Twiggy Olay Ad Banned For Over Airbrushing

An advert for Olay featuring the 60 year old supermodel Twiggy has been banned by the Advertising Standards Agency.

It features a clearly airbrushed Twiggy which the watchdog said "could give consumers a misleading impression of the effect the product could achieve." This was particularly in evidence around the eye area when compared to recent photos of the slender model.

Generally people realise that airbrushing takes place on most, if not all, advertising campaigns but the degree to which this photo was touched up was quite alarming. At 60 years of age, no one would realisticly expect a woman to have so few lines around her eyes without surgery and it is felt they could have presented her more naturally.

For her age, Twiggy looks fairly good even without the retouching. However if she wanted to achieve a smoother look without resorting to editing wizardy or even cosmetic surgery, there are several non surgical procedures she could use to help iron out the creases.

Fillers such as restylane can be used to plump out deep creases giving a fuller, more youthful appearance while botox if applied discriminately can soften the signs of aging such as crows feet around the eyes, rather than give a frozen look. Peels can also assist in lessening the depth of wrinkles and producing smoother, rejuvenated skin.

Get Firmer Boobs With Botox

For a while now Botox has been used to treat more than just crows feet, ranging from an aid to migraines to a treatment for sore feet in diabetics. But now it seems botox can even be used to give women, particularly post pregnancy women, firmer boobs.

Dubbed "breastox", injections of the toxin are put into the minor pectoralis muscles on the chest. To compensate, the back muscles take over and become stronger, resulting in the breasts being lifted - sort of like the shoulder straps of a bra being pulled tight.

The botox also helps to smooth out any lines or creases around the bust caused by sun damage, creating an all round perter more youthful appearance. It is for use on those in their 20´s and 30´s with a size A or B cup. However it does seem slightly redundant as the majority of women who tend to need an uplift are those who are more mature with larger breasts.

Anyway at £1,000 a pop it is possibly not for everyone and certainly should not be considered a replacement for breast uplift surgery which can offer longer term benefits.

X Factor's Danni Minogue Vows to Cut Down on the Botox

The X Factor got off to a flying start this weekend with one noticeable difference on the part of one of the judges.

Danni Minogue has claimed that this time around she will forego the botox injections that have kept her face looking wrinkle free because of criticism that she had appeared expressionless in the last series.

In an interview with Grazia she said: "I can see what people see, but I have to say that while I have been open about doing it [botox], I'm not doing it now. For the X Factor it is actually quite useful to be able to have facial expressions!"

Although there may not have appeared to have been much of a change in Miss Minogue's pallet of expressions on Saturday night, this it most likely because it takes several months for the effects to wear off.

However having botox injections does not necessarily result in having a totally frozen face - it is dependant on how much is put in. For those that have particular trouble areas such as severe frown lines or crows feet, injections just in those areas can radically soften the face and give a more youthful experience WITHOUT restricting mobility in the entire face.