Although Paris Fashion Week has become known for creating trends, Lauren Sanchez Bezos may have unknowingly set off an alarm about too much cosmetics. The ex-news anchor and newlywed wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wore an appropriately modest black jacket and large sunglasses rather than her usual skin-baring outfits to the Balenciaga Haute Couture show.
Still, her evidently plump pout was the thing that got everyone talking, not her chic fit that kept the cameras rolling!
Sanchez’s lips ended up being the accidental headline in the face of a sea of couture and meticulously planned chaos. Her lips looked more puffed and exaggerated than ever before, and many people online compared them to a “pufferfish” look.
The cartoon-like effect was made worse by bad lighting and angles, giving an illusion that she was more AI-generated than human. Lauren Sanchez’s lips, which reached firm across her features and took away attention from her otherwise effortless ensemble, took over her face from every angle.
What’s Really Going On With Lauren Sanchez’s Face?
Though there has been guesswork about Sanchez’s evolving appearance for years, her latest public appearance in Paris led to a new round of debate. Sánchez may have had a facelift, rhinoplasty, lip fillers, and cheek enhancements.
And as stated by plastic surgeon Dr. Joel Kopelman, who told Nicki Swift that there had been “clear improvement in the jawline and neck area,” which is a typical indication of surgical tightening.
Lauren Sanchez’s change appears to be more than simply good lighting and makeup, as seen by her clearly smoother skin and tighter-than-normal face shape. Critics observed that her lips appeared stretched against the rest of her facial features, her skin had a too heavily polished finish, and her chin and jawline seemed more prominent than before.
Lauren was much prettier before the plastic surgery.
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Part of this can be traced to makeup accidents, but it seems like the routine enhancements have caught up with her. Overuse of fillers, as Kopelman warned, can alter expression and lower the proportion of the face.
Lauren Sanchez is a beautiful woman with soft features and natural contours in old pictures from her Good Day L.A. days. Her original beauty had an attractive realness, whether she was photographed with her then-boyfriend Henry Simmons or at red carpet premieres in the early 2000s.
Now, the comparisons are starker than ever, especially when juxtaposed with her nearly unrecognizable Paris appearance.
Can Lauren Bounce Back from The Paris Fashion Week Blunder?
Even though Lauren Sanchez has never admitted in public that she has had cosmetic surgery, the images that provide proof (along with an expert analysis) point to an extensive record of touch-ups, if not total makeovers.
Sadly, how she looked at Paris Fashion Week served as a reminder of the risks of over-enhancement, in spite of the fact that it was intended to promote her as a stylish, sophisticated fashion player.
What does Dr. Kopelman suggest? Tone it down. He recommends Lauren Sanchez give up another round of invasive surgeries and focus on non-surgical procedures like peels and lasers, as well as premium skin care products.
“I’d advocate for less invasive techniques or even non-surgical options initially to preserve her natural appearance,” he said.
Lauren Sanchez before vs after.
The former journalist is set to marry the world’s 3rd richest man, Jeff Bezos, this weekend in a lavish $50 million ceremony in Venice.
Since dating Bezos, Sanchez has sparked numerous plastic surgery rumors over her drastically altered… pic.twitter.com/DNYfUmUUxu
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In the end, Lauren Sanchez’s Parisian style is already etched in the social media hall of fame, no matter whether she chooses to point out the glamorously snatched look or embrace an approach that seems less forced.
And maybe not for the reasons she (or Balenciaga) had in mind.
