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Last night I went to a launch party for a new magazine in which I have a column. It’s called Scene & Heard In Santa Barbara. It’s a beautiful magazine and I hope they will have mountains of success. Gloria, the spirit behind the magazine, asked for Cocktail Attire on her invitation. I was shocked by how many ignored her wishes and I talked to several people who thought it was downright rude. But what I really wanted to comment on is all the collagen lips. Oh…My…Gawd!!! Everywhere I looked were women who looked like they’d been stung by bees. Not only were their lips obviously enlarged, they were uneven so that it looked like 3 or 4 bees had done a number on them.

As I always seem to do, I began to poll men. They all were adamant that it was really gross. Maybe women are doing it for other woman but I think it’s gross too. I teach Feminine Grace. Purposeful disfigurement and grace don’t go together. Be as natural as possible and you’ll always be your most beautiful self. There are lots of products you can use to enhance your beauty and forestall aging that are not dangerous or disfiguring.

I beg you, please don’t disfigure yourself in an effort to look more attractive or more youthful. If you want bigger lips there are some great products that allow you to control what is happening to your face. I use Physicians Complex Lip Enhancer. I’ve always had very full lips, and they still are, but a while back I noticed that I was beginning to get that line just inside the lip line. I recognized it as how older women’s lips look. Yikes! I’m an older woman. The plumper I use works so well that sometimes it makes my top lip too full. There are others that are probably cheaper but I haven’t used them. Please, no more disfiguring in the named of beauty.