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AIBU to LMAO at vanity fair Oscar party celeb pictures where they look real and awful at the same time

33 replies

What2wear2work · 19/03/2026 21:53

am i being being unreasonable at finding the vanity fair Oscar party shots hilarious-I have just seen the daily mail article. it has made my day seeing all that money, surgery and effort spent and they still look like I would do! I loved the Kim Kardashian one especially! what a reality check after all the filtered pictures we see! I want to pin the fake and real pics up my wardrobe to cheer me ip every morning when I look in the mirror!

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Tings · 19/03/2026 21:57

If you need cheering up every time you look in the mirror I don't think these people can help you.

But I guess if this sort of thing makes you happy, you won't be alone considering your fellow Daily Mail readers can often be a strange bunch (to put it politely).

Daytimetellyqueen · 19/03/2026 22:00

I really can’t see a difference?!

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/03/2026 22:02

Omg!!

Do you have a link to the article, not sure if im on the correct one but, so far I'm in shock!

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/03/2026 22:04

Only demi Moore comes out alright

The kardashians 😬😬

Daytimetellyqueen · 19/03/2026 22:16

Have I looked at the wrong thing? I really didn’t notice a difference in the photos I saw!

Screamingabdabz · 19/03/2026 22:18

I agree op. I actually prefer the ‘normal’ shots. Who are they trying to kid? Just embrace beautiful imperfection.

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What2wear2work · 19/03/2026 22:49

I don’t think you realise how pervasive the filters are and how much it influences you as to what is normal and what isn’t. So when you see reality ie unstaged unflattering light it is shocking how normal celebrities look - nothing special at all.

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Daytimetellyqueen · 19/03/2026 22:53

Thanks - this was the article I looked at - I honestly don’t think they look much different.

CoastalCalm · 19/03/2026 23:24

Vera Wang is 77 - I think she looks bloody fabulous ! There’s very little difference between the photos really - and in Kris Jenners case she looks better in the more natural photo

Screamingabdabz · 19/03/2026 23:29

CoastalCalm · 19/03/2026 23:24

Vera Wang is 77 - I think she looks bloody fabulous ! There’s very little difference between the photos really - and in Kris Jenners case she looks better in the more natural photo

Are you actually joking? Jeez no disrespect to the woman but her picture gave me a jump scare.

ThatsRoughBuddy · 19/03/2026 23:50

I don’t think they look bad at all. Honestly, it’s nice to see wrinkles and skin texture instead of the photoshopped to perfection we usually see. I think they all looked great - including the Kardashians!

deltapanda · 20/03/2026 06:49

I’ve very little interest in the Kardashians so something must have happened that I missed - but that doesn’t look like Kim in any way, shape or form, in either picture. Jjust me?? I wouldn’t recognise her.

Agree with pp that Kris looks nicer in the Vanity Fair photo. A bit of softness to her look suits her.

TheBeaTgoeson1 · 20/03/2026 07:19

I think they look just as good as they’re in their normal pictures. They basic face shapes are the same, but perhaps lighting is a bit less flattering. And you can see some have had surgery.

How old are you out of interest OP? this is the kind of post I would’ve written when I was in my early 20s, and deeply insecure.

TheBeaTgoeson1 · 20/03/2026 07:20

Also, I do realise how heavy the use of filters is. But I just sort of know that, it would never occur to me. Look at a picture like that and judge myself against it. Perhaps that’s an age thing, I’m in my early 40s.

Pineneedlesincarpet · 20/03/2026 07:26

Quite cheering to see that they look normal. Although if I were Kim I would be having a word with my make up artist.

JulietteHasAGun · 20/03/2026 07:28

I didn’t think the light was unforgiving…just that the photos weren’t filtered? These people must own mirrors and must know what they actually look like. They must see their own original photos prior to photoshopping them. This can’t have been a surprise for them.

Sidelined101 · 20/03/2026 07:39

lol ‘with one actress reduced to tears upon seeing her photograph’
as if we needed any more proof that hollyweird is cloud cuckoo land.
if this story is true then it just shows how vain and desperate people have become.
i am often shocked when I see how fast the ageing process is affecting my face since i hit menopause and wish i could turn back the clock but i can’t afford the treatments and injectables that seem to be th norm now so i just get on with it really.
even if i could afford all that, i dont think i could devote th time to it and my ultimate aim would never to be to look like a waxwork automaton .
I don’t have social media anymore but I never used filters when I had it, I’ve had too many shocks when I’ve met people irl who I’ve only seen online before.
w laugh but also I think it is incredibly sad how much we have been told that our natural is not good enough

Sidelined101 · 20/03/2026 07:40

JulietteHasAGun · 20/03/2026 07:28

I didn’t think the light was unforgiving…just that the photos weren’t filtered? These people must own mirrors and must know what they actually look like. They must see their own original photos prior to photoshopping them. This can’t have been a surprise for them.

They know what they look like but they just don’t want anyone else to!
I don’t think they look bad in the unfiltered pictures either

BananaSkinShoes · 20/03/2026 07:42

I don’t think they look too different. Certainly not ‘awful’.

gabsdot45 · 20/03/2026 07:43

CoastalCalm · 19/03/2026 23:24

Vera Wang is 77 - I think she looks bloody fabulous ! There’s very little difference between the photos really - and in Kris Jenners case she looks better in the more natural photo

I agree. Kris looks fine with her wrinkles. She's a beautiful woman. And looks great naturally for her age.

JustMyView13 · 20/03/2026 07:46

You’re pretty gullible if you thought their Instagram images were an accurate depiction of their complexion in real life. But also, if your enjoyment comes from laughing at other people’s appearance when it doesn’t live up to your expectations, that says more about you than their imperfect skin says about them.

Pineneedlesincarpet · 20/03/2026 07:49

gabsdot45 · 20/03/2026 07:43

I agree. Kris looks fine with her wrinkles. She's a beautiful woman. And looks great naturally for her age.

Er...Im not sure shes aging naturally given she just spent £100,000 on some sort of procedure. She looks good though.

Tontostitis · 20/03/2026 07:52

gabsdot45 · 20/03/2026 07:43

I agree. Kris looks fine with her wrinkles. She's a beautiful woman. And looks great naturally for her age.

There's nothing natural about her face any more

HardyEustace · 20/03/2026 07:54

I’m with you OP. Gave me a good chuckle. Heidi Klum and the Jenner/Kardashian matriarch in particular. It’s a good reminder that it’s all smoke and mirrors.

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