Skinny VS Curvy

49 year-old Demi Moore is the new face of beauty brand Helena Rubinstein and appears in a recently launched set of promotional shots – that is, after she paid a very long visit to Photoshop, where she received unreal skin, greener eyes, fuller lips and many more digital treatments.

Demi Moore in a New Beauty Campaign – Photoshop Overload or Acceptable?

Check more photoshopped images after the jump, including a Dita von Teese lookalike!

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On making Maxim’s “Hot 100″ list: “Actually, I didn’t know that I was until you just told me. That’s awesome! That’s really cool. I’m a role model to a lot of young girls who watch Glee and it’s important for me to remember that in my daily life and in the roles that I choose right now. For things like that, I think that it’s an honour. I still sort of don’t see myself in that way. But why not? I think it’s really cool that people see me as being that kind of sexy person. I see it as just sort of a side of me.”

… says Lea Michele in Prestige Magazine, where she poses in glittery leotards and evening dresses.

What do you think of her quote?

To see Lea in a bikini, check out this post!

See the rest of the spread next!

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On how she handles gossip: “I don’t read them. Ever…Why read what people are saying—good or bad?”

On criticisms of not being Latina enough: “I’ve dealt with that my whole life. I don’t speak the language fluently. And I’m split right down the middle, half Irish and half Ecuadorean. I should not have to prove my ethnicity to anyone. I know who I am.”

… says Christina in Latina Magazine this month, where she got ultra smooth, unreal plastic doll skin on the cover thanks to Photoshop.

A new L’Oreal ad featuring beauty Rachel Weisz was banned because it abused our frenemy called Photoshop. Let’s see the details from Reuters:

A magazine advertisement for a L’Oreal anti-wrinkle product featuring Hollywood star Rachel Weisz has been banned by Britain’s industry watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority for “misleadingly” exaggerating its performance.

In its ruling published Wednesday, the ASA said the advertisement must not appear again in its current form.

“We told L’Oreal Paris to ensure that they did not use post-production techniques in a way that misrepresented what was achievable using the advertised product. Although we considered that the image in the ad did not misrepresent the luminosity or wrinkling of Rachel Weisz’s face, we considered that the image had been altered in a way that substantially changed her complexion to make it appear smoother and more even. We therefore concluded that the image in the ad … misleadingly exaggerated the performance of the product in relation to the claims ‘SKIN LOOKS SMOOTHER’ and ‘COMPLEXION LOOKS MORE EVEN’.”

What do you guys think? Is Rachel’s face in the image ‘misleadingly smooth’… or is this the amount of Photoshop that exists in most ads these days? Should measures like these be taken more often?

Beyonce (under a makeover that includes a very blonde do) appears in a new photo that will be featured on her next album, showing off her thighs in a minimal outfit – but Beyonce’s pre-baby figure is not the one that captured the attention in this shot. Various sources noticed that the superstar looks ‘lighter’. The Mail reports:

She faced controversy back in 2008 when her skin appeared shades lighter in an advertisement. But it appears Beyoncé – or her producers – have not learned their lesson. A promotional picture has emerged of the pop princess looking much paler than her usual colour.

The new photo, taken before the 30-year-old fell pregnant with her newborn daughter, are being used to re-advertise her fourth album, 4, which was released last year.

In the seductive pose, Beyoncé dons a blonde wig and lies on a leopard-print couch, wearing a skimpy black crochet monokini. She also wears suspenders and a lashing of dark red lipstick. Experts told The Sun the appearance may have been down to lighting used in the studio. However this is not the first time the wife of rapper Jay-Z has accused of appearing to ‘lighten’ her skin.’

What do you guys think of this?

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