A miracle cream called "Absolue Precious Cells," shown above, is one of Julia's faves, and the article notes that you can buy it at bloomingdales.com for $188. It's not shown in the picture but I went to the Bloomies website and the package above contains 1.7 ounces of product. By comparison, the "just the basics" Neutrogena moisturizer I'm currently using comes in a 4-ounce package and costs $10.99, or $2.75 per ounce.
How much do the Precious Cells cost per ounce? $110.58, and even though she can probably afford it, I'm guessing Julia gets hers direct from Lancome, gratis.
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photo credit: celebrityscentsation.com
As I said in my Most Beautiful post, it's way past time for People magazine, and everyone else, to stop ranking women by their looks. That hasn't happened, of course, and I admit I've been pondering why, exactly, People selected Julia Roberts as the so-called World's Most Beautiful Women this year. She doesn't have a movie coming out, she hasn't written a memoir, she's not having a baby or getting divorced. There's no hook.
Then yesterday I had the chance to read the actual magazine, and the first thing I saw, before I even got to the table of contents, was a full-size, two-page ad for Lancome perfume, featuring guess who? (That's the ad, above,)
Then I turned to the article about Julia, and this is how it starts:
Just look at her and the answer may be obvious--but it's still a good question. Why is Julia Roberts the World's Most Beautiful Woman? At 49, the Lancome ambassador is a testament to the power of good genes, healthy living and restraint from cosmetic enhancement.
Finally, on the next page, a sidebar story titled Julia's Favorite Products and guess what? Two of the four products shown are by Lancome.
The reason Julia's on the cover? Money. In other words, the whole thing is a commercial for Lancome.
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