penis surgery. Many men - from their online photos - barely comb their hair.

I think the main thing is what LLot5 says ...