Why Oh Why Oh Why? I have always considered Carla Bruni to be one of the most beautiful and elegant women in the world, so  you can imagine my shock when these photos surfaced this week.  It seems that she has decided not to grow old gracefully.  Lets be honest though, most celebs’ best friend is their cosmetic surgeon, but she looks more like the Bride of Wildstein than her former beautiful self, and much older than 42. If you consider other beauties in their forties, such as Sandra Bullock, Kylie Monogue, and Elizabeth Hurley, they still look fabulous, albeit with a bit of help from their friends Botox and knife, but with more subtlety.  But what has she actually done?  It looks like Carla has had too much Botox, and fillers over the years, making her face taught and stretched.  It is also possible that she has succumbed to the latest celebrity tweak, the cheek plump, otherwise known as ‘pillow face’ (see Madonna, Kylie and Nicole Kidman).  As we age we lose our facial volume, so the latest trend is to rejuvenate the face by injecting hyaluronic acid onto the cheekbones, which acts like a Polyfila to plump up the skin.  Her naturally high cheekbones now look swollen and puffy, and I would also guess that she has had collagen or Restylane injected into her lips as they seem a different shape and fuller than her youth.

Please Carla, give it a rest or at least sack the surgeon!