“At the beginning of our life, we may feel bare and helpless and gradually adorn ourselves with the most fanciful trappings, trying to be ‘someone else’. After erring and drifting, we eventually realize we want to discover ‘ourselves’, without any airbrushing, so as to meet our real self and not the one imposed on us. ("Lost the global story.")” LifeHelplessDriftingReal SelfBareAirbrushingAdornGlobal StoryTrappingsDiscover Oneself Author:Erik Pevernagie
“I actually go to the gym much more now than I did when I was on Buffy. I like to stay fit, because that's when I feel really healthy. But I never worked out for any kind of image. People have said to me, 'Do you starve yourself before photo shoots?' And I always say, 'No way.! That's what airbrushing is for. I had french fries last night.'” PeopleWayFeelsKindSaidLastsNightFitHealthyGymLast NightFriesPhoto ShootsFrench FriesAirbrushing Author:Sarah Michelle Gellar
“Throughout their lives, women try to pummel their bodies into some phantom ideal shape that exists only with a lot of airbrushing. ... I don't blame men for this. Men seem to go for us no matter what size and shape we are. I blame capitalism. No, really. The consumer must constantly be in a state of anxious low self-esteem so that she will constantly buy lipsticks and girdles to make her feel cuter.” MenFeelsTryingSelfMatterStatesBodySeemsSelf EsteemShapesLowsCapitalismIdealsNo Matter WhatBlameSizeEsteemConsumersAnxiousConsumerismLipstickLow Self EsteemPhantomsBlame MeGirdlesAirbrushing Author:Cynthia Heimel
“I like to stay fit, because [that's when] I feel really healthy. But I never worked out for any kind of image. People have said to me, "Do you starve yourself before photo shoots?" And I always say, "No way.! That's what airbrushing is for. I had french fries last night."” PeopleWayFeelsKindSaidLastsNightFitHealthyLast NightFriesPhoto ShootsFrench FriesAirbrushing Author:Sarah Michelle Gellar
“Time has a funny way of airbrushing relationships, removing all the things that were wrong so when you look back it looks much better than it really was.” WayLooksAirbrushing Book:Do You Come Here Often? Source: Do You Come Here Often?
“As a younger woman, that pressure got me down, but I've made my peace with it. With airbrushing and digital manipulation, fashion can project an unobtainable image that's dangerously unhealthy. I'm excited about the ageing process. I'm more interested in women who aren't perfect. They're more compelling.” MadeProcessPerfectInspiringJourneyFashionProjectsPressureExcitedDigitalManipulationCompellingAgeingUnhealthyAirbrushing Author:Emma Watson
“The media create this wonderful illusion-but the amount of airbrushing that goes into those beauty magazines-the hours of hair and makeup! It's impossible to live up to, because it's not real.” RealHoursWonderfulImpossibleMediaHairAmountIllusionMagazinesMakeupHair And MakeupAirbrushingBeauty Magazines Author:Jennifer Aniston
“Never measure yourself against magazine covers. Every 'perfect' body you see in a bikini is a result of weeks of dieting and exercise. And airbrushing.” BodyPerfectResultsWeekExerciseMagazinesDietingBikinisMagazine CoversAirbrushing Author:Chalene Johnson