Depending on whom you ask, the average American sees about 300 advertisements a day - the number jumps up 10 times that amount if you find yourself in NYC. So if you have similar interests to me (hello clothing and web surfing!), the myriad ads include impossibly thin women draped in couture telling me I need the latest beauty product or push-up bra to look exactly like them. It drives me nuts, especially because not a single person could ever look like them - not even them!Since the rise of celebrity, the parameters for beauty have become irrevocably strict and thanks to this wonderful program – aptly titled Photoshop - as women and men can now make their bodies everything they ever wanted, sans the gym or diet. Want to be taller? Photoshop can lengthen your legs. Want to be skinner? Photoshop can create curves and take away lumps. Want to even out your skin tone or get a quick tan? Photoshop does that too!
Celebrities aren’t immune to the effects of Photoshopping. Accounts of celebs wearing two pairs of Spanx or wrapping themselves in saran wrap to fit into a dress neither shock nor surprise me anymore. As you can tell from the photos below, it seems more than just a few lumps from their midsections are removed via computer assistance. Stars like Madonna and Britney Spears look worlds different than their magazine counterparts, and don’t even get me started on the Victoria’s Secret Angels - those bodies (while killer on the runway) are still at least somewhat computer generated! Below are 10 photos, all from various Pinterest accounts, that show a before and after of a Photoshopped celebrity. I can’t decide if I feel like I should jump for joy knowing that celebs are exactly like us or disappointed that my gym inspirations are physically never going to come to fruition.Has Photoshop gone too far or has the expectation of perfection enabled the success of the computer program?
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Madonna: Skin tone has been evened out, nose has been thinned, bags under the eyes have been removed
Cate Blanchett: Skin toned evened out, bags under the eyes removed, hair tamed
Britney Spears: Lines on face removed, neck elongated, skin evened, arms thinned
Jessica Alba: Slimmed hips that weren't even there to begin with, boobs enhanced, legs slimmed
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Cameron Diaz: Abs removed, nose reduced, boobs enhanced, skin evened out and color enhanced.
Britney Spears: bags and lines removed, skin evened out.
Victoria Secret Model's stomach was changed- take a look
Model's stomach was 'shrunken' and chest was increased- because she wasn't gorgeous before!
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